The Washington herald., 1909-03-09

Nashville, March s-Arter az address o.
four hours and fifty minutes in the trial
OF Col. D. B. Cooper. r 7 Cooper. and J.
D. Sharp. accused OF the murder Of ex-
Senator E " Carmack. editor-in-eh,et
Of the Nashville Tennessean. Capt G. T.
Fitzhugh closed at $50 O'Clock the open
ing speech in the case
The courtroom was densely crowded
throughout the day. the first arrivals
reaching the Criminal Court building as
early as 40 O'Clock From that tina
until Judge Hart declared an adjourn
meat people continued to come
Not only were all the seats filed an
hour before the opening OF the court bur
all available space within the railing and
alongside the walls were occupied.
As soon as court opened Judge Hart
warned the audience against any demon
stratiOns.
7 have been told" he said, that some
people have been brought here TO express
approval OF disapprovaI can scarcely
believe it But want 70 say that any
one who apDlauds or hissss or comments
upon argument VIII wish he or she had
never done It.
7 realize the immense interest ssl+ i7
the result. and want 70 crafty II. But
the conduct OF the audience mus, be
seenliy and decorous- You nav proceed.
gentlemen
Arguments for Several Days.
The arguments began soon after .
o'clock. and are not expected 70 end h.
fore Wednesday night or Thursday
morning.. as no limit has been set uooa
tie sine allowed each speaker. Judge
Hart wiz then adjourn court for a day.
in which he wiz prepare his charge 10
the jury, which IS not expected 10 be
made before Friday. az the earliest
Capt G. T Fftzhugh, OF Memphis,
/ opened the argument for the State. he
more than fulfilled The expectations os
those who counted On a fiery appeal IN
behalf OF the death penalty. With an the
1ervid oratOry for which he IS noted, he
launched into his address, and held the
great crowd spelIbound by his denuncla-
ton OF the alleged conspiracy 10 do away
vita Csrnack.
He bitterly aSSailsd Gov. Patterson.
many Of his thrusts being Of such a per
soral nature that friends Of the governor
openly limited that trouble may be ex-
peeted
Col. Cooper Scored.
a high-priced gambler. a man who
plays for high stakes and never applies
his winnings 10 his honest debts: an en-
bezzIer Of the funds Of widows and or
phans committed into his care. q man
whose sole occupation for years has been
playing politics for al that he can ger
out Of IL; 2 man whose honor and IN
/ tegrity have been attacked in the press
OF the State for years" were some OF
/ The Characteristic phrases Fitzhugh ap-
piled 10 Col Cooper.
The speaker denied Cooper's statement
on the stand that Carmack had used his
name repeatedly IN all OF his political
speeches
Search OF those speeches. he declared.
shows only three references made By
tCarmack 10 Col Cooper
The press OF the State he continued,
can be searched In vain 10 find a single
Utterance BY Carmsck that would giTu
Justification 70 the crime which robbed
I Tennessee Of the brightest statesman
H. NJ Meeks. OF counsel for the defence.
viii begin his address in the morning. and
he IS to- be succeeded by Gen J. 3 Gar
ner for the prosecution. These speeches
viii take up the entire day Then VIII
come the addresses OF Gen ". s Wash
ington and Judge n. Anderson for the
defendants. and Attorney General Jener-
son McCarn for the state