Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
MANY WITNESSES ARE EXAMINED
intention Of State Is to, Prove Lon-
spiracy-Tension Between the Fac
tions Growing More evident-Re-
volver scabbard Apparently Placed
in Dead Senator's Pocket.
(By ASsOci; ted Press.l

NASHVILLE. TENN. Feb. u. :
Marked hv bitter Quarrcls between at
toincys and by new and startling ties
timory. the second day of the Cooper
Sharpe tri2! for the murder C. former
Senator Carmack closed with the
State highly elated and The defens"
visibly rCrturbcd.
The tension between the factions
has ;i2ht"ned visibiN. too.
This is Indicated in the court room
By bitter passages between opposing
counsel and out sidc BY more bitter
talk bv partisans. While IL was
c., lrly field day fer the prosecution.
il must be remembered that thH testi-
,nony was given by the states wit
nesses only. and tina; tn" defense is
yet 20 be heard from.
State Librarian Witness.
Miss Mary SkcffinGton. the Stat"
librarian and a Young woman CT en-
cel'cnt position socially. was the first.
She told how on the da: OF tn"
murder. she left the State library and
walked down Seventh avenue, when
within POO feet of the scene OF the
shooting she met John Sharpe. one
OF the defendants. whom she hal
known for 10 or - years.
Just as she greeted him she heard
three shots. and asked Sharpe what it
meant Without turning around to
learn. she says Sharpe replied:
That's Duncan Cooper shooting
Senator Carmack.
State Lays Foundation Of Case.
BY the second witness. Miss Daisy
I h., t,fn lai hn foundation
on which il will base its contention
that the Staying of Carmack was the
result of conspiracy
Mss Lee is stenQgrapher in the
Office Of James Bradford. one OF the
attorneys for the defense.
Robin Cooper had his Office with
the Rradford's law firm.
Miss Lee. trembling with fright and
a.mCst sick with worry 'old how. on
he morning of November 3. the day
OF the tragedy. when she arrived at
the office she found Colonel Cooper
alrc2dv there in conference with his
son. She heard the colonel denounce
Carmack for using his tCooper's)
name. and declared he had a right to
protect himself Lafer she heard
Colonel Cooper apply to him Car-
mack Cpithets so vile that she eric
when ordered to repeat them"
The court permitted her to write
them and when they were read she
she covered her face with her hands.
Conference in Bradford's office.
Miss Lee then told. how at ; O'Clock
p. m. there began conference IN
BradfOrd's office between the two
CcoDers Bradford and Adjutant Cen
era! TulIy Brown.
This conference lasted until y. m
when i. rOke up and the CoOpers i"fr
together She said there vas iook
Of worry and trouble on the boys
face that she had never seen there
before.
Miss Lee duty among other things
was to answer the telephone. There
are desk extensions into the private
offices of the members of the firm
1t was her custom to answer IN"
telephone and cali nv an electric but
ton such members Of the firm a. were
wanted
Half an hour after TN" C"opers
Ic;, thc cffic" tn" telephone rang
: and as usual Miss Tcr answered II.
! She hard 2 yoiC" say:
is that vou Jim end heard A.
trrnpy Bradford s@y Yes. Sh" hung
I'm her receiver. Ut not before sh"
recognized the vojc" as thai of Col
owl Cooper
| \ mCmeu; later -hr heard bradford
! sav cv,- tn" Telephone And did
: Robin Kill him" Well. III "" right mp
4 th'rc
I She in.is'cd that Dradfcrh was not
IT, the ra,i, ~ answering the tcIc'
pECnc unless called bv her.
! Tryir- to Prove Conspiracy.
, II APPEARED % D" the intention ut
: 'hc STATE 10 nav" nc jury l"iicve
4 that a conference 10 Slay Carmsck
\ was bell and IN" killing resulted
from this conference.
4 TIL. third vi. uCSs Was Miss Donnie
Braxtcr. a maid in he service OF
Mrs Burch dauEhtc: of Colon"!
J Copper with whom he made his
home.
Tho witness heard Colonel Cooper
como into tho Eurch home abou; noon
tho day Of IN" tragedy and heard him
icII Mrs. Purch somcthing that crest
, IL excited inc yoTnE woman
: She heard Mrs Burch sa"s
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