The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-18
WRATH OF CO0PERS
IS RELATED BY
WITNESSES
sTENoGRAPHER IN LAW OFFICE
TELLS OF HEARING SHOTS
SHARPE SAID COL. COOPER HAD
KILLED cARMAck.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. ls,-The
dtiense Was noticeably disturbed when
he session OF the Cooper.Sharpe trial
FOR the murder OF Senator K w. Car
mack. closed yesterday afternoon. The
feeling setween the factions is grow
ing more intense. Bitter passages take
place In The court room between op'
posing counsel and there is more bit
ter talk by partisans.
Three star witnesses were on the
stand yesterday Miss Mary Skeffing
ton, the state librarian, told Of seeing
GOV. Patterson and ex-Goy Cox In con.
versation. When she heard the shots
she asked John d. Sharpe what il was
aud he said. 1t IS Col. Duncan Cooper
shooting Senator Carmack
Miss Daisy Lee. stenographer In the
law Arm OF which Robin Cooper was a
member, told OF the presence there
the morning OF the tragedy OF Col.
Cooper.
While in the Office she said, Il
heard Col. Cooper say 10 the effect
that he has no right 10 use my name
and that ! have a right 10 protect
myself The colonel was excited,
left the office. was gone half an hour.
then returned"
Did you hear any thing said on the
second VISIT
II overheard something"
What was it,"
lit was swearing. awful"
Repeat il"
"oh. | cannot Must |. judge
Consents to Writing.
Turning appearingly To the court,
| her eyes filled With tears and pulling
] nervously at heI gloves. the young
woman seemed TO become historical.
You mus; il they insist, and no
enc regrets it more than H. said the
court
Il will consent 10 Miss Lee writing
what she heard" said the attorney
general The witness wrote rapidly
and handed the slip 70 the prosecutor.
He read aloud what she mad written.
The epithets were unprintabie anu
obscene AS the attorney general
voice rang out. repeating them, tn
little witness covered her face with
her hands.
w ~ hiu EN lNANA ~ "A~A -
this language
He did not say. He simply re
ferred TO the man"
Miss Lee told OF Col. Cooper re-
turning the third time at p. m.
conference was held in Attorney Brad
ford's Office between the Coopers,
Bradford. now one OF the attorneys
FOR the defense, and Adjt-Gen. Tulley
Brown. The conference closed al 4
D. m. when the Coopers left.
Did you notice anything III ROBIN
Coopers appearance"
Yes he wore q troubled look that
I never saw on his face before.
When did you hear OF the trag'
edy?"
Hung Up Receiver.
The telephone bell rang and an
swered. ! heard voice say is that
Jim? and MIR Bradford answered on
the extension telephone in his ONCE.
Was he accustomed 10 answer the
telephone
NO sir: it was my duty There
/ was no bell in ais Office
Did you hear what tho voice on
the phone said?'
No sir. / hung up the receiver
Did you hear Mr.. Bradford's an
swer?"
Il did. He said. And did Robin
kill him. Well, I'll be right up
Whose voice was it tina, said over
the phone: Is that you Jim?
1T was Col. Coopers voice
Miss DOME Braxter, maid en-
ployed by Col Cooper's daughter, Mrs.
! Lucy Burch, told OF Col. Cooper leav-
ing his daughters home at a. m
Nov 9. and returning at noon. Al
his time she heard Col. Cooper ask
his daughter: Shall lay down my
manhood" .
Mrs. Burch replied: But he will
kill you papa
Likely to Get Killed
when II comes 10 that the
colonel replied he is as likely TO &c;
killed as l..
w G.. Jones. the undertaken. was
recalled BY the defense to tell what
vas-jn the SENATOR'S pockets. he was
asked To search the Noyercoat boGkel
ard he aid So. finding a rubber shiei1
1r scahbard for the barrel OF revo!
yer. lie said that he searched the
rockets the day OF the killing and
found only a magazine and a paper
The state then asked, Was tha'
scabbari In the pocket when you goy
I the body?"
1T was net"
How did IL get there"
II have no idea
where we're the clothes?"
"Ip a wardrobe az the undertaking
rooms
The state asked at this period that
court adjourn until tomorrow as the
prosecutions next witness Was TIT. but
WOULD be on hand tomorrow. The re-
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