Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-25
HEATED ARGUMENT BETWEEN
ATTORNEYS IN cARMAck MUIR.
DER CASE WHEN ATTEMPT Is
MADE TO SHOW 100000 STEAL
TELLS OF ATTACKS
MADE BY SENATOR
HARSH EDITORIALS WHICH PRO-
vokED SAYING OF cARMAck
SPOKEN OF AS DAILY INSULTS
BY DEFENDANT.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 24.--Co1. Dun
can B. Cooper finished his direct testt-
mony in the Carmack murder trial
this morning ard his cross examina-
tion began. The colonel denied he
had fred shot at the time of the
killing of Carmack and said he did not
draw his pistol until after his son
Robin was shot. "Then drew my
gum he said, "but saw Carmack was
down and Robin was shot SO put my
revolver back in my pocket"
He said he had no purpose in shoot
ing or killing Carmack and that he
had approached the latter merely to
have talk with him, and see If tho
affair which was worrying his friends
and family could be stopped.
An EmbezzIement Charge.
Short after the CROSS examination
was begun the attorneys became In
volved In heated argument over the
putting in evidence by the state of
, some old bonds. Finally the jury re-
tired. Captain Fitzhugh said through
the bonds 1t was proposed to show that
| Cooper was a defaulter and an efn-
| bezzler to the extent of over 100000
to prove to the jury just how much
scredit they should place on Cooper's
testimony.
The Editorials Objected To.
| In his direct examination Cooper ren
ferred to bitter editorials that appear
| ed in the News Scimitar of Memphis.
| One of these editorials was the cause
of a wrangle over Its competency aa
| evidence.
| Col. Cooper was questioned about
| the Joint debate between Carmack and
| Dnf ,t,1 clFn1 Gn
learned that Carmack was using his
name in them
10 lIlIds q W unaeq II .uel1u 'se1..
ridicule, and he later charged me with
corruption. His first reference was
to a little bald headed angel named
Dune Cooper Later. referring to
the angel he asked If the angel was
white or black. and were its feathers
| tainted with sulphurous smell"
Who was the angel he was talk
ing about"
"a man named Dune Cooper sup-
posed to be myself"
In Private Life at Time.
Cooper said in response to ques-
tions that he was private citizen al
that time, and had said or done moths
ing to provoke the attacks.
Was Carmack defeated?"
"He was"
What became his occupation then?s
HE became the editor of the Nashs
vile Tennesseean."
Did his attacks continue In that
paper?"
"They did, uninterruptedly."
A number of vindictive editorials
were introduced as evidence. One OF
them was entitled Across the Muddy
Chasm," and was the one that SO en-
ragged Cooper that he is said to have
told a friend named Craig that eithe4
Carmack or Cooper must die. He said
he had read this editorial, which ap-
: Deared on Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Ten3
nesseean, before he sent word to Cars
mack by Craig.
Did Not Want Apology.
Craig returned" said Col Cooper
land said Carmack was In an ugly
mood. l did not demand an apologv,
, All / wanted was that these attacks
should cease. ! said that unless they
did the town was not big enough to
hold both of us; that ] was tired Of
having man spit in my face each
morning as soon as ! got up"
| The colonel told of efforts made by
his friends and associates, among them
, Gov. Patterson. Col. Tully Brown.
, Robin Cooper and members of hid
family, to dissuade him from sending
a note he had written to Carmack He
told of a conference in the law office
of his sons partner which resulted in
his agreeing not to send the note.
Whlle IN the conference he was call :
ed to the telephone by Gov. Patterson.
7 who said he wished to see Col. Cooper
!, in about twenty-fiye minutes.
r did you or Robin then expect to
meet Senator Carmack?" asked Cen
' Washington.
NO, sir. In fact, Robin urged me
!, not to go up Church street. but to take
! the route least likely to bring me In
r contact with the senator"
The witness then described the trip
from Bradford's office up nearly to the
scene of the shooting just as the
other principals did.
100000 st. Louis Fire.
n ST. Louis Feb. 24.--Fire today dam,
aged to the extent of 100000 the up
per portion of supposedly freprooi
cip otorv rtr,,ct,,ro al 1101t4 Ryortb