The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

lane hotel 10 90 to democratic head
quarters. when he met them. Col.
Cooper asked him to accompany him
to the Governors mansion, and ne
went with him.
They walked to the corner of Sew
enth avenue and Union street, and
there the events occurred as Robin
Cooper had stated. according to this
witness. However, his mind was con-
fused about the remarks that passed
there. and the question of when it was
that Col. Cooper saw Senator Car
mack.
His friends, the Coopers, went south
to see Senator Carmack. and he turned
north. After a long and exhaustive
question, he admitted that he had an
idea there was going to be something
unpleasant, and that it was unpleas-
ant enough to make him abandon his
engagement with Col. Cooper and
make him leave Col. Cooper to the I'M
pleasantness, while he himself went
home.
After more questioning, in which
Mr.. sharp evaded almost every ques-
ton he admitted that the only reason
that he had to fear that there would
be ANYTHING unpleasant was that he
knew of Col Coopers feeling toward
Senator Carmack, and the actions OF
Col. Cooper and Robin Cooper at the
corner. He had just returned from
ST Louis. where he had gone to get
the governors son out of the army,
the night before, and stated that he
knew nothing of the more recent
cause of trouble.
Having gotten to this point in his
brain. Mr.. Sharp continued on his
, homeward way, until he was some
where from one-half to two-thirds OF
1.-THE way across the Leake lot How
, ever. as he was proceeding to this
point. thoughts began to run into his
, head. and ne began to think that what
he had at first thought would be mere
! IIv an unpleasant conversation might
result in a personal difficulty.
When his brain got this far along
Sharp turned his head and glanced
down the street At the morning SEES
sion. in answer TO Mr.. Meeks question,
: The stated that what he saw was, in
substance. this He turned and saw
five people near the poles. There
were a man and woman standing
still on the sidewalk. Col. Cooper pro-
ceeded down the sidewalk and Robin
Cooper in the street. near the curb
stone. and Senator Carmack just be-
yond the man and the woman. AS ne
Hooked he saw Senator Carmack STEP
ping out toward the curbing with his
hand thrown back in the neighborhood
of his pistol pocket AS the senator
stepped into the street. past the poles,
he saw his pistol in his hand. He
moved toward the telephone poles and
Robin Cooper sprang on to the pave
ment. AS Robin got even with the
Ipoles Senator Carmack fired twice at
him. Robin went south, around the
poles. and as he turned Sharp saw a
drawn weapon. Robin shot three
times and after the third shot Sena-
ator Carmack fell. Col. Cooper never
took step
That was what the witness saw, as
related at the morning session. At
the afternoon session, after a great
many questions and much insistence
to get an answer, 1t was developed
that the situation was this, in sub
stance Robin was just outside the
sidewalk, Col. Cooper was on the pave
ment and Senator Carmack was fac
ing north. Senator Carmack stepped
into the street there was much diff
Guilty in getting the witness to admit
this). and the witness did not see his
pistol until he did so. At that time
Senator Carmack's hand was about
level with the waistband of his trous-
ers. or lower. While kSenator Car
mack was in the street Robin Cooper
was also on the street. and he did not
start springing on to the pavement
until that instant. Robin Cooper got
inside OF the poles almost directly
west of them and Senator Carmack
was east Of them. Col. Cooper was
from ten to fifteen feet north of the
poles.
Not In Line.
The three men were the points OF
triangle. and Robin Cooper was no