The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-23
FATHER rs ON THE STAND.
Continued From Page One.)
Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings.


out and shoot 1t out with him."
mo. sir. he didn't He said
There's Senator Carmaclc, / want 10
talk to him."
And you didn't say Yes to your
| fathers statement as | have quoted
| it?"
NO sir, Father went on towards
Carmack, despite my protests. and
stood still for a few seconds"
The attorney general led the wit.
ness on up to the shooting. trying to
get a contradiction. but the boy was
careful and stuck to his story. Ell
forts to anger him were fruitless.
WAS your attention exclusively on
saw him draw"
Yes, sir"
"Will you say what Senator Car
mack was doing with that pistol from
the time you saw him draw until you
got In his line Of f1re7"
He was holding 1t behind Mrs.
Eastman
But he did not shoot until you got
around the pole. did he?'
mo, sir"
What was Senator Carmack doing
when you began to fire?"
HE was aiming his revolver direct
ly at me-"
The attorney general handed Robin
revolver and had him stand as he
stood when he opened fire. Next he
had the witness represent Senator
Carmack. The jury watched the pan
tomime intently and the great crowd
stood up and leaned forward.
Where did your first bullet hit
Senator Carmack?"
II don't know"
There had been no unpleasant
ness, and you did not draw your re-
volver until you were shot?"
Il did not. was shot before l
opened fire"
Would you object to showing the
jury the wound In your shoulder
mo. sir"
The young defendant opened his
collar, unbuttoned his shirt and, draw
ing the clothing away. walked slowly
along the jury box. The jurors raised
up curiously and one of them pulled
the boys shirt further back in order
to trace the direction OF the scar.
The witness admitted that the range
Of the bullet was upward. and was per
mitted to don his clothing,
Did you, in the spring of 1908, to
Attorney Peoples, denounce Senator
Carmack with profane oaths and bit
ter language
II did not use profane or bitter Ian
guage; | may have criticised the SEN
ator's political course"
Did you use the expression, God
Damn Senator Carmack?'"
mo. sir. I did not
General McCarn asked you why
you had seen the pistol your father
had. Why was that?" asked Judge
Anderson.
Il was urging him to keep off the
streets and told him ! feared Senator
Carmack might attack him. He said.
If he does, I've this, and he drew out
the revolver"
He was then excused, and John D..
Sharpe another one of the defendants.
was called to the stand His eX-
animation was opened by General
Meekes.
When did you see the other de-
fendants2"
Il saw Colonel Cooper In the Max
we'll house, about p m. that day.
talking to Mr.. Williams. spoke and
passed on"
when did you see Robin Cooper"
II saw Robin about D m. In the
Arcade, near the alley that intersects
It, | was on my way to the Tulane
when | met Representative Mathews.
He wanted me to order a suit Of
clothes. While there talking, the
Coopers-Colonel Duncan and Robin
came up"
Was there any arrangement to
meet there7"
There was not Colonel Cooper
asked me to go to the governors man
sion and / agreed"
did you know Of any meetings in
Bradford's Officer
mo. sir"
Mr., Sharpe here detailed the move
ments OF the party UP to the time they
met Senator Carmack Mr Sharpe's
In Cooper In the same relation, Mr..
Sharpe saying that when he saw Mr..
Cooper crossing the street. Il turned
my to the left, looking down the
street"
why did you look down the street?'
We'll, many things came to my
mind | knew there was an unpleas-
ant feeling between Colonel Cooper
and Senator Carmack turned to see
what might be the result Of the meet
ing"
What did you see?"
II saw five people. man and a
woman (Mr. and Mrs. Easton). Colonel
Cooper was on tho sidewalk. Robin
was in the street and Senator Car
mack was just beyond the man and
woman, near the poles. / saw the
senator step out toward the curbing
his hand thrown back to his hip pocl
et When he got In my line OF vision
again outside the poles. l saw he had
q pistol In his hand Robin had
turned In toward the sidewalk AS
Robin got near the pole, Senator Car
mack fired"
How many times?"
"Carmack shot twice"
What did Robin do2"
HE jumped Inside the pole, swung
around 1t, and as he did 20. l saw
| a weapon In his hand"
What did he do?"
| "He shot three times"
| What thcn?"
'tCarmack fell after the third shot.
This answer pleased the state, fol
one wound was IN the back Of Sena
tor Carmack's neck, and must hav,