The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-25

But when . .-harmlsss editorial came.' said Fitshugh. Cooper was an- gered fsarfuily." ''Go on." said tho court.
 Was 1t not true that M. L. Polk, the treasurer of Tennessee. furnished the money from the State Treasury NO. sir. Polk supplied the money. but I do not know that dollar ever came from the Treasury" l Fitshugh is Aggrsssive.
 'sYou promoted that silver mine with Polk. didn't your No, sir" and didn't the same M. L. Polk take slo.ooo ef the States money to enable you and>others to purchase The Nashville Americanr' 1 NO, sir, never heard of it."
 You didn't hear or read of this investigationr
 Never until this minute. I was in Mexico at the time"
 Didn't you know that there was found in ex-Treasurer Folks box due bills from you aggregating $5o,0o0
 Tt was an untruth. If such were found they are forgeries."
 T ask that you strike that out of the record" said Judge Anderson.
 Let 1t stay. I don't care," said the witness. I'm not afraid.
 NO. we won't" retorted Judge An derson
 The court ruled with the defense and notihed the jury to disregard the ques- tion and answer.
 The State next asked Colonel Coop CT if he ever read in The Nashville American the sworn statement of Col onel J. c. Fleming. He had not and stepped vigorously over to tse States table to reaa it. NO, sir. not the statement. was in the walnut-log and silver mine transactions with Colonel Polk. but never handled dollar and never paid a dollar. but was given an interest for my services"
 "Whiles you were a partner of the State of Tennessee"
 "I never was a partner of the State Polk"
 You knew he was a poor man, thought"
 NO. sir, thought he was rich"
 You knew he invested s3s,0o0 in one enterprise"
 .'No. sir. knew he put in a large amount"
 ''Is $35,oo0 large amouht?" Tt is to me, just now"
 "In that Walnut Log venture Tn North Carolina was not $4S,000 invest ed by Colonel Polk from the States funds?"
 T do not know. I never handled any or the money or believed 1t came from the State"
 Tn Colonel Folks schedule of as- sets is there not an item ID. B. Cooper borrowed money. $51.000r" ., T tha meyer yer, borrowed it and never heard Was it not generally published at the time that Treasurer Folks down. fall was due to his business associ- ates?" | Cooper Answers, Anyway.
 The defense sent a dozen rapid fire objections which the court sustained, but Colonel Cooper insisted on answer ing No" vigorously over his own coun- sers strenuous commands not to do so. Next the State swung over to the Sunday before the killing
 Did you tell Mir. Craig to tell Car mack that your name must not appear in The Tennesseean again and that if It did he or you must die?"
 'No. Ssir."
 Did you say This must cease, or the town is not big enough for both of usr "Yes."
 'pid you mean 1t. or was 1t a bluff?'> 'I meant 1t. I have always believed that man Who mas 6 ngntlng tongue should keep a fighting body"
 You kept a fighting body?"
 "No, sir. did not. But the man who wrote those editorials had a fighting tongue"
 You meant whatr'
 "I meant to go to Senator Carmack and tell him that unless the attacks ceased would expose his public and private affairs. and I did not believe the town would then be big enough for us"
 ''If this was all you meant. why did you arm yourself"
 For the same reason Senator Car mack armed himself, to protect my self?"
 The State pressed the witness to tell what passed between Craig and him. l self and if he believed Craig when he said Your name will not appear again." 'I believed he believed what he said" But within an hour you went out and armed yourself"
 T did,"
 You are in politics?"
 Not since 1908. when I was State Senator"
 You owned The American?"
 Several times in my life.'
 Did not that paper say you made man in the State?"
 Tt may have"
 "Didn't you bring Governor Patter- son into public lifeT"
 "I did not" Did not your power and work ap- peal so to your friends that they seri- ously discussed creating the office of State Auditor for your
 'I would not have the office at any time"
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 "Did you ever read this editorial in The AmericanT
 Witness took the paper. General Washington remarked, We don't know what 1t is. but we ob1ct to it any how"
 T never saw 1t before." said the wit ness.
 This editorial urged Colonel Cooper's appointment as State Auditor If the place were created. Likewise, 1t urged the creation of the office.
 That editorial was published with out my knowledge or consent"
 It was ruled out.
 The witness was asked if he put any money in The Lancet. a weekly paper, He said he had not. but was an ad- visor of 1t.
 Then he was called upon to say If he knew of an editorial denouncing l ( hn