davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
(Ry }. /. FINNEY.)

Daily Herald STAFF Correspondence
Criminal Court Room, Nashville
Tenn, March 15.-At last the end O
the famous Cooper-Sharp murder tria
is in sight. The final scene before
the fate OF the three defendants will
rest with jury of their peers will
be enacted tomorrow morning when
Judge Hart will deliver his charge.
Court was in session but little more
than an hour this morning. Attorney
General McCarn concluded his speech
for the state at about 10: 80 O'Clock.
Judge Hart adjourned court until to-
morrow morning at which time he
stated that he would charge the Jury.
Gen. McCarns closing speech was a
strong one. 1t will rank with the
other able speeches delivered during
the argument of this case. His final
peroration was especialely fine. He
argued that the members of the Jury |
lay aside all sympathy, all feeling
and all prejudice and do their duty
under the evidence and the charge of i
the court and he expressed the utmost
confidence that this would be the case.
Should the jury report before to-
morrow night, and such is not ex-
pected to be the case, the trial will
have been pending for two months
lacking but three days. All records
for long trials in this state have been
distanced in this case Now that the t
case will rest in the hands of the jury G
at such an early time speculation as t
to the probable verdict is rife. There C
are, of course, those who predict a q
verdict, some believing that all will d
be convicted, others that all will be p
acquitted, while many are of opinion h
that the Coopers will be convicted NJ
while Sharpe will be acquitted But II
he majority believe that there will be h'
10 verdict. tn
Should there be a mistrial it looks
Utmost certain that the case would
lever again go to a jury, since it is IT,
lot believed that it would be possible
o obtain another jury in Davidson Re
ounty. fir
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
M'CARN CONCLUDESSPEECH
AND CASE GOES To JURY
ON TUESDAY MORNING
ATTORNEY GENERAL STOPS TALKING AT 1850
O'CLOCK. COURT THEN ADJOURNS
FOR THE DAY
SPECULATION RIFE THE VERDcT-eENERAL OPINION
MlsTRIAL-MAY
CALLED AGAIN.

great Plutus in his celebrated speech
to the jury.
There was an enormous crush in the
court room ana as Gen. McCarn pre-
ceeded the crowd continued to swell
until standing room was at a big pre-
MUM. 1t Is a somewhat significant
fact that the crowds are always larger
when the counsel for the state are
! speaking. 1t has been no trouble to
. get seats while defendants counsel
were speaking. On the contrary hun
dreds have turned away when states
attorneys were speaking. One of the
most interested spectators present this
morning was Mrs. McCarn, the beau
tiful wife of the Attorney General. |
Mrs. Carmack was in the court room {!
for the first time since last Wednes-
day.
The strain of the long trial and the
whitening sarcasm and terrific denun-
citation of the attorney general are
telling on Col. Cooper. He sat with
his eyes closed and his head in his
hands, with look of WEAKNESS.
Judge Hart stated that he would not
charge the jury until Monday after.
noon at the earliest. 1t might be
Tuesday before he would do SO. He
will have to spend his Sunday work 4
ng on his charge. Judge Hart said \
lie expected to devote unusual care
md attention to this charge.
Gen. McCarn devoted much of his
ime to the discussion of the offending y
and he ridiculed the idea IL
hat there was anything in them to TO
ause killing. He bitterly arraigned tr
le counsel for the defense for having ST
ragged this case into the mire of ia
olitics. Long before he suspended It's
Is remarks for the noon recess. Gen. WI
cCarn had demonstrated that he was M
e most versatile speaker so far
card in the case. He will conclude Ca
is afternoon. hu
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
A Religious Authors st.t.r.,.

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman Sale
oury' N c., who is the author of sew.
eral DOCKS, writes: For several
years was afflicted with kidney trou.
pie and last winter / was suddenly
stricken with a severe pain in NV
kidneys and was confined to bed eipbt
days unable to get up without assist.
ance. MY urine contained a thick
white sediment and passed same fire..
quently day and night. commenced
taking Foley's Kidney Remedy and
Inc pain gradually abated and finally
ceased any my urine became normal
cheerfully recommend Foley's Kid.
ley Remedy.-GEO. s. ALCORN.
Subscribe for The Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
(Ry J. /. FINNEY.)

