Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-16
.THE MURDER OF CARMACK.
Progress Of the Trial Of the CoOpefs
and Sharpe.

PrOqfeSS Of the Trial Of the COOpefs
and Sharpe.
Nashville, Tenn, March 12.-The six
teen inch gun Of the defense's battery
was trained upon the state today with
telling effect when Judge James NC
Forren Anderson began his argument
in the Cooper Sharpe murder trial.
Judge Anderson is not a dramatic
orator and adopts no theatrical de-
vices. He does not speak In meta
morphos nor indulge in sentimental
appeals. Only once did he refer to Col
onel Cooper as "the old soldier" and
not once did he appeal to the synnpa-
thies of the jury.
He boldly disclaimed any idea OF
pleading that any editorial or speech
could justify the Staying Of Carmack'
and declared his clients cases rested
solidly upon the first law implanted In
all living beings, the law Of self-pres-
ervation.
Then he boldly plunged into the dis
section Of the evidence and the appli-
cation of the law and startled his hear
ers by solemnly asserting that Robin
would have been justified in killing
Carmack before he did.
He claimed that Colonel Cooper al
ter having been assailed In print and
upon the platform, had a right to seek
out his defamer at any place he might
find him and demand that the assaults
be stopped. He claimed further tina,
Robin had a right to go with his faith
er and both of them had a right to &C
armed, for their own protection, If they
believed their protestations and de-
mands would lead to an assault upon
them.
THE law gave them this right" he
declared, whether Colonel Cooper
threatened Carmack's life or not. Anc
even If Robin Cooper had gone over
there and struck Carmack in the face
with his open hand he would have had
the legal and moral right to have kill
ed him, II the senator attempted tc
draw a revolver"
Anderson declared this was the law
that he quoted 1t merely to show how
strongly the courts protect the right
of self defense and to make manifest
Robin Cooper's reluctance to shoot un'
til he himself had been shot.
The speaker grew weak about 4.Sl
and asked a continuance until tomor-
row. The case will close tomorrow
and McCarn will make the closing
speech for the state. The judge VII
then charge the jury.
Only a few people were In eour'
when the Cooper trial was resumed.
II shall not delay you very long
General Washington promised as M
stepped out before the jury.
81 want to direct your attention tt
James c. Bradford. He enters the
case the morning Of the tragedy at tht
Maxwell house, when the governor tele'
phones him and at once his good Of
fees are apparent in the effort to aver
the tragedy. Yet these hungry. starv'
ing lawyers for the prosecution, hungry
and starving for facts, would have yot
believe that this splendid lawyer, this
Christian gentleman, this scion Of ar
aristocratic old family, suddenly be-
came a raging he-devil, thirsting FOL
blood and plotting murder"
General Washington read a part Of
the testimony Of John ]. Vertrces, con-
cerning the conversation with Bradford
about the note Cooper had written
TO Carmack. He argued that every
line of Vertrees' testimony proved tina,
Bradford's one object was to prevent
any kind of trouble. Then he passed
on to Adjutant General Brown.
IF you were to look back years ago
YOU would hear the roar OF artillery
see serried lines. The ammunition Is ex'
hausted, the fate Of the day is at stake;
beardless boy, mounted on foam
decked horse rides gladly down the
the line, hayersack loaded with ammu.
milton, and saved the day for the mer
in gray. tell you General Brown II
as much a hero as was Hobson. Ye
| they say he lied.
And Miss Lee, she was In the or
fee entertaining company. You ge
two female stenographers on the same
floor together, exchanging idle gossip
as they do, and / am not surprised tina
she didn't hear the telephone ring
She and Mrs. Blake were talking
about the kind of new hat that, tina
new hat that -" I'VE object Il
that and wish to call Mr.. washington
back into record" said Gen. McCarn
Judge Hart admonished Gen. Wash
ington to keep within the record ane
the latter continued his attack upor
Miss Lee. In a falsetto voice he IN
dulged in mimicry Of two women. The
crowd that lined up behind the defend
ants previously referred to by Attorne!
General McCarn as defendants root
ers," laughed repeatedly at the antics
Of the attorney.
Judge Hart raped for order, but
the deputies made no effort to suppress
the demonstration. These "rooters'
climbed on the step to the bench, faceo
jury and apparently endeavored to con-
vey their approval over judges shoul'
ders to the twelve men who are trying
the case. Judge Hart has repeatedly
scared them off. When the laughter
began again this morning he cleared
the steps again and ordered the depu-
ties to keep them cleared.
General Washington once more
reached the actual shooting and called
a messenger boy to help him to re-en-
act the tragedy. This was the thirc
time the speaker has described the
tragedy.
You are Carmack," he exclaimed.
Washington seized the automatic
revolver and crouched down. The
boy, frightened began to back away
as Washington advanced. The crowo
.sa tho jndoa did tnO