The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
(Ry J. !. FlNNEY.)

Daily Herald staff Correspondence
Criminal Court Room, Nashville
Tenn. March 2.-The long and CRU
cal cross-examination of the alleeeu
eyewitness for the defense on yester-
dav afternoon consumed almost the
entire session and prevented the de-
Tense from closing its case In chlel
as early as the counsel had expected
but it is apparent that the defense Is
nearing the end. The state VIII hkeiy
oeL for a DAYS adjournment to pre-
mare the case in rebuttal
Another citizen prominent in the al
fairs of Tennessee was a witness IN
the Cooper-Sharp case today, that was
Tully Brown, son of Gov. Men >
Brown and nephew of Gov. John u
BROWN and the present adjutant gen
eral of Tennessee. He gave Iesti-
mony as to the famous conference d.
In r BrAdfords Office on the tatai
afternoon of the killing. His evidence
corroborated that of Col. cooper d.
~ the conference. James G. Brad
ford brother-in-law of Col. Cooper
one of the best lawyers OF tennessee
and long prominent in public anairs
ioF the state, having been the chalr-
man of the convention that first nom
mated Governor Patterson In l9oo
was also a witness to the conference
! He gave evidence identical with tna'
of Col. Cooper and Patterson. ms
famous note of Col. Cooper to Car
mack which was never sent, was reae
70 the Jury and Identified by Mr.. BRAD
ford Mr. Bradford said that ne an
swered the telephone as often as MI
stenographer.
Mr. bradford was cross-examlne'
/ nv Gen. McCarn. He said he had peer
counsel for the American and was on
, Of the directors of the paper. MI
! bradford denied that his relatloh
, with senator Carmack were unfrfenai
: or that ne naQ eApA0oo
: hatred for Carmack. He admltte
!. that w. J. Ewing, of the America
: was at the Jail on the night OF the XII
: ing, but denied that a statement
;. the facts for publication had pee
4 dictated by witness to him.
S DIR. Duncan Eve, one OF the pes
q known surgeons of the state, testlHe
s for the defense this morning that ei'i
4 or If the wounds received by Mr. Ca
e mach would have caused death an
o that almost instantly. The shot
g the back of the neck was the mos
8 fatal of all, being the most fatai Una
n person could possibly receive
severed the spinal column DR.. EV
said the person receiving either OF u
three wounds would have fallen almo'
instantly.
DR.. Eve testified as to the WOUND r
! ceiyed by Defendant Robin Coope
He said that it was very proaDle 'n'
the bullet entering the shoulder
Robin Cooper worked its way out. r
said conditions we're favorable TOT IN
bullet to work out.
w. s. Morgan was placed on u
y stand by the defense to contradi
. Mrs Eastman, but his evidence, WI
10 70 ANYTHING more favorable to the sta
70 than to the defense. While Mrs. Eas
5 man did not say to him after the ira
10 edv that Col. Cooper had said VINE
no saw Mr. Carmack now we ha'
10 pot the drop on you" that she did n
~ undertake to tell him all the detal
- OF the tragedy.
10 druggist opposite the Tulane hot
n, testified that just before the trage'
III Senator Carmack stopped in his sto
81 and bought cigar. The object
evidence was evidently 20 show tn
the witness Binning had an opportul
ty to get in front of him while on U
N way to the scene of killing.
" Counsel for defense stated that q
defense would close in chief soon
ter court meets at o'clock.