The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-18
WRATH OF COOPERs
IS RELATED BY
WITNESSES
srENoGRAPHER IN LAW OFFICE
TELLS OF HEARING SHOTS
SHARPE SAID col. COOPER HAD
KILLED cARMAck.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. lS.-The
defense was noticeably disturbed when
The session OF the Cooper-Sharpe trial
Tor the murder OF Senator K. w. Car.
mack. closed yesterday afternoon. The
feeling between the factions is grow
ing more intense Bitter passages take
place In the court room between op.
posing counsel and there is more bit.
ter talk by partisans.
Three star witnesses were on the
stand yesterday. Miss Mary Skeffing.
ton. the state librarian. told OF seeing
COY. Patterson and exGoy. Cox In con
versation. When she heard the shots
she asked John ID. Sharpe what it was
and he said. 1T is Col. Duncan Cooper
shooting Senator Carmack."
Miss Daisy Lee. stenographer In the
law firm Of which Robin Cooper was a
member. told OF the presence there
the morning OF the tragedy OF Col
Cooper.
While I'm the office" she said Il
heard Col Cooper say 10 the effect
that he has no right 10 use my name
and that j have right TO protect
myself The colonel was excited
\ left the Office. was gone half an hour.
| then returned"
Did YOU hear anything said on the
second visit?"
II overheard something"
What was IT."
! He was swearing awful"
Repeat IT,"
"oh. | cannot. Must / judge"
Consents to Writing.
Turning appearingly TO the court
4 her eyes flied with tears and pulling
I neryously at her gloves. the young
woman seemed TO become systerical.
You must IL they insist, and no
! che regrets IL more than |. said the
court.
4 Il will consent 10 Mis- Lee Writing
4 what she heard" said the attorney
general The witness wrote rapidly
h and handed the slip TO the prosecutor.
He read aloud what she had written.
The epithets were un printable :nd
d obscene. AS the attorney generals
h voice rang out, repeating them. the
little witness covered her face with
y her hands.
d who did he refer to when he used
Il this language
h He did not say. He simply re-
\ ferred 10 the man."
a Miss Lee told OF Col. Cooper re-
y turning the third time at p. IN. Z
Y conference was held in Attorney Brad
y ford's Office between the Coopers,
4 Bradford, now one OF the attorneys
for the defense and Adjt-Gen. Tulley
. Brown. The conference closed at
y. IN. when the Coopers left
did you notice anything in Robin
Coopers appearance?'
"Yes, he wore a troubled look that
1t. L.c
when did you hear OF the trag
edy?"
Hung Up Receiver.
1.-THE telephone bell rang and | an
swered. | heard voice say Is that
Jim? and Mr. Bradford answered on
The extension telephone in his Office"
WAS he accustomed TO answer the
telephone?"
mo. sir; 1t was my duty There
was no bell in his Office
Did you hear what the voice on
the phone said?"
mo, sir. ! hung up the receiver"
did you hear Mr.. Bradfords an
ewer?"
81 did. He said, And did Robin
kill him? Well I'll be right up.
Whose voice was II that said over
4 the pHOHc. Is lHdl you jim
1T was Col. Cooper's voice"
Miss DOME Braxter, maid en-
ployed by Col. Coopers daughter. Mrs.
Lucy Burch, told OF Col. Cooper leav-
ing hisd aughter's home at a. m.
Nov. 9, and returning at noon. At
this time she heard Col Cooper ask
his daughter: Shall | lay down my
MANHOOD
tad Inc ha xstfll
kill you, papa"
Like to Get Killed.
"'When IL comes TO that the
colonel replied. he Is as likely to get
killed as l.
w. @. Jones, the undertaken. was
recalled by the defense TO tell what
vas In the senator's pockets. He was
asked TO search the overcoat pocket
and he did so, finding a rubber shield
or scabbard for the barrel OF a revolt
YER. He said that he searched the
pockets the day of the killing and
found only a magazine and paper.
The state then asked, WAS that
scabbard in the pocket when you got
the body?"
at was not"
"How did It get there?"
81 have no idea
'Where we're the clothes?'
"In a wardrobe at the undertaking
rooms"
The state asked at this period that
court adjourn until tomorrow as the
prosecutions next witness was III. but
would be on hand tomorrow. The re-
quest was complied with and the ses-
sion closed,