Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-05
THE MURDER OF CARMACK.
Progress Of the Trial Of the COOpers
and Sharpe.
TESTIMONY DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

Defense Has Made Il Appear That
carmaek Fired First, as He Could
Not Have Fired After Being Struck
BY Robin coopers Bullets.
Nashville. Tenn, March 2.-The
defense rested its case In chief today
in the trial Of Colonel D. B. and Rob-
in Cooper and John D. Sharpe for
the staying Of former United States
senator Edward w. Carmack, reserv-
ing the right however, to introduce
new witnesses on any new issue which
might develop. A moment later At
torney General McCarn. for the state,
asked an adjournment to a. M,
Thursday in order that absent wit
nesses might be brought on. which
request was granted.
The testimony today was very tech
nical. DR.. Glasgow was recalled to
describe again the wounds on Sena-
tor Carmack's body. DR.. Duncan Eve
was then called to say whether or
not the wounds described by DR.. Glas-
cow would have been instantly fatal.
He said they would.
Adjutant General Tully Brown. who
attended the conference in Judge
bradford's office an hour before the
shooting, described what took place
there, as did Judge Bradford himself.
General Brown was not cross-exam-
ined, but the state did not let Judge
Bradford escape. The prosecution
concentrated Its fire upon the part
he played in preparing the famous
statement for the press the night Of
the killing. Judge Bradford said he
was at the police station that night,
saw w. ]. Ewing, editor Of the Amer
lean, there with stenographer and
heard several men giving information.
He declared. however, that the only
part he took In the affair was to
write out in long-hand all the facts
In the case Of which he had person
al knowledge. This memoranda he
gave to Ewing for use In the press.
Late he prepared q brief which con-
tain, the theory Of the counsel for
defense as to how the shooting occur
red. He claimed he always was
friendly to Carmack and denied that
he was waiting at the telephone that
afternoon for message to come.
telling Of Senator Carmack's murder.
The first witness today, DR.. r. L.
Thompson, testified that Carmack en-
tered his drug store for soft drink
and cigar about five minutes before
the shooting occurred. The state did
not cross-examine.
w. N. Setter, an expert on fire
arms, testified that the bullets Of the
colonels automatic revolver were not
steel jacketed, but were covered with
copper and then with some hard COM
position. On cross-examination he
was asked whether the cylinder Of a
Smith & Wesson revolver can be
turned by the finger without pulling
the trigger.
Some can, some cannot" he said.
He examined Senator Carmack's re-
volver and said It could be turned
only by pulling the trigger.
This fatty contradicts the testimony
Of y. ]. Benning, who yesterday swore
that he saw Senator Carmack testing
his revolver few minutes before the
tragedy by whirling the cylinder with
his finger.
W. s. Morgan testified that he met
Mrs. Eastman Immediately after the
shooting and that she was hystericaL
He said Mrs. Eastman did not tell
him that Colonel Cooper said to Car
mack, Now we have the drop on
you."
On cross-examination Morgan said:
MRS. Eastman was crying and grab
bed the lapels Of my coat She said
that Senator Carmack jumped In
front Of her and that Colonel Cooper
then said: That Is like q dastardly
coward, hiding behind a woman"
He said Mrs. Eastman gave him the
impression that Colonel Cooper had
shot Senator Carmack without giving
him a chance. Morgan heard only
three shots.
DR.. Duncan Eve. in describing SEN
ator Carmack's wounds, said:
"If the first wound described-the
one in the left side, did not kill him
at once and fell him instantly, re
would be prostrated at once by the
shock and would soon die"
1.-The second wound, also through
the side," the doctor said. was NOR
tal." The third. wound through the
spinal cord near the base Of the skull.
he described as the most fatal wound
a man could receive"
IF a man received this wound,
what would happen?"
"All refiexes would be absent and
he would fall dead instantly"
DR.. Eve described how he removed
26 grains Of powder from Robin Coop
er's face and neck. II the wound in
Robins shoulder had gone half an
inch deeper, he said, 1t would have
been fatal.
The state reserved the right to
cross-examine.
State Adjutant General Tully Brown
was then called. He was formerly
United States district attorney. He
described how Colonel Cooper agreed
not to send the note to Carmack. He
said that after Colonel Cooper and
Robin left the office he remained and
discussed Italian literature with Mr..
Bradford.
1--WE were talking" he said, when
the phone rang. Bradford answer
ed. I saw his face grow white and
he said My God!' I asked him what
1t was and he said Senator Carmack
had shot Robin and that Robin had
killed Carmack."
]. c. Bradford, Robins law partner,
was the next witness. He and Colo
mel Cooper married sisters. He told
how Governor Patterson 'phoned for
him the morning Of the tragedy. He
said that he took the note Cooper had