Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-09
Prosecutor in Carmack Murder Teal
Exhausts Himself in Prolonged
OratOricaI Effort.
ADDRESS LASTED FOR FIVE HOURS
Is Considered a Masterpiece, Both in
Power Of Appeal and Poisnaney Of
lrvective-Excoriate Cooper Brand
of chivaIry-Ridicuies Suggestions
Of Sympathy, for siayers.
Try Associated PlcSS.)

NASHVILLE. TENN. March S.
After Captain Fitzhueh had completed
the opening argument for the State
this afternoon in the case againSt
Colonel Duncan and Robin J. Cooper.
and John y. Sharp. charged with the
murder of former United States Sen
ator E. W. Carmack. Judge William
Hart ordered the jury withdrawn and
thanked the spectators for their good
order
Captain Fitzhugh made strong
and striking argument.
1t lasted over five hours. and when
he concluded he was exhausted.
The court room was packed to SUI
location. the ventilation was poor. and
even the spectators felt the effects OF
the yitiated atmosphere. Fitzhugh is
a dramatic orator. and his exertions
left him nearly physical wreck.
Argument a Masterpiece.
The Young Memphis attorneys
speech is considered a masterpiece
of logical argument and bitter invec-
tive. and it had a noticeable enect
upon the jurors. who leaned forward
and listened breathlessly to every
word spoken.
Fitzhueh was a close friend Of Sen
ator Carmack and he is on the case
at the special request OF Mrs. Car
mack.
His peroration was especially dra-
matte -
There will be many arguments
made to YOU" he said Ito touch your
heart. You will be asked to be gen.
erous and sympathetic. They Will
talk to you of this boy Why? Gen
.tlemen, he is q years old. and some
of the greatest achievements of men
have been accomplished before man
is 80.
Laet Flower Of chivairy.
And they will point to Colone!
Cooper as a gentleman OF the oio
school. as the last flower Of the old
Southern chivalry.' Do you believe
it? was he a gentleman when he
used that awful language in the pres
ence of Miss Lee? And when they
talk to YOU of sympathy. just look
over there. You see in sable gar
ments the widow Of F. w. Carmack.
You see on her arm the ten-year old
boy who was the pride Of f. W. Car
mack's life. Did Duncan Cooper or
Robin Cooper think Of this widow or
this boy when they shot down the nus
hand or the father Would 1t not have
been better if Robin Cooper. insteau
Of shooting the senator. had said 20
his father. Father. do not Kali the
father of this little boy: do not STAY
tho husband Of this fond wife. but
he did not. The question to be de-
cidcd is whether or not the law is to
be enforced That question Is to be
decided r. YOU. II murder is TO De
commit ed in the streets Of our cites
without fear Of punishment. can you
tell who will he the next victim? Tn"
very liberty of the press Is at stake:
the security of the common people: "
all rests with Won and into YOUR hands
place IL unrescrvedly. Gentlemen.
thank YOU.
Fitzhuqh Analyses Case.
After the necessary preliminaries in
presenting the States case. Captain
Fitzbuyh said: Il have shown you
tina, il is murder when a man taxes
life mon a Sudden impulse. How
= mans hear; is so full Of malice
that he spends all day Sunday and
most Of Monday devising ways 10 tax"
the life Of the man he dcspises so
rtfrrly?"
CAPTAIN Fi;zhuSh then took NJ III"
threats o: Colonel Cooper against Sen
a,or Carmack. j,
With dramatic force he repeated
Coopcr's words to Craig.
If nv name appears in the Ten
ucssccan again. Carmack or mus'
die
His Description Of Colonel Cooper.
'Fhirk Of IL. gentlemen this man.
who IL a scIf-coMfcssed lobbyist Tor
, railroad. this man who Is charged
bv reputable men with having embez'
zjcd money intrusted TO his care: in's
man whose name has bccn banded
abou, the state: this man whose DARK
and devious ways have now been un.
covered, dared to sesd 10 an honest
and upright journalist tho thrcas tnat
n his name appears In the Tennes'
sccsn again. ono Of them must die
Think Of "?
And when the tragedy was over.
the defendants hogan To look for
cause. And what did they ind? That
senator Carmack had referred TO