Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-06

Yer lust before me SHOOTING.
Didn't Tell Cooper.
Former State Treasurer Ed Craig.
who carried C@oper's bellicoSr not"
10 Carmack. testified that he did no;
t,ll Cooper that he lCooper'sl name
would not appear again In tn" Ten
neSSepau III, also said that Co. per
did not express desire tor Il l"''
sunal interview with Carmack.
Craig did no, tel Col3nrl Cooper
that Ca. mack was I'm an ugly mood.
The court ruled against an attempt
bv the State to show CarmaCk'S men
tai attitude.
Jordan Stokes. however, was allow
ed to testify that he saw Senator car
mack a few moments before he WA I
killed. and did n: notlc" ANY excite.
menr in his manner. tarmack Wa
pleasant and affablc.
Neither Excited Nor Uneasy.
Mrs. Ida Clark. society editor Of IN"
Trnncssrean saw Senator CarmacR
Just as h" was leaving tn" offir. for
his apartments. Sh" said that h"
was in a very pleasant humor in
Decd he said he was going 10
his rooms and was not excited nor
uneasy.
Mrs A. J. McWhortrr. who is quite
aged and uses cane. WAS assisted
20 the stand by a relative. She was
introduced to dsprovc Isinning's
STORY that h. walked across III. io'
under her window after III" shots
were fired She did not see anyone
in that vicinity though sh" was
looking out of the window.
Then Mrs. \. b. Mason. who lives
In the same house with Mrs. NC
WhOrtAr, remained at the window
several minutes She saw Senator
Carmack's body on the pavement. hut
no one where Binning said he him
self had been at thar time.
j. p. Lewis. who was in the street
near by gave similar confederation.
Heard of Threats.
John A. WitherspOon. who said he
Wa intimately acquainted with Car
mack, was permitted by the court
to say that he heard Of threats
against Carmack. and that he got the
information from Mrs. Burch. Colonel
CoOper'S daughter. She rrlcphoned
him.
Did you convey that information to
Carmack?'
Il tried to. | called Senator Car
mack and could not get him. Then
! sent note to r. ID. Lander OF the
Tennesseean. and he came 70 my
office and told him Of the threats
Did Mrs Burch tell You from
whom she got her information Of the
threats?"
Yes. sir. from her brother. Robin
Cooper
Told Carmack About It.
r. ID. Lander. editor and general
manager Of the Tennesseean. was
called. He testified that he conveyed
Mr.. Withers3con' Information To
Carmack
~ told him said Lander. that
Mrs. Burch said her father. Colonel
= OcPSI. " dS was W. u'r'
and was threatening to kill Senator
Carmack on sight,
"Thc court inStructs you gentle
men OF the jury said Judge Hart.
that this testimony is admitted to
show the mental condition of Senator
Carmack. and not the mental condi-
ton OF Colonel Cooper
The defense announced il would
recall Mr.. Lander for cross eXamina-
ton later
Mrs. Emma Blake. a Sten0graphr".
with Offices near Judge Bradf0rd's.
and who was in Bradford's office tn"
afternoon of the tragedy. was re.
called.
Not Called Back.
lid Colonel Cooper leave Mr..
Bradiord's Office during that confer
encc on the afternoon of November
9 and was he called back by General
Tulley Brown or anyone elsc?
He was not called back. and he
did not return after he let it,
This testimony impeaches Judge
Bradford's. Colonel Cooper's. Robin
Cooper's General Browns and Cover
nor Patterson's testimony that after
Colonel Cooper left Rradford's Office.
he was recalled 10 the telephone hv
General Brown to talk 70 Governor
Patterson The latter SAYS he asked
Cooper to come TO the executive man.
sion.
Alleged Invitation important.
This alleged invitation Of tho gov
ernor's would account for the. pres
ence OF the Coopcrs on Seventh avr-
nue.. the stree: Senator Carmack had
10 traverse on his way 10 his apart
mcnts.
II the State convinces the jury that
tho governor did not invite the
Coopers. thcn the defense is put in