Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-23
Defendant Puts On Coat He
Wore Day OF Shooting and
Points Out Bullet Hole In
Sleeve.
X-RAY MADE BUT NO
BULLET is FOUND IN
COOPER'S SHOULDER
Cross-ExaminatiOn of Boyish Witness
is Postponed Until Monday, When
IL Will Consume Probably Most of
the ay.
nv Associated Press.)


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 2O.-This was
the defenses day in the trial of Colonel
Duncan B. Cooper, Robin ]. Cooper and
John d. Sharp, charged with The murder
Of former United States Senator Edward
w. Carmack There was only one wit
ness examined. the boyish defendant.
Robin ]. Cooper. and he made a splendid
witness.
Robin Cooper Takes Stand
At 1880 Attorney General McCarn asked
when the defense would be ready to pro-
coed. This indicated that the states
missing witnesses had not yet arrived.
At IL o'clock, the defendants attorneys
filed in. There was a hush and then
Judge Anderson said:
Robin Cooper take the stand"
In a clear voice and with the refined
accent Of the educated southern man,
Cooper gave a brief sketch of his life.
He SAID he lived with his uncle, James
Bradford, of counsel for the defense, and
practiced law in the latter's office. He
said he came to town on Monday De-
cember 8, with his uncle. Mr.. Bradford,
arriving at a. m.
did you see your father that morn
ing?"
''He came to my office soon after ar
rived. He came into Mr.. Bradford's pri-
vate office, where I was in conference
with Mr.. Davis"
Family Watches Prisoner
Here the defendant described the loca-
ton and plan OF the law omces.
From the moment her favorite brother
began to talk. Mrs. Burch leaned for
ward in her chair. looking eagerly into
his eyes, and seeming scarcely to breathe
as he talked.
Colonel Cooper, seated next to his
youngest daughter, Mrs. Wilson, sat
comfortably back in his chair and APP
parentiy took little interest in the pre-
liminary questions.
When Robin referred to him as papa"
the colonel, smiled and played with his
gray military mustache. The jury be-
trayed much interest.
II talked awhile and some one called
me to chancery court, where had a case.
Then papa told me he was afraid he
was going to have some trouble with Mr..
Carmack."
ct object" said Attorney General Nc
earn, cit is a self-serving conversation
and is incompetent"
ANY conversation heard by Miss Lee is
competent. Anything else is not" said
the court.
A rather sharp discussion followed, and
the record was appealed to as to what
Miss Lee overheard the morning of the
killing. It disclosed that Miss Lee said
she heard some expressions made by Col
onei Cooper concerning Carmack, having
no right to use my name and have a
right to protect myself"
Counsel in Argument
Lengthy argument followed on both
sides, the defense holding that II had a
right to produce the entire conversation,
fragments OF which Miss Lee had over
heard and repeated on the stand. The
court ruled that Miss Lees testimony had
opened the door for this conversation.
Again the state protested, and cited au-
thorities, but Judge Hart insisted that the
witness be permitted to explain the re-
marks overheard, If he admitted that they
were made. BY Judge Anderson:
Did you have more than one CONVERSE
ton with your fatherT'
"Only one. 1t related to but one sub