Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-05

like a dastardly coward hiding behind
womanT
Eyes, SIR
'sDid she say he said: Now. we hi
! the drop on your
mo, sir"
did she say he said: Get out from
hind that woman's skirt?'"
! mo, SIR"
I On cross-examination, Morgan was Al
ed to repeat the conversation with N
f, Eastman.
Mrs. Eastman was crying and grab
| the lapels of my coat. She said that 81
4 ator Carmack jumped in front Of her 4
that Col. Cooper then said: That is Il
dastardly coward, hiding behind a \
man.
The witness admitted that Mrs. Ed
man did not say that Col. Cooper did
say: I'VE have the drop on you," or
out from behind that woman"
He said Mrs. Eastman did not attenI
to detail the entire tragedy but gave 4
the impression that Col Cooper had 81
! Senator Carmack without giving hind
chance. Morgan heard only three shot4
| DIR. Duncan Eve. one of NashvilI
| surgeons of So years practice, was II
called. The wounds described by 4
Glasgow were related TO DIR. Eve, 4
| he was asked If the wounds so descri4
/ were fatal.
eff the first wound described-the 4
in the left side-did not kill him at Of
and fell him instantly, he would be pr
trated at once by the shock and VOL
soon die =
Second Wound Fatal
The second wound, also through
side, was described. The doctor said:
was mortal
eff a person standing UP received thu
two wound one right after the 9th
what would you expects"
Instantaneous death"
"But suppose those two wounds WI
followed by a third through the spiI
| cord near the base of the Skulls II
wound fatal?"
"Instantaneously. 1t is the most IA
wound a man could receive"
IF a man received this wound, WI
would happen?'
'AH refiexes would be absent and
would fall dead instantly"
4 Again, the state reserved the right
cross-examine and the defense called 4
jutant General Tully Brown. Gene
Brown said he was a member of
bar, adjutant general of the state 4
former United States district attornl
He visited j. C. Bradford's office the
ternoon of the tragedy at Bradford's
quest to keep a note Colonel Cooper Il
written from being sent to Senator q
mack.
/ "who did you find there when you
rived?'
Bradford and Colonel Cooper"
! Result of Conference
How long did the conference last?''
About half an hour
! What was its result?"
Colonel Cooper agreed not to send
note"
Anything else to be done?"
"Mr. Bradford was to send someoneI
see Senator Carmack and accommodI
the trouble"
What else?"
We'll, we were talking when
phone rang Bradford answered. I 81
his face grow white, and he said: 4
Godv 1 asked him what it was and
said Senator Carmack had snot Rol
and that Robin had killed Carmack.'
That's all. Cross examine" I
Bradford Urged Peace
] .'Can j. c. Bradford"
The witness took the chair and told
his 30 years law experience, his re
tionship to Colonel Cooper-they MARI
sisters-and his relations with Rob
He told how Governor Patterson phon
for him the morning of the tragedy a
how he went to the Maxwell hou
where he found Colonel Cooper, the 81
/ ernor and Robin.
Il looked at the note Colonel CooI
/ had written to Senator Carmack and
/ told Colonel Cooper"
Never mind the words. What was
result?"
IT took the note and agreed to send
| friend to see Senator Carmack-to sc
Colonel Shook, a close friend OF be
| of us-to urge a peaceful settlement
| What became of the note?'
J The defense had no further question
so court adjourned until 2 p. m.