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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
state Has Field Day.

Friday was the states day in the
Cooper trial Not only did II tear TO
pieces what was left OF the testimony
OF S. J. Binning. the defense's myL-
terious red-bearded man who claimed
to have seen the shooting, but II chai-
lenged the right of the Coopers to be
on Seventh avenue on the day OF the
killing II did by impeaching the tes-
timony of the governor and others
who claimed the Coopers were invited
to the mansion and that while oa
their way there they met Carmack
and a street duel followed.
The bombardment OF the case OF
the defense began early when two
witnesses swore that Binning tn.
night OF the tragedy said to them.
III had been there FIVE or ten min
utes earlier | would have seen the
killing"
Later in the day the state intro
duced witnesses attacking the reason
defense gave for being on the street
that Senator Carmack much trayersed
to get to his apartments.
Col. Cooper Did Not Return.
Two witnesses swore that after
Colonel Cooper left Bradford's Office
he neither returned voluntarily nor
was recalled to the phone by anyone.
And one. Miss Daisy Lee. declared
that instead OF the governor calling
the colonel. the colonel. at Judgt
Bradford's suggestion, called up the
governor at the capitol. The latter
Testimony. however was not permit
ted 20 reach the jury.
In rebuttai, too. the state attacked
Judge Bradford. Miss Lee swore
that he told her he could have shot
Carmack himself with as little re-
morse as he would have shot a rattle
snake. She also swore that Paul
Davis. another defense witness. de-
clared to her he would perjure him
self to get on the jury.
BY two other witnesses the star,
lcontradicted Binning as TO his pres
ence at the scene of the tragedy
These witnesses swore that they saw
Carmack walking up Seventh avenue
and did not see Binning. Further.
they testified that they had a clear
view OF the street and did not see
him on Il all that day.
Ex-Treasurer Craig, recalled. de-
MED he ever told ID. d. Cooper that
his name would not appear in the
lTennessean again, or he ever toll
him that Carmack was In an ugly
humor, directly contradicting import
ant testimony offered by the defense
lin connection with the killing.
This reason was that Governor Pat
Iterson had sent for the colonel and
Robin accompanied his father, and
that they were on their way to the
executive mansion, which Is on Sew
enth avenue, when they met Car
mack.
Soon after court adjourned the
states attorneys went into a confer
fence at y. m. When they emerged
Attorney General McCarn held a war
rant for the arrest OF S. J. Binning
on a charge of perjury. The specific
allegation is that when he testified
that he saw Carmack twirling the
Icylinder Of his revolver, he swore
lie. The warrant was served at once.
In commenting on Fridays testi-
mony the Memphis News-Scimitn
says:
But 1t was only a good day for
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Calhoun Bribery Case

san Francisco. March with a
tentative jury completed after several
weeks effort. the trial OF Patrick Cal
houn. charged with bribery. will be
re-opened Monday. II Is expected
that a number OF pre-emptory chal-
lenges will deplete IN jury box again.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Water1yays Commission.

liminary meeting OF the national
waterways commission Senator Buzz
ton. of Ohio. was elected president
and a subcommittee appointed to
plan methods OF procedure.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
MILLER WOULD
PROSECUTE THE
LIBEL CASES

indianapolis, March 6.-Senator
Beveridge has come forward with the
name of Charles w. Miller as sue
eessor TO District Attorney Healing.
who rendered his resignation to the
United States district attorney be-
cause he did not want to go ahead
with the prosecution of the Indian
apolis News owners for printing. the
alleged Panama libel. 1t is said that
Miller will eheerfully go ahead with
the prosecution
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English Make Oner.

London, March G.-The English
government will open negotiations
with Wright Brothers for English
rights to aeroplanes when the
Wrights come 90 London this month
for an aero exhibition. Germany Is
said also to be considering a similar
offer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
State Closes Rebuttal Testi-
mony and Fate of Defend
ants Will be in Hands of
Jury Wednesday.

