The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-24
COOPER CASE
CONTINUES A
DRAWING CARD
Fire = Eating Colonel Who
Caused the Death of Car
mack on the Stand.
HIS MILITARY TITLE
SOMEWHAT MYTHICAL
EVENTS LEADING UP TO KILLING
OF THE BRILLIANT SOUTHERN
EDITOR GONE OVER AGAIN.

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- Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 23.-The =
:. sixth day of actual testimony In =
:. the trial Of Colonel Duncan B. =
:: Cooper, Robin J. Cooper and John =
:: d. Sharpe, charged with numbering =
Z. former Senator +. W. Carmack, =
:. closed with Colonel Cooper on the -
g witness stand. The defendant ap- =
:. peared cool and almost disinterest- -
"a ed. The oniv tire he showed emo y
{. ton was when lawyers were read =
:. ing the editorials which led up to :
:. the killing. =
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Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 23i-ColoneI d.
3. Cooper, one Of the three defendants,
was called to testify today in the trial
for ex-senator Carmack's murder, of
himself, his son and John Sharpe. Al
though the throng which greeted the
deputies when they opened the court
room today was less immense than
that of yesterday, enough were there
TO fill the three court rooms and furnish
audience for a couple of overflow meet
ings.
Defendant Sharpe had resumed the
witness chair, but to the surprise of
everyone, the attorney general an
nounced:
The state does not desire to cross
examine Mr.. Sharpe any further"
Sharpe started to leave the stand, but
was waved back by General Meeks, who
asked him a few questions on-Te-diTect
examination.
Call Colonel Duncan 3. Cooper" said
General Washington. Then the central
figure in the famous tragedy arose and
walked calmly to the stand.
Colonel Cooper on Stand.
Colonel Cooper is short, heavy set and
very fiorid, He is somewhat bald, but
whaA hair he has, like his mustache, is
vswhite. His eyes are clear and his
faye is free from wrinkles. As he be-
gan TO talk, his two daughters leaned
forward and drank in every word. The
colonel said he was 81 years old. and
that he has four sons and two daugh-
tiers. General Washington had the wit
ness give his war record with Forrest
The state finally objected after some
recital and was sustained.
L met Senator CaTmack years ago
at Columbia, when he was quite young.
I brought him to Nashville as editor of
the American, and he remained with
5l"'il 1882 when he went to Mem
f"Were your relations friendly?''
More than friendly-they were cor
dial and close until mis- race with Sen
ator Taylor four years ago. Then we
disagreed
Did Carnack ever give expression
TO sentiments of gratitude TO you?"
Yes, when he went to Memphis in
1892 he wrote an editorial thanking
me"
Editorial in Evidence.
The defense offered the editorial, and
Judge Hart asked to see it. He marked
part Of il. and said he would permit
that portion to go to the jury. 1t was
signed by z. w. Carmack The state
next examined it, and agreed TO let the
entire editorial in. The court agreed
1t was in The paper of Feb. u, 1892, and
was Carmack's fsrewell, in which he
expressed regret at leaving the Ameri-
can and his gratitude to the paper and
its friends.
Did you, after he left, maintain
friendly relations?"
Absolutely so. We correspondent,
and the last very friendly letter I had
from him was in December, 1904. Our
relations were pleasant after that. At
that time he was in the senate
Have you that letter."
IT have" and the witness produced
it.
The letter was passed to the states
attorneys. They objected to its intro
duction. but consented to the reading of
the first paragraph. The court sus-
tanned the states contention. The par
agraph admitted follows:
Dear Colonel have been trying to
get Senator Mitchell OF Oregon to To-
cate some good place for Van in con-
neciOn with the Panama canal, as he is
doing something for someone else. ] am
inclined TO think the best thing Van
can do is to tackle the president HIM
self and tell him what he wants. How
ever, I will do anything I can"
The letter was signed, Sincerely your
friend"
The Van referred to is a friend of
Colonel Cooper.
~ notice you are referred to as Col
oileN Cooper. How cd you earn that
name"
I'm the army, If I ever earned it.
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