The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26


to send Senator Carmack-
Robin does not remember seeing
Mrs Blake as he left the Office. and
did not attempt to deny her state
ment. He went into his ONCE TO get
his coat. while his father walked on
and he caught up with him on the
street, talking to Albert Akers.
They continued up the street to
Church street. where John Tindall
heard the remark ne stated that he
wanted to get a coca-cola, and that
he went into Stumbs to get it. How
ever. he denied the statement of the
boy as to the remark made by Col.
Cooper. They proceeded, and stopped
in front of the Utopia TO talk for a
few moments with Senator Cummings
of Chattanooga.
After turning into the Arcade he
doesn't remember meeting any one I'M
til he met John Sharp at the cross al
ley, talking with Roscoe Matthews
They stopped and talked, and he states
that he shook hands with both Mr.
Matthews and Mr.. Sharp, and that
this was the first time that he had
seen Mr.. Sharp that day.
The three left Mt. Matthews and
continued on their way, going up the
south side of Union street. At the
place where the excavation for the
Hermitage hotel is being made they
fell into single file. Robin Cooper
leading
The witness stated that he and Mr..
Sharp were some twenty feet in front
of Col. Cooper when they reached the
corner and that he looked down Sew
enth avenue and saw Senator Car
mack on the opposite side, down near
Church street.
However, after seeing Senator Car
mack, the witness states that he
turned to Mr.. Sharp and said There
comes Senator Carmack Don't let
papa see him He turned and called
TO his father:
'Let'se hurry up, papa.
Col Cooper answered, according to
his son, We'll, wait a minute He
was asked pointedly if he had ever
said anything about going up this |
way" indicating the north with his |
head. He denied 1t.
He was asked if Col. Cooper said:
NO I'll wait while yet He de-
MED it.
Carey A. Folk swears that both of
these statements were made.
The witness told how he turned and
started north; how he seized his IA
theirs arm, trying to hurry him on,
and how he had got him almost across
Union street when Col Cooper stop
ped, asked what was the matter,
ooked around and said: rs that Sen
itor Carmack coming !.
The witness continued as follows, In
substance: Without waiting for my
answer he said, I'll go over and speak ]
o him myself l said, Please don't
60 He answered, / know Senator
Jarmack and he knows me. There1l ;
,e no trouble
He pulled away from me and
crossed over the street diagonally to
point about even with the entrance !
o the Polk flats He said nothing 6
bout my going with him, and l hest
ated until he was perhaps halfway
cross the street | was afraid Sena-
or Carmack would attack my father
you'd resent the message. / was not
that my father would
ttack Senator Carmack."
At this point occurred another strug- I
lie to get the state of Col Cooper's d
lind before the jury, and the witness
nally stated that his father was going b
yer to talk to Senator Carmack about C
lese publications. q
He continued: 81 felt that It was il
~ duty to go with him. He was I'M a
BILE to protect himself If Senator Car h
Jack should attack him. was posi-. b
We that Senator Carmack had re-
eived no message from my father af-
# the message through Mr.. Craig, d
I'D 1 was apprehensive.
Il crossed Seventh avenue diagonal d
in the direction of the telephone
osts. When l came almost even with d
m and little off the sidewalk in
e street my father stopped. He was A
en- ten or fifteen feet north OF the
lies, and Senator Carmack was just m
lssing Mrs. Eastman. He was put
1g his hat back on his head, and / al
} not think that he intended to stop.
Papa said: Senator Carmack.' Z:
; he said 1t Senator Carmack looked W
ID in an instant he had drawn a pis- II
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