The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-17
MRS. EASTMAN
 TELLS STORY OF
 CARMACk'S DEATH
Gives a Dramatic Recital of the Shooting
 by the Coopers.
Conrt Room Crowded Today Senator's Widow a Pathetic Figure-Listens In.
 tently to Every Word of Testimony.
Special from United Presso

NOHNNio1 II oIIl OuIlSo IcSS.J l Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 17.-Scenting 1 a day even more sensa tional than was yesterday, interested spectators crowd ed the courtroom as soon as the doors were, opened to-day for the trial of Colonel Duncan Cooper, Robbin Coop
 CT and John B. Sharp, charged with the murder of Former Senator Edward Carmack. The trial is taking on en- 1 larged proportions and it is probable
 that the argument of counsel will not be reached until March.
 The pathetic figure in the case is the widow of the dead Senator. She sits in the courtroom listening intently to
 every word of testimony regarding the meeting between her husband and the Coopers and during the recital of the tragedy she nloaned piteously and leaned heavily on Mrs. Sue Gray Dun nington. Another companion of the stricken widow in the courtroom, is her venerable mother, Mrs. Ellen R. Darlington, who is past her eightieth h year. Ned Carmack, IT,, Il years of age, is with his mother and his con-
 stant solicitation for her welfare has impressed everyone.
 The rule excluding witnesses from the courtroom was withdrawn in the cases of Mrs. Lucius Rich, daughter of Colonel Cooper, wko is also witness in the case and Attorney J. C. Brad also a witness. He is an uncle of
 Robbin Cooper and they have offices
 together.
 John Tindle, the newsboy who testi-
 fled that he had heard Colonel Cooper
 say a few minutes before the killing:
 wen get him; we'll get him." was a
 big surprise to the defense. But at
 the time he did not know the signif1-
 canoe of the words.
 Among the witnesses in court wait
 ing to be called were w. G. Jones, the
 undertaken who embalmed the body of
 Carmack and Dr. Richard Drake who
 made brief examina tion of the
 wounds which killed Carmack. Dr.
 Rufus Fort, who examined the body at
 the night autopsy was also among
 the witnesses. l.. A. Welch, a bar
 Der in the Tulane Hotel was also
 among those summoned. His testi-
 mony will have to do with John D. Sharp, alleged accomplice of the Coop CTS, who Welch has sworn he heard
 say, "Carmack ought to have been dead and in Hell long ago." at the same time applying cpithets.
 Of the eight witnesses examined yes- terday but five were cross-examined, the defense reserving the right to re- call E. B. Craig and Carey Fol No' was AIlduC HI tIlO case of Mrs. Car1nack. Mrs. Emily Blake was on the stand at the ad- journment of court.
 The first evidence offered by the State yesterday was spectacular de- scription of the killing of the former Senator by Mrs. Charles H. Eastman, who was talking with him at the time of the attack on him. Mrs. Eastman told the following story of the killing
 Senator Carmack came swinging along. His eyes lighted up with pleasant look and we both stopped. He raised his hat and was looking into my eyes in listening attitude. I had begun a sentence when from be- hind me came a voice saying: Well, here you are. We have the drop on you now.'"
 'Did you see any one?" asked the prosecutor.
 ssNo. sir," replied the witness. 'tThe voice came from behind and very near me-,
 sWhat did you do?" asked Attorney General Cairn.
 ssNothing," continued the witness. 'I saw Mir. Carmack with his hat still raised looking over my shoulder with an appearance of surprised inquiry As he did so his hand ran to his back pocket and slowly drew a pistol; It seemed to catch in the pocket l put my hands to my face. Then the voice behind me began again and said: You cowardly scoundrel, hiding behind a l skirts are you? Get out, you | dastard! When I saw the revolver l | jumped to one side and turned. The | revolver in the Senator's hands was upside down, it was held by the bar rel I put up my hands then and | jumped back.' continued Mrs East | man after the Prosecutor had made | her illustrate with a revolver just now the Senator had held his revolver by the barrel.
 CT heard the shot and when I turn ed I thought I recognized pr. White and I screamed: My God! don't shoot! please don't' I then recognized that 1t was Col Cooper. Then I sprang against he fence and saw young Cooper and heard two other shots fired so rapid y that I thought that they were sirn- lltaneous. Young Cooper was standing near me, his arm extended as though n the act of firing a revolver. Sena- tor Carmack was lying in the gutter n a pool of blood and I turned and denounced Col Cooper. told him that 1e was a brutal murderer and that he had taken advantage of my presence 70 kill a man without giving him the chance of dog, that had rather be he dead man in the gutter than be 1im."
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