The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

Senator carmack from the time you saw him draw?"
 ''Yes sir
 will you say what Senator Carmack was doing with that pistol from the time you saw him draw unGi you got in his line of fre?"
 He was holding 1t behind Mrs. East man.
 But not shooting?"
 Ready to shoot"
 But he did not shoot until you got around the pole. did he?' r You say you lost the stone from your scarfpin?''
 T did,"
 How"
 Tt was blown out by the concussion from Senator Carmack's revolver"
 You don't know that; you are only hazardng a guess?"
 "I think I know it."
 What was Senator Carmack doing when you began to freq He was aiming his revolver directly at me-" Pantomime of Tragedy.
 The attorney general handed Robin a revolver and had him stand as he stood when he opened fire. Next he had the witness represent Sen ator Carmack.
 The jury watched the pantomme in- | tensely and the great crowd in the room stood up and leaned forward. Where did your first bullet hit Sen ator Carmack?'
 let, but I can tell you where I think the first ball hit him, from the testimony de- scribing the wounds" "Carmack's right hand was in front of him, his right side toward you?' Somewhat"
 There had been no unpleasantness, and you did not draw your revolver until you were shot?' 'T did not. was shot beforesf opened fire"
 "Then have you figured out why Sen ator Carmack opened fire on a bystander instead of on a man who was advancing on him and who had sent him threaten ing messages?" "I have"
 Mccarn withdrew the question<after a wrangle.
 He was standing erect at the first shot?" "He was" And erect at the last shot?" T can't say; he may have been falling. fired very rapidly" Do you know that the automatic is the most deadly of weapons?" 'I do not" Don't you know it is the most rapid weapon nader" T think SOL Did Not See Folk Robin said he did not see Carey Folk; his cousin, Henry Stockell, nor Miss l Lewis looking out of a window in the | Polk flats over the scene of the shoot ! i1C 1 l,a HFs- 1 Rhodes. The only ones he saw were Mrs. | Eastman. MT. Eastman and Senator Car mack. He did not see Miss Skeffington l Who has had the bullet found in your | bed in custody since 1t was found?" "In my sisters (Mrs. Burch s) posses | sion." Was your wound probed?" Yes once, in order to pack it." Would you object to showing the jury | the wound in your shoulder?" 1 No sir; only there is no wound, only a 1 scar" The young defendant opened his collar, l unbuttoned his shirt and drawing the l clothing away walked slowly along the | jury box. The jurors raised up curiously and one of them pulled the boys shirt 1 farther back in order to trace the di- | rection of the scar. 'ls not the wound or course of the bullet ulSIlnctly upWard?" Apparently" Coat Is Removed. | The attorney general then had the wit ness remove his coat and put on col lar pierced by the bullet and follow the | bullets course with a pencil. Now Mir Cooper, if the bullet went
 in at this hole and pierced the tie, would | not the hole in the tie be at the knot
 and is not the hole in this tie much
 below the knot?"
 The witness could not see and a small | mirror was borrowed from one of the women in the audience No" was the reply, after a glance.
 Have you the tie on tighter. than you usually wear it?' T have not"
 of the bullet was upward and was per
 mitted to don his clothing. Did you see your fathers pistol at the infirmary after the shooting?"
 T think l saw it delivered to the of- ficer.''
 You say you had no unfriendly feel ing for Senator Carmack?" No, sir; none in the world" Did you, in the spring of 1908, to Att torney Peoples. denounce Senator Car mack with profane paths and bitter lan- guage?" T did not use profane or bitter lan- guage. may have criticised the senator, S political course.'' Exact Language Demanded. The defense demanded the exact lan- guage be repeated, which was purport- ed to be used on the occasion and the court so ruled
 Didn't you use the expression, God damn Senator Carmack?''
 "No sir; I did not
 Did you use that language about Sem ator Carmack in his senatorial contest with Governor Taylor?'
 "No, sir; for I was a warm supporter of Senator Carmack in that race"
 The attorney floundered a minute at this stage and then went back to the time of the shooting and the relative positions of the witness and other prin- cipals to the tragedy. Robin thought he was standing at the highest point on the street when he first saw Senator Carnack.
 'The moment you saw the senator draw the revolver, you jumped onto the sidewalk. Well, where were the East mans?"
 "As the senator drew his revolver moved in and the Eastmans moved oyer toward the inside of the sidewalk Af- ter the shooting I saw Mrs. Eastman pulling the old man down the street.
 The counsel for the state consulted a moment and then to the surprise of everyone the attorney general said
 That is all. your honor
 Redirect Examination.
 "Re-examine gentleman" was the courts comment.
 Judge Anderson questioned the wit