Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-27
BOTH SIDES BUSY.
Defense and Prosecution Secure
All Available Testimony.

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sides in the Cooper-Sharp trial were
busy after court adjourned Thursday
afternoon. The startling attack of the
state upon the integrity OF Colonel
Cooper as clerk and master in chan
Gerry and as the associate of a de-
faulting state treasurer took the de-
Tense by surprise. Special agents.
however. were soon at work, and
Thursday night several men from va
rious points in the state-men who are
presumed to be able to throw light
upon the charges-were summoned.
Until far into the night these men
were In conference with the attorneys
for the defendants
Nor were the states attorneys less
occupied. A decision of the defense
to put Governor Patterson and Adju-
tant General Brown upon the stand
was reached late Thursday afternoon.
States counsel heard II almost imme.
diateiy and at once began consultation
over this neaw feature The steno.
graphic report of the entire testimony
thus far was gone over and every
reference TO Governor Patterson and
Adjutant General Brown transcribed
again for reference on cross-examina.
tion. AT least two OF the counsel for
the state are bitter political enemies
OF Governor Patterson.
The crowds which attended trial Fri
%
and lunch boxes we're numerous
When Colonel Cooper resumed the
stand he made a statement that he
had only given an old soldier $50 on,
OF the amount secured from his farm
He made this correction. as the steno
graphic report stated he had given
$1,000. He was not questioned further
Lieutenant Pitcher of the United
States army testified as to the posi-
ton in which he found the body oil
Carmack when be arrived on the
scene Of the tragedy and also as to
picking up the revolver OF the sena
tor, which lay about eight inches from
his right hand as the senator's body
lay on the ground He said the re.
volver had four loaded shells and two
empty ones He said he believed the
revolver had heen recently exploded
but was not positive on that point The
revolver is 3S caliber Smith & Yves.
son hammerless
Sergeant Meadows of the Nashville
police force was the next witness
Sergeant Medows testified that imme.
diately after the tragedy he went 10
Forts infirmary and got from Patrol
man Vaughan two revolvers--oDe Rob.
in Coopers. 80 automatic Colts. and
the one found by Lieutentnat Pitcher
Sergeant Meadows also said that later
he received from Sergeant Reid. a
nickel plated revolver which ahd not
been fired. and which was said to have
been taken from Colonel Duncan Coop.
er. He admitted the pistols might
have been changed while in the hands
OF the lieutenant of police.
w. o. Vertress. prominent attor.
ney, testified that he loaned Senator
Carmack a revolver. He also identi.
fled the scabbard which was shown
him, and stated the revolver was
loaded in every chamber when given
10 the senator
After. on request of the defense, the
Jury had been excluded, Mr., Vertrees
stated that when he gave Carmack
the revolver the senator said he had re
ceived a threatening message from
Colonel Cooper, who said that IL Car.
mack used his name again one or the
other of them must go. After the
message there was nothing for me TO
do but to put his name in again and
It goes In tomorrow" said Mr. Car
mack. The senator then asked me to
loan him my revolver. as 1t was Sun
day night and he could not buy one
He said he did not know how to use It.
but friends insisted that he arm him
self
IL told him that il was a self-acting
revolver and all he had to do was to
pull the trigger. ! removed the loads
and demonstrated the use of the
weapon. The senator put the revolver
with the scabbard on 1t. in his pocket
The defense objected to admitting
the statement with the exception OF
he fact of the senator putting the
weapon i'm his pocket. A long argu
ment ensued and Judge Hart stated
the question was an important one as
1t affected the states rebuttal in the
case. Court adjourned until o'clock
FIVE BURN TO DEATH.