The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21
ROBIN COOPER
ON THE STAND
Intense Interest in the Murder
Trial Now Going on at
Nashville.
CROWD IN THE COURT ROOM
EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE
KILLING OF CARMAck.

Nashville, TENN, feO- zV--ltiS esu
journn1ent of Thursday only seemed to
whet the appetite of public interest In
the trial of Colonel Duncan b. Cooper,
Robin J. Cooper and John d. Sharpe
for the killing of former Senator e. w
Carnack When the court opened to-
day one of the largest crowds ever seen
around a Nashville court house awaited
the arrival of the deputies. One reason
was that il was rumOred that Colonel
Cooper would be the first witness for
| the defense. Another story had it that
mysterious witness from Missouri,
who saw the shooting and who had
been threatened with death if he testi-
fed, would appear for the state.
The missing state witnesses not hav-
ing arrived, Judge Anderson at IL
o'clock said: robin Cooper, take the
stand
A murmur of surprise and expecta
ton swept over the room. The court
raped for order sternly. Some women
arose the better to see, and then depu-
ties ordered them to remove their hats.
Story of Young Cooper.
Robin Cooper is a slender, boyish,
clear-cut looking youth. He gave his
age as q. his profession as d lawyer.
He said he was a son of d. B. Cooper,
and knew John Sharpe, the other de-
| PENDANT, very well. In a clear voice,
and with the refined accent of the edu-
Gated southern man, Cooper gave a
/ brief sketch of his life. He said he
| lived with his uncle, James Bradford
of counsel for the defense, and prac-
ticed law in the latters office. He said
he came to town on Monday, Nov. g.
with his uncle, Mr.. Bradford, arriving
at a. m.
Did you see your father that morn
ing?'
He came to my Office soon after he
arrived. He came into Mr.. Bradford s
private office, where 1 was in confer
ence with Mr.. Davis"
Jury interested.
| From the moment her favorite BROTH
er began to talk, Mrs. Burch leaned for
ward in her chair. looking eagerly into
his eyes and seeming scarcely TO breathe
as he talked. Colonel Cooper. seated
next to his youngest daughter Mrs
Wilson, sat back in his chair and ap-
parently took little interest in the pre-
| liminary questions. When his son re-
ferred to him as papa" the colonel
| smiled and played with his gray mill
| tary moustache. The jury betrayed
much interest.
! ldihtu d anu SOftleOne Called
me to chancery court, where ] had a
case. Then papa told me he was afraid
he was going to have some trouble with
Mr.. Carmack."
| Il object" said Attorney General Nc
/ earn. 1T is a self-serving conversation
and is Incompetent"
| ANY conversation heard by Miss Lee
is competent; and anything else is not, -
said the court.
State Objects.
A sharp discussion followed. and the
record was appealed to as to what Miss
Lee overheard the morning of the kill
| ing. 1t disclosed that Miss Lee said
she heard some expressions made by
Colonel Cooper concerning Carmack
having no right to use my name, and
l have right to protect myself
BY Judge AndersOn-Did you have
more than one conversation with your
father?
"Only one. 1t related to but one sub
ject."
Relate the conversation"
I'VE object shouted the states at
torneys.
Sustained" SAID the court: You can
explain the remarks heard only"
Did your father make the remarks
Miss Lee repeated?"
he did.
In what connection we're they
made p
What Was Said.
They were made i'm reply to state
ments of mine. He said he was afraid
of trouble. ! asked him why. He said.
in substance, that Mr.. Carmack in his
paper had been printing editorials at
lacking his character and. as he put it,
shooting poisoned arrows He said it
was becoming uncomfortable. He had
seen Mr.. Craig the night before, and
told him to tell CaTmack that he must
cease using his name In his paper. He
said Mr.. Craig returned and said he
had seen Carmaek, but Carmaek would
agree to nothing.
"As I remember it, Mr. Craig said to
papa that Carmack was I'm a vicious
mood. He said he also told Craig to
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