Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-11
the senator only turned his head.
A Mute Witness.

But iiSt'eE gentlemen, We nav"
another mute witness which all The
lawyers on Gods earth cannot I'M
peach Here is the senator's col
,,r. 1t has In the center CT the
back a bullet h1le. II Carmack
body did not turn around. and they
swear it did not, how could hat bull
h.; hole be in the center Of the back
of the o-llar. for the liar does not
turn with the heaa!'
General Garner paid tribute TO
Mrs Eastman.
oh. Larnsack, " You had 70 so
with ut last blessing on your
hearts idol. your son if YOU mad 70
leave without. a last kiss from your
wife are you not glad that beauil1Nh
Mrs. Eastman was there when you
want?
They say she lied. he exclaimed
Hell never instiga>r'l black'r
calumny"
Exeoriates Binning.
And now we come TO l'ilMing. the
sainted Binmng. police Judge of Dan
Vile, ILL.,. and cock Gu a houseboat'
Now Binning lied and Nou know he
lied. want to say hat ! do noe
believe that MIR. Meeks had any more
t.. do with securing or drilling BIN
ming than l had. knew how such
witnesses come. Binning knew that
there We're no eye witnesses to IN"
killing except the d"i"nd'nts, 50
he got hu2 the game
Coming to the scalharl trstimcn'.
Garner sAid: Now thcr" is no doubt
that the .slcabbard Was in Senator
Carlnack's possession the night be-
fore. hut where has it been since:
III tell uu. Somebody put mat
scabbard there after the clothing mad
bee searched three tim's. why.
don't know. would like TO know.
though. why they are manufacturing
evidence.
Colonel COopers defense. II It
must rest upon anything. must rest
uron the nvOwal that he had NJ evil
intent and this must b" supported by
a statemenr which has net been made.
that he notified CarInack IL this Ell
feet.
Col. cooper's Weapons.
There is one significant fact Iii
this trial Who krnws how many
pistols Colonel Cooper had. and to
whom they We're delivered? Ser
&c ant Meadows says he gt'' this new.
shiny. ,snfired pistol thit night at the
police statirn from Sergeant Reid.
That was hours after Carnhck s
death. Where is Sergeant Reid:
He was not produced"
General Garner next described
Senator Oarnack's mental conditicl
before the shooting when witnesses
testified that he was jolly and pleas
ant.
Mrs Eastman says she did MT Sc"
Senator Ca,mack fire and she does
MT think he did fire, If YOU believe
~jther witnesses rcu believe Mrs.
Eastman periured herself. She says
she saw a Young man. Robin. coming
up frCm behind and "hen the firing
began.
Entrapped and Murdered.
"Ard then too. gentlemen. they
murdered Senator Carmack. don't
care what your verdict is. whether
You acauit OR convict. but the CooperS
entrar-ed and foully murdered E. w.
Carmack.
After ahe murdcr-listen to what
this old sha-k OF Southern chivalrS
says to his own daugbter-'It is all
over; il is all over Is that the voice
of an honest man? Or is 1t the voice
of murderer?
NO. it is not all over. That was
your day Clone! Cooper: NV Is the
day e the law.
Punishment is Demanded.
Justice demands that the murder.
c-s be punished the law demands
that the murderers be punished. The
voice of the dead cries to YOU. gentle.
men. fer justice. -. ..-..-. - -.
General Garner closed brilliantly at
81" p. m. having spoken four fours-
General Washington then began
for the defense and he grew fiery II
once.
He attacked Garner for intima ing
that Lieutenant Pitcher had tempered
with Carmack'S revolver
Gornsr urcsc and said he had no.
50 Ctargsd
II brow YOU did not. You don't dare
to do it. but Won minated chat the
son g Id General Pitcher. who bears
tho star Of hon. on his brow. was
a thief. a scoundrel a liar AID a
psrjuryc- and you can't say OF init
mate these .rip-s when I ON around
His Heart is Touched.
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