Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-26
GOVERNOR PATTERSON
WILL Be CALLED
BY DEFENSE
Tennessee Executive to Tes-
tIfy for Cooper In Muir
der Trial at
Nashville.
CARMACK TOLD MAJOR
OF CO0PER'S THREAT
The Senator Had no Alternative
but to Call the Bluff and
He Did Not Expect
Trouble to
Follow

&
tack in the Carmack- Cooper -Sharpe
murder trial upon the integrity of
Colonel Cooper took the defense by
surprise but they soon had special
agents out and last night men from
several points in the state arrived.
These men, IL is presumed, will be
able to throw some light on the
charges. They were In conference
with the defendants attorney before
court opened today.
The states attorneys were no less
occupied. The decision of the defense
to put Governor Patterson and Ad-
jutant General Tulley Brown on the
stand caused the states attorneys to
SO owes the stenographic reports of
lhe entire testimony and every refer
-nee TO Patterson and Brown were
transcribed for reference in cross ex-
aminaticb later, at least two OF the
states attorneys are bitter political
enemies. of Patterson and 1t IL antlci-
pated that no effect Will be spared to
embarrass the chief executive.
AT the opening of court Colonel
Cooper made a publ cstatement that
the general opinion prevailing that
he had given $1,000 to an old Ken
sueky soldier who was in need was
Infsenessss Z What he said was that ne
save hlni>s5e.
Lieut.. NJ B. Pitcher, u. s. A., the
first witness today, testified that, at
tracted by crowd, he vert to the
spot and saw carmack lying face
down in = gutter.
Did you see a pistol" ?" he was ask
ed.
"Yes, sir. That attracted my atten.
ton boy was standing on Mr..
Carmack's coat. made him get or
and then picked up the revolver"
Where was it2''
Senator Carmack's right hand was
extended and the revolver was eight
inches from the hand"
Did you pick it up?''
Il did, and broke It."
Was it loaded%''
with four loaded shells and two
empty ones"
What did you do with it,"
Il gave it to policeman named
Vaughn.
The witness then Identified the rec
volver. In answer to a question he
said that the cartridges had the APP
pearance of having just been explod-
ed when ne found the weapon.
Major w, o. Vertrees, who was OF
the national guard and saw service
in Cuba. testified that he went TO
see Carmack sunday night at his re-
quest He was asked TO tell the Jury
what Carmack said and his manner
and appearance. but the defense OBJ
jected
The court ordered the jury To retire
and asked the witness to tell all about
the meeting so that he could Judge.
The witness said that ne had received
message from Carmac kto come and
see him. Carmack told him that he
had a message from Colonel Cooper
that If he used his name Cooper
again one or the other must go. That
after that message there was nothing
to do but use his name again in the
paper.
Carmack said that he did not
think there would be any trouble "for
have never given him any cause to
make trouble" But at the request o.
his friends he decided to arm him
self. Carmack said he did not see
any use in it but was willing TO oblige
his friends. As he hai no revolver.
Major Vertrees gave him his and ex-
planned how to work II.
What was senator Carmack's de-
n'gancr?"
"Quiet and calm
"pi1 he denounce or attack Colonel
Cooper"
mo. sir"
where did he put the reyolyer?"
"In his hip pocket"
'What did he say he said to
Craig"
That this was not the first threat
ching message he had received from
Cooper"
Upon the defense insisting that
kAe,i sbjection be sustained, argu-
ments over this point were begun but
recess was taken before they were
completed.