Daily Herald Staff Correspondence.
Criminal Court Room, Nashville
Tenn, March 13.-"Gentlemen of tn,
jury, / am glad that it is my duty tt
make the closing argument for the
people of Tennessee in this case this
case of the State of Tennessee against
u. B. Cooper, Robin Cooper and John
d. Sharp. l am not going to speak OF
the case of Robert l.. Taylor VS. Ed
ward w. Carmack, nor the case of
Edward Ward Carmack against M. r.
Patterson, nor am going to insult the
manhood and the intelligence of this
jury by trying to arouse animosities
against the living or the dead"
In this manner Attorney General
jeff McCarn at g.: so began his closing
argument in the case of the State VS..
Sharp and Coopers.
Gen. McCarn went into the case with
much vigor and in two minutes he had
the undivided attention of the Jury
and every one in the court room.
Replying to the charge made by the
defendants counsel rejecting on his
conduct of the Attorney Generals Of
fee, Gen, McCarn said:
Il have no apology to offer to any
man living or dead for any act of the
Attorney Generals Office since last /
September and all the devils in hell t
cannot swerve me from the paths of I
duty as l see it." ,
Gen. McCarn soon had the entire q
court room In an uproar with his bril-. b
liant flashes of humor, his scintillating ii
wit, his biting sarcasm and whitening n
satire. One moment his speech was e,
frightened by a flash of humor, the O,
next he was in deadly earnest and Sc
Intensely dramatic. He compared IN
Zen. Washington to a peacock and tn
aid he had the longest tale"
I any bird he ever killed It was nine
nd half hours long. This thrust de
revoked quite an outburst which the err
curt was quick to quiet tic
Judge Anderson closed his speech stl
lis morning after speaking forty min of
ties. His argument was by by far on
le ablest made for the defense. Gen. Gil
cCarn pronounced 1t the only speech ma
would have to answer. Judge An do,
'rson closed his remarks by quoting I
om the closing peroratlon of the no
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
Street, Martin 4 Vaughn Co,

OF horror around pistol on the floor
4 1t was simply reproduction as close
, to the actual details as possible of the
tragedy according to the belief of the
state, based on the evidence, physical
, facts and common sense. That II had
its effect on the jury none who
watched them could doubt for a mo-
ment.
For a young prosecutor, Gen. Nc.
earn showed wonderful judgment of
human nature. He had to follow one
OF the best jury lawyers in the state.
Judge J. NJ Anderson, saying nothing
OF those who had preceded him for
the defense. For three days the the
cries of the defense had been pounded
into the minds Of the jury, to the ex-
clusion of all else. Judge Anderson
had made a splendid argument, logi-
cal until its fallacies could be shown,
1t was strong speech and would have
been stronger, but for the fact that he
was handicapped by overzealous
coaching from the side lines-so much
so in fact that his closing was lame
as compared with the remainder of
his speech. But, nevertheless, he had
impressed the jury. :
Tired and restless to get back to
heir homes, the jury was in no condi- ).
ion to give close attention to another ;.
peaker, but Gen. McCarn, with rare
act allowed no monotony to deaden :,
is address. Interposing homely :
necdote here, harmless pun there.
nd a bit of sarcastic humor at the :,
Expense OF the opposing lawyers now
nd then, he first reused the Jury
ON their apathy, then centered their
yes on his demonstrations, and when
saw that he had their undivided h,
tent1on he drove home his explana- er
Ons, backed by facts and evidence We
ID While he was at it, he exonerated w
mself of the charge of holding back III,
ldence as to the pistol and scabbard. da
d put the burden on the other side. an
For the first time he told the history WI
the scabbard incident, and made tel
own to both jury and the public the
It even before the application for cea
Il he told Washington, Bradford,
rch and others that there was no "e'
hal that Carmack had a pistol or
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
STEPHENSON BROS.
SHOW ENTERPRIsE

stephenson Bros. have contracted 70
nave tne entire front Of their business
house taken out and supnlantod r.,ss
plate glass front. The entrance will,
oe MADE at the corner instead Of the
front. A large plate glass w,nda.
wiii also be placed on the side front.
ing on South Main street. Th,.
change will ada greatly to the annear'
ance Of the store. ppo"''
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
(5y w. M. CLEMENS,)