Nashville. March with the tx,
animation of the two witnesses put
on the stand today the state finished
Its testimony In the Cooper trial. On
adjournment IT was announced that
argument will begin Monday and the
case will probably be in the hands Of
the jury Wednesday night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Mcyeagh Leaves Chicago.

Chicago. March 6.-Franklin Nc
Veagh leaves for Washington this
afternoon to become secretary Of the
treasury.
Secretary OF War Dickinson leaves
early next week. He has not yet
cleared up his railroad affairs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
SHIFTS Filed

Hugh Barnett and George Bondu-
rant filed suit in circuit court against
Herbert Johnson. VIII Reynolds and
Ed Reynolds for s101 with interest
alleged due on a promissory note.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Break In Dam.

Blrkenhead. England. March G.
A break In a dam in the new dock.
under construction here. killed is
workmen today ara seriously injured
three. The men we're working a.
fee. below the water level and were
engulfed. Heavy machinery was
hurled Into the excavation onto the
workmen.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06

Washington, March 6.-Presijent
Taft today issued his first proclama-
ton. calling the sixty-first congress
in special session March Is to con-
slider the revision OF the tariff.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06

Episcopal Sunday schaal basketball
team No. ? has issued a challenge TO
any team In the city under the aver
age OF 90 pounds. Petit Powell Is
captain OF the team.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
EalMnnI In Pnris

Paris. March 6.-King Edward 20
day lunched with Fallieres at Elysee.
lie arrived yesterday from London
on the way to Biarritz for a month's
stay TO recover from bronchial trou-
bles.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Forrest service I.nborntory.

Washington, March cit was an
nounced today that the forest service
Laboratory for investigating and check
ing wood wastes will be located at
the University of Wisconsin, Madi-
SON
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Anpolntments Confirmc,l.

Washington. March 6.-The senate
this afternoon confirmed the appoint
|ments of Loeb and Winthrop.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06
Logan APPOINTED.

Washington. March 6.-J. NJ. Lo-
gan. bank examiner for Texas, was
today appointed examiner at large.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06

Mr.. Vernon Thomas. left today for
New York on business trip.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-06

showers this afternoon and tonight
with colder west portion, sunday
partly cloudy and cooler. Highest
temperature yesterday. 90; lowest to-
day, 40. Rainfall 90 inches.
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HEAVY TOBACCO
SALES WILL HELP
SPRING TRADE
Merchants Busy Preparing
Stores For Heavy Spring
Business.
Work Begins on Barge Fleet
When River Falls.

OUTLOOK MOST ENCOURAGING
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Mrs. d. U. Chamberlain, of Seattle,
WASH, arrived Friday to make
a visit with her sister, Mrs. w. e.
Turner.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
Where the Rebel Johnston Fen.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of March Is a correspondent gives
what he calls "a correct account" of
the death Of Albert Sidney Johnston at
Shiloh, as reported by ex-Gov. Harris,
of Tennessee, serving as volunteer Aid
on Gen. Johnston's staff. He is quoted
as saying. in effect. that Gen. Johnston
was shot in front of Hurlbuts Division,
which division was attacked by the
Confederate forces, and that the Fed
erals fell back on their reserves.
Here are three errors: 1t was in front
of w. III. l.. WalIace's Division that
Johnston was shot; the Federals did
not fall back a foot as the result of
that assault by the Confederates nor of
the four assaults which Immediately
followed. so desperately made and so
desperately withstood that that portion
of the battlefield is now known as the
Hornets Nest; and, finally. there were
no reserves for that division or any
other to fall back upon. 1t was line
only two men deep that stood at bay
until 4 p. m.. with ground shaking un-
der their feet from the conclusion of
cannon, their ears deafened with the
rattle OF musketry and the roar OF ar
tillery. while Gen. Grant rode up and
down for hours behind that buiwark of
human bodies, and of no more assist
ance to those farmer boys and school
diana and nj ssouri and Ohio than he
would have been 10000 miles away.
And no reflection upon Gen. Grant Is
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
MUSTERED OUT.

