The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-09
ORATORY NOW
| CARMACK CASE
Nashville Court damned When
Capt. Fitzhugh Starts Opening
ARGUMENT FOR THE STATE
Make RoOn for Speakers--chairs and
Tables Moved to Allow Room for
Aetion-women There in
Force.
ARGUMENT FOR THE STATE

Nashville, Tenn, March e.--Whatever
may have caused interest 10 lag during
the last few days in the Cooper-sharp
trial for the staying OF former United
States Senator Carmack, that cause was
evidently removed yesterday. A great
throng gathered early, and there was
quite the old time rush for seats when
the doors were opened at o'clock. Full
ly half the audience was composed Of
women, and many of them, as well as
many Of the men, brought their lunches
The women, however, did not arrive
carly. The courts orders are such that
they do not have to. Any time they
come seat is provided either by vol
unteer or by deputy sheriff eiecting
some mere man.
As soon as court opened, Judge Hart
warned the audience against any demon
stration.
Il have been told" he said, that some
people have been brought here TO ex-
press approval or disapproyal. can
scarcely believe it. But / want TO say
that anyone who applauds or Kisses or
comments upon the argument will wish
he or she had never done it. / realize
the immense interest felt in the result
and want TO crafty it, but ID conduct
OF the audience must be seemly and de-
corous. You may proceed, gentlemen"
Before the arguments opened the at
torneys suggested some changes in the
tables and chairs which would give more
room for freer movement OF the speak
ers. These were carried out. Mean
while the throng had grown until the
room was packed to suffocation.
Mrs. Carmaek was in her usual seat,
huge leather arm chair, with her son
Ned on its arm. With the defendants
were Mrs Burch, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Brad
ford, and Mrs. Sharp, besides a score
or more women friends Of the ladies
mentioned.
Capt. Fitzhugh began the opening ar.
gument for the state.
Il appear before you for the first
time" he said; yet, after our long as
ISOLATION and after watching your faces,
feel | am no stranger TO you.
aOn the afternoon of Nov. ., there
was enacted upon the streets of this city
a tragedy which robbed woman of the
tenderest and most devoted of husbands;
a boy Of loving father, and the COM
monweaIth Of brilliant statesman, the
achievements OF whom had added hIstre
and glory to the state. To you has been
charged the duty Of fixing the response
bilitya
Col Cooper met Craig at the Tulane
Hotel on personal business, but he press
"a the business on the side and revealed .
what was in his black heart He owed
his friend Craig money-he owed all his
friends money, and he never bothered /
about money owed. This did not bother !
aim. But be broke out and said;
eff my name appears in the Ten
1esseean again CarmacIS or must die
eAnd when the tragedy was over, the
defendants began to look for cause, !
or an excuse. Their attorneys searched .
he stenographic reports. They exam J
ned the joint debates between Garmack I
md Patterson. And what did they find Z
That Carmack had referred to that little !
,ald headed angel, Dune Cooper, had !
lsked did the angel come from above 2
il belowr and was there the smell OF
nlphur on his wings r"