The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-19


in Cooper stated, with an oath, that
Senator Carmack ought to have been
in hell long ago." three more witness
es to whom John Sharp made similar
denunciations of the dead man were
introduced, and it was shown that on
the morning of Nov. 8 Col. Cooper
cursed and abused Senator Carmack,
with many repstitions of vile oaths.
With this as ground to work, the
State introduced other witnesses to
show the course of the Coopers and
Sharp up to and after the murder of
Senator Carmack, and the case made
out the day before was frightened up
in every point.
Stenographer on Stand.
Miss Daisy Lee, stenographer for
James C. Bradford and Robin Cooper
on Nov. 9 and still holding the po-
sition. gave testimony that was so
damaging that it visibly affected the
defendant. Robin Cooper, to such an
extent that at one time during her
testimony he waived his hand franti-
cally, possibly hoping to prevent her
from making a statement she was
about to make. However, it might
have been merely nervous affection,
causing it to wildly beat around in the
air.
Miss Lee testified that early in the
morning on November 9 Col. Cooper
and his son were in the office; that
Col Cooper left about $50 O'clock
Int returned in about an hour and
that at that time she heard him In a
| loud and excited conversation with
! his son, in which he cursed some one
in the most unbridled language.
In the afternoon Col. Cooper return
ed to the Office, shortly after 5 o'clock
and he. with his son, Mr. Bradford,
Adiutant-General Brown held con-
ference in Mr.. Bradford's private OF
fce lasting almost an hour At about
4 O'Clock the Coopers came out and
left the Office. Miss Lee stated that
/ Robin Coopers face wore look that
she had never seen on it before, and
Showed great excitement, and corrob
GRATED Mrs. Blake's testimony that he
had failed to speak to her
A.,~.aI TaIanhonA
Within twenty minutes or twenty
ave minutes after the Coopers lef'
the office the telephone rang. II
lis ordinarily the custom In the ofnce
for Miss Lee to answer the telephone
and call Mr.. Bradford with pusf
hutton when he is wanted, and he very
rarely answers the telephone himself
However. this time he did so, and botf
took up the receivers to the two IN
, struments on the same wire at I'M
same time.
, She recognized Col. Cooper's Vo'c'
He said: "1s that you JIM? MI
bradford replied: rs that Col. COOP
, err"
At this point Miss Lee hung up tn
vaoeiver Int the door between her OF
I fee and that of Mr.. Bradford wa
. omen. and she heard the attorney say
And did Robin kill him? III D
+ right up" Mr.. Bradford and Ger
. brown left the office together, an
o as thew went out Mr.. Bradford quieti
4 told her that Robin Cooper had kille
4 senator Carmack and that he was g
J. ing up to see about 1t.
Miss Donnie Braxton, house glri
(. inr Iucius E. Burch's, where she sti
works added more evidence as to co
:. ICooner's violent frame of mind tina
day. She heard a conversation o.
tween Col. Cooper and his daughte
It Mrs. Burch, in which the defendai
i said. DO you want me to lay dow
v my manhood"
: Mrs. Burch replied He Will ki
p, you. papa" ~ :,
!. Col Cooper answered: He Is
d likely to get killed as am"
" After leaving the Office the fir'
d{trace left by the coopers was th'
y testified to by John Tindall, the new
r. how who was on the stand Tuesda
3 They continued through the Arcae
= and we're Joined by John Sharp in u
- -. :, ,ho Arcade. where the croi
Is alleys cut 1t.
! This fact was testified to by e.
- MORGAN the postoffice clerk wi
4 works at the Arcade sub'station' al
= cav the meeting. He saw Sharp shall
hands with Robin Cooper, but did n
:. COO him shake hands With Col. Coope