RASEY.-J. A. Rasey passed from this life
to the great campfres above AZ DekaIb Juno.
ton, N. y June Is. 1909. He was In his
e2d year. He enlisted Sept. 3, 1864, in the
1st N. Y. L. A. Battery d. and served until
the war closed. A host Of friends mourn mis-
loss.
OHMERT.-Simon X ohmert, Of. Co. d.
Istth Ohio. was found dead near the town OF
Los Palomas, Sierra County. N. Mex, June
lo. 1903 He had an application OF long
standing before the Pension Once but ijd
not sncceed in establishing his claim. ri,
was in poor health. and died alone and help
lesz.
DICKEY.-At Randolph, Mass. June 1s
1909. Robert Dickey passed to the other
world. after living in this for Sc years, 10
Maine and spent most Of his life In that
State as farmer. He was private sol
dier in Maine regiment. Six children sur.
viFe, and widow of 81 years.
BUSHNELL.-Huher Bushnell died at
Berlin, Conn. May 20 He was born in Con.
necticut, May /, 1S43. He enlisted in Au.
gust 1862. in Co. X, 10th Conn, and shared
IN It's yictssifudes - the bloody fight at An
tietam, the capture at Plymouth the ten
months of starvation In the prison pens of
Florence and Andersonyiiie. and the exchange
and coming back to Gods Country he
was o part of IL all. Mr.. Bushnell is sur.
viyed by his wife, one son, Arthur H. Bush
neil a stepdaughter. Mrs. Wm. III. Stone, of
OF Hartford: a brother, Charles F. Bushnell,
editor of the "Berlin Record" and two grand
children. Gertrude and Lucius Bushnell of
Berlin, Conn He was member of Stanley
Post. H. G.. A. r.. Peauot Council %, o. u.
A NJ; Worthington Council. So, d. Of L.,
The National tribune., 1909-07-22

will go over to Alexandria, Va, and
ship on the big side-wheel steamer,
Herman Livingston, go down the Poto-
mac. out thru the Chesapeake Bay and
around to the mouth of Cape Fear
River. Then transfer to smaller ves-
sells. and go up the river Is miles, and
land at Fort Anderson for a week Then
get aboard the Gen. Meigs. go down the
river and around on the North Carolina
coast to Morehead City, where We will
take cars and go out into North Caro-
lima as far as the road is in repair. then
march ont to Wise's Forks, where we
run UP against Gen. Hoke and skirmish
with him for three days, then march
and countermarch until we at last reach
Raleigh, II. c., where we make juno
ton with Sherman as he comes north
from the sea.
/ do not write this for publication. l
just invite you to take this little excur-
sion with us / am sure it would be
very interesting reading to the Army of
the Ohio.-George Mccain, 123d Ind,
Dexter, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
THE NATIONAL c. THURSDAY JULY

in which the writer ca,iS the attention
of the President to-tne useless and un-
necessary shooting OF PRISONERS by the
guards, especially at the place where
the creek entered f.le Blockade. He
asks Davis to send a rusty man in
whom he could rely TO AHdersonville in
citizens clothes to, verify the accusa-
ton. and requesting the President to
keen secret the fact that tha writer
had written the letter. pr, silent DAVIS
received the letter, and respectfully re-
ferred IL TO zen. Winder for his con-
sideration This letter sSh be found in
Vol Z, Series 2, of the {iebellion Rec
ords. if there is any question.
There is anotaerS@ thing that I would
like to suggest in this, MY already too
long, letter. The 10000, prisoners a.
AndersonvilIe Furnished nearly one
tenth of all the men: who died either
from wounds or disease during the en-
tire civil war There are $4,000 buried
at Andersonville. other large numbers
at Millen, Florence. Charleston and Sa-
yannah, and 500 are of those who were
on the Sultana, which in April, 1865,
was burned near Memphis. when they
were on their way to freedom and
home. I have no doubt but that 10000
of those who were in Andersonville died
ere they saw home.
Now, there Is no act on the statute
books of the Unfted states That In any
way recognizes the herOism or the pa
triotism of the men from whom these
20, 900 dead came. Day after day the
Confederate recruiting officer was in
the prison seeking for recruits from the
prisoners and offering them life. liberty
and all that man holds dear if they
would but forswear their country. and
the number that accepted this proffer
was very, very small. Is 1t not about
time that either Medal of Honor or a
pension or other evidence that the Gov
ernment recognizes the patriotism of
these men be granted by the Govern
ment? Ought not this wrong to be
righted before monuments are erected
to the rebel dead at Fort Delaware or
at any other burial place where the
Confederate prisoners are buried?
Now, my dear comrade, if you print
this / would ask that there also be
printed request that If either Serg't-
Maj. Curly, of the 1st Conn. Cav, or
Private Cannon, of the list VT. Cav, or
Redhiser. of a PENNSYLVANIA regiment.
and from Lancaster County. or Camp.
of Philadelphia, and a candy maker.
read this that they viii send their ad-
dress to me- as / knew them well.--C. A.
Storke, Santa Barbara, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22

