Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-24

nrove hv court records that his own
brothers came into court ana aom'''eo
that the defendant is defaulter-
I'VE propose to show that he emDezzieo
from estates, from widows and orphans
from the county and from the state, and
from various records kept by him. prove
But there is further reason for this
question. We have heard of the colonel
deep sense of honor; how stung he was
by few sarcastic editorials. But we
will show that he was openly accused OF
embezzlement. yet he never said the TOW .
was not big enough for him and for thu
men who made the charges.
Attorney General McCarn followed Fitz-
hugh and declared they would carry these
dishonest transactions from 1888 down to
1903. and that they were not too remote.
Judge Anderson replied for the defense.
I'VE never claimed that Senator Car
mack was killed because of those edi-
toriaIs,' he said Our theory is that
Robin Cooper killed Senator Carmack in
self-defense after the senator had shot
him twice
DO you mean TO say, interrupted
Fl: Ehugh, that you have not forced the
editorials written by Carmack into evil
lence. as tending to show that Col. Coop
er was driven almost mad by these at
tacks upon his honor?"
we have introduced Them. replied
Anderson ito show the defendants state
of mind. not as justification for the
Staying"
For two hours the attorneys argued.
Finally Judge Hart suggested that the
state turn over the charges against Col.
Cooper to the defense for examination
AMI that an Adjournment be taken until
2 pm. The suggestion was adopted.
First Unpleasant Note.
The first unpleasant note-the first
note of discord," said Col. Cooper. testify
ing yesterday afternoon, lin the rela-
tons between Senator Carmack and my
self was an editorial printed in the Mem
phis News-Scimitar. i had supported Gov.
Taylor in the race for the senatorship
against Senator Carmack. but there had
been nothing unpleasant as the result of
that
After that time r noticed a change in
Senator Carmack's feelings when we met.
1t is hard to say how my supporting Gov.
Taylor came about.
II had no personal animosity toward
Senator Carmack. I regretted that had
citizen to do SO.
II supported Gov. Patterson in the last
fight. When it became known Senator
Carmack ceased to speak to me entirely.
1T was just a formal nod when We
met. had done him no injury on earth
of which 1 was aware"
The defendant said that the Memphis
News-Scimitar editorial to which refer
ence had been made or which was printed
March 10, 1905 was. according to infor-
nation he received from John c. Burch
q brother of his Son-in-law, the work of
Senator Carmack.
The court would admit only part of the
editorial in evidence. This part referred
to Maj. Dune Cooper, Maj E. c. Lewis of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Ban" Murray and Spiral Hill as the
big four" and their untiring devotion to
the first governor the Louisville and Nash
willie had absolutely owned.
The defendant insisted that he got in
formation concerning the authorship of
NewS-SCimifar editorial n a
sources.
He was asked if he had heard of Sem
ator Carmack using his name in the joint
debates of the last spring campaign.
Frequently, answered Col. Cooper.
81. couldn't begin to tell owmany times.
1t was a daily occurrence for Senator
Carmack to use my name. 1t began in a
spirit of ridicule, but soon there was the
yelled reference.
THE first time he spoke of me publicly
was as that little fat bald-headed angel
called Dune Cooper Later at Jackson
and Memphis Senator Carmack asked II
It was AN angel of light or darkness.
whether that angels feathers were not
tainted by sulphurous smells?'
He asked If the angel was black or
white, and to read his speeches you would
know what was meant. He said the
angel was man called Dune Cooper,
and / supposed that meant myself.
Never Harmed the Senator.
friendly to Senator Carmack to provoke
these attacks"
Col. Cooper denied specifically that he
holding public Office at the time or
had any connection with the democratic
party in Tennessee.
Then was introduced an editorial OF
Wednesday. October %, 1908, which was
printed i'm the Tennessean.
The editorial was entitled IAN Awful
Threat"
I.
referred to the assertion of the machine
that it proposed to clear the political at
mosphere of Tennessee. Col. Cooper was
called the Hon. Duncan Brown Cooper
and in the same connection were mention
ed the names of the Hon." Sol Cohen
and the Hon." Max Hartman, notorious
divekeepers in the black bottom of Nash
Vile. 1t was suggested that this was
trio to aid in the cleaning-up process.
Both Cohen and Hartman had been
convicted and sentenced to work on the
county roads at the time.
Next was introduced the editorial in the
Tennessean of Sunday, November 8,
1903, IN which Senator Carmack reviewed
the wonder which had been accomplished
by Col. Cooper in bringing peace between
Gov. Patterson and eX-Goy. John l. Cox.
The defendant said he had read this
editorial as we'll as that which followed
Monday, November 9, the day of the kill
ing, in which Senator Carmack said "alI
honor forever should go to Mai Dune
1OopcE IOT the peace eStdDIlSQeQ by him
between Patterson and Cox. 1t was in
this editorial In which the senator hailed
Cooper as 1.-The diplomat of the Zwei-
bund."
An editorial of November 3. 1905 in
which the machine was blamed for bring
ing the negro back into Tennessee poll
tics was next introduced. Col. Cooper
name was not mentioned in 1t, but he
said that he saw in its lines personal
attack on himself.
Other attacks which insulted him were
contained, he said, in speech made by
the senator at Ashland City in the cam
paign. in which he described Gov. Patter-
by water and Dune Cooper as the
water. All of these attacks made the de-
PENDANT indignant, he said.
Craig Assumes Task.
Sunday night. November S. he met ex-
State Treasurer Craig and expressed him
self 'forcefully no doubt concerning
Senator Carmack. "Mr. Craig said he
would see Senator Carmack and try to
put matters in shape" testified the de-
PENDANT. II said / would be glad If he
succeeded
HE came back to tea after a visit to
the senator and said that Mr.. Carmack
was In an ugly mood or humor. He was
sorry to tell me that he could accomplish
nothing. OF his own motion Mr.. Craig
told me that my name would not appear
any more in the Tennesseean. I believed
him. although j did not understand that
he had a promise from Senator Carmack
Il did not ask for an apology I SIM
ply wanted the attacks to cease l said