Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18

Whatever followed caused Mrs
Burch to become hyS' "rical.
Cross Examir alton Perfunetory.
The defense made little effort u
cross examine these Witnesses "Xcep
in most pertunctory manner AM
'cour, adjourned with the testlmon
OF the states witnesses practically IN
aysaiied.
4 The states first witness was "
! }. Smith. an insuranr" agent. VINO cor
= robOrated the t.: ;im0ny OF Husl
/ Morton that John Il. Sharp" nae
cursed Carmack JUS irtor" the SEM
toral contest In 100
| On cross examination Smith wa
asked il the remark. That IN" coun
, try would be betttr If II 'arnacf
were dead and In he'll twenty year
ago" had not been made beior" GOV
rrnor Patterson was born as a pom
tiCian."
well" said Smith n" Patterson
was j lst beginning 70 bob up.
The state Objected 10 any reference
to Paterson and was sustained hH
the court.
Barber Witness.
The next witness WAS l.. a. Ntith
= barber at the Tulane Ho'cl. wht
shaved John d. sharpe few day.
before the election.
Sharpe was reading Carmacks pa
per ithe editorial pag"|. and SAID
The --- ought 10 De in hell. re-
ferring TO Carmack.
The defense attacked Weich WIN
visor and forced him TO make some
contradictions.
As result row was narrowly
avertod.
"Untruth." "falsilicat on and other
terms were hurled back and torth.
General Garner was on his teet
quickly and Generals Washington and
Meek. for the defense. ali talking al
once"
Judge Hart broke into the debat"
sharply with the assertion that an;
NOR. personalities would l"inG pam
full results to those attorneys Who
induced in them
Miss Skeffinston Next.
Mis- Mary SKI ellington was called
next and af.er telling Of tn" remark
OF John D. Sharpe that 1T l. Colon"'
Duncan Cooper >Hunting Senator
Carmark." said thar sharp was stah!-
iur wi h his back to the shooting.
villa; nrxt?"
He turned around and walked ha' X
with me- up to he ScelIr of the shoot
ing. | said: oh Mr. Sharpe. YOU
are lior testing. are YOU? ami he sara:
No Miss !Skeffington. | am not. !
saw four figures gathered and others
came up Mr.. Sharpe walked over
to the group. stoo! a minute and then
rejcincd me. said: Mr.. Sharpe. IS
lie dead His reply was: He is.
Then I was sickcncd and frightened
and hurried away,
Didn't Rec oorize Coopers.
She di not recognize Colonel Coop
err and Robin Cooper.
Did Sharpe turn around to see VINO
Was doing he shooting after You
heard the shots and before you asked
him who was shooting?
NO sir. he did not. He was walk
ing ava, from the scene Of the shoe =
ing
Miss Sk,ffington was cross exam
ined very briefly. the defense ask
ing only il Sharpe might not have
turned and seen the shooting witho II
the witness seeing him.
The Young woman was quite sure
that he could not. as She had not
taken here eyes from him. and sh"
was elancinc at him as the shots were
fired
Meeting Between Defendants.
F. y Morgan. a postal clerk. saw
John sharpe and the Coop"rS meet
in III" Arcade half an hour before
the shooting
G. T. Horn. real estate dealer.
tcstifi"' that Sharpe had abused Car
mack before he holding O: the gu
berna'Oria! primaries.
Miss Teresa MckeOn. a teacher
was in DIR. Forts infirmarv directly
after Carmack was shot and STOPPED
At the liarary TO tell DR.. Fort that
Carmack WAS dead.
As did So I saw gentleman
in In" room walking up and down,
~. sud in a low voice: J don't want
any one G>" - come in this room
unless they Ar" Officers. do not
want 10 ha'c to shoot another man.
She identified Colonel Cooper as The
spr'ah"r
I! was 10 Dr Forts infirmary that
Robin C""p"r was taken after IN,
shooting % hay" his wounds dressed
Mildly Cross Examined.
Miss Nckcou was not cross evan
incd except AZ to whether or not :
urge ,hronc VS. gathering ;n crowd
INFO the iHfirmsVy.
Sh" sal ii'&' no crowd vas GATH
.rinc
II Wander, n. who was with Mise
McE"ou rri.uratcd her Testimony
Mr. Wander was no; cross exam
inrd
Miss I.;zzi" Fort Was sitting at he!
window on tn" fourth floor OF 'h'
Polk apartments directly a5oE" th'
Sc,.u" cl tn" >h09:irg when II hap
p"uCd 81" heard IN" shots ano
'oan'"d 'l" heretofore Sitn"es's
g., tilted a. 10 only three. She satr
,L'. nT.' thr",. vcr. in rapid succes