The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-03

hao gone haIf an mon deeper It Wouie have been fatal.
 Again the State reserved the rish to cross-examine and the defense call ed Adjutant Generally Fully Brown General Brown said he was a member of the bar. adjutant general of thu State and formerly United States dis trict attorney. He visited J. c. Brad ford's ofiice the afternoon of the trag edy at Bradfords request to keep note Colonel Cooper had written iron being sent to Senator Carmack.
 Who did you find there when yo, arrived?
 "Bradfeld and Colonel Cooper"
 How long did the conference last.
 About half an hour"
 What was Its result?"
 Colonel Cooper agreed not to sent the note" Anything else to be done?"
 MT Bradford was to send some ont to see Senator Carmack and adjus the trouble
 What else?"
 Why, I went out of Bradford's of flee to look for Colonel Cooper, wht was wanted on the phone. I found him in Robins office. The Governor wanted to see him in twenty-five min. utes. Colonel Cooper waited unti time to go to the mansion. Robin wanted to go with his father but thu colonel objected and said there wal no necessity"
 What did you dor
 T sat there and discussed Italian literature"
 Do you object?" said the court.
 We do." said General McCarn.
 Well. we were talking when the phone bell rang. Bradford answered. I saw his face grow white and he said My God I asked him what 1t was and he said Senator Carmck had shot Robin and that Robin had killed Car mack"
 That's all. cross examine"
 stand aside. General" said Attorney General McCarn.
 Gall J. c. Bradford.
 Bradford n Witness.
 The witness took the chair and told of his thirty years law experience. his relationship to Colonel Cooper-they married sisters-and his relations with Robin He told how Governor Patter- son phoned for him the morning of the tragedy and how he went to the Max well House where he found Colonel Cooper. the Governor and Robin.
 T looked at the note, Colonel Coop CT had written to Senator Carmack and I told Colonel CoopeT-"
 Never mind the words. What was the result?"
 'I took the note and agreed to send friend to see Senator Carmack-to send Colonel Shook. close friend ot both of us-to urge a peaceful settle ment."
 What became of the note?"
 q do not know. 1t is missing. l made a copy of the note for an American re- porter and put the original with our papers. It is lost
 The defense offered the copy that was published in The American. but the State objected. The court admit ted the copy, which was a sharp note claiming the writer was a private cit izen and not a subject for attack or criticism.
 The witness detailed the conference In his office at 3 D. m, just as Colonel Cooper and General Brown had done, told of the result and how the Colonel and Robin had started for the Cover nor's mansion.
 Mir. Bradford reached the point where the phone rang after the tragedy.
 T picked up the phone and heard Colonel Cooper say: Us that you Jim Bradford I said 'Yes,' and the colo- mel said: 'Carmack has shot Robin and Robin has killed Carmack.' I com- municated the news to General Brown We started out, stopped 10 tell Miss Lee and Mir. Hayden. then went on up to the Maxwell House corner"
 You recognized Colonel Cooper's voice over the phone?" "I did
 Were you expecting a phone mes. sage from Colonel Cooper?"
 T was not. ;"
 | Did you answer the phone oftenT Quite as often as Miss Lee did. She was very busy. I could hear the bel ring and very often answered 1t" Supporter of Carmack.
 "was Robin Cooper personally ac- quainted with Senator carmack?" He was. Robin had been in my of flee for nine years and Senator Car mack came to my office frequently. as I was one of his supporters He paid frequent social calls and Robin met and talked to him often"
 Attorney General McCarn asked practice, and whether or not he was counsel for The Nashville American He said he was, also a stockholder in the latter.
 The court ruled out a question as to and Tennesseean, but permitted Brad ford to say he had no unfriendly rela- ttons with Carmack. He had support ed the Senator against Governor Tay- Tor and contributed money to the fund Did you not hate Carmack and didn't you often express it?"
 No sir"
 Did you express hatred for Carmack