Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
TELLS OF SHOOTING
Aged Defendant Says Carmack Began
Firing at Sight.
OWN GUN WAS NOT DISCHARGED
Large Crowd at Nashville Listens "a
Dramatic Recital of Duel Be-
tween Carmsck and Young
Robin Cooper.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 2L-The usual
big crowd gathered at the court house
early this morning. There was the usual
rush to get seats, for today has to begin
the cross-examination of Colonel Duncan
h. Cooper in the Cooper-shaFp trial for
the Staying of former Senator Carmack.
There we're not so many women in the
throng, however, but they arrived later.
and mar IN unfortunate man who had
spent several hours waiting for a seat.
found himself elected from It by a hard
hearted deputy before he had been in 1t
an hour, to make room for a woman. AS
Colonel Cooper. in walking over to the
witness chair. passed his OUNCES daugh-
ter, Mrs. Beverly Wilson, she squeezed his
arm affectionately.
General Washington took up the line of
questioning where he left off last night.
Colonel Cooper said as they approached
Seventh avenue, Robin and Sharp were in
front of him.
robin turned and urged me to hurry
I told him to wait a minute. He and
Sharp stopped and / caught up. Then he
grabbed me and said: Let's hurry, papa
The nervous grasp Of his arm aroused my
suspicion and intuitively 1 turned and saw
Senator Carmack. Instantly / decided 10
go over and have a plain talk with Car
mack to see IL this affair which was wor-
rying my friends, my children and my.
self, could not be stopped
when you started out did you propose
to meet hlm?''
mo. sir. The impulse came over me al
once when / saw him to go over and tall
to him."
Now, tell what happened. in your own
way"
Tells story OF Shooting.
Well, 1 saw Senator Carmack comins
up. First, ! thought 1 would wait for him
Then thought that might carry some
significance, so I walked toward him.
saw him speak to Mrs. Eastman. 1 said
Mr.. Carmack.' He threw up his head al
though he had not seen me and at once
drew his revolver and stepped in front OF
Mrs. Eastman, pulling her between us anc
stepping toward the curb. He was five
or six feet from the curb when called
his name"
What next?'
He had his pistol in his hand and passeC
in front Of Mrs. Eastman. Mrs. Eastman
became wildly excited and grabbed the ole
nan with her. l had made no hostile move
ment."
What did you say?"
II said, 1 think, the it was cowardly I,
get behind a woman with a pistol in hi
hand"
did you have a revolver out?"
Not at that time"
Did you rave any purpose of shootin,
or killing him?"
mo, sir"
did you say, I have the drop on your
II did not"
What happened next?"
Carmack shoots mt Robin.
well, Senator Carmack got around In,
post, and at the same time Robin got II
between the poles and Robin got aroun,
them. Then, for the first time, 1 say
Robins revolver and saw him shoot"
Did you have your pistol out?
MOI until after Robin was shot. The-
drew my gun, but / saw Carmack wa
down and that Robin was shot. so 1 pu
my revolver back in my pocket"
How many shots were fired?"
Five in ALL"
What next?"
"hobln attracted my attention. He wa
leaning against the post and 1 could Sc,
he was wounded. / took him to DR.. Fort
infirmary. Sergeant Reid came in then an,
said: You are my prisoner 1 said, 'yor
are entitled to my revolver. them an
gave it to him"
WAS that gun still unfiredf"
1T was"
VIVA about Robins pistol2"
"Some officer other than Reid got IL
Robin told me the gun was in his overcoa
pocket. l do not recall getting it out"
do you recall saying to keep people on
Of the room, that you did not want to xii
another mann" =
81 do not remember"
did Mrs. Eastman make any accuse
tons against you after the shooting7'
II know she said something. but my In
terest was conferred in Robin and / got onl,