Evening star., 1909-02-18
Witness Exonerates Counsel for De-
fense of Inserting Scabbard.
OTHER KILLINGS ARE FEARED
Policeman Swears There Were Two
Empty Shells in Senator's
Revolver.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. February 1S.-Tho
sensations of the first two days tesu-
mony in the trial of the Coopers and John
Sharp for Staying Senator Carmack have
sent local excitement to fever h7at ind
turned out this morning the largest crowd
yet attracted. to the courtroom.
Judge Hart over night had the seats in
the. balcony raised to grade so that an
unobstructed view might be had of the
entire proceedings.
That the state does not intend to let
the finding OF the supposed pistol holster
in Senator Carmacks overcoat pocket :"
unchallenged WAS proven this morning
when the first witness was called The
witness was Finley Doris. member of
the undertaking firm which ernDalmeu
Senator CarmaCk S body.
Doris said he examined the pockets OF
the overcoat the night of the killing and
again at the request of the states at
torney before the hearing for bail He
was positive the scabbard was not in the
overcoat pocket both times.
Nashville Fears New Killings.
With intense action a constant feature
of the hearings, it is freely predicted on
more shootings in Nashville before many
hours have passed
A near relative of one of Tuesdays
witnesses has been relieved of new
automatic revolver. which he is said 10
have purchased with the expressed IN
tention of shooting on sight one Of the
attorneys connected with the case.
Practically every one of the attorneys
is a fighter of the old southern school.
Yesterday the lie was passed direct be-
tween Attorney General Garner of Law
renceburG. for the state, and former AT
torney General Meek and Gen. Washing
ton of counsel for the defense.
All are firebrands, willing and anxious
to fight at the drop Of the hat. For a
few minutes was illustrated the wisdom
of the court in arranging his court
room that considerable space divides
the opposing armies Of COUNSEL
AS it was Judge Hart was compelled to
interfere in the certain voice which his
| associates at the bar have come to rec
Ognize during the thirty-five years of his
practice in Nashville as meaning acqui-
escence or something more stern.
Gentlemen. the court will tolerate no
more Of these personalities" he said.
Even after this instruction there We're
mutterirEys. and mutual friends are keep
ing the adversaries from getting within
too close range of each other,
Miss Lees Testimony Important.
Of great Importance to the state was
the testimony of Miss Lee, employed as
stenosrapher in the office of Judge
Bradford, an attorney and brother-ln-
law of Col Cooper. Her testimony
given yesterday, was to the effect that
Col. Cooper and Robin Cooper were in
the Office of Judge Bradford on the
morning of the day the tragedy took
place; that she heard Col. Cooper use
violent language and declared that he
had right to protect himself, and that
soon after Col Cooper and his son had
left the Office in the afternoon there
came message to the. effect that
Robin Cooper had killed Mr.. Carmack
Dramatic interest is added through
the fact that this witness, besides bein.
the stenogra pher and private secretary
of Mr. Bradford, performed similar du-
ties for Robin Cooper previous to his
incarceration under the charge Of kill
Ing Senator Carmack:
In addition to this she has been
social protege of Mrs. Bradford. VINO
treated her almost as daughter dur
ing her more than five years period Of
employment by Mr.. Bradford and Robin
Cooper
The testimony of Miss Lee. who had not
previously been called a Witness was
impressive in that il unfolded clearly the
lines upon which the prosecution is work
ing. She was laboring under an intense
mental strain throughout her eXamina-
ton.
Palpably she was an unwilling witness.
AS Judge Hart expressed it: She WAS
having an unsouSht quarrel with he
bread and butter.
Throughout the trying ordeal the Young
woman conducted herself i'll a way that
won the admiration of all In the court
room which was crowded to its doors.
while many stood at windows outside.
,5al>
witnessed.
1t Is the general impression that in the
introduction of the testimony of Miss Lee.
showing possible conspiracy, the state
is paving the way to implication of Gov.
NJ r. Patterson as a co-conspirator. II
is an oft-repeated assertion here that
at the time the indictment was returned
against John ID. Sharp. the third of the
defendants. one had been drawn up to in
clude the governor as an accessory before
the fact.
Testimony of Undertaken.
Finley l.. Doris. the undertaken. was
called as the first witness today. He
told how the clothing OF tile dead man
had been kept since the tragedy. Mr..
Doris said that on the night Of the shoot
ing he examined the clothing and found
a letter.
A second examination was made four
weeks later at the request of counsel for
the state and in their presence. He did
not find at that time the pistol shield
which was discovered in Mr.. Carmack S
overcoat when exhibited in court yes
terday afternoon.
Has any one else examined the cloth
ing?"
Yes sir. Gen. Washington and Mr.
Meeks, counsel for defense. examined 1t.
with my consent.
.-When?"
Since the application for bail
Can that holster be crumpled up and
cor eaIed in the hand?'
1T can, readily.
II will be recalled that w. Jones. the
embalmer. was recalled by counsel for
the defense late yesterday and produced
the small rubber holster from the over
coat pocket. to his evident establishment
Gen. Washington cross-exam ned. The
witness said the article was rubber
shield. worn on the end of a revolver To
pre~e1t the barrel from wearing the
pocket.
IL liam Murray. bookkeeper for Doris.
told how Gen. Washington and Attorney
Meeks examined Senator Carmacks
clothing few days after the application
for bond for the three prisoners.
Gen. Washington brought from the wit
ness the statement:
~ am satisfied you had nothing in your