The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-27

"You know Colonel "COPPER""
Eyes, sir"
Ibid you see Colonel Cooper on
Sunday night before the tragedy?"
Eyes. sir. At the Tulane. about ,
O'Clock. or maybe later"
did he ask You anything"
Eyes. sir: he asked me TO lend him
revolver"
did you do h?"
Eyes. sir"
"Mr. Clerk. get the revolver OF
Colonel Cooper there" (Revolver Is
handed to witness. who examines ~.
us that the pistol you loaned Co.
onel "COPPER""
Eyes. sir"
Had the pistol ever been fred?
"Not while in my possession"
General McCarn desired not 20
cross-examine the witness. and Col
onel Hutchinson was excused from
the stand r..5.fa
r. Leigh Thompson.
T. Leigh Thompson was called. but
after taking his seat In the witness
chair was excused temporarily. the
defense desiring to put on another
witness.
Dr. Richard Dake was called, but
failed TO answer and Mr.. Thompson
was recalled.
The examination !, was by General
Washington. Witness IL Deputy In
surance Commissioner under Mr.
Folk.
Witness was at the scene Ave or
six minutes after the killing saw
pool of blood near Senator carmack's
head; saw a bullet lying in Il and
started to pick II up.
Did youY"
"No. some one picked It up and
handed II to me-"
Have you the bullets"
81 have"
The bullet was produced.
do you know what calIbre
IL was told IL was a steel jacketed
bullet OF 32 calibre."
THE bullet has three inientatlons.
two on the side and one near the
point"
The bullet was passed to the attor-
neys for the defense and thence 10
the states attorneys and over to 'hs
jury.
Cross-examined by General Garner.
witness said he got TO the tragedy
about fiye minutes after'it happened.
Quite a crowd had gathered.
II found the ball in a sploteh Of
blood about an inch or an inch and a
half from his mouth" said witness.
"There was every indication that
the blood came out OF his mouth. He
lay on his right side, face west. head
Just above the telephone pole and his
feet below. the body practically parai-
Tel with the pavement. The mouth
was open just little bit" +.,
do you know. that Senator Car
mack's teeth we're loosened?"
81 did not observe that"
where was his left hand?"
ION the street near his side"
Answering further questions by
General Garner, witness said:
81 remember distinctly seeing a
cigar stub right at the end OF his
fingers or between them-the fingers
of the left hand.
II saw the pistol lying near the
right hand.
IL saw the newspaper lying near
the left hand on the street"
Wasn't II Senator Carmack's Gus
tom to carry a paper under mis- arm?"
Defense objected to question. Sus-
tanned.
General Garner asked Mr.. Thomp-
son IL he remembered whether Mr..
Carmack's face was up or more to-
ward the street.
81 know when l got there put
my hand on his forehead, but
couldn't say positively whether his
face was turned more upward or
downward.
AS Mr.. Thompson answered tears
came to his eyes and he was visibly
affected.
Senator Carmack was a very dear
friend OF yours, was he not?'
He was a very dear friend?" was
the answer in n husky voice.
Witness said he was In CONVERSE
ton with Senator Carmack at the
Tennessean Office at 1880 O'Clock that
afternoon.
did Mr.. Carmaek make any
threats against Colonel COOPER"
Court sustained the objection OF
the defense to witness answering the
question.