Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-19
The COOPER.sHARPE Case
[continued from First Pase.l
wednesdays Proceedings.

night with the state highly elated ana
the defense visibly perturbed. Tension
between the factions has frightened Wis
IDLY, too. -
There were three star witnesses to-
day-all women.
Miss Mary Skeffington. state libra
rian, was the first, and told how, on
the day Of the murder, she left the
library and walked down Seventh
avenue. When within two hundred
feet Of the scene Of the killing, she
met John D. Sharpe. the defendant
whom she has known for a number OF
years.
Just as she greeted him she heard
three shots, and