Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

he met Mr.. Craig and sent the message
to Carmack.
Craig returned said the witness, "and
told me that nothing could be done, that
Carmack was in an ugly mood. But as
ne left, he said to me, Your name will
not appear again ,.'
"Dil you demand an apology?'
81 specifically did not. I told Craig
wanted no apology, all 1 wanted was
that these attacks should cease. 1 said
that unless they did, the town was not
big enOughsto hold both Of us, that was
tired of having a man spit in my face
each morning as soon as l got up. What
meant by the town not being big enough
for both Of US / will explain if you wish
later .
Did you have weapon on that Sun
day?'
"No, sir, and so stated to Craig when
asked for personal interview with Car
mack-asked him to arrange it,"
Had Been Armed
What was said about a noteg"
'I had written one on Sunday which
destroyed on Monday when 1 wrote an
other in Mr.. Bradford's Office"
The witness said he was armed when he
went to Robins office that Monday morn
ing He got the, revolver Sunday night
Tulane hotel.
What kind was it?'
81 do not know. 1 never looked at ii
twice.
WAS it loaded?"
81 presume so. Colonel Hutchinson told
me it was when he gave it to me-"
A few days before the tragedy, the
witness said, he got letter from his SON.
in-law Charles Burch, asking the colo
mel to look over a horse which Burcl
wished for his daughter, Lucia, a grand
daughter of Col. Cooper. The letters were
introduced as evidence. He said he found
that the horse was lame and returned to
the stable to look the animal over again
about 10 a. m. on Nov. g. the day of the
shooting That was where he said he
went from Robins office that Monday
morning.
when I returned home about noon, ]
found my daughter in Mysteries, and cry
ing because of Robins telephone mes
sage. She feared 1 would be shot down
on the street.
-.f Tore Up First Note
| ct knew that there was no cause for
fear, but her tears made me anxious and
to please her, 1 went up stairs and tore
lup the note I had written in Bradford's
office and wrote another. struck out
I AACNN
the one 1 tore up. had written that
Carmack had no more right to abuse me
in the paper than he had to abuse me to
my face, and thus far, you have not had
the temerity to do this 1t was this
sentence 1 struck OUT
when you left your daughter, where
did you go?"
! ITO the Maxwell house. I remained
there until D. m, when 1 went to Brad
! ford's office. Before I left. Gov. Patter-
] son called on me, so did Bradford and SO
did Robin. do not know who told them
/ to come" +-.
"What did Governor Patterson want tc
see you about?' .--,.
b "He talked to me about the strained re-
| lations between me and Senator Carmack
! He talked about nothing else"
What did the governor say?"
! "He said
! The state objected and was sustained.
what did you do at the MAXWELL
ct dictated the new note to Senator
Carmack." -y.
| did Governor Patterson see the note?
"He did and urged me not to send It,
So did Bradford ...-.
! The defense tried to have Col. Cooper
detail what transpired at his conference
with Governor Patterson, and what took
(. place in Attorney Bradford's Office lit
tile later. The state objected and a
lengthy argument followed.
! At 4:3O y. M. court adjourned until
"a m. Wednesday. at which time direct
examination Of Col. Cooper will be re-
sumed