Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-26

"I wish counsel would keep his seat
and avoid these exciting demonstra-
tions."
Let him alone" said Colonel Cooper.
Let him alone, he can't frighten me.
I can parry his attacks. No. sir, can
stand 1t week II you can"
The witness was asked to read the
schedule Of the joint debate In middle
and eastern Tennessee, which he did.
What was the first attackw
"Carmack called me O bolter."
Didn't you bolt the ticket and vote
for General Russell against Governor
Bates for governor"
II never voted for Republican in
my life. did vote for. Russell and
against Bates"
Counsel for the defense objected.
but Colonel Cooper was excited and
half rose from his chair and ex-
claimed: Let him alone, let me an
swer. / want to answer him."
Colonel Cooper said he also object
ed to a statement that he dominated
the governor. "a man who was a
bigger man than I am and who was
my friend, 1t was aimed to hurt and
slur him."
did you take exceptions to any
editorials Of the same nature except
those written by Senator Carmack?"
II objected to every mean edito-
rial"
"And there were many of them?"
mo sir. I resented other editorials
In other papers"
But you took no action?"
well, felt the personal poison
and resented 1t mentally"
notes?"
II didn't send a note In the Car
mack case for months and months af-
ter the stump attack and the edito-
rial attacks had been going on"
The state continued to revert to
political fight. which Cooper was
charged with settling. Invariably the
| testimony was ruled out: The court
remarked:
"You had better get of of politics
and get down to facts"
said: "If I had received the message
sent Carmack, would consider
that either I had to stop the attacks
or prepare myself to meet him."
Nearly two days under one Of the
most searching cross examinations
ever heard in Tennessee, Col. Duncan
Cooper was surrendered to his own
counsel by the state tonight. He win
take the stand again tomorrow, on
redirect examination.
Immediately after Cooper was A.
ally dismissed from the state Gov
ernor Patterson and his adjutant gen.
called to tell what part they played
In this political tragedy.
All efforts Of the state to confuse
the witness on subject matter In di-
rect examination failed. He stuck to
his story, never faltered, never hest-
tated. In reply to question as to
what there was in the editorial In the
Memphis News-Scimitar Of March Is,
1908, to make him want to take hu-
man life, Col. Cooper said: Nothing.
on earth makes me want to take hu-.
own"
You think anything in any edito-
rial justifles murder?"
Nothing ever written justifies taxi
ing human life."
Witness denied ever calling Car
mack vile names. Miss Lee swore she
heard Col. Cooper villify the editor.
The state went back to the killing
and asked: you determined to avoid
Carmack, but all OF a sudden you
changed your mind and started over
to see the senator?'
"Exactly-sudden impulse"
You knew you would settle 1t some
way eh?"
Now don't put meaning on 1t do
not intend. I had only one meaning
to settle 1t, that was a peaceable sat-
tlement."
"You didn't know what you aimed
to say?"
mot exact words. supposed to
say was going to expose his private
life II he not stoy assailing me-"
$50 that was your peaceful mis-
sion?"
mot absolutely peaceful. I mere
ly wanted an understanding that un-
less he let me alone ! would retaliate
in kind"
why did you draw your gun?''
''In order to kill Carmack II he
killed my son."
AS for going armed. witness said:
T didn't think there would be any
trouble unless committed some
overt act, and did nothing to justi-
fy Senator Carmack in drawing on
me-"