Evening star., 1909-03-02
HOW ABOUT WEATHER2ID IDEFENSE NEAR CLOSE
Many Anxious Queries Reach Rebutta in Cooper Trial
the Forecasters. Will Provoke Long Fight
CONDITIONS MAY BE ROUGH PURPOSE OF PROSECUTION
PURPOSE OF PROSECUTION
State to Endeavor to Prove That
Carmack Sought No Trouble.
FIREARMS EXPERT ON STAND
Concession as to Powder Used in Re.
volver-Attempt to Impugn
Mrs. Eastman's Testimony.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2.-The fact
that the rebuttal witnesses for the state
had been summoned to be in court today
In the Cooper-Sharp murder trial indi-
Gated that the case in chief for the de-
fense was almost completed.
This does not augur an early termina-
tion. however. Probably the bitterest
fight of the case will come in the offer
ing of rebuttal testimony.
The state proposes to make another at
tempt to get before the jury the fact that
Senator Carmack. so far from feeling
angry or belligerent. scoffed at the idea
of trouble. and armed himself only to re-
lieve the anxiety of his friends.
Judge Hart ruled this testimony out
upon cross-examination OF the defense's
witnesses. The prosecution will offer 1t
as part of its .rebuttal testimony.
The crowd today was smaller that 1t
has been any day since the case begun.
Druggist on Stand.
The defense called DR.. r. l.. Thompson.
a druggist, who has a store at Church
street and Sth avenue. across the street
from the Tulane Hotel and the Tennes-
sean office. Thompson was in his store
the afternoon of the tragedy and heard
of it about five minutes after it happened.
Did you see Senator Carmack before
the tragedy?'
He came into my store about ten
minutes before 1 heard he had been
killed"
What did he do?"
HE bought a drink of soda water and
a cigar"
Then what?'
He left the store and went east on
Church street toward 7th.
Expert on Firearms.
William T. Settler was then called by
the defense.
The witness said he was assistant su-
perintendent of the workhouse and was
an expert on firearms.
He had carried an automatic pistol for
some time and declared that the bullets
fired from one were not steel tacketed.
but were covered first with copper over
the lead, and then with some hard COM
position. He said he could cut one Of
these bullets with knife. and did SO.
That's ALL" said Gen. Washington.
You're an expert on firearms and
know their mechanism" inquired Gen.
Garner for the state.
II am
Can you tell whether the cylinder of
a
can be turned by the finger without pull
ing the trigger
Some can and some cannot
Defense's Testimony Contradicted.
Il hand you Senator Carmack's revol-
yer. Examine it and tell whether or not
the cylinder can be revolved without pull
ing the trigger
The witness experimental and said:
stTf no flIrp np1y hu ha
trigger
This fatty cOntradicted the testimony OF
s. j. Benning yesterday, who swore he
saw Senator Carmack testing his revol-
yer a few minutes before the tragedy
by whirling the cylinder with his finger.
The witness showed the jury how rapidly
an automatic revolver can be fired, and
explained that black powder cartridges
left a smoke.
The defense said:
I'VE concede that Senator Carmack's
gun was loaded with black power
DO you concede that Col. Cooper's pis-
tol was loaded with black powder, too?"
Not yet; we may later"
The witness was excused.
What Mrs. Eastman Told.
w. s. Morgan was sworn.
He was in his rooms in the Polk apart
ment overlooking the scene of the tragedy
the afternoon of the killing. His rooms.
were not on the 9TH avenue side
and he could not see the affair from his
windows.
He heard the shooting and went to the
front of the building. He reached the
court to the apartments and met Mrs.
Eastman. She was hystericaL
Did Mrs. Eastman tell you what Col.
Cooper said?''
'Yes. sir. She told me Col Cooper
said"
I'VE object came from Attorney Gen
eral McCarn.
Did she say Col. Cooper said: That 10
like dastardly coward. hiding behind a
Yes. SIR
Did she say he said Now we have the
drop on you'%'
mo. sir
did she say he said Get out from be-
hind that woman's skirts'?''
mo, sir"
Cross-Examination of Morgan.
On cross-examination Morgan was
asked to repeat the conversation with
Mrs. Eastman.
Mrs. Eastman was crying and grab
bed the lapels Of my coat. She said that
Senator Carmack jumped in front of her
and that Col. Cooper then said:
lHat Is ike Il udStdfOIy coward, hid
ng behind a womans skirts"
The witness admitted that Mrs East
nan did not say that Col. Cooper did no.
say. I'VE have the drop on you" or Get
,ut from behind that woman"
He said Mrs. Eastman did not at
empt to detail the entire tragedy, but
rave him the impression that Col Coop
r had shot Senator Carmack without
giving him chance. Morgan heard
,nly three shots.
Glasgow Again Called.
Judge Anderson Of the defense asked
he courts indulgence for a brief con-
erence with DR.. Glasgow, whose testi-
nony was sold by the state to the de-
ense yesterday. 1t was granted.
After the conference Judge Anderson
aid he wanted DIR. Glasgow to clear up
ne point In his testimony.
THAT is" he went on. "the difference
'etween the bullet wounds and those
made by the undertaken in embalming
'enator Carmack."
AS Judge Anderson started to ask the
uestion Gen. Washington, also Of the
efense, interrupted twice. Judge An
erson said petulantly:
Now. Mr.. Washington, l." Then
e stopped and went on.
He had DR.. Glasgow again describe
he bullet wounds, but omit mention of