Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-19

COURT aDJouRNs UNTIL sATuR.
DAY-srATE MAY INTRODUCE
OTHER WITNESSES THEM
STATE INTIMATEs THAT p1s.
Toll sCABBARD WAS PLACED
IN oaRMaCKa POCKET BY
DEFENSE.

Z Nashvi lie, Tenn, Feb. 1s.-The
trial of Coopers and Sharp for the
murder OF Carmack was continued
last night until Saturday. the state
hav ng examined AL OF its witnesses
present, and the defense not being
ready TO begin.
The Gtate first announced that IL
rested It's case In chief. When the
defense asked until Saturday to pre-
pare and the continuance was grant
ed. Attorney General MuCarn an
nounced that some witnesses would
be here by that time and that he
would offer their testimony.
The state has satisfied itself with
offering testimony to prove that
Senator CarmEcl1 was slail in Nash
vide by Robin j. and Duncan q.
Cooper, that John ID. Sharp when
he heard the shots knew what they
were without looking around and
that preceding the killing several
conferences had been held. This the
state contends lays the foundation
for proof OF conspiracy. Tho state
TOPS here and waita for the le-
tense to offer IT'S case.
Attorney General McCarn has sub
poenaed sixty-four witnesses and
has used scarcely a score. The
Others will be held In reserve for
rebutal. The defense has not 'ssued
summons but says It's Witnesses
will be- present without court pro-
cess. BY not issu MS subp enaes
II prevents the state from knowing
Is witnesses names.
Two WITNESSES testified there was
no pistol holster In Carnack' IS
overcoat pocket when the senator
was killed. 1t was found in the
pocket by General Washington of
counsel for the defense when he
tried on the overcoat.
The first witness today was Fin
ley Doris, member OF the under-
taking firm which embalmed 5ena-
tor Carmack's body. DORIS sail he
examined the pockets Of the cloth
ng OF the dead man the night of
the Xxi ding and again at the request
of the states attorneys before the
hearing for bail. He was DOS tive
that he searched each pocket and
that the scabbard was not in the
overcoat pocket when the body was
brought in and was not in 1T at the
time OF the application for bail.
HAS any one else examined the
clothing?"
yes, cir. General WASH ngton
and Meeks, counsel for the defense,
examined 1t with my consent"
"when?"
Since the application for bail. +"
Can that holster be erumplSd up
and concealed in the hand?"
ut can, readily"
IL will be recalled that w. G..
Jones, the embaImer was recalled
late yesterday and asked by counsel
for the defense to search the dead
mans overcoat pocket and tell what
he found. He produced the smaT
rubber holster to his evident as
tolAEhments for he swore II was
not in the pocket the night Of the
killing.
General Washington cross exam
ined him. The witness said the
article was a rubber shi cid worn on
the end Of revolver to prevent the
barrel from wearing the pocket. Gen.
eral Washington was going more
into detail when Judge Anderson,
chief counsel for the defense leaned
over and evidently disapproved, for
in the middle On a question the wit
ness was excused.
William Murray, bookkeeper for
Doris, told how General Washing
ton and Attorney Meeks examined
Senator Carmack's clothing a few
days after the application for bond.
They came in and examined the
clothing carefully and General Wash
ington put on the overcoat. He
turned slowly around and put both
hands into the overcoat pockets.
Suddenly he drew out his RICH,
hand and this scabbard was IN Il.
What is this thing?' asked General
Washington, holding the scabbard
out TO me. 1t Is pistol scabbard,
aid I. Neither General Washington
nor Mr.. Meeks seemed to know
what scabbard or holster was up.