Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-17
Real Progress
In Cooper Trial

ed the tragedy. When she had m
ished, her breathless spd1lbaund
audience seemed to witness the
tragedy aad at least one sSectator
broke into applause.
Her cross etaminat on Wa Sc
we're. but she held her own, smiling
and calm.
She told how she met Carpack on
the day he was Killed and identi-
fed the exact spot.
I've were waking very slowly
and we met about two feet from
the wall which divides the POLK
flats from the adjoining prpperty''
she said. Senator Carmack came
swinging along. His eyes nghted up
with a pleasant look OF recognition
as though about TO stop and talk.
We stopped together By mutual
agreement as L were. He was "a
little south Of mo. He rated his
hat. and he'd 1t and was look ne
down into my ayes In = Listening at
titude. HIS hat was in his fright
hand, above his head and cigar } n
his left hand. I begun a sartsncs
and no was absorbed In IT, whom
from behind inc cano a voics say
Iingf
Well. here you are. We have
the drop on you now"
"Did you see any onsf"
mo. sir. The voice came from
behind and very near to me-"
What d d you dor"
His Pistol Catches.
Nothing. / saw Mr.. Carufack
with hat raised look over my shoul-
der with look of surprised inaus-
ry. AS he did so he raised his fight
hand back into his pocket and drew
slowly pistol. II seemed to catch.
! pu. my hands TO my face. Then.
The voice began again bshsad me and
It said:
you ooward'y scouAdrsl, aiding
behind a woman's skirts are your
Get out, you dastsrd."
When saw The revolver I jump
cd to one side and surasl."
What position did the ssvslyns
occupy IN the Genator's handf"
1T was upside down. That Is
he held 1t by the barrvl.@
The prosecution sent for the re-
Nolver and the beauh full witness
gave dramatic Illustration of the
senator's position.
Il put up both of my hands and
jumped back like th.s. heard she
shot and turned; thought I recog-
nized DR.. White as the man with the
revolver and screamed like this:
My Godl Ny God, doctor, don't
shoot, oh don't, don't D ease don't.
1 then recognized II was Colonel
Cooper.
Then l shrank against the fance
and saw young cooper and at the
same time heard two other shots
iired so rapidly that l thought they
were simultaneous.
Denounces Colonel Cooper.
Young Cooper was standing near
me, his arm extended as though IN
the act Of firms = pistol. was fear
fully wrought up. Senator Car
mack was lying In the gutter in q
pool OF b'ood ana turned and de-
nounced Colonel Cooper"
What did you eayi"
Il said he wss . brutal murder
er; that he had taken advaatago OF
my presence to kil q maR without
giving him the chance OF q dog;
that Id rather b. the dead msa In
the gutter than to be bim."
What did the bog do thea"
He walked over, looked dows
at Carmack's body for minute,
then walked back to his father sad
put his arm around his neeR. They
walked away. Up 10 the ssme 1
went to the Polk aats J Gis act
know that the soa was implicated n
the shooting"
The witness In aAswse So ausa-
siOh~ sSlo NAes sSAstSB Car2aok
fell he still hsd the pistol ~ the
barrel, upside doHR. sIumSilI On Als
hand She also said that after the
shooting young Cooper Dut some-
thing into his pocket undss HE
overcoat.
During the dramatic recital Hrs.
Carmack lowered her veil and pet
her head on her sisters breast. Two
OF her friends famed her whiis aa-
other held her hands.
Cross Examined Mrs. EAstmaa,
After the noon recess General
WASH nston began to ssoe. sram.
me Mrs. EastmaI The witness was
perfectly at sass. Ths questions
were aimed to chow that Coisnel
Cooper could see Senatsp Czrnask
draw his revolver, snd thss az ~
did so Carmack stepped 70 one side
she was directly between hin ana