Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-08
CAPT. FITZHUGH
R0ASTS COOPER
Charged With Being an Embez-
zler; Name Banded About the
State; Man of Dark Ways.
WARNING FROM THE COURT.
Tells Audience if ANY One Espresso,
Approval or Disapproval, VIII WISH
He Had Never Done 10.

Nashville. March S.-A large audi
oncc. half OF which was composed of
women. was present today to hear the
closing arguments in the Coopor-Sharp
murder trial Judge Hart warned the
audience against any demonstration
~ have been told" ha said. chat
some people have been brought here 90
express approval or disapproval
can scarcely believe it, But want Co
say that any one who applsuds or
Misses or comments upon the argu-
ment win wish she or he had never
done b."
Capt Fitzhush began the opening
argursent 90 the jury FOR the state. He
said.
II appear before you with mingled
feelings Of regret and pleasure-re-
gret that ] should have to- aid in the
inquiry into the cause of the death of
my dearest friend
Continuing, Doe said.
roo the afternoon of Nov. o. there
VASE enacted upon the streets OF this
city "a tragedy which robbed a woman
of the tender-t and most devoted hu--
band, a boy of loving father. and
the commonwealth of brilliant states
man, whose achievements have added
luster and glory Co the state. TO you
has been charged the duty of fixing the
responsibility
cit S murder when man takes
life upon sudden impulse. How
much more 90 is murder when O. man b
heart Isl so full OF malice and revenge
that hc spends all day Sunday and most
Of Monday doyising the ways ana
means of taking the life OF the man
he hates so bitterly
Next Fitzhugh explained how ON
Sunday night. Nov g. Col u. 10 Coop
en- was az the Tulane hotel 10 meet =.
r Craig and how Cooper made threats
about CarmaCk 90 Craig and how these
threats were transmitted to the dead
senator
Col Cooper met Craig on personal
business. but he pressed the business
on the side and revealed what was iu
his black heart He owed his friend
Craig money-he owed an his friends
money. and he never bothered about
money owed. This did not bother him.
But he broke out and said.
II my name appears in the Ten
nesseean again Carmack OF 1 must
die
This man who Is q self confessed
lobbyist for a railroad; this man who
is charged by reputable men with hav-
ing embeZzled money intrusted 70 his
care; this man whose name had been
banded about the state; this man
whose dark and devious ways have
now been uncovered dared TO send to
an honest and upright journalist the
threat that BE- his name appeared in
the Teuneesseean again, one of them
must die.
And when the tragedy was over the
defendants began TO look for "A cause,
for an excuse What did they do that
Carmack had referred 10 that little
bald headed angel, Dune Cooper He
had asked did the angel come from
above or belOWG ana was there the
smell of sulphur on his wings?
rs that reason enough % XIII q
man."
why gentlemen, Hartman, ROcKe-
fcler and Morgan are private citizens
They never held an office, but we know
they exercise a powerful control over
public affairs Their names appear
daily in tho public press. Yet who
ever heard of one Of these men de-
handing that his name be omitted
Who ever heard OF one of these men
hunting down an editor and assassinat-
ing him on the street, Why gentle
men. they have never even chal .enged
the right of the press 90 use their
names for they know better. Il is the
duty OF the press % Keep the public in-
formed and Col Cooper when he won't
into politics made 10 the duty of the
press 90 watch him.
Fltzhugh said other papers had print
ed the same things 10 which Col Coop
or objected in Marmacks pa er btt
that he never grew angry az any other
editor During this bitter arrmgnnant
OF Col. Cooper he sat quietly with his
eyes shut and his hands folded as
though asleep. Not 80 his daughteH
Safely Mrs Burch, with tear hlled Dyes
cast down. sat with clasped hands close
% her brother Mrs Wilson petite and
'activc. watched the prosecuting attor-
ney intenuy. her black eyes flashing
augI1ly.