Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-03
COOPER DEFENSE RESTS
IT'S CASE IN CHIEF
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then said: That Is like "A dastardly
coward. hiding behind a M2man.
Carmack Had No Chance.

Carmack Had No Chance.
lie said Mrs Eastman gave him tho
impression that Colonel Cooper had
shot Carmack without giving him Il
| chance.
Morgan heard only hire" shots.
DR. duncan Eve. in describing
Senator Carmacks wounds said:
IF the first wound described the
one in the LEFT side-did not Kill him
at once, and fell hin Instantly, he
would be Srostrated al once by tn"
shock and would soon die.
The second wound. also through
the side, the doctor said was mortal.
The third. 4 wound through the
spinal cord near the bias" of tho
skull he described as "th" mos, fatal
wound a man could receive
If a man received this wound
what would happen
AN rcfcxes would h" absent and
he would fall dead instantly"
DR.. Eve described h"w he rem we'd
~ grains of powder from X bin
lCoJpcrs face and neck. II tho
wound in Robins shoulder had gon"
lhalr an inch deeper. he said it would
| have been fatal
State Reserves Right.
Thr State reserved III" right I"
crGSS examine.
State Adjutant General Tulicv
Brown was then called.
He was formerly United States dis
trict attorney.
He described HON Colonel Cooper
agreed MOI to send the note to Car,
lmack. He said that after Colonel
Cooper and Robin Cot,pcr left the If,
| fee he remained and discussed ltai-
| ian literature with Mr.. bradford
We were taking" h" said. "wh"n
the phone rang. Bradford answered.
| saw his face grow whit" and h"
said: NV God I asked him what II
was, and he said Senator Carmack
had shot Robin and that Robin mad
killed Carmack.'
J. E bradford, Robin C&"per's law
partner. was the next witness.
He and Colonel Cooper married
sisters. He told how Governor Pat
terson telephoned fer him the morn
| ing o. the tragedy.
He Has Lost Note.
He said he took the note Cooper
| had written and agreed to send a
friend tc see Senator Carmack-to
send Colonel Shook, close friend
of 10th of us-to urge Ieaceful set
Element"
| What became of the noteo'
Il do not know. It is missing
A copy Of the note as published M
the American was admitted as evi
dence.
As to answering Colonel Cooper
call on the telephone. Bradford testt
fed that he was accustomed tt
ANSWERING the telephone.
Senator Carmack came to my Il
fee frequently as | was one of his
supporters. sal Bradford. 'Ht
paid frequent social calls and RobiI
met and talked - him often
Bradford said on cross eXamina
ton that he was counsel for the Nash
lville American and a stockhClder n
the paper.
Several questions were asked abou
a statement for the press alleged tc
have BEEN given to Mr. Erwing. cdi
tor OF the American and sent TO the
Associated Press.
Bradford said he dictated no suct
st atement bur that Ewing get some
facts from him.
Would Nurture the Infant.
Did not you say when discussing
the effect of the shooting on Robir
lCoopcr's future that it would n~t af
feet him and that YOU would take
him in your arms and carry hin
through it,
Il certainly did. because of the
boys innocence. and said ! woul'
take him in my arms and carry hin
through. And J ropOse TO do it.
Attorney General McCarH rcv+ rtct
again and again to the composite
statement prepared al the police sta
ton for the press the night CT tn
Itraycdv but tnc witness denied hav
ing anv part in it outside Of his wi
lcontribution of such facts as he knew
lpersonaliy.
Did not Won Instead Us trying II
keep Colonel Cooper from sending
THAT note. tell several men you w"r'
going to deliver il to Carmack III pc
son fer the colonel?
never did
In order TO save time the State ant
tdc:ensc agreed upon statement o
lfacfs As to tho plat OF the vicini'.
Iuf the crime. The distances and meas
Iurcments.
Albert T. Hill was called t" cor
Iroboratc sinEi" pOint in the "v'
Idcncc ycstcrday 81 s. J. Brnning
L.. --Eus. Ell l1I1er had soon Cal