The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-07
EVIDENCE ALL TAKEN
Argupents in COOperS' Trial
to Begin Tomorrow.
TANGLED ENDS GATHERED UP
Jury for First Time Hears Testf-
mony that Col. Cooper Was Armed
and Threatened to XIII Senator Car
mack on SIEht-Defense Had Previ-
ousIy Been Able TO Prevent This.

Nashville. Tenn, March s. - The evil
dence in rebuttaI and surrebuttai in the
case Of Col. d. B. Cooper, r. J. Cooper,
and John d. Sharp. who for more than
six weeks have been on trial. charged
with the murder of ex-United States
Senator Carmack, was concluded to-day
The arguments. which viii be psrtiei-
pated in by three attorneys for the State
and defense. respectively. viii begin on
Monday morning. and is expected to end
at the latest by Thursday. Judge Hart
having granted the request OF counsel
that no limit should be placed.
Capt G. T. Fitzhugh viii be the frsr
speaker for the prosecution. and Attor-
ney General Jefferson McCarn will make
the closing argument. Gen. ]. B. Farmer,
OF Lawrenceburg, will also address the
Jury in behalf Of the State. Gen. W. II.
Washington will be the first speaker for
the defendants. The others who are 10 be
heard on that side are Hon. NJ. H Meeks
and Judge ]. NJ. Anderson, the latter 10
finish the arguments.
AZ the conclusion OF the argument the
jury viii pe charged by Judge Hart
Five witnesses Testify.
The testimony heard to-day consisted
Of the gathering up Of tangled ends Of
the testimony heretofore given -Four
Witnesses we're examined, two Of whom
were called by the state and two by the
defense.
c. s Farrell. of the Tennessean buyi-
ness department. deposed 10 having seen
Mp. Carmack in Thompson's drug store
Just before the tragedy.
Mrs. G. H. Williams said that she talked
with Mr.. Carmack shortly before he met
his death, and that he was in a very calm
and pleasant mood and said he was on
his way home.
Mrs. ". 6. McCrory did not reconect
seeing W. S. Morgan, q witness for the
defense, near the scene of the tragedy,
nor OF Mrs. Eastman speaking 20 Mr..
Morgan in regard to the shooting.
Tells of Threats.
Or. John a. Witherspoon. who occu-
pied the same Offices with Dr. Louis F.
Burch, son-in-iaw of Col Cooper, testi-
fed to receiving a telephone message from
Mrs. Burch on the morning OF the trag-
Dr. Witherspoon from telling what the
information was that he received from
Mrs. Burch. but FIVE minutes later Frank
.. Lander was on the witness stand.
7 last saw Senator Carmack alive
about thirty or forty-fve minutes before
his DEATH he testified. He WAS in as
pleasant humOr as l ever saw him.
Il had seen DR.. Witherspoon in the
morning. and I told Senator CarmacI
that the doctor had told me that Mrs
Bureh had telephoned him that hel
father. Col. Cooper, was armed; that ht
was very angry. and that he intended q
kill Senator Carmack on sight.
''Dr. Witherspoon told me that Mrs
Burch had asked him 10 find Dr. Burch
It was between II and 10 O'Clock. Novem-
Der g. that I reported 70 Senator Carmack
what DR.. Witherspoon told me
This was the evidence going to show
the direct threat OF Col. Cooper against
the life Of Senator Carmack. Up TO this
moments the defense had succeeded in
keepingS from the jury's ears.