Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-21
TRYING TO GET A JURY
Counsel Examining TaIesmen
in CarmaCk Case.
COURT IMPOSES $25 FINES
Furnishes Several Summoned for
Failure to Appear.
FIRST PANEL IS EXHAUSTED
Additional List of Eighty-Nine Or
dered and Attorneys Again Re
tire for Conference
COURT IMPOSES S25 FINES
FIRST PANEL IS EXHAUSTED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NASHVILLE. January 21.-The trial of
Col Duncan B. Cooper. Robin j. Cooper
and John ID. Sharp. charged with the
murder of former United States Senator
T.. w. Carmack. was resumed shortly
after o'clock this morning. When the
court adjourned late last evening four
jurors had been selected out of the sixty
four taesmen examined.
Col. Cooper. his son and Mr.. Sharp en-
tered the courtroom at ?:05 o'clock. The
floor and galleries We're crowded with
spectators and the movements of each of
the defendants We're watched with great
interest
The first talesman called was J. NJ.
Jackson, on whom the usual fine of 50
was imposed for failure To respond to the
summons. He is the nineteenth talesman
who has been fined since the beginning OF
the trial for nort-attcndancc.
Accepted as Fifth Juror.
j. NJ Whitworth was accepted as ;hc
fifth juror. He was the eleventh talesman
called within twenty minutes. two having
been fined and the others excused be
cause they had formed an opinion.
When the name OF a. Gotto WAS called
a deputy said: MIR. Gotto just cele-
brated his 1nOth birthday YESTERDAY
and
81 presume he is not over / yet :ac
court remarked. I'VE will excuse the
young man.
The examination of talesmen Was prin-
cipally conducted today by G. r. Fitz-
hugh. associate counsel for the state and
by Judge j. NJ. Anderson of counsel for
the defense. Within less than an hour
twenty men had been questioned. and of
all u
an opinion regarding the case.
Progress Is Rapid.
The examination progressed more rap
idly than yesterday. and at 1920 o'clock
there were left only eighteen men out of
the first panel of 1o2 to be interrogated
AT 1870 o'clock the panel was exhaust
ed and another panel OF 50 was ordered
The state had used four CHALLENGES and
the defense an equal number. and five
jurors had been selected. At lU:.l5 O'Clock
the names on the new panel were handed
to the attorneys and they retired for con
Suitation.
At noon the attorneys for both sides
asked for time for Il conferences ami
court adjourned until 80 o'clo k
Appearance of the Defendants.
John ID. Sharp is not charged with
having fired any of the shots which XII led
Senator Carmack. but with being an ac-
cessory before the fact. The three de-
defendants when they first appea red in
court yesterday took seats along inside of
the railing inclosng the bar and just
behind their array OF counsel Mrs.
Burch and young Cooper sat tOget her
and his father and Sharp side by side.
Tie three men We're all chewing gum
Robin and Sharp Were dressed in dark
suits and the colonel wore tan one.
Sfnt nd fl.a. ID.Nt.;
twenty-nine past, but has the appearance
Of a boy-were plainly nervous. Sharp
appear d To be well fed and to have en-
ioyed all Of the good things which he
and tie other TWO defendants have been
n bl To chtan through the sheriff since
their arrest.