Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-23
Youthful Slayer of Senator
Carmack UndergoeS Long
Cross Examination With
Little Results to State,
SHARPE GIVES VIVID
ACCOUNT OF KILLING
Declares He Was Eye Witness
of Affray But Denies Any
Prior knowledge That II Was
About to Take Place,

lBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Nashville, Tenn. Feb 22.-W hen
court adjourned tonight in the midst
of the cross examination of John d.
sharpe the honors seemingly evenly
divided between the state and the de-
fense in the Cooper Sharpe trial, for
the Staying of former United states
senator e. w. Carmack Young
Robin Cooper, under cross eXamina-
ton of nearly four hours appeared
cool. The next witness. and the only
other one of the day was John ).
sharpe another Of the defendants
ON direct examination sharpe
svore he saw the killing and that
"Carmaek fell after Robin Cooper
had fired three times"
one of the bullet wounds, neces-
sarily a fatal one. pierced the SEN
ators neck one-sixteenth of an inch
from the spinal cord and came out
under his tongue.
on cross examination sharpe said
that Carmack turned his head just as
the second shot was fired. He did
not explain how the senator could
turn. lis head far enough Ia pfrmt
The BAN enter the median line
of the neck on straight line. The
state pushed sharpe hard up to near
K 6 d. m. sharpe left the stand
with evident relief His faithful little
wife has never missed a minute at his
side in court and sprang up to meet
him and cheored him with smiles and
encouragement.
Tho fact that this is a holiday, to-
gether with the knowledge possessed
by tie public that all the guns of the
state batteries would be brought to
bear upon the young man who sWears
ne shot and killed r. w. Carmack'
combined to draw an immense audi
once in the Cooper sharpe trial TO-
day. and for the first time during the
hearing the lunch box was in evil
dencc Robin Cooper seemed TO
rather welcome the ordeal. Before
cross examination began Judge An.
derson asked young Cooper if he
knew senator Carmack.
Yes, sir. knew him and he knew
me-
That's all"
The witness settled back in his
chair and turned toward the attorney
general
THE testimony you gave was the
first statement you ever made ask
ed the attorney general.
Yes sir -
you heard the testimony in the
Application for bail?"
yet You never made statement?
so sir"
Attorney General McCarn suddenly
switched then to the day of the ira
gody
When did YOU telephone your sis
ter Mrs Burch %
About 800"
And YOU wanted your sister to
keep him off the streets?"
"Ycs sir"
"Sul your father had only left you
moment before"
Yes sir"
When did you learn that your IA
ther was armed ?"
Whom he reached my office that
morning"
Did YOU see the gun?"
Yes sir"
Bring in the guns. all Of them
said the attorney general
is either of these your father
Il don't know / only glanced al
10"
Tho states obpjcct was to identify
ihe revolver Colonel Cooper carried
It's contention is that the gun said to
have been found near Carmack $
hody was in reality Colonel Cooper 5
which had been substituted for the
One Casmack carried.
Young Cooper said the automatic
revolver he shot Carmack with was
tto first one of its kind he eve. held
in his hand He denied that ne ever
rfacticed with it.
TO developed. too. that while look
ing for his father the day of the ira
g"dy. Robin Cooper met Governor
Patterson and walked through the
Arcade with him az the governors re-
quest This was not testified 10 in
ihe direct examination.
Did YOU talk with the governor
about the trouble"
Yes sir
And YOU talked about the trouble
with the governor with weapon in
Your pocket. and knowing your IA
Tier WAS armedg"
Yes sir
You had an animated conversa-
iion with Governor Patterson across