Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-19

to stop and talk. We stopped togeth-
er by mutual agreement as 1t were.
He was little south Of me. He rails
ed his hat and held 1t and was look
ing down into my eyes in listening
attitude. His hat was in his right
hand, above his head, and cigar in
his left hand; had begun sentence
and he was absorbed in 1t, when from
behind me came voice saying, Well,
here you are. We have the drop on
you now"
did you see any one?"
mo, sir. The voice came from be-
hind and very near to me.
What did you do?"
Nothing. I saw Mr.. Carmack,
with his hat still raised, look over my
she ulder with look Of surprised in
qu ry. AS he did SO he ran his right
hand. back into his pocket and drew
slowly a pistol. 1t seemed to catch.
I put my hands to my face. Then the
voice began again behind me and 1t
said:
"'You cowardly scoundrel, hiding
behind q woman's skirts, are you?
Get out you bastard"
when I saw the revolver jump
ed to one side and turned"
What position did the revolver oc-
cupy in the senator's hand?"
"It was upside down. That is he
held it by the barrel
The prosecutor sent for the revoiv-
er and the beautiful witness gave q
dramatic illustration Of the senator's
position.
II put up both hands," she said,
"and jumped back like this. heard
the shot and turned; thought rec
ognized DIR. White as the man with
the revolver and screamed like this:
My God, My God, doctor, don't shoot.
Oh, don't, don't, please don't then
recognized that 1t was Colonel Cooper.
Then I shrank against the fence
and saw young Cooper and at the
same time heard two other shots fired
so rapidly that I thought they were
simultaneous.
Young Cooper was standing near
me, his arm extended as though In
the act Of firing pistol. was fear
fully wrought up. Senator Carmack
was lying in the gutter In pool OF
blood and I turned and denounced
Colonel Cooper"
What did you say?"
IT said he was a brutal murderer;
that he had taken advantage Of my
presence to kill a man without giving
him the chance Of dog; that I'd
rather be the dead man in the gutter
than to be him."
What did the boy do then?"
HE walked over, looked down at
Carmack's body for a minute. then
walked to his father, and put his arm
around the latter They walked away.
UP to the time went to the Polk
flats did not know that the SON was
implicated in the shooting"
The witness, in answer to questions,
said when Senator Carmack fell he
still had the pistol by the barrel, vp-
side down, clumsily in his hand. She
also said that after the shooting young
Cooper put something into his pocket
under his overcoat.
During the dramatic recital Mrs.
Carmack lowered her veil and put her
head on her sisters breast. Two OF
her friends famed her while another
held her hands.
After the noon recess General WASH
ington began to cross-examine Mrs.
Eastman. The witness was perfectly
at ease. The questions were aimed to
show that Colonel Cooper could see
Senator Carmack draw his revolver
and that as he did SO Carmack step
ped to one side so that she was direct
ly between him and Colonel Cooper.
II think Mr.. Carmack started to-
wards Colonel Cooper and between
the colonel and Robin Cooper. know
now that Mr.. Carmack was shot from
behind by Robin Cooper and lurched
out into the street." said the witness.
"You did not see Colonel Cooper
fire or have a weapon in his hand ."
"You did not see Robin Cooper fire
shot or have weapon In his handF
And You did not see Senator Car
mack fire shot?"
mo, SIR"
"Is your sight good?"
splendid, thank you, general" re-
torted the witness, smiling. :.
"You saw the pistol and heard the
voice and you thought there would De
a f1ght?"
Eyes, SIR"
who did you think would fght?"
Il presumed that the man oenina Inc
me who called the senator a coward,
and told him to get out from behind
my skirts would fight and I presumed
Senator Carmack would defend him.
self II he got chance"
General Washington pressed the
witness to tell how long 1t would take
to turn a pistol into position from bar
rel to handle. She declined to say,
and pressed, arose dramatically and
exclaimed:
"As far as know, Mr.. Carmack
never reversed that revolver, but feil
dead with it held by the barrel In his
hand"
At D. M, General Washington con-
cluded and had not made the witness
contradict herself on even the slight
est detail. The state then questioned
her a little further 70 prove that the
crime was committed in Davidson
county, Tennessee, and to excuse her.
When she left the stand Mrs. East
man went directly to Mrs. Carmacks
seat, put her arms around the widow
and kissed her affectionately. Both
women burst into tears and cried Tor
a moment in one another's arms.
John Tindall, aged IL, newsboy,
said he saw Colonel Cooper and Rob-
In a block away from the scene OF the
shooting about half an hour before
the tragedy. He heard Colonel Coop
er say either I'VE will get. him. or
I'VE will catch It."
DR.. James Wittenberg. an oculist
in the Arcade, saw the Coopers pass
through that passage about twenty
minutes before the shooting. with
them was John D. Sharpe, the third
defendant. The trio turned UP Fifth
avenue and then on Union street In
the direction Of the scene OF the trag-
edy.
Carey Folk, a brother Of Governor
Folk of Missouri, next carried the de-
PENDANTS up Union street to within
few feet of Seventh avenue, where he