Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

one side and turned"
what position did the revolver occupy
in the senator's hand?'
at was upside down. That is, he held
It by the barrel
The prosecutor sent for the revolver and
the beautiful witness gave a dramatic
illustration of the senator's position. Rap
idly and clearly, with dramatic fire that
was remarkable she re-enacted the trag-
edy in detail. There was not a whisper
in the courtroom as she, standing on the
platform, or swerving rapidly around, pic
tured the killing
1T put up both hands," she said, land
| Jumped back like this. 1 heard the shot
and turned; / though 1 recognized DR..
White as the man with the revolver, and
screamed like this: My God! My Cod
doctor, don't shoot Oh, don't, don't,
please don't. / then recognized that it
was Colonel Cooper
Then 1 shrank against the fence and
saw young Cooper and at the same time
heard two other shots fired so rapidly
that I thought they were simultaneous.
Denounced Col. Cooper
young Cooper was standing near us,
his arm extended as though in the act
of firing pistol I was fearfully wrought
up. Senator Carmack was lying in the
gutter. in pool of blood and turned and
denounced Colonel Cooper"
| What did you say?"
/ ct said he was a brutal murderer; that
he had taken advantage of my presence
to kill a man without giving him the
| chance of a dog; that I'D rather be the
dead man in the gutter than to be him."
what did the boy do Them"
HE walked over, looked down at Car
mack's body for a minute then walked to
his father and put his arm around the
latter They walked away. Up to the time
| L went into the Polk flats, did not know
that the son was implicated in the shoot
ing" N-.H.r
The crowd in the court, despite the ef-
forts of the officers, surged up to the rail
i to better catch the witness words and
gestures. The rear line Of jurors stood in
the box, the better to see and leaned far
lover the shoulders OF the six in front. AS
the witness finished her story and sank
back into her seat, there was murmur
and some one clapped hands once. but
an officer quickly suppressed the demon
stration. $50 -tH 4- .tf
Had Pistol Upside Down
The witness, in answer to questions
said when Senator Carrnack FELL he still
had the pistol by p the barrel upside
down. clumsy in his hand.
She also said that after the shooting,
Young Cooper put something into his
pocket under his overcoat, l.,. f.
During the dramatic recital, Mrs. Car
mack lowered her veil and put her head
on her sisters breast Two of her friends
famed her, while another held her hands
When the state concluded with Mrs
Eastman, court adjourned until p. m.
for luncheon.
CARMACK'S BLOODY CLOTHING
is SHOWN TO THE JURY
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 17.-Despite
the cold and snow of the recently aequir-
ed and very unusual blizzard, there was
another big crowd at the courthouse early
this morning. This would indicate that
not even a cold snap, which most south
ern people are unprepared to meet, can
chill interest in the trial of Colonel Dun
can B. Cooper, Robin ]. Cooper and John
d. Sharp charged with the murder OF
former Senator E. w. Carmack.
i There was the usual delay on the part
| of attorneys in assembling and court Of
fioer gave as an excuse the 'cold wealth
err"
"If the court can drive five miles and
get here on time, these attorneys have
got to do it,, was Judge Harris terse
] comment.
There were even more women in the
| room today than yesterday. 1t has never
been considered good form in Nashville
for women to attend court except when
| summoned But friends of the daughters
of Colonel Cooper and the wife of John
| Sharp-all of them of unQuestioned stand
| ing in society-have determined to show
their sympathy by their presence in the
| court room. When this became KNOWN
| other women broke the ice and now 1t is
| quite a popular pastime to attend the ses-
sions
| In the afternoon, an increasing number
| of high school girls may be seen in the
balcony, their school books under their
arms or in their laps.
| Mrs. Carmack in Court
The defendants were attended in court
| by their relatives as usual, and Mrs. Car
4 mack was again supported to her seat be-
hind counsel for the state. She seemed
as weak as on yesterday and rested her
head on her sisters shoulder. She kept
her heavy veil down over her face.
The states first witness was w. j.
| Smith, an insurance agent, who corrob
grated the testimony of Hugh Morton
| that John d. Sharp had cursed Carmack,
Just before the senatorial contest in 1905.
On cross-examination, Smith was asked
IL this remark, that the country would
be better off If Carmack were dead and
in hell twenty years ago" had not been
made before Governor Patterson was
born as a politician.
We'll" said Smith, "he Patterson
was just beginning to bob up"
Patterson's Name Involved
The state objected to any reference to
Governor Patterson and was sustained.
The next witness was L. A. WEIGH,
barber at the Tulane hotel, who shaved
John d. Sharp a few days before the
election. Sharp was reading Carmack's
paper-the editorial page-and said
1.-THE - - ought to be in hell"
ITO whom was he referring?"
ITO Senator Carmack."
| The defense attacked Welch with vigor
| and forced him to make some contradic-
lions. As a result, row between coun-
sci was narrowly averted. "Untruth."
Justification" and other terms danger
ously near the shorter and uglier" word
were hurled back and forth. General
Garner was on his feet for the state anc
| Generals Washington and Meek for the
| defense. all talking at once. Judge Hart
broke into the debate sharply with the
| assertion that any more personalities
would bring painful results to those who
| INDUCED In them
Pretty Girl Testifiesi