The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-11
Carmack Did Not
Shoot Robin Cooper
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applied to it Colonel Cooper's own
explanation of it, that he meant he
would expose Senator Carmack's pri-
vate life. General Garner asked If
the jury could see how these two
the messag and the statement, could
be reconciled. He followed Cooper
down to the first conference In Brad
ford's office the morning OF the kill
ing.
We still find him cursing and
swearing and applying, in the pres
ence of a lady, the Yilest eptithets
to Senator Carmack. Did he tell his
son he would expose Senator Car
mack'S private life? Not word
about it Instead, what are his
threats? We do not know. We do
know that whatever he said caused
his daughter, in fright, to telephone
frsntically: Papa is armed and
threatening to kin Senator Carmack
on sight"
And when his son expressed a fear
that Senator Carmack might resent
the insult in the note, what did Colo
mel Cooper draw from his pocket? A
pen to write the exposure OF Car
mack's life? No. reYolyer-a dead
~ weapon.
IN HoMIcIDAL MOOD.
Colonel Cooper'S own son believed
the father was in a hOmicidaI mood.
He went on the streets and searched
for him. They tell you now that they
feared Carmack might kill him. Upon
what did they base these fears? Had
Carmack made threats? Had he sent
word that he meant to kill? No,
gentlemen, but it was easier for the
son to secure a deadly weapon than
to find his father.
All these men who have come here
TO testify that they were hurrying
around to prevent Carmack from as
saulting Colonel Cooper tell you their
efforts were directed at soothing Colo
mel Cooper. Not a word to Carmack.
not an attempt to restrain him-why?
Because they know that the man who
was the only one likely to cause
trouble was Cooper and even Govern
or Patterson in his own testimony
advised Robin Cooper TO remain near
his father. Why? Because the gov
ernOr In his heart feared that Just
what did happen would happen"
General Garner then referred to the
efforts of the defense to impeach Miss
Lees testimony that Colonel Cooper
was at Bradford's Office about noon.
oh! be fair to this girl" he said
The honest gentlemen of the defense.
Do not malign an honest girl who has
given up her means of livelihood for
truth and justice. Miss Lee says Colo
mel Cooper was at Bradford's Office
You say she is cOntTadicted by our
own witness, Miss Braxton. You gen.
uemen know that is false. Miss Brax-
ton swore Colonel Cooper was at his
daughters home between 9 and 10 a.
IN. Miss Lee says he was In Brad
ford's office between IL and IL This
is in keeping with all the defense's
statements, but it is especially vicious
when applied to a woman who was
compelled by your client to listen TO
the vilest epithetis the mouth of man
can utter
BRADFORD IMPEAcHED.
General Garner then turned his at
tentiOn to Judge Bradford and de-
ciaTed that the latter's testimony had
been impeached
This is the man who said: I
could have killed Senator Carmack
with as little remoTse as would kill
a TattIe5nake.'
He swears he did not ask anyone
to carry the Cooper note TO CaTmack,
yet one Of the most hOnOTed men in
the state, John J. NertTees, swears
that Bradford did ask him to deliver
the note and that he refused.
But the day moves on and the de-
PENDANTS are armed. Why Is Robin
along-aTmed2 He says TO protect
his father in case Senator Carmack
resented the message carried to him
by Craig Why should it not have
been better If you really wanted to
avoid trouble, 10 have teIephoned Sen
ator Carmack and told him that there
was no more danger Of trouble? Why
didn't you do this? You have never
explained.
The evidence Of the three defend
ants in this case shows they are
guilty, Just as completely and as sure
" as does the evidence Of Mrs East |
man The three men reach Union
street together. with no thought or
Senator Carmack. There is in the