Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-05
Men Sitting N Carmack Murder
Case Enter Protest.
MAKE COMPLAINT OF THE DELAYS
Judge Promises to Expedite Matters
State Recalls and Cross Examines
Two Defense Witnesses-Ti!ts Be.
tween Lawyers Main Feature.

tBy Associated Prcss)
NASHVILLE, TENN. March T.
When court adjourned tonish: in III,
Cocper-Sharp trial. for the murder
CT former Senator f. W. Carmack,
afr day marked by little .rngress
and much wrangling between alter
neys. the jury sent wcrd to Judg"
Hart through a hailiff: That they
haL complaint 10 make
The court called mp on" of their
number-William Hows:'
The latter said Most CT the Jurors
ave farmers. TIC time for spriIE
planting is here. We want to go
home. The entire crop for the year
depe nds upon the planting. We feel
that there are too many delays. and
too much argument. We ask the
court TO hurry things along. We
would be glad to have night sessions
and work longer during the day, but
we want to get through and gpt
through soon."
Judge Hart told Hows he realized
how the jurors felt, and that h.
would use every effort TO make thu
case move more rapidly.
New Pole Erected.
The State this afternoon caused a
post to be erected at the spot upon
which stood the second telephone pole
at the scene 0. t.e tragedy.
This role was cut down soon after
the murder.
The new pole is rough short piece
of timber and was erected in order to
get a photograph which the State will
try to get before the jury.
DR.. McPheeters Glasgow was re-
called to the witness stand when
today's testimony began.
witnesses Are Recalled.
He was asked many technical ques-
tions by the State, which attempted to
break down his previous testimony
and apparently wished TO show that
Carmack might have lived long
enough to shoot twice after R5bin
had shot him.
s. J. Benning. who claimed he saw
Carmack twirl the cylinder OF his
revolver just before the shooting. was
recalled for cross examination.
Several tits between the attorneys
resulted from this examination. but
little which was new developed.
Charles Hayden. a defense witness.
was recalled and testified that no one
called Colonel Cooper to the tei~-
phone just before the shooting. This
confrOverts important testimony by
General TuIley Brown. that he
Gre wnI teIephcned Cooper TO talk
TO Governor Patterson.
Objected to Laughter.
During til. between attorneys,
Judge Anderson said:
II wish the court would stop thi,
gang from laughing every time tn
attorney general Eays anything Soun
people here-cight or ten Of them.
have a perverted .ensc Ct humcr."
Judge Har; warmed the audience
not 10 make any further Ssmopstra-
ton.
Maj-r vertrccs. on croFs s1amina-
tim. was asked questions which III"
court TuIed ont on The ground that
they tended 10 show Csrmack's sta's
Of mind bcfcre the shooting.
u was agreed 10 sr%mir briefs AMI
await decision tomorrow on this
point.
Bradford Enters Denial.
Judge bradford was recalled and
asked: "Didn'i Won show Colonel
Coopers nc;e 20 Carmack to John J.
vcrfrces On tho day Of the murder
and ask him to deliver II 70 the seua-
tor
And did not Mr. Vcr'reeS say h"
would not. because the editorials -
question did rot warrant such stous
ianeuakr7"
The de-cnse objected and the court
sustained n.
Miss Skcfiisgfon. the pretty Young
Stale librarian. who asked John n.
Sharp what the shooting was. and
heard him say: 1T IN Duncan Cocpcr
killing Csrmack' was then recalled
By the State.
Sfh> .os aSkcd n -S.an Sham IN