2 TN sundays Memphis News Scimitar.
e NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 13.-
n Restless and more anxious than at anv
time since this remarkable trial be.
gan, eight weeks ago, Duncan Cooper,
Robin Cooper and John D. Sharp are
waiting In agonized suspense for the
; jury to hear the instructions of the
court on Monday afternoon and file
out not to return until the verdict is
given
When the three defendants went to
their beds tonight it must have been
frlghtful picture of the closing
Cscenes of the afternoon wildly photo
graphed upon their brains, refusing to
be shut out with the closing of the
eyelids. 1t was a picture they will |
never forget till the day they are
called to meet their Maker
Enact Grim Tragedy.
A dark young man, impassioned and
earnest, his voice vibrant with emo
uon, pistol in one hand, a long .
pointer in the other Before him on .
the floor two large coils of fence wire. /,
the diameter of two telephone poles.
A few feet away on the other side of :
the poles another young man, some :
what taller and wearing a crumpled
frock coat underneath a long raincoat !
the clothes of a dead man.
Rehearsing step by step the foul =,
;rime for which three men are on
rial, these two men were the only
moving objects in the room. Even J.,
ne pencils of the reporters had ceased a.,
Q scratch across the reams of white :,
aper. And there, in the jury box in =.
apt attention, hardly breathing lest 10
word or a movement escape them.
etokened the every feature and In :,
leir very attitudes the fact that for the 8
'oment the long, tedious ordeal, the g
absence from home and loved 8
les, was forgotten and the one alb. y
'rbing thought was the portrayal of 8
g tragedy being re-enacted before 3
EN-. 8
NO Comfort for the Defendants. 8
1t was not comforting sight for the q
PENDANTS. The young attorney-gen- 3
al had gained the undivided atten. 81
n OF the jury and he was demon 8
ating by physical facts the version 3
the defense could not be the correct B
. and that the proof could be recon. q,
I'd by only one deduction, that Car 8
ok, facing one enemy was shot q
vn by another from the rear. 8
n Gen. McCarn's demonstration was 8
meaningless mummery-no dance ueco.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19

sor, ~" can any person risk taking
FoIav.. up II cough remedy when
ronno honey and Tar costs them no
M - ~ is safe remedy, contains
nb p narmIul drugs and cures the most
noS;r coughs and colds. WHY ex-
, po,,lsnt with your health? Insist
e epon 9aving the genuine Foley's Hon.
ey ana Tar.-GEO. s. ALCORN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-19
truth has one good friend
left anyway, Time.
lime IS the revealer of truth, as
well as falsity, Time proves the
truth and exposes the faults.

And you can ride down any country road in
this country, or any village, town, or city street
and see for yourself what Time has done TO
bring out the facts about paint Over there
you see muddy, bleary-looking house-dull-
eyed, as it weFe-low vitality, paint that is
dying-dead, may be-
And there IN stone sthrow away one that fairly
CLEANS with the reflection of living light bright clear
with that brilliant sheen and radiance of gloss that
tells you the story of what's Just as truly as if you
were looking into mirror to see your self.
lime has proven absolutely that Horse Shoe Brand
House PANT, manufactured by the Mound City Paint
and Color Company of ST. Louis is the truest paint
manufactured in this country or any other country
It's the one paint that does what good paint ought to
DO and so much more than you expect that any paint
VIII DO his is because it is made of nothing but the
highest quality white lead zinc and best aged linseed
oil: One gallon goes twice over surface as high as
SXooter and 81 feet long stays there at least
three years and sometimes ten
pays to know what's good paint pays to know where TO
get H. All we nave to that know
oOe and rant is the sghtes highest quality honest priced
mouse for wenty-sx Sold merits on its character
Remember too the Mound City Paint Color Company manu-
complete line OF the highest quality paint speciaes
1oe ohoe Brand paint Floor Paint Barn and Root
rant, IoWaukOn Stain Screen Paint Wagon and TnIen
etc. Gean Enamel for the Bathroom Iron Beds and the ike
And SO we claim know there's one Dant store in b
town where you can good advice and there's some color
uS you ought 10 nave, too, re
rec 10 you - mere at the store and get them
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

for capital during the period covered
cannot fafl to be heavy. Many note
issues viii be paid of through the
flohtion of long term bonds bearing
lower rates of interest.
The following table summarizes and
Classics the security maturttles dur
ing the current year and throughout
1910
Msrch-Dec. Whole
1909. 1910.
Snort term
notes D.. .s15s, Ss1,4OO $S2756O.OOO
Railr.d bonds e4,465.OOO 154,3SS,6OO
rndtst4sl
bonds 80. lS.4s8,6OO 18,s77,Soo
Total =. .Ess1.s44.sOO s5W5S,1oo
Grand total .......... s7S1,92l 900
Never before have American cor.
porations been confronted with so ex.
tensiye maturing loans. The abnormal
requirements to be faced in 1910 were
creataed chiefly by the output, during
the industrial boom and monetary
strlngency of 1906-19O7. of innumer.
able short term notes. which were the
only investments that could be dis.
tributed, so high was the price de.
manded for loanable capital. Now that
money rates are lower than at any
corresponding season in a decade,
t7utaworthy borrowers are experlenc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07
SHOES ARE MADE QUICKLY.

