The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-11

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 safer te walk down the street behind Mrs. Eastman and come upon Senator Carmack unawares
 Mote senator Carmack in the act of raising .his hat to Mrs. Eastman, sees suddenly Colonel Cooper standing still mot walking mind you---but standing stiil with one arm extended. He sees the Coloneps son. fifteen feet out in the street. circiing around behind him. He sees on Colonel Coopsr's face the look that made John sharp know a moment later that Cooper had killed CArmack
 ''rhey say now that Carmack at once drew a gun. Cooper says so. Robin corroborAtes him. John Sharp. who sees 1t all. says that is not true. that Robin drew a pistol and that Carmack did not draw his revolver until he got to the poles. But if Senator carmack drew gun why did he not shoot7 What does man draw a gun for ex- cept to shoot? Yet they would have you believe that carmack waited until Robin, who says he was paraiyzed for an instant. jumped between Carmack and his father. ask you if that Is believabie? Colonel Cooper swears Carmack was going around the pole when he first saw Robin swing be- tween, him ani the senator and as Robin paused Carmack fired. what h the name of God was he waiting
 T tell you sentiemen. you must analyze this testimony want you to look at this map now and watch me as point out to you the dilemma they nave placed themselves in, in order to get. a, verdict, from you that will set them free.
 Scene Of the TrareAy.
 general Garner placed the plat of the scAn. of the tragedy on the floor. put and demonstrated that 1t would he a physical tmpossibility for Carmack to have shot Robin from between the poles Of course. the defense does not admit that the poles were placed as Garner placed them. and as one of the poles has been cut down. there is a conflict on this point that never can
 T. tell you gentlemen" Garner went on. Robin jumped behind that pole not to protect his father but to save himself. Is there a man here. who doea not marvel at John Sharp's efforts ts evads answering my questions? And finally he puts Carmack off the side- walk. He tries to put him back again SNs @~sAS ehsA AsSc ho eAhtAs taak HC W8A
 Colonel Cooper when you approach d Carmack. stopped at an unusua. distance. raised your hand in an un- usual manner and ga W the look ot anxiety an Carmack's face why did you: not cali out to him that you meant no harmf
 Ana you gentlemen. do you believe that ColoneT Cooper. when he saw Car mack reach for the revolver failed to draw the gun he himself hhd procur- ed for that purpose? Do you believe he. waited to see whether Robin was killed or not befoire he drew the gun which he said he drew to. kill Carmack if he killed my son Do You believe latest deadly weapon failed to draw that weapon when he saw Carmack with . gun aimed at his father. until this dead antagonist had crossed the sidewalk and fired into his own body.
 Senator .Carmack was shot twice through the heart and once through the spinal cord either one of which would prove fatal Those shots. those bullets were placed into his form. as testified by the defendant and then witnesses as rapidly as 1t was possi- ble to move the finger of the hand, so fast that one witness said he could not indicate with his hand the sound of the reports.
 "AIl the witnesses agree on this, Robin Cooper and John Sharp. They tell, you that Carmeck with four bull lets still Tn his revolver waited until Robin could come around the pole from six to fifteen feet and did not fire. waited to receive the deadly bull lets.
 ''They tell you that after receiving the two wounds in tho heart he turn cd his head. and received the third bull let inl inc neck. Yet these bullets were fired 50 rapidly that a man--their own witness--says he could not initiate the reports. ..r ,.I
 Gods Acetsing Finger.
 "Gentlemen I see in the location of thesc wounds. the accusing finger of God. making it impossible that justice should rniscarry or that the guilty es- cape. They swore that the senator only turned. his. head. They had to have him turn his head. Hts body could not turn on their own testimony. 1t did not have time to turn.
 t"But listen. gentlemen. we have hers another mute witness which all the lawyers on Gods earth cannot impeach. Here is the senator's collar. It has In the center of the back bullet hole. If Carmack's body did not turn around. and they swear 1t did not. how could that bullet hole ba in the center. of the back of the with the head. To turn the collar the entire body must turn. | And even with. the deadly automatic | revolver you cannot tRhoot a man in the back while standing in front of |