Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-06
FABRIC Of DEFENSE
ATTACKED BY STATE
Testimony Of Cooper and Sharpe
Witnesses Ridd|ed BY Prose.
Cutlon in CarmaCk Trial.
GOVERNORS EVIDENCE |MpEACHEO
Reasons Offered by Defense for Being
on Seventh Street Apparently Con.
troverted-Many Of Defenoes Most
important Witnesses Contradicted-
Day for the Prosecution.
(Bv Associated PrsSS.)

Uiv Associated PreSS.)
NASHVILLE TENN. March .
This was the States day in the trial
o. Ccluntl u. D. ana Robin Co per
and John i. SHARP 10! t.' murder
OF former IHit"d States S"na'or +.
W Carmack
Mt Lni> did it t'n" % i,'"- what
was lett OF the trsi,mnuy "I =. j.
Is, inning. the d'!rEs"'> lnH-t"''"ns red
bearded man vii claimed 10 hay"
seen the .An-iiu". bii :; Chall"ngrd
The right # tn" touprrs ~ b" on
Seventh avenue at all. iht ia! OF the
killing.
II did this by iml"aChing tn" icsti-
mony of the governor and others who
claimed the Coopers were invited to
tie mansion. aud that while On their
way there they met CarInack and as
a result the duel followed.
States Attack Begun Early.
The bombardmcnt OF the case OF
the defense began early today when
two Witnesses swore that Binntng,
the night of the tragedy said to them:
IT had been fve' or ten minutes
earlier would have secn the kill
ing -~o --.-
Later in the day The stat" intro,
duced witnesses attacking III" reaaoh
the defense gave for being on the
stree. which Senator Carmack must
traverse 70 &c, to his apartments.
Adju,ant General brown. Judge
Brad ord Colonel Cooper and Robin
Cooper hal testified thai after Colon
81 Cooper left Bradford's ONCE just
before the shooting. General Brown
recalled them to talke to the COVER
over the telephone. and that it was In
obedience to the governor command
that the men were or Seventh ave
nue. upon which the executive man
sion Is located. when they met Car
mack
Many Contradictions.
TwJ Witnesses swOre tina: after
Coloarl Cooper left Bradf0rd's Office,
he neither returned voluntarily. nor
WIS recalled 10 the telerhOnc by any
one And one. Miss Daisy Lee. de-
clarcd that instead OF the governor
calling the colonel. the colonel. al
Jrdg" Hradford's suggestion. called W
III" go, ernO- AT the capitol.
The la'f"r's testimony was not per
mi','d to reach the jury.
In rebuital 100, the state attacked
judge bradford.
Miss Lee SwOre that he told h"I
h" could hav" shot Carmack him
self with as little reluctance az n
would have SHIT a rattlesnakc. Sh'
also swore tia, Paul Davis. anothc'
Ct the icfenSe's witnesses declared
10 her he would pcrjurc himself &C
get on tn" jury.
Only Few More Witnesses.
when the sun had set and IN" Ia:
Il" was over. 'he State announce
that l. would have but Two more wit
n"sscs TO cnmpl";" its case in r"butta
AMI that they would b" ~: on toInor
row
TIL" defcnsc has not announced is
purpose. but it is said that arSuIncn' 5
will begin next week.
No time limit will b. put on either
siJ" There arc 2 scor" of lawyer
in thr case and 'hc speeches doubtless
will last several days
soon afr court adjourned ,hC
Sia'"s a;tcrn"ys wen. ir;0 Curf"T
"NCc
einr'nq Charged With Perjury.
NJ y =. Ia th"y emerged and ~
t"Inc, G"Dcrai NcCarn b'h 4 WAT
rant FIR tho arrest of = J EinninS
on chargr & Frjury
The Specific allegation is that when
h" testified that n" saw senator Car
mack 'wirIing III" cylinder Of his
-"vuiy"r. he sWOr" 10 liz" TIL
yarrar' vas served at once
severe -''.. - sUor" that
Nnl-mr.r LdS on" of III" CIoudtcF'
DAYS In tn" hist ~ " Nashville. ar,d
hat pail al sm X" r. for q
hr"s Vas hanging over tb" city
Thcr witnesses w'r" CALI! nv ihf
State 10 preSrnt similar contradic
tory testimony concerning Thinning
III" man Vho claimed n" ssW Car
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