The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-06

tAcse 81 counsel ON one hide not
ooU selling witness to the opposi-
0en. bat haggiing over the terms was
90 - the s,evating and extraordinary
mclosnts today In the trial OF Col. ID.
y and Rsbin Cooper and John ID.
sharp, for the staying OF former Uni.
~ states Senator u. w. Carmack.
TIE subject OF the commercial traus-
ortion was DR.. McPheeters Glasgow.
e@e 81 the most eminent surgeons Of
us state who had been employed by
uis persecution TO 90 TO Columbia
ond perform an autopsy on Senator
CorAack's body. He did 90 and xsr
onrssd hts findings to tho prosecutc{s.
He was subpoenasd by the State.
tut We not used. The defense learn
- % ths sutopv and sumnoned the
1tctor.
New Dr. Glasgow II q very ethical
unaa. ne told counsel for the de-
ssass that his services a. an expert
- b~s~ retained by the state. and
0ss hs would not discuss the au-
>opsy. except with the attorney gem
>raA m defense asked the court
thas asrusns TO Instruct the doctor to
>n1k - " counsel. The court COM
49, partially by telling the doctor
~AAs q would be proper for him to
eAk with the defendants attorneys II
- Md any Information that would
ehrow msht on the killing.
The state objected and the doctor
stood Arm.
Ths state suggested that the de-
fuses swear the doctor and put him
90 ths Sand.
Ths esfsase resented the suggestion
sat dscsared Il would put witness
% ess stand without knowing to
whak Ne would testify.
Thsn ths states counsel made this
sskseseias proposition:
That lf the defense would nav the
sen@s ths costs OF the autopsy. includ-
tng d. olasgow's fee. the state would
~slvt' ~ rishts
Tas defense finally 'bought the
'soeA - the bad" ana DR.. Glasgow
'bscasas their witness.
Ths ssuincance OF DR.. 0lasgow's
tsn1lssene. was that any one Of the
uues woupda was nsosssarily and In
s'aat,y fatal and that n the senator
az nee Ars the nrst shots he could
noe hare 6ssd 1t all
1Ae oaly other sensational witness
ct ne day vas 8. J. Binnins. who
o,ained TO have seen Senator Car
nAck nngsring his revolver and test
inc me cylinder . few minutes before
u,o shsoong began. He was badly
ensfused on cross-examination. how
evDs. and contradicted himself ON
rnstw important points.
The defsnse called DR.. @. b. Ed
vazds - the frst witness. He made
IN 'x-ray photograph OF Robin Coop
@'s shoulder The doctor was called
uD~a 70 qualify a. an expert by tell
~ what an x-ray was. He did 50 In
ur1>'atifc terms, to the great dsgust
- he jsry. which 10 not abovs the
erdlaarx Intelligence. He produced
m x-rsy photograph Of Robins
unosnder. disclosing no bullet.
Ga crcss-examination DIR. Edwards
asd he was of the belief. from the
srar on Robins shoulder. that the
bui'et never entered the body but
usrely picushed through the flesh.
Dr. McPheeters, Glasgow was then
called by the defehse.
Describing the wounds on Senator
Cnrmack's body ne said:
There was one wound two inches
essow the left nipple and one inch to
~ inside. The bullet passed through
a. heart Four and one-half inches
esiow the right nipple and one inch
ssss'dc was a wound. from which a
eoiSst had been taken. An inch from
ehe left medisn line OF the neck was
enosiasr wound. which was black. Tho
s<he''s were clean. The bullet came
~es VI the mouth. two teeth being
sso~ned aud held by the lips only"
the state reserved the right to
src~s-examine.
William Kenney. a travelling sales
nan. the next witness. heard the
sno<s Two came together and were
sen. Ne said. Then there was an In
~rai and three shots came rapidly.
r. III. Wright. a mine promoter.
snenrihed the automatic gun that
Robin Cooper used. He said ne car
rssd u wnen at the mines and loaned
= To Rssin's uncle. Robin Jones. who
snsrowed u for the boy. He said ne