Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-19
til told them" and the witness
laughed sacast.cally.

til told them" and the witness
laughed sarcast.cally.
General Wash, ngton aga;n cross
examined and made the witaess
say: Il am satisfied you had moth
ing in your hand when you put on
tho overcoat.' -
Mrs. Eastman, when on the
stand yesterday. testined that as
Senator Carmack reached bor his
revolver with his right hand he
turned his left towards his right
u de. She also SAID the revolver
came out. barrel up. General wach
ington tried to show " the witness.
hurry, that IL this holster or scab-
bard was on the revolver barrel. Il
would look like the handle Of a
revolver and that IT was this scab-
bard on the barre.i wh5ia elra
Eastman saw. The s.ate objected
and tho court suGtasned the OBJ
lection.
Patrolman Robert vaughan, the
arresting officer. told how he heard
The shots and ran TO tho scens. He
saw the body and was told that one
OF the principals had been wound
ed and had gone to Forts Infir-
mary. He found Col. Cooper and
Robin Cooper there. the latter dying
on a couch.
Robin spoke TO me and said:
Papa, give Mr.. Vaughn my gun
The colonel got an automatic revol-
yer out of an evsrooat LYNX On q
char"
The Officer identified the rsve,-
yer. He said he had not examined
u because he never saw an auto
mate pistol before. Col Cooper said
nothing about his own revolver aad
the officer did not search either OF
the men.
On Cross examlnau on the officer
said that Lieutenant Pitcher U. s.
A.. was standing not far from Car
mack's body when Vaughan arrived.
The lieutenant handed him revol-
yer and said: Here Is a gun l
found near Senator Carmack's body"
the patrolman said Il was IS
caDbre gun. Pitcher broke" the
gun and-showed three loaded shells
and two empty shells.
Juror Bierman arose and asked
of the witness:
How many snells does an auto
matte revolver hold?"
''Ni1e--eight in the clip or mag
azine and one in the chamber"
On direct examination the off,
Ger SAID he picked up an empty
shell near the scene OF the shooting.
Where he picked it up was several
feet behind whore Senator Carmask
stood when the flrins began.
DIR. r. e. Fort, TO, whose mfr
mary, near the scene OF the tragedy,
the two Coopers walked after the
shooting, detailed how the defend
ants came to him.
Robin Cooper had pistol shot
wound in the right shoulder lust
above the collarbons," said the wit
ness. IL dressed the wound. There
wac no poilt OF exit and assume
that the bullet 10 still in the younE
mans shoulder.
When i started to dremw IN
wound Robin asked FOR tobacco and
cigaretts papers. got them out of
his pocket and found in HIS over
coat an automatic revolver. A bull
let had passed through the left sleeve
Of HIS overcoat but had not touched
HIS person."
Ibid you hear Colonel Cooper use
the telephole2"
II did, several times. but only
once did / hear what he said"
TO whom was he talklng2"
~rro h:s daughter, Mrs. Burch.
He said: Daughter, II is all over.
Robin has XII led Carmack. ROBIN
ls shot
~ told him that Robin was not
badly hurt and had 20 rspeat II
twice"
''Wss Robin Cooper near enough
TO hear this?"
He was.'
During Or. Forts recital Of tbs
incident, Mrs. Burch's eyes fBlIed and
she began to cry softly to herself,
shielding her eyes with her slowed
hand.
On cross examination DR.. Fort
sd d he did not hear Col. Cooper say
II do not want any one come In this
room except the officers. / do not
want to kill any man" lie thought
the remark might have been made
and might have been called forth
By the intense excitement and the