CHICAGO. April 7.-Hoy ling
would It take you to make pair or
boots, do you think? You probably
had not better begin it, especially il
you need them soon. ETeu a cUbbler
in the old days. working with his as
sistant, would spend day ana a half
making pair Of boots. And the cost
woad be about 81. But now. OF course.
shoes are made by machinery, and it
is astonishing to hear how quickly
they are made.
It takes Just four minutes to make a
pair of boots And the labor cost is
thirty.fve cents. OF course. no one
makes the whole boot nowadays.
There are a hundred different men
making different parts of it, and each
one does the same thing over and over
again, and each man learns to do his
particular work especially well asd
quickly. And you should see the but
tons sewed on. A boy takes the part Of
the shoe where the buttons are to go
and fits It into machine, throws in a
handful OF buttons quite carclessly.
turns the machine, and in no time out
comes the pieces of leather with all
tne buttons exactly in the righs place.
No wonder some factories turn out
ten thousand pairs of shoes in day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07
el1 Charters

Il CHARLESTON, April 7.-Six Char
seFs were issued yesterday morning
nom the once Of Secretary Of State
Stuart p Reed, as follows:
The Greater Huntington Realty
Company, Of Huntington, to conduct
. real estate business. The capital
stock Is $4,000, of which 5000 has
been subscribed and $50 paid. The
heorporators are: c. H. Bronson, o.
4. Hayslip and Harry Bron, of Hunt
ington; j, NJ. Moore and r. Ii
Shrewsbury Of Logan.
Williamson Theata Company, OF
Williamson, to operate and maintain
an opera house, The capital stock
il 5000, Of which $1,000 has been
subscribed and 500 paid. The incor.
poEators are: K, B. Cecil, H. A. Good
Toe. A. q. GoodIoe, Jr, B. B. Gofngs,
an OF Williamson.
Sand Toy Company, of Clarksburg,
7 win cnlet WORKS IN Pennsylvania, to
manufacture and deal in machinery.
Ths capital stock is $25,OOO, Of
which $500 has been subscribed
and $3.50 paid. The incorporators
are: ]. "A. Wallace and s. E. Max.
wsll Washington, Pa; E. P. Doug.
lass. n. A. Gibans and H. R Mills,
Of Pittsburg -
Ranger OIL and Gas Company, OF
Huntington, with chief works in
lincoln county, to prospect for oil
and gas. The capital stock is &c..
/ 900, of which $3.50 has been sub,
Bcribed and $40 paid. The incorpora.
tors are; j. w. Davis. w. s. Freed
and others, of Huntington.
Glenhayes Company, of Charleston
with chief works in Wayne county
was chartered to engage in the devel
opment and real estate business. The
capital stock is, 100000, of which
$500 has been subscribed and 500
paid. The incorpOmtors are: Fred
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

lBoRGIANA:
VERONICA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07
S7s2yooo,oOo SECURITIES
MATURE BY END OF 1910.

NEW YORK. April THE Journal
Of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
has compiled exhaustive data showing
that between March. 1909, and Deem.
Der, 1910, inclusive, the railapads and
Industrial corporations, of the United
States must meet maturing short term
notes and bonds aggregating not less
than s781,92l. 900. Of which Just over
half a billion fall due in 1910, includ-
ing $32756O,OOO notes. Arrangements
have already been made for. the
financing OF almost one-hali of these
maturing obligations, but applications
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

erick G. Fischer, Il. J. Kennedy, A. c.
saportas, J. Acton Lomax end J. +.
Dietz, all OF New York City.
The Auto Illuminating and Ignis-
ing Company Of America, OF Kansas
City, Missouri, was chartered to
manufacture and engage In sale of
automobiles and automobile acces.
sories throughout the country. The
capital stock IS $4,000, of WHICH
100000 has been subscribed and
$25,OOO paid. The incorporators are:
II. s. Harmon, W. D. vickers, H. II.
Shade, W. L. Drake, w. H Hyler and
f c. Vincent, of Kansas City, Mo
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

For 80 years Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for,
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who viii not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands Of cures to its credit.
- Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
gUidOA thOulandg to health free Of charge.
AddroAs 1EEG. RiA1hA1l, Lynn, MGGg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

ing no dimculty In selling bonds carry
ing reasonably low interest charges.
During January and February last Of
terinEs IN bonds reached $297.G95.OOO.
and since then the S3OO.OOO,OOO mark
has been crossed; generous percent
age has representa- proportion for re
funding the indebtedness dealt with in
this article. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07
THE COST OF A MEMORIAL.

