The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-05
WITNESS SCLDIN COOPER TRIAL
DIR. McPheeters Glasgow, Who Per
formed Autopsy on Carmack's
Dead Body, for the Prosecu-
ton, Bought by the De-
fence.

Nashville, Ienn., Mafcn 1.-1ue
spectacle of counsel on one side not
only selling a witness to the opposl-
ition, but nagging over the terms was
one of the elevating and extraordl-
nary incidents today in the trial Of
Col. D. C. and Robin Cooper and
John D. Sharpe, for the Staying OF
former United States Senator E. w.
Carmack. The subject Of the COM
mercial transaction was DR.. McPheet-
ers Glasgow, one of the most eminent
surgeons Of the State, who had been
employed by the prosecution to go 10
! Columbia and perform an autopsy on
! Senator Carmack's s body. He did 50
and reported his findings to the pro
secutors.
He was subpoenaed by the State.
but was not used. The defence learn
ed of the autopsy and summoned the
doctor.
Now DIR. Glasgow is very ethical
man. He told counsel for the defence
that his services as an expert had been
retained by the State, and that he
would not discuss the autopsy, except
with the attorney general. The de-
fence asked the court this morning to
instruct the doctor to talk to its coun-
sci. The court complied partially by
telling the doctor that it would be
proper for him to talk with the de-
PENDANTS 5 attorneys if he had any in
formation that would throw light on
the killing.
The State objected and the doctor
stood firm.
The State suggested that the de-
fence swear the doctor and put him on
the stand.
The defence resented the sugges-
tion and declared it would put no wit
ness on the stand without knowing to
what he would testify.
Then the States counsel made this
astounding proposition:
That if the defence would pay the
State the costs Of the autopsy, includ-
ing DIR. Glasgow's fee, the State
would waive its rights.
The defence finally Thought the
goods in the bag" and DR.. Glasgow
became their witness.
The significance Of DR.. GlasgoW's
testimony was that any one OF the
three wounds was necessarily and IN
stantlv fatal and that if the senator
did not fire the first shots he could
not have fired at all.
The only other sensational witness
of th< day was S. J. Binning, who
claimed to have seen Senator Car
mack lingering his revolver and test
ing the cylinder a few minutes before
the shooting began. He was badly
confused on crcss-examination, how
ever, and contradicted himself on
many important points.
X-Ray Expert Testifes.
The defence called DR.. G. B. Ed
wards as the first witness. He made
an X-ray photograph Of Robin Coop
er's shoulder. The doctor was called
upon to qualify as an expert by tell
ing what an X-ray was. He did so in
scientific terms, to the great disgust OF
the Jury, which is not above the ordl-
nary in intelligence. He produced an
X-ray photograph of Robins should
er. disclosing no bullet.
On ss-examination DR.. Edwards
said he was of the belief, from the
scar on Robins shoulder, that the
bullet never entered the body but
merely ploughed through the flesh.
Mr.. McPheeters Glasgow was then
called by the defence.
Describing the wounds on Senator
Carmack's body he said:
s'There was one wound two inches
below the left nipple and one inch to
the inside. The bullet passed through
the heart. Four and one-half inches
below the right nipple and one lnch
outside was a wound, from which a
bullet had been taken. An inch from
the left median line of the neck was
another wound, which was black. The
others were clean. The bullet came
out of the mouth, two teeth being
loosened and held by the lips only. "
The State reserved the right to
eross-eSamine.
William Kenney, a travelling sales
man, the next witness, heard the
shots. Two came together and were
loud. he said. Then there was an IN