Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

and the court offered to let the prosecutor
read IL if he wanted to, but he declined.
Col. Cooper was questioned about the
ioint debate between Carmack and Pat
terson and asked If he ever learned that
Carmack was using his name in them.
Eyes. very often. 1t began in a spirit of
ridicuIe and later charged me with cor
ruption His first reference was to "A
little bald-headed angel nomed Dune
Gamer Later referring to the angel,
he asked If the angel was white or black
and were its feathers tainted with sui
phurous smell"
Who was the angel he was talking
about?"
"A man named Dune Cooper, supposed
to be myself.
Cooper said, in response TO questions,
that he was a private citizen at that
time, held no office and had said or done
nothing to provoke the attacks.
Carmack's Attack Continued
How far did the debate extend?"
IAN over the state, and they were
largely attended. My name was used in
middle and east Tennessee only"
WAS Carmack defeated?'
"He was
''Vhat became his occupation then?'
He became the Editor of the Nashville
Tennessean."
.'Did his attacks continue in that pa
per?"
'aThey did uninterruptedly.
Here General Washington produced a
copy Of the Tennessean Of October p,
1908, containing the first editorial attack
upon Cooper.
This is the editorial which made the
situation serious and was followed by
others. It was headed IAN Awful
Threat" and concerned Gov. Patterson s
chances of election If Bryan were knitted.
1 IL closed by directing the attention OF
the honorable Dune. Cooper and other
honorables," naming them. to the threat
TO knife Bryan. Among the honorables
named was Solomon Cohen.
who was Solomon Cohen?
HE was a Black Bottom dive keeper,
often convicted of crime"
Insult to Cooper?
The defense inquired as 10 several of
the other "honorables, mentioned and
they were all given names by the witness.
The intent was to show that Carmack
grossly insulted Col. Cooper by linking his
name with those of notorious men.
| 'Carmack wrote this editorial?"
| well he was the responsible editor. ]
do not know who wrote it,
Here is a copy of the Tennessean of
Sunday, Nov s. 1908. Has it an editorial
I'm it about your .--s....s B
ut has" This editorial is the one en-
titled ACROSS The Muddy Chasm," which
so angered Col Cooper that he told Craig
that either Carmack or he-Col. Cooper
must die if his name appeared AGAIN..
Charged With Corruption
"Had Senator Carmack ever charged
you with being the head and front of a
corrupt machine?"
1 AyI,f ovH no stated
that the governor was an island and that
was the water completely surrounding
| him."
81 was also accused Of being the head
of the corrupt machine
"Here is a copy of the Tennessean OF
November Sd, 1908. Has it an editorial
in il about your
1T has"
Counsel for state demanded to see II
and the paper was passed to them Ihey
objected to its introduction but the court
admitted it. 1t was entitled: THE Work
of the Machine" 1t was bitter at
tack upon machine politics, but no names
were mentioned Next, Judge Anderson
read the editorial of November s, enti-
tied Across the Muddy Chasm." In IT,
| Colonel Cooper is referred to as the
peacemaker who reconciled Governor Pat
terson and his Old enemy, Governor Cox
| Next Judge Anderson Iedu. IHS DiPAN
mat of the Zweibund" previously intro-
/ duced by the state.
Read All Editorials &
did you read all these editorials?'
| Il did"
did you read them before or after the
4 killing of Senator Carmack?'
Before. 1 read the Sunday editorial
| Across the Muddy Chasm' before 1 sent
word to Carmack by Mr.. Craig. / read
the Monday editorial at the club before
had the conference with my son at his
| office"
Court adjourned at this time until
| p. m.
COL. COOPER ON STAND
MOST OF DAY TUESDAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 24.-Colonel
Cooper returned TO the stand after the
midday recess Tuesday. He told how in
| dignanI he was at the editorial in the
Tenaessean on Sunday, November s. how
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