The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-03
State Given Until Tomorrow
to Prepare For Its Final Ell
fort to Convict Cooper.
Defense Concludes Evidence.
in-Chief.
STATES THEORY rs WITHHELD

a conference of attorneys the defense
rested It's case at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and court adjourned until
O'Clock Thursday to allow the
prosecution an opportunity to pre-
pare It's rebuttal.
Counsel agreed that the map might
show that Immediately north OF the
alley OF DR.. Forts infirmary, there IS
a high plank fence and between the
fence and the south wall OF the brick
building there Is passageway and
at the mouth OF this passageway there
Is a gate.
This agreement Is reached by the
attorneys TO obviate the necessity OF
getting a witness here" stated Mr.
Anderson. OF the defense.
Albert T.. Hill.
Albert Y. Hin was next sworn.
Witness Is publisher OF the Labor
Advocate. He was examined by Mr..
Anderson Witness said he was on
the committee having In charge the
Labor Day. 1907. exercises at Glen
dale park: that Senator Carmack
made an address on that occasion.
On cross-examination witness stat
ed that there was an unusually large
crowd present and that he had intro
duced Senator Carmack: that the
speaking was over about $3.50. and
that Carmack was on the yeranda
with Major Stahlman. DR.. Andersen
aud others TIL about o'clock.
Defense's attorneys were here In
dulged by the court In a consultation.
Al O'Clock the attorneys for the
defense returned TO the court room.
and Mr. Anderson announced that
the defense rested It's case here.
General McCarn asked the court
Cor time for a brief consultation.
Before the attorneys retired. how
ever. General Washington stated that
as the state had intimated its pur-
pose to cross-examlne several OF de-
fense's witnesses they should be
eross-examined before rebuttal proof
was offered.
A great mystery surrounds the .e-
buttal testimony OF the state. Gen
eral McCarn significantly limited at
witnesses who must come from afar,
and Il was for this reason he asked
for the delay until Thursday. The
seven gentlemen who are interested
In the prosecution look well satisfied.
They content themselves with the
brief expression, "You have not heard
our case yet"
VIII Recall Miss lee.
One thing is sure Miss Lee. the
confidential secretary and stenog-
rapher OF Judge Bradford. will be re-
called, and she will be asked abou,
many things brought out in cross
examination OF Robin Cooper, Dam
can Cooper. Judge Bradford, General
Brown and others who visited the
Office that day OF November .. II is
the impression that she will be used
TO further show that Judge Bradford
was very bitter in regard to Senator
Carmack, and that letters were writ
ten by her to friends of Judge Brad
ford, In which he personally ex-
pressed the bitterness OF this feeling.
From what can be ascertalned. Miss
Lee will submit herself entirely to
the state and will reveal all that came
to her knowledge. both as confiden-
tlal secretary and as Office stenog-
rapher. in regard to the case.
Theory OF the Defense.
The position OF the defense Is clear
II was forcefully stated by Robin
Cooper. the frst witness, and the de-
Tense strengthened this theory, ala
ing to II wherever possible and re-
moving obstacles wherever presented.
II has never once devlated from the
theory OF self-defense. The defense
has sought to prove that Colonel
Cooper, after pledging himself to his
friends to send no note to Senator
Carmack. on a mission OF peace Went
to Senator Carmack, when he met
him that afternoon. to see II by talk.
ing with him some adjustment Of
their difficulties could not be ar.
ranged. Fearing his father might be
attacked. Robin Cooper followed him
Seeing the two Coopers, Senator Car
mack became alarmed and fearing al
attack. opened fire. After two shots
had been fired. Robin Cooper re
turned the Are with an automatic
pistol sending three steel-jackete'
bullets into the body OF the deceased
any one Of which would have pro
duced instant death.
To establish its theory, the defense
during its reply to the state, ha
shown that there were three pistols
turned over to the police. One pisto
was given Robin Cooper by Robli
Jones, his uncle. This is the auto