Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-27

Cooper.
On cross-examination he could
not POSITIVELY identity the guns. he
had turned thcm over to the lieu
tenant OF police at the station and
on the next day took them to the
clerk OF the criminal court. Vernon
Sharp brother Of John sharp.
Major w. o. vertrees. the mex:
witness. was to try a suit In chan
Gerry court with Robin Cooper the
day OF the tragedy. Rob durng
the morning twice had the suit con
tinued. and when he arrived al /
y. m. said; Il am sorry to have d.,
tanned you. bufsI had a,matter which
could not leave Cor sny law suit
did you see Ssnstc CarmacS,
or talk to n m on important topics.
Sunday night?"
II did. / was calling on young
tady-"
Don't give her name"
The cali was interrupted by tel
ephone message that senator Car
mack wanted him. Major vertrees
went to Senator Carmack's office.
What did Senator carmack ask
OF your"
He said he wanted revolver,
and I loaned him mime"
I'D That revolver hgye anything
on it,"
do you mean a scabbardg Yes,
1t had little rubber tip
"Is this scabbard yours?"
Eyes sir. The revolver Is mine.
too"
Was 1t loaded in every cham
ber?"
1T was"
Mrs. Carmack m aears.
The witness said the next he saw
Of this revolver wa in the pres
ence OF the attorney genera, when
he identified as his the revolver
found near Carmack's body.
You know Mr.. Carmack2"
Yes sir. / was his best man at
his wedding"
At this Mrs. Carmack turned 10
her sister, buried her head on her
shoulder and broke into tears. The
state began examination at
this point.
The defense objected to testimo-
ny as to Carmack's demeanor the
night before the shooting and was
sustained.
Judge Hart ruled that Major YER
trees could not testify as To- what
transpired IA Senator Carmack's of
fee the night before the shooting.
The state then resumed cross-exam-
ination through Attorney General
Garner.
did any one ever object to your
telling the whole truth about this
case?"
Never. / asked the defense not
to use me, but made the attorneys
promise that II they decided to use
me, they must give me notice in
time for me to conult with attor-
ney5 for the state"
THE shield or scabbard on tho
gun would remain In the pocket
when the revolver Was drawn, would
4 not?"
Unless it were held upon the re-
volver barrel by tn. band, 1t would
ie7n@n In the pocks..
X. T. Creighton, a civil engineer,
was next called. He made "a ~ OF
the scene of the en- me and swo-e
TO the accuracy Of his measurements
The next witness wa r. p. Sic
genthaler, city foreman Of llnemen
for the Western Union. He removed
one OF the poles at the scene OF the
ire gedy and took tt to the store
house. He never examined the pole
and knew nothing of any bun let
holes.
A. II. Wright, a contractor. told
Of eXamiD ng the pole and finding
no bullet holes
COntradicts Miss Lee.
Sandy Brown, Blacksmith o'Rrien
and DR.. N. f. Brown contradlcted
MISS Lee, who said Colonel Cooper
was in Attorney Bradford's office
about 1890 or II o'clock on the
morning Of November They said
at that hour Cooper was trying a
horse he wanted TO buy.
Thomas S. Hutcbn son, police
commissioner OF Nashvil @. sad he
lent Colonel Cooper a revol YER the
night before the shoot ng. The wit
ne examined the nickel plated CUR
which the officer took from Colonel
Cooper and said was his.
The defense next called T. Leigh
Thompson, deputy state insurance
commissioner, who got to the scene
OF the tragedy about Eve minutes
after it occurred. He saw Carmack's
body I'm the street, a pool OF blood
at his mouth. He produced a bm
let which he found there, stes
jacketed S2-cahbre bullet. The bull