Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
State Does Not Intend to Let
Find in Overcoat Pocket OF
Dead Senator Go Unchal-
Ienged.
HOLSTER WAS FOUND BY
EMBALMER WHO MADE
SEARCH ON THE STAND
He Had Swore That Holster Was Not
in Pocket the Night Of,killing and
Was Surprised at His Dis
covery.
Csy Associated PresHl

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 1S-The SEN
sstsops Of the frst two days testimony in
the trial OF the CoOpers and John sharp
for slaying Senator Carmack have sent
local excitement to fever heat and turned
out this morning the largest crowd yet at
tracted TO the court room
The rumor factory has been busy, too
and tales Of threats passed and OF en-
counters impending. served to augment 'hs
thronS. Thus when the first court ofncers
reached the castlelf1e structure at a.
m today. enough people to MI the court
room twice over were surgtng around the
entrance The deputies were inexoraole,
and only enough to Ill the seats were ao-
mitted-
Judge Harris little homily on the virtues
Of punctuality, assisted BY his lnpieu
threat to fine the tardy ones, had
vrbolssome effect upon counsel on both
sides and they were in their seats, ready
10 proceed when the judicial gavel nou-
ned the sheriff 90 open court The judge
first order was TO clear the corridors anu
stafrways Of loafers and curious ones SO
that the women who attend might nave
an unimpeded passage 10 the pest seals.
The Judge also, overnight, had the seats
Am the balcony raised 10 grade so that
an unobstructed view might be had OF me
entire proceedings
Pistol Holster in Case
That the state does not intend TO let
the finding OF a supposed pistol holster IN
Senator Carmack's Oyercoat pocket go uh-
CHALLENGED was proven this morning WHEN
the first witness was called
This witness was Finley Doris, mem
Der OF the undertaking firm which Gun
balmed Senator Carmack's body DoIIis
saId he examined the pockets OF the
Ia
the killing and again. at the request OF the
states attorneys, before the hearing lot
haff He was positive that he searched
each pocket and that the scaboard WaS
NOT In the overcOat pocket when the Oooy
was brought In and was not In II at the
tine OF tie application for BAH
.sHas anyone else examined the cloth
yes. sir. General Washington and Mr..
afas,xS counsel for defense, examined H.
with my consent"
.-When2"
..since the application for bail"
..Can that holster be crumpled up ana
concealed in the hand?'
1t can. readily.
II VIII be recalled that W. G. Jones.
the embalmer. was recalled oy c Ounsei
for the defense, late yesterday ana asAeu
a. search the dead mans overcoat pocket
and tell what he found. He produced the
small rubber holster, TO his evident as
tonishment, for he swore il was not In lhe
pocket the night of the killing
ceneral washington cross-examined
-rha witness said the article was rubber
sbud worn on the end Of revolver TO
prevent the barrel from wearing the
pocket. -. ,...,,
washington was going more into detail
when Judge Anderson. chief counsel Tor
the defense, leaned over and evidently
disapproved. for in the middle OF a ques-
ton. the witness was excused
Scabbard Also Found
william Murray, bOOkkeeper for Nor
rfs told how General washington ana
Attorney Meeks examined Senator Car
mack's clothing few days after the Ap-
plication for bond
.--T.ev came in and examined the cloth
sna carefully and General Washington
nut on the overcoat. He turned slowly
Ground and nut both hands into the over
coat rockets Suddenly. he drew out his
right hand and this scabbard was in IL
what Is this thingT sked General
Washington. holding the scaooard out 10
me
7. f. a pistol scabbard.' said /
Neither General Washington nor MI.
Nfeeks seemed 70 know what scaooarn
or holster was. until I told them" and
the witness laughed sarcastcally.
General Washington again cross-exam-
fned. and made the witness say: II am
satisfied you had nothing in your hand
when you put on the overcoat
Was Gun Inverted
Mrs. Eastman. when on the stand. tes-
tilted that as Senator Carmack reached
for his revolver with his right hand, he
turned his left towards his right side. She
also said that the revolver came out,
barrel up
washington tried TO show by witness
that IL this holster or scabbard were on
the revolver barrel. II would look like the
handle Of a revolver and that il was this
scabbard on the barrel which gave Mr.
Eastman the impression that the gun
was Inverted
The state objected and the court sus-
tanned the objection
Arresting Officer Testifies
Patrolman Robert Vaughan. the a.
resting oricer. told how he heard the
shots and ran to the scene. He saw the
body and was told that one Of the prin-
cfpals had been wounded and had gone
10 Forts infrmary. He found Colonel
Cooper and RObin-COOper there. the lat
ter lying on a couch.
Robin spoke TO me, and said: Papa.
give Mr. Vaughan my gun The colonel
got an automatic revolver out OF an over
coat lying on a chair
The officer identified the revolver. He
said he had not examined il because he
never saw an automatic before.
Did Colonel Cooper say anything about
his own revOiverG
HE did not
Did you search either Of the prison
ersT'
.'Oh no. sir
Describes the Revolver
on. cross-examination. the officer said
shat Lieutenant Pitcher, u. S. A. was
sanding not far from Carmack's body
when Vaughan arrived. The lieutenant