Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-17
GRAPHIC STORY TOTO
OF CARMACk KILLING
Continued from First rag).

IN" of November ) by apr"lm,in"nt
After dismissing the per "ua' mat
ter which led me to Coi"nrl Cooper.
the latter began TO discus The "dio'
rails in the Tennesseean soon
learned that Colonel Cooper Was
greatly agitated and very amsr\. i'e
said, 1 am an old man. a prNHtr cit
zen. and il makes litih difference"
whether | go or not. but ii my mann"
appears again in the Trhn":S"an. ii
Their | or senator Carmach must die.
"A" said he had written tarmack a
note that could not be misunderstood.
Il told Mr.. Carmack what Cooper
had said. then returned 10 Colonel
Cooper and told him of my GRAND.
| said: Colonel. can accomplish
nothing"
Cooper's Vigorous Comment.
"Wha; rrpl! did III" defendants
make"
Then Ry ----. this not" goes
The note referred to was tn" ON"
written BY Colonel Cooprr {" senator
Curmack threatening tn" latter with
death if the editor reI"rr'H 10 him
again
The witness refused I" tell how
Carmack received the information
about Cooper's attitude or >aV wh"th'
ar Carmack expressed r"gr'l
The state next introduced in evil
dcnce the TonnaSsean Of November
9, containing the editorial which led
10 tn" killing. and which referred t"
Colonel Cooper as The diplomat Of
the Zweihund'
Craig said he did rot know whether
Carmack ever received tn" not" that
Colonel Cooper declared would not he
misunderstood.
The defense passed cross eyamina-
ton until later and Mrs. Eastman.
who was speaking with Senator Car
mack when killed. was called.
She told how she met Carmack
on the day he was kill",I and ident'-
fled the exact spot
Mrs. Eastman's Evidence.
We were walking very slowly and
We met about two feet from the
wall which divides the Polk Hats from
the adjoining property" she said. Sen
atOr CarmaCk came swinging along.
His ewes liehtened up with pleas
ant look OF recognition as though
about 70 stop and talk. We stopped
together by mutual agreement. He
was a little south of me. He raised
his hat and held it and Uas looking
down into my eyes in listening
attitude His hat was in his right
hand above his head and a cigar in
his left hand 7 had begun sentenc"
h., hcn IN uhan from
behind me came a voice saving: We'll
here you are. We have got the drep
on you
Did you see anyone?"
No. sir. The voice came from
behind and very near to me"
Nv nat did YOU do?'
"hidins Behind a Woman"
Nothing. | saw Mr.. Carmack with
hat still raised. look over my shoulder
with a look of surprised inquiry. As
he did SO he ran his right hand Tack
into his pocket and drew out slowly
a pistol. 1t seemed to catch. put
my hands 10 nv face. Then the voice
, began again behind me and it said:
You cOwardly scoundrel. hiding be
hind a womans skirts. are You? Get
OUT on udSldlu ~ ucH ! Sdw 'h
revolver | jumped TO one side and
turned"
What position did the revolver oc'
cupy in the senator's hand?'
1T was upside down. That is, he
held it by the barrel
The prosecute sent for the revnl
yer and the witness gave a dramatic
illust ration of the senator's position
Il put up both hands" she said
"and jumped back like this. heard
the shot and turned: ! thought ] re-
coenized DR. White as the man with
the revolver. and screamed like
this: NY God. My God. Doctor. don't
shoot. Oh. don't. don't. please don''
do it,. ] then recognized That il was
Colonel Cooper.
Then Saw Young Cooper.
Then shrank against the fence
and saw voung Cooper and at the
same time heard TWO other shots
fired so rapidly that ! thought they
were simultaneous
Young Cooper was standing neal
mo. his arm extended as though il