The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-05
DEFENCE COOPER CASE RESTS
Technical Testimony Predominated-
Another Expert Surgeon
Testifes.


fence rested its case in chief today in
the trial of Col. D. B. Cooper, Robin
J. Cooper and John D. Sharp, for the
staying of former United States Sen
ator E. W. Carnack, resewlng the
right, however, to introduce new wit
nesses on any new issue which might
develop. \ moment later Attorney
General McCarn, for the State asked
an adjournment to a. m. Thursday,
in order that absent witnesses might
be brought on, which request was
granted.
The testimony today was very tech
nical. DR.. Glasgow was recalled to
describe again the wounds Of Senator
Carmack's body. DR.. Duncan Eve
was then called to say whether or not
the wounds described by Dr.. Glasgow
would have been instantly fatal. He
said they would.
Adjt. Gen. Tully Brown, who at
tended the conference in Judge Brad
ford's office ali hour before the shoot
ING described what took place there,
as did Judge Bradford himself. Gen.
Brown was not cross-examlned, but
the State did not let Judge Bradford
esoape. The prosecution concentrat-
ed lis fire upon the part he played III
preparing the famous statement for
the press the night of the killing
Judge Bradford said he was at the
police station that night, saw W. j..
Ewing, editor Of the American there
with stenographer, md heard sever
al men giving information. tie de-
clared. however. that the only part
he took in the affair was to write out
in long hand all the facts in the case
of which he had a personal knoWl-
edge. This memoranda he gave TO
Ewing for use in the press. Later he
prepare a brief. which contained the
theory Of the counsel for defence as
to how the shooting occurred. tie
claimed he always was friendly to
Carmack and denied that he was walt
ing at the telephone that afternoon
for message to come telling OF Sem
ator Carmack' s murder.
The first witness today, DR.. 4. l..
Thompson, testified that Carmack en-
tered his drug store for a soft drink
and cigar about five minutes before
the shooting occurred. The State did
not cross-eNamine.
William Setter, an expert on fire
arms, testified that the bullets OF the
Colts automatic revolver were not
steel jacketed, but were covered with
copper and then with some hard com
position. On cross-examinatlon ne
was asked whether the cylinder OF a
Smith & Wesson revolver can be turn
ed bv the finger without. pulling the
trigger? -,
"Some can. some cannot" " he salu.
He examined Senator Carmack's re-
volver and said it could be turned on
" by pulling the trigger. This fiatiy
contradicts tie testimony Of S. J. Bin
ming, who yesterday swore that he
saw Senator Carmack testing his re-
volver a few minutes before the TRACE
DIV by whirling the cylinder with lis
finger
". S. Morgan testified that he met
MIS-. Eastman Immediately after the
shooting. and that she was hystencal'
He said Mrs. Eastman did not tell HIN
that Col. Cooper said to Carmack
"now we have the drop on you." On
cross-examination Morgan sald:
Mrs. Eastman was crying and
grabbed the lapels Of my coat. She
said that Senator Carmack jumped IN
front of her ard that Col. Cooper then
said: "nhat is like a dastardly COW
ard. hiding behind a woman.
He said Mrs. Eastman give him the
impression that Col. Cooper had shot
Senator Carmack without giving him
a chance. Morgan heard only three
shots.
Dr.. Duncan Eve. in describing Sea-
ator Carmack' wound, said:
eff the first wound descr1bed-the
one in the left side-did not kill him
at once and fell him instantly, ne
would be pro$trated at once BY the
shock and would soon die.
The second wound, also through the
side, the doctor said, was mortal. The
third, a wound through the spinal
cord near the base Of the skull, he
described as "the most fatal wound
a man could receive"
l,Te , WAN rocni1nd this WOIlnO.