THE COST OF A MEMORIAL.
is for you to decide. If your resources
are limited the fact need not deter
you from ordering for we can supply
stone within your means which will
be both artistic AMI substantial.
Call uS up on phone-Beu 45R, or
CcnsOlldated II. and we will send
salesman b Tou. or como 70 ow
show IOas end select from Aot1aa
wQA
gEUWAR7 GRANITE WORKS.
HARRINGTON. ". VA.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07
BITTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanning does not cure children OF
bed-Wetttng. There IL a constitutional
cause Tor this trouble. Ms. M. Sum.
mers. Box ". Notts Dame, Ind, will
send free 70 any mother her success
full home treatment With full instruc-
tons. 6sad no money, but write her
today 4 Jour children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child. the
chances arc 1t can't help 1t. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difloQltas
by day or night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-07

Yer 49, gl1lol q. ui1 ctlo
~ > n, ii Z soy5 nj
tAs q III ~ fof
sAes poa n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-20

against him are being investigated. The
petition in which they were presented 10
Washington does not. however. contain
the signatures of a0a1 persons. az
claimed. There are just thirty-twe- sigma
lures on II.
I'VE have only begun formal invesu-
CATION. II will not be completed for
some time
Reouf was in charge OF the consulate
Yesterday. Secretary Shamir was also on
the job. The secretary was indignant
over the publication of an article In an
evening newspaper which said he mad re-
signed, and which narrated his alleged
doingA in Asbury Park last summer.
Il did not go to Asbury Park with
MundJ Bey," said the irate Shamir. 4
was NOT In the consular service then. l
was, engaged In private business have
on'y been secretary two months: j did
not pose as prince at the seashore, nor
did 1 try to break into society TO de.
velop my business
Il am a prince of old blood" continued
| the secretary proudly, though l have
never thought of using the title. Shanlfr
means prince.
| Murdji Bey was for six years censtii
| at Rotterdam, Holland. He acknowledged
| in an interview few days ago, In answer
| to the charge against him, that ffe made
considerable money OUT of the rug bust
ness, which enabled him to live in style
with his wife at the Wa dorf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-20

perance through a series OF questions and
answers read from cards, the latter being
quotations from authors of general
repute.
Silver Star Lodge. No. 20. held its ses-
sion in Good Templar Hall. Tenleytown.
Thursday evening. William A. Collins.
chief templar, presided. Routine bust
mes. being disposed of. plans were agreed
upon for series Of draamtic functions.
~. which. it was said. the hall Is now
we'll adapted. 1t was also announced that
the lodge would hold social the first
Thursday evening In April The good of
the order. conducted by Mr.. ]. McGinnis.
Included the reading of paraph.ase of
THE South Is Going Dry" by the chair
man, and a discussion OF current temper
ance events. The scientific study of inc
briefly conducted by the recent conven-
ton OF doctors was noted as indicating
the rapid advance toward the goal of to-
tai abstinence and prohibition reached by
Good Tempiars fifty-eight years ago.
Among those taking part were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Shoemaker. Georse Hayden.
George Keene. ". A. Collins. Daniel
Wells, Charles Dean. Lester Vowel, Ellis
Shoemaker and s. w. Russell.
Excelsior Lodge. No. q. met in Hill
yard Hall, 9TH street, Wednesday evening.
There was good attendance. including
visitors from Perseverance and Mime
haha LODGES. Routine business was at
ended to and arrangements were perfect
ed for holding a social at the residence of
Mrs. 1. L. Corby. 1882 18th street. the first
Thursday evening In April. In the good
OF the order. conducted by Chief Templar
Mrs. J. 8. Freeman, Mr. Corby, remark
ing upon the day as being the anniversary
of the birth of the late John b. Finch,
read q chapter of sentence sermons copied
from the published addresses of Mr.. Finch
who. as he said, received the highest OFF,
cial honors in the gift of Good Templars
in Washington in 1881. Remarks on the