The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-23

towards Carmack despite my protests, and l stood still for a few seconds"
 The Attorney General led the wit ness on up to the time of the shoot ing trying to get a contradiction. but the boy was cool and careful and stuck to his story. Efforts to anger him were fruitless.
 Was your. attention exclusively on Senator carmack from the time you saw him draw?' "Yes, sir" "Will you say what Senator Car mack was doing with that pistol from the time you saw him draw until you got In his line of fire?" 'He was holding 1t behind Mrs. East man"
 But not shooting?" Ready to sPoot." But he dld not shoot until you
 got around the pole did he?" No sir
 You say you lost the stone from your scarf pin?" "I did" How"
 Tt was blown out by the concus- sion from Senator Carmock's revolver"
 You don't know that you are only hazarding a guess?"
 T think I know it."
 What was Senator Carmack doing when you began to frey
 He was aiming his revolver direct ly at me" Jury Watched Pantomime.
 The Attorney General handed Robin revolver and had him stand as he stood when he opened fire. Next he | had the witness represent Carmack. The jury watched the pantomine in- tently and the great crowd in the room stood up and leaned forward.
 Where did your first bullet hit Sen ator Carmack?" the bullet, but I can tell you where I think the first ball hit him. from the testimony describing the wounds"
 "Carmack's right hand was in front of him, his right side towards your" Somewhat" There had been no unpleasantness and you did not draw your revolver until you were shot?" T did not. I was shot before ] opened fire" Then have you figured out why Senator Carmack opened fire on a by stander instead of upon man who | was advancing on him and who had
 sent him threatening messages?" T have" | McCarn withdrew the question after | a wrangle.
 He was standing erect at the frs; shot?"
 "He was" And erect at the last shot? T can't say, he may have been falling. l fired very rapidly" Do you know that the automatic
 is the most deadly of weapons?" 1 'T do not"
 Don't you know that 1t Is the most rapid weapon made" T think so." Robin said he did not see Carey Folk. his cousin HenSy Stockell nor
 Miss Lewis looking out of window Tn the Polk flats over the scene of the | shooting. Neither did he see Miss Mary Louise Rhodes. The only ones he saw were Mrs. Eastman, MT. East man and Senator Carmack. He did not see Miss Skeffington. 'Who has had the bullet found in your bed in custody since 1t was found?"
 Tn my sister's-Mrs. Burch's-pos- session." Was your wound probed?" Yes, once, in order to pack it." Would you object to showing the jury the wound in your shoulder" No sir, only there is no wound only a scar" The young defendant opened his col lar. unbuttoned his shirt and drawing the clothing away, walked slowly along the jury box The jurors raised
 up curiously and one of them pulled
 the boys shirt further back in order | to trace the direction of the scar. "Is not the wound or course of the l bullet distinctly upward?" Apparently"
 The Attorney General then had the | witness remove his coat, put on the | collar niprca6 10 hIl low the bullets course with a pencil.
 Now. MT. Cooper, If the bullet went In at this hole and pierced the tie, wouldn't the hole in the tie be at the knot and Is not the hole in this tie much below the knot?"
 The witness could not see and a small mirror was borrowed from one of the women In the audience. 'No," was the reply, after a glance. | Have you the tie on tighter than you usually wear it?"
 T have not"
 Finally witness admitted that the range of the bullet was upward and was permitted to don his clothing, Did you see your fathers pistol at
 the infrmary after the shooting?"
 T think l saw it delivered to the
 officer :"
 You say you had no unfriendly feel 1 ing for Senator Carmack?
 No. sir; none in the world"
 Did you, in the spring of 1908, to Attorney Peoples. denounce Senator ! Carmack with profane oaths and bit- 1 ter language?"
 T did not use profane or bitter lam ! guage. I may have criticised the Sen | ators political coursd" | The defense demanded that the exact ! language be repeated which was pur- 1 ported to be used on the occasion and 1 the court so ruled.
 Didn't you use the expression God damn Senator Carmack?' 1 No, sir. did not | Did you use that language about l Senator Carmack in his Senatorial con- test with Governor Taylor?" | "No. sir. for I was a warm support . 1 CT of Senator Carmack in that race" " | The Attorney General houndered a | minute at this stage and then went | back to the time of the shooting and l the relative positions of the witness and other principals of the tragedy l Robin thought he was standing at the | highest point on the street when he 1 first saw Senator Carmack.
 "The moment you saw the Senator draw the revolver you jumped in on the sidewalk. Well. where were the Eastmans?"
 As the Senator drew his revolver, l moved in and the Eastmans moved over towards the inside of the side walk. After the shooting I saw Mrs Eastman pulling the old man down the street /" Concludes Examination. The counsel for the State consulted moment, and then to the surprise of everyone. the Attorney General said;
 That is all. your honor" Dc Inc ant