Hnce for the many good and manly
qualities they possessed. But monu-
1nent to Wirz; that is the limit.
III first looked down upon Anderson
vile on the 18th day of June. 1854, just
as the shades. of twilight were covering
the misery and suffering endured by
the 90 eco prisoners then in that den of
iaEany and crime. ] saw the emaciated
forms, the look of suffering and despair
in the faces of the thousands confined
there and my despair was almost over
towering. knowing as l did that the
lot of those Isaw was to be my lot. Z
Captured On The Firing Line.
I was captured on the right at Cold
Harbor, often called Bethesda Church,
on the lst day of June. 1864 My regi--
1nent was the seth Wis. and my COM
1Sany c. -Four companies of the regi-
1nent. y, e. G and F. on that day
charged across an open field for 500
yards in the face of whitening fire
from the artillery of the Confederates.
OF the 246 men of the regiment who
entered the charge in a short hour 169
were hit and 3S were captured. We
reached the abafis. and the survivors.
concealed in measure behind this, were
firing at the cannoneers, hoping to pro-
tecf charging line which il was hoped
would follow, when the Federals upon
the right retired and made it possible
for the enemy to reach our right and
rssE 49,
aIy attention was called to the con-
aition by comrade of the company
calling ont to me, stop firing. Storke:
you will gel us all killed." and, looking
arennd. i found that the enemy were
fn woods to the right and were in our
rear \ young Confederate from North
Carolina called out to me, Surrender"
and added words more emphatic than
polite. / was getting up with my mus
ket, when he continued. Drop that"
and was still more forcible. / dropped
the musket. and looked around TO see
what to do. / saw all hope OF escape
was gone and surrendered. There were
3S men of the regiment taken prison
eTs. at that time who were unhit and
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
THE TWENTY-TT1RD CORPS.
An Indiana Comrade ,ih,5tcs the Edito,
on a Long Excursion,

Editor National TfIbune: have been
reading your AtlaGt4 campaign with
intense interest. altlfo I3fiaye Sherman's
Memoirs and have read the second VOL
ume three times. You give the move
ments in greater detafY AS we have
now got Atlanta, reaqYtti that we will
have to part COMPANY 1Syith you for
awhile. at least. astR ssbpose you will
go with Sherman I'd ehe'sea. but when
you get back to Ralsigii:, N. c.. or to
Washington and the EfrAnd Review is
over. can't you come back down to At
lanta. and go with us (the Twenty-third
Corps) back north after Hood, and
watch us fight him at Franklin? Then
fall back with US to Nashville, where
you can rest for short time, and when
Pap Thomas (slow. but sure as death)
gets good and ready, go out with us on
the 18th and 18th of December, 1864,
and see US whip Hood to a finish; then
come on. thru mud and slush, and we
will follow and capture hundreds of
Hoods army and drive him across the
Tennessee River. When we get to Gift
ton we will ship aboard boats and go
down to Paducah. Ky. thence up the
Ohio River to Cincinnati where we
will get aboard cars and go to WASH
ington. and. after getting new clothes
and some money tfor chuckiluck3, we.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
A sEcoND-SToRY CORNER OF LIBBEY PRISON.
(From ph biography

three acres were covered by the marsh
that you only remember too well. ana
thus 20, 900 men had to eat sleep and
permanently abide upon the remaining
IA acres There were more than 1,5oo
men upon each acre OF habitable land.
1 remember the first night, when /
sought a place to lie down on the earth.
/ was driven from one place to another
by those who had previously pre-empted
that spot, and finally found a place to
sleep among the Plymouth pilgrims,
whom, you may remember, were locat-
ed on the north side:s about halfway
across the stockade upon sthcs1ittle street
leading from the north gate.
In few days the stockade was en-
larged by extending 4 il towards the
north and 10 acres added. When the
new stockade was opened the detach-
ment to which / had formerly belonged
was broken up. and I then became a
member of what was..oalled 1928; that
is, the CID detachment and the third
90 We were then placed IN the north
east portion of the stockade. and our
detachment and SOS called the roll
Just opposite the third guard post on
the east side, counting from the north
east corner. Ny little .shebang," you
understand the word, was made from
the gatherings from three shirts, which
those of the squad contributed for q
covering from the Midsummer's sun
and had one side supported by the dead
line. There we lived until the goth day
of September, 1854 and in common
with the great majority of prisoners
We're removed from AndersOnville- The
squad that 1 belonged to were of those
sent to Savannah, where we remained
two weeks, and then reached MiIlen or
the 18th day of October, and wer'
among the first batch of prisoners t.
enter Millen or Camp Lawton, as it wa
known among the prisoners. OF the II
men of Co. G captured, as have stated
only four of us escaped Andersonville
The other seven are buried in that lit
tie rise of ground just overlooking tht
place where the Daughters of the Con
Eederacy have erected the monumen
l to Wirz.
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
(From a ph biography

several who were badly wounded. That
night we slept in the middle of the
road, not far from Mechanicsville, and
in tine morning were marched to Atiee's
Station and interviewed by Gen. Heth.
of the Confederacy, as to who we were,
what regiments we belonged to. We
gave as little Information as possible,
and j am afraid what we gave was not
at all reliable. The North Carolina men
who captured us and who had us in
charge were kind and considerate. /
remember one old Sergeant-spo to US
in about the following way:
c@"Poor boys, ] am sorry for you. 1
know where you are going. I would
let you go If i could, but cannot. II
] did LEI you go ii is impossible for you
to escape. and they would hang me-"
These North Carolina men were from
the western part of the State. ignorant
of the ways of the world and of school,
ing, but the bravest men ever met.
They were. however. kind OF heart and
of act. / remember asking one of them
how far 1t was to Richmond. and was
somewhat staggered at getting the re-
The National tribune., 1909-07-22
a Vivid Story of Experiences by a Santa
Barbara Lawyer.
ANDERSoNyIII.E AND OTHER
PRISONS.


Barbara Lawyer.
Some weeks ago we published lead
ing editorial of unusual merit from the
Santa Barbara (Cal) Independent. The
author was found to be Comrade C. A.
Storke. a leading lawyer of Santa Bar
bara, and whose son is the editor and
proprietor of the Independent. In re-
ply to request from the editor of The
National Tribune, Comrade Storke says:
In common with all the comrades
who were in Andersonyille in those
cruel days OF June. July. August amt
September, 1864, 1 have wondered how
women. delicately reared and cultured
as are many of the Daughters OF the
-Confederacy. could unite IL a monu-
ment to a man so utterly devoid of no.
bie traits of character as was Henri
Wirz. I can understand how they can
and do honor Gen. Lee and Gen. Stuart
and Gen. Johnston and Longstreet and
Hill and many another of the leaders
who led the Confederacy even down to
defeat. myself CO lid stand before a
monument of Gen Lee and. in fact, a
monument of many another Cenfeder-
ate, and take off my hat to the dead
with a feeling of admiration and revar-