Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-24

battalion. He said the relations be-
tween himself and Carmack were not
cordial during the Carmack-Taylor
senatorial contest
He said: The first offensive note
appeared in the Memphis News-Sclm-
itar in 1905"
Cooper supported Taylor then. Wit
ness said that when he supported
Patterson for governor, Carmack
ceased speaking to HIN.
An editorial in the Memphis News
Scimitar Of March -. 1903. was in
PRODUCED in evidencc in part. as bear
ing on Cooper's mental condition.
Cooper had been informed Carmack
wrote it. The editorial referred to
Colonel Cooper AMI colonel Gates as
consistent boilers, who got together
in support of the only governor the
Louisville 4 Nashville Railway in its
history of crime and debauchery ever
owned
State objects to Tone.
The state objected to the tone IN
which Attorney Washington read the
paragraphs. and the court offered to
let the prosecutor read it If he want
ed 10. Int he declined.
Colonel Cooper sail that in the de-
bates between Carmack and Patterson
his name was used very often.
1T began" he said. in spirit OF
ridicmlc. and later charged me with
corruption. His first reference was
to a little bald h. AIDED angel named
Dune Cooper. Later. referring to the
angel he asked If the angel was
white or black ami if its feathers were
tainted with a sulphurouS smell?"
who was the angel he was talking
about"
The Angel Identified.
"A man named Dune Cooper sup
posed to be myself
Cooper said he was private Cit
zen at that time. held no office. and
had done or said nothing to provoke
the attacks. Carmack was defeated
and became editor of the Nashville
Tennessean.
Witness said the attacks continued
in that paper uninterruptedy.
A copy of the Tenncssean OF Octo-
Der 81. 1908. containing the first
editorial attack on Cooper. was pro-
duced
Scored the Honorables.
This editorial was headed AN Aw-
full Threat" and closed by directing
the attention of Honorable Dune
Cooper and other hOnorables." naming
them. to the threat to knife Bryan"
One of the honorables named was
Solomon Cohen. who Cooper testified.
was a black bottom dive keeper often
Of crime
Several of the other nonorat4es
were given bad names by
the witness. The intent was to show
that Carmack grossly insulted Cooper.
Witness did not know whether Car
mack wrote the editorial. but said he
was the responsible editor.
A copy Of the Tennessean OF Sun
day. November s, 1908. was intro
duced. 1t contained the editorial en-
titled Across the Muddy Chasm,"
which SO enraged Colonel Cooper that
he told Craig that either Carmack
or he-Colonel Cooper-must die ii
his name appeared again.
Charged with Corruption.
Cooper said Senator Carmack also
charged him with being the head
and front of a corrupt machine"
He stated said the witness. that
the governor was an island and tnat
I was the water completely surround
ing him
The Tennessean of November J.
1903. was produced with an editorial
which Cooper said had referred to
him
Counsel for the state objected to
its introduction. but the court admit
ted it. The paragraph was entitled
The work OF the machine No names
We're mentioned.
Next Judge Anderson read the edi-
torial Of November s, entitled Across
the Muddy Chasm."
In 1t Colonel Cooper is referred to
as peacemaker who reconciled Gov
ernor Patterson and his old enemy,
Governor Cox.
Judge Anderson next read The dip.
lomat OF the Zweibund.' previously in
trodnced by the state.
The Fatal Article.
Cooper testified that he read these
before the killing Of Car
mack and said:
Il read the Sunday editorial
Across the Muddy Chasm,' before 7
sent work to Carmack by Mr.. Craig.
I read the Monday editorial al the
club before | had the conference with
my son at his office
Describing Mr.. Craig's visit to Car
mack when Craig was the bnarer Of
the message from Cooper. the witness
said:
Craig returned and told me that
nothing could he done: that Carmack
vas in an ugly mood. But as he left
he said to me-: Your name will not
appear agaiH
DID You demand an apology?
Il did not told Craig I wanted
no apo,3gy-alj I wanted was that