The farmer and mechanic., 1909-03-16
Attorney General McCarn and
Sheriff B0rll111 Near Bl01ps o.
er Statement Made by States
Attorney in the Course OF His
.SDeecf1---McCaf'f1 WiHCon1pIete
His Argument Monday
(By the Associated Press.) }

Las he always treated gentleme uh.
are unfortunate: enough to be COM
mitted TO my custody
Boruln said he had told Shary H..
must not so to Colonel Coeper's room
and that he relied on Sharp as an ey.
sheriff and a gentleman not to ao So.
Borum said he did not keep Robin
separate from the others. The bol
was recovering: from a wound ana tnt
old father had begged him don't take
my boy away from me- So he put
them together. He said McCalsn is
under Indictment now for carryin. H.
revolver.
McCarn a Neryy Citizen.
General McCarn, five years ago was
the head of the secret committee of
one hundred which closed up dives and
gambling houses and forced the So
looms to shut their doors on sunday.
The liquor men secured his indictment
for gun 'toting'' but the case was
never pressed.
It was expected that the arguments
would be concluded by tonight but
General McCarn declared he Wa rN-
hausted about .. m. and asked an
adjournment until Monday at "a. M
This was granted. McCarn vii con-
clude then and the case should cetch
the jury by nightfall Monday.
Judge Anderson resumed today, say
ing: Il left the COOpers and CarmacR
at the telephone posts yesterday. The
State contends that Colonel Cooper
had no right to turn around ana 20
over there to see Senator Carmack. J
have shown YOU that he had & right
And his intent was peaceful for n'
went with hand extended. Ihe STAT
says: Why didn't you say Your mis-
sion was peaceful?' Because he Cldnt
have to. There is no law TO conn.,
you when YOU approach a man on the
street to yell out that your mission is
a pacific one.
again comes the States inouuH-
Then why did Senator Carmack open
fire almost instantly after he ~t"
because Mrs: Burch, the Colonel 5
daughter sent word that pap Is
armed and threatening to XIII Car
mack on sight; and that this statem"hl
was communicated to Carmach. @f0
Burch S deductions, however, non -
ly made, have nothing to do ".lo
these defendants and they are not l'-
sDonsib1e for them"
No Right to Draw Gun
Anderson declared again that '"'-
mack had no right to anticipate any
trouble until Cooper's note actlaih
had bean received by him anC tH"5
the note had not been sent. Th"''-
fore, he said, Senator Carnack hIt h'
reason to draw a gun when the Co"p-
erS approached.
Judge Anderson claimed that AE-.
Burch, the Colonels daughter, was *
State witness and the State soou"
have used her if she knew anylh'h-
pertinent about the case. "And NV
! am going to quit. ""
responsibility which has rested on H"
is passing to YOU. You know h'.
handicapped we have been by t..
failure of the State to offer any tit,"*
at all. But there is one fact in j..~
case Which cannot be cOntrCEsIt l."
And that is that Senator Carm"
dreWs a revolver first and fired tl-.
1t cannot be disputed that Robia ".
only when he had to. [ fee! safe
the result. gentlemen. and ! le-E
to YOU
NcCarn Begins Argument
Attorney General McCarn beG
closing argument at once. i.
marked in opening that he w
arguing the case OF Robert
Iaylor against i. w. Carmack,
ease Ct NJ Z. Patterson agai.-.
W. Carmack"
He euloSized the jury and the
w ashlnSton talked 50 much
pee martins and sparroWS tina
Garner actually went to rOosr
tree last night and this m0rntn-
u1dnt know whether to so to =
at eagles or fly from limb TO
SO We clipped his wings and br..
him here
They say the State has no a.
When your old dad took you 3"'
lcK YOU did you ever know WI
theory was? and did he ever a
yours? No, he just decided from
proof that yOu We're guilty and .4
70 you. We have no theory. u
have the proof.
The Drate of the blue p,""'