New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
PATTERSON ON STAND
No cR0SS-EKAMTNATION.
Go,ernor Did HI He Could to Fire.
rent CarmGck Tragedy.

,--p,,,s Tan, Feb r-Two features stood
,,7+ strongly to-day II the trial OF Coiohel Ouio
p cooper. his son. Robin and John I. snaif'
r,srea6 Nth the murder CT ex-Cnted states sen
-. = NJ g~s--asnk One was the calling by the
6esercA of Governor II P Patterson; the ctaer
ss the failure Of the State 10 cross-eNsnaihe En-
Tt"has eensrslly been conceded that however
.,nooeotlz- Governor Patterson os4 Of the re-
,no+a causes Of the killing. Car-nack ran against
Patterson Cor the Dem5eratic nomination and lost
s,oioneI Coorer former patron and friend OF Car
snack supported Patterson The newspaper nght
which began then did not end until the morning
If the day Of the tragedy Throughout the resta-
,r.cnv tr the case the OF Governor Patterson
eppeared continually and insistently. Finally.
Colonel Coo7er testified that the Governor sought
ard found him a few hours before the tragedy
So the defence called the Governor to-6ay-did
81 reluctantly. come say: gladly according 10
others Anyway the Governor testified twice. once
before the court and again before the jury To the
he told how he was called over the telephone
b. Colonel cooper's daughter. N-s. Lucaus Bureh
What Mrs. Burch told him he did not say, but II
fs known that the Young woman was IN terror AMI
appealed TO the Chief Executive 70 his influence
10 avert q tragedy Whatever Mrs Burch said SO
suppressed the Governor that he took his private
secretary and began e hsnt for the colonel. BE-
ginning ~ a and ending at the Maxwell Ho-
tei ~ noon. where he found Cooper
He told of 2 conference there al which there
we're present besides himself. the Colonel. James
Bradfcrd. the attorney, and Robin Cooper. He de-
hcrbed the colonels anger and his declarations and
1old how they soothe6 the old soldier and made
him promise to let friends arrange peaceeble
settlement Every interesting detail was revealed.
down the elimination Of the affair in the shoot
sng in s4Tenth avenue near Union street
Sorneho7s. the news got out that the Governor
was to testify, and half hour before he was
called the empty seats began 70 I'll When he was
pslled ors Of the biggest crowds Of the trial had
manned the courtroom The Jhrong listened breath
Iesslv 10 every word The Governor is a trained
public speaker. and he used his voice TO splendid
erect illustrating his WORDS with gestures
after he had told MS story 70 the court Judge
Mart listened 10 arguments and decided that the
Governor could not repeat 10 the jury the CONVEX
Bstion st the conference he attended but r-.s@z
say what the result vas and describe the colonels
manner and der-eanor The state, 10 the surprise
OF all declined 10 mine, but reserved tae
right 70 recall the Governor later. This decision
followed long conference Of the state attorneys
and none OF them vii explain il
Attorney General Garner opened the days pro
ceeangs By asking that the further cross-exarnlna-
lion Of 7. Leigh Thompson he postponed until later'
and after few questions he was renewed 1tls
legal question of the previous day not being brought
W number Of witnesses corrobcrated previous
testimony that only FIVE shots were fred, and then
Governor Patterson was called.
THE GOVERNORS TESTIMONY
The Governor told how. with his private secre-
fs-y. Nr, Scruggs. he hunted Colonel Cooper ano
finally found him at the Maxwell House. The state
began 10 object, and The court ordered the jury 70
retire AfIer the twelve men had gone cui IAs
Governor was tod 10 tell all that happened
Il found Colonel Cooper in the writing room writ
snE q letter debating one He to-a me 10 "alI
minute I sent for James Bradford and ROBIN
,-ocper They arrived in few minutes Then
learned that the letter Colonel Cooper had peen
debating was TO Mr.. Carmack. urged nm
strongly not 10 send il, 50 did Mr. Bradford ano
Robin agreed with rs
Colonel Cooper was very angry he said he
was a private citizen and Ehs Senator had no right
sr Use his name: that he Cooper felt as though
q man splitting il his face eacn lhoLi-i@-
.,fd h,r, +bs+ Il he sent that letter II might