Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Big CROWD AT
CARMACK TRIAL
Tennessee Greatly Stirred by
Developments in Noted
Murder Case
TESTIFIED THAT SENATOR
WAS A DISTURBING ELEMENT

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 17-Scent-
ing a day even more sensational than
was yesterday. interested spectators
crowded the court room as soon as the
doors were opened to-day for the trial
of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper. Robin
Cooper, and John B. Sharp. charged
with the murder of former Senator
Edward Carmack
All testimony 50 far has indicated
that the trial is taking on enlarged
proportions and IL is probable that the
argument of counsel will not be reach
ed until March. Instead of thirty wit
nesses for the State, as at first given
out, there are over sixty and it is said
the defense win have an equally large
number In this event the trial will
be prolonged.
The pathetic figure in the case is the
widow of the dead Senator. She sits in
the court room. listening intently to
every word Of testimony regarding the
meeting between her husband and the
Coopers, and during the recital Of the
tragedy she moaned piteously and
leaned heavily on Mrs Sue Gray Dun
nington. Another companion of the
stricken widow in the court room is
her venerable mother. Mrs. Ellen r.
Dunnington. who is past her eightieth
year. Little Ned Carmack, Jr., II
years of age. is With his mother. and
his constant solicitation for her well
fare has impressed everyone.
The rule excluding witnesses from
the court room was withdrawn in the
cases of Mrs. Lucius Burch. daughter
Of Colonel Cooper, who is also a wit
ness in the case. and Attorney J. c.
Bradford. of the counsel for the de-
fense. also a witness. He is an uncle
OF Robin Cooper and they have offices
together.
Joan Tindal. the 12-year-old news
hoy. who testified that he hsd heard
Colonel Cooper say a few minutes be-
fore the killing wen get him. Wen
get him. was a big surprise 70 the de-
fense. But ar The time he did not
know the significance of the words.
Among the witnesses in court to-day
waiting TO be called. We're w. G. Jones,
the undertaken who embalmed the
body Of Carmacl,. and DR.. Richard
Dralsc. who made a brief examination
Of the wounds which killed carmack.
Or Rufus Fort. who examined the
hody at he nielit autopsy was also
among the witnesses. l.. A. Welch. a
barber in the rliane Hotel was also
among those summoned. His testimony
will have TO do with John B. Sharp,
alleged accomplica cf the Coopers. who
Welcn has sworn he heard say: Car
mack ought to 1--we been dead and in
he'll long ago." at the same time apply
ing epithets.
OF the eight witnesses examined yes
terday. but five were cross-examined,
the defense reser,0 na the right to recall
F. B. Csaig. and Carey Folk. No cross
examination was made in the case of
Mrs. Carmack. Mrs. Emily Blake was
on the stand with the adjournment OF
court.
W. ]. Smith swors that he and John
sharp had discussed Senator Carmack
and his following in the Maxwell House
curing the last campaign. SHARP
told me-" the witness swore. that Car
mack had be-1 "A disturbing element
to the Democrat, party ever since he
had been in politics He declared that
his tactics were disrupting the State
and that II they were not stopped by
some means the state would surely be
carried BY the Republicans. He used
many bitter oaths in referring 10 Car
mack. and declared that he ought &c
have been in hell long ago"
Smiths testimony closely followed
that given by Hugh Morton yesterday
afternoon and was introduced tC
bolster the States allegations OF con-
spiracy.
II turned to Mr. sharp and asked hin
what that shooting was the witness
swore. land he looked at me and said
Nothing much 1 guess, merely Dun'
Cooper killing Ed CarmaclS.' Then Mr.
Sharp turned and left me walking rapid
~ toward where the noise Of the shooting
came from"
Charles r. Horn. a real estate man, tes
tilted to a conversation which he said h
mad with sharp before the Carmack-Pat
terson primary. He said that Sharp calle'
Carmack vile names.
On REORGANIZATION. he said that III
incident occurred while he and frien
were discussing politics and Sharp cam
along.
Miss Teresa McKeon swore that she wa
in DIT Forth's office when Robin Coope
came in to have his wounded shoulde
dressed His father was with him. sh
said.
While the doctor was busy on Robin,
heard Colonel Cooper say. Don't let an
one else come in here I don't want I
have to shoot another man." During III
time he was in the office he kept wallSin
up and down the room"
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