The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
Gov. MALCOLM R. PATTERSON
TAKES THE STAND FOR COOPER
TENNEssEE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE FAULTLESSLY
ALTERED. TESTIFIES IN BEHALF OF
HIS LIEUTENANT.
DENIES THAT DUNCAN ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE
FAMOUS cox-PATTERsoN couP-EW0ENcE
WILL ADMITTED.


out of the pocket when the pistol wa
drawn, unless there was an inter
tional effort made to bring it out, toe
Senator Carmack, as said before
placed this pistol in his right hi
pocket, where, in the ordinary cours
of events, the scabbard should hav'
remained when the pistol was drawn
Mrs. Eastman distinctly saw him draw
the pistol from his right hip pocket
Robin Cooper wasn't certain where h
drew it from, and neither was JohI
| Sharp. Col Cooper was positive thai
| he drew it from his overcoat pocket.
The clothes were searched twice BY
the undertakers, and the third search
made by Gen. Washington, who had
on the overcoat, revealed the scab
bard The query still remains unan
swered, how did the scabbard get into
Senator Carmack's overcoat pocket
when it should have been found in his
hip pocket. if it were found on his
person at all?
The chief point which the defense
ELECTED from Maj Vertress was that
the pistol picked up beside the body
of Senator Carmack was the same
that he had loaned him the night be-
fore, and that the scabbard found in
the overcoat pocket by Mr.. Washing
ton was the same that he had loaned
him with the pistol. He also testified
that the pistol had been fully loaded
when he gave it to Senator Carmack
On cross-examination the state was
debarred from introducing testimony
as to the conversation between them,
but it appeared from statements made
by Mr. Vertress, while the jury was
out, that Senator Carmack stated the
pistol was unnecessary and that he
was only carrying it because his
friends insisted upon his doing so. At
that time he had no apprehension of
a difficulty with Col. Cooper, and didn't
expect to have any trouble. He
thought that the carrying of the pistol
was a useless precaution, but yielded
to his friends.
All of this was excluded, but the
state was allowed to show that he was
not in an ugly mood, as he was said
% be by Col. Cooper.
Mr. T. Leigh Thompson, the other |
witness, was introduced by |
he defense to testify to the finding of
he steel bullet in the pool of blood by |
Senator Carmack's mouth, but this
estimony did far more damage to the
License than it did good. He was
sked as to the position of the body
f Senator Carmack, and testified that
is head was just north Of the poles
nd his feet south of them, about
welve inches or less from the curb
lg. Such a location of the body is
ne of the physical facts that contro-
erts Robin Cooper's story that he
imself was standing just south of I
1e posts on the curb stone, and that
enator Carmack stepped back from
lree to five steps from him before
g fired the fatal shots.
Dead Man Held Cigar.
1t was further stated by Mr.. Thomp-
IN that he had cigar stub either
stween the fingers of his left hand
right, at the ends OF the fingers,
Id that right by his hand, which was
retched out on the street, was
,wspaper showing that at the time
,nator Carmack fell his hand was
led
Then came Mr.. Thompson's testi.
Ony as to being with Senator Car
ack at 2:30 o'clock, in which time
ey had a conversation about Col.
oper, and the objection OF the de- =
use. At the time of adjournment the N
estion had not been fully settled, n
will be this morning.
The defense furnished a partial list
its witnesses to the state, and
mber of those on this list were in
duced Friday. The list comprises
rgt. Meadows, Lieut.. Pitcher, r. B.
,nefallen, A. H. Wright, r. r.
eighton, Thomas S. Hutchinson, T.
Ugh Thompson and w. o. vertress,
of whom we're introduced Friday;
Miss A. D, Peyton, Miss Craig, w.
Kilvington. DR.. Duncan Eve. who ~
ended Robin Cooper at st. Thomas e
spital; Nathan Hirsh, DR.. Richard B
Ike, one of the first witnesses on the 8
ne; Charles Haden, Paul Davis. who x
located at J. C. Bradford's office; B
G. Lewis, DR.. billiard, Mr.. Shofner, 2
;. w H. Halbert, Roscoe Matthews, g
D was talking with John Sharp at 3
time he Joined the Coopers; and x
s. Morgan, resident of the Polk &