The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-11

with the deadly automatic revolver
you cannot shoot a man in the back
while standing in front of him.
General Garner analysed the testi
mony of the Witnesses, showed the
connection between their evidence
He paid a tribute TO Mrs. Eastman
and said that he sat at her feet as
she talked and was sorry when she
had finished.
"Oh, Carmaek! II you had to GO
without last blessing on your hearts
idol, your son, if you had TO leave
without a last kiss from your wife,
are you not glad that beautiful Mrs.
Eastman was there when you went?
"Taey say she lied" he exclaimed.
"Hell never instigated a bIacker cal
jimmy. All people lie who oppose
them. Virtue has no power TO stay
their foul hands. Binning alone
pleases them. Binning did make an
earnest effort to earn the salary or the
glory he sought in this case.
Garner made q savage attack upon
eX-SecTetary of State w. 8. Morgan,
who swore that Mrs. Eastman told
aim the details of the tragedy as she
entered the Polk flats. Morgan is
fatty contradicted by half a dozen
women who helped Mrs. Eastman into
the apartments of Miss Fort. Garner
paid a graceful tribute TO the women
and said he would leave 1t to the jury
to decide whether the women lied or
whether Bill Morgan told tne truth.
THE SAINTED BINNING.
And now We come to Binning. the
ssinted Binning, police Judge of Dan
vile, ILL.,, and cook on a houseboat.
Now Binning lied and you know he
lied. I want to say that I do not be-
Iieve that Mr.. Meeks had any more
to do with securing or drilling Bin
ming tnan I had. I know how such
witnesses come. Binning knew there
were no eye witnesses to the killing
except the defendants. So he got into
the game. He also knew that TO
avoid a mix-up on cross examination.
he must see only the act itself and
avoid details. And that is what Bin
ming did
But he was here to see Carmack
examine the pistol. There has been
efforts in this case to prove that Bin
ming didn't say that Carmack twirled
the chamber or cylinder OF his revolv-
err with his thumb. But he did, in an
swer to my questions, he said and
he twirled IL with his thumb That
is the record, no matter how he quail
flied ii later. And you saw We proved
to you that the cylinder could not be
moved with the thumb
"Binning couldn't keep away from a
little detail though. He tried to
strike a match on a telegraph pole
and IL was wet. He forgot that the
rain that day did not come until half
an hour after Senator Carmack's
death But he went over 20 a gate
and struck a match on the hinge. A
little later he was crossing the lot al
Seventh avenue and Union street when
the saots were fired. He took a look
and saw the whole affair. Wonderful
Binning, So right here, just for good
measure, Binning throws in a niger.
He sees the niger In the path. Sud
denly he says the niger seemed to
disappear. Then a little later he says
the niger was on the pavement and
he talks TO him. Wonderful BInning,
But half a dozen Witnesses swear that
neither Binning nor the negro were on
the lot. And two reputable citizens
the Carrolls-swear that Binning told
them that If he had been five or ten
minutes later ne would have seen the
killing
Now, why did they introduce false
testimony. An honest case does not
need il.
ferred to that scabbard. ] wish that
both sides had been satisfied with
their position. Now there is no doubt
that the scabbard was in Senator Car
mac1I's possession the night before.
But where has IL bees since? You
have seen how rash General Washing
ton was. He actually tried TO cross
examine Mrs. Eastman. And he &C
tuaIIy tried to prove that the scabbard
was on the gun as Senator Carmack
drew It, that he removed IL with ais
left hand There is no dispute that
within q few seconds Senator Car
mack was dead Then how in the
name OF God did It get back into thar
overcoat pocket2
I'll tell you, somebody put that
there after tie clothing had
been searched three times. Why,
don't know. l would like to know,
though, why they are manufacturing
evidence.