The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-28

said Judge Anderson. The court ac-
guessed. After few moments de-
lay the counsel returned and Judge
Anderson said:
GOV. PATTERSON CALLED.
call Governor Paterson, Mr.. Sher-
if"
A murmur ran over the room, quick
~ suppressed as the tall, slender, boy
ish-looking governor walked into the
room, hat in one hand, overcoat in
the other. He listened 10 the oath
and said:
81 do at its conclusion.
"You are governor OF the slater"
ST am"
''How long have you served?"
1.-TWO years in one term and a
month in the second"
do you, know the Coopers?"
81 do, we'll"
Did you see Colonel Cooper the
day OF the killingi"
81 did"
where ?"
"I hunted him up."
''Why?"
CAS- a result of telephone message
from his daughter, Mrs. Lucius
Bureh
The governor told how, with his
private secretary, Mr.. Scruggs, he
hunted for Colonel Cooper and finally
fomC him at the Maxwell house. The
state began TO object and the court
ordered the jury to retire.
II want to say" said Judge Ander-
son, "that we propose to ask questions
heretofore ruled out, but We want
them In the record, so the jury had
better retire." After the twelve men
Lad gone out, the governor was teld
to tell all that happened.
81 found Colonel Cooper in the
writing room, writing a letter or die
ts ting one. He told me to wait a
minute sent for Attorney James
c. Bradford and Robin. They arrived
in few minutes. Then 1 learned
that the letter he had been debating
was to Mr.. Carmack-
Il urged him strongly not to send
it, so did Mr.. Bradford and Robin
agreed with US"
60 on"
COT. COOPER ANGRY.
"Col. Cooper was very angry, He
said no was a private citizen and that
the senator had no right to use his
name, that he felt as though man
was splitting in his face each morning.
Il told him that IL he sent that let
ter it might provoke an encounter,
personal encounter, which I told him
must be avoided at all costs.
The letter was turned over to Mr..
Bradford, who promised to adjust the
difficulty and asked IL Colonel Cooper
would let him keep the letter and
meet him at his (Bradferd's) office at
p. m.
81 then saw Mrs. Williamson and
asked If she was to take luncheon
with the Colonel and she said yes. l
told her il would be advisable for her
to remain near the colonel until 3 p.
N. / did so because knew she was
a good friend Of his and the colonel
was very angry.
Il left then, as it was near noon and
Robin went with me up through the
would remain near. Colonel Cooper
that day"
did you anticipate any trouble?''
''No sir, for the letter the colonel
wrote was unsigned and in Mr.. Brad
ford's possession. I was signing some
bonds when Mr.. Bradford phoned and
said he had not seen the party we
were speaking of, but that General
Tully Brown and he had discussed tie
case and decided there was no dan
ger of trouble. I espresso my salts
1SGLlOO- A rev minutes 1AlST puOH-
ed Bradfords office and asked Colonel
Cooper to come TO the mansion within
so minutes"
did you want to see him about
this trouble?"
Yes, sir. Colonel Cooper was one
of my closest advisers. / was going
away that night and wished to see
him before left"
TOLD OF cARMAcK'S DEATH.
The governor said he walked out
or the mansion with one Of ais stan
and met Governor Cox. They chatted
g while and the governor re-eRtered
the mansion After a little while the
porter came in and told him of the
killing.
You say you spoke To Governor
Cox Had Colonel Cooper brought
the reconciliation about?"
No sir. A Chattanooga paper had
an Interview with Governor Cox after
tae primaries in which Cox said I had
been fairly nominated and was enti-