Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23
BRING LUNCHES
TO HEAR TRIAL
PUBLIC INTEREST INCREASES
IN COOPER CASE
Son of Man Who Killed Former Sem
ator Seems to Welcome or.
deaI-Sharpe Also Tes-
titles
TBy Associated Press.1

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 22.-Wher
court adjourned tonight in the midst
of cross examination of John d
Sharpe the honors seemed divided be.
tween the state and tie defense il
the Cooper-S Sharpe trial for the Staying
Of former United States Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack
The fact this is holiday, together
with the knowledge possessed by the
public that all the guns of the states
batteries would be brought to bear or
the young man who swears he shot anC
killed Senator Carmack, combined tC
draw an immense audience to the trial
and for the first time during the hear
ing the lunch box was in evidence.
Robin Cooper seemed rather to well
come the ordeal. Before cross exam
ination began Judge Anderson asked
young Cooper if he knew Senator Car
mack.
Yes, sir; I knew him and he
knew me-"
That's ALL
The witness settled back in his chair
and turned toward the attorney gen
eraI.
Where did your first bullet hit Sen
ator Carmack?"
II don't know"
1nSIO Ldu DO0H no uIlpledSdnGn6SS
and you did not draw your revolver
until you were shot?''
Il did not. 1 was shot before ]
opened fire."
Would you object to showing the
jury the wound in your shoulder?''
mo, SIR
The young defendant opened his col
lar, unbuttoned his shirt and drawing
the clothing away walked slowly alone
the jury box. The jurors raised up
curlOuSly and one of them pulled the
boys shirt further back in order to
trace the direction of the scar.
The witness admitted the range of
the bullet was upward, and was per-
mitted to don his clothing.
When Cooper was excused John ID
Sharpe was called to the stand.
Gen. Meeks began the questioning.
Did you meet the defendants on the
morning of November 90"
mo, SIR
Spoke and Passed BY
when did you see the other de-
fendants?''
81 saw Col Cooper in the Maxwell
house about 8 p. m, talking to Mr..
Williams. I spoke and passed on. |
saw Robin about p. m. in the Arcade
near the alley. l was on nv way to
the Tulane when 1 met Representative
Matthews. He wanted me to order a
suit of clothes. While there talking
the Coopers came up"
Mr.. Sharpe here detailed the move
ments of the party up to the time they
met Senator Carmack. Mr.. Sharpe S
testimony followed closey that given
by Robin Cooper in the same relation.
Mr.. Sharpe saying when he saw Mr..
Cooper crossing the street "I turned
my head to the left, looking down the
street."
''What did you see?''
''I saw five people, a man and a wo-
man (Mr. and Mrs. Easton). Col.
Cooper was on the sidewalk. Robin
was in the street and Senator Carmack
just beyond the man and woman. near
the poles. 1 saw the senator step out
toward the curbing, his hand thrown
back to his hip pocket. When he cot
in my line of vision again outside the
poles j saw he had a pistol in his
hand. Robin had turned in toward the
sidewalk. AS Robin got near the pole
Senator Carmack fired"
How many times?''
"Carmack shot twice"
What did Robin do?"
HE jumped back of the pole, swung
around it and as he did so 1 saw a
weapon in his hand"
What did he do?''
''He shot three times"
What then?'
"Carmack fell after the third shot"
This answer pleased the state, for
one wound was in the back of Senator
Carmacks neck and must have been
fired either from behind or as the SEN
ator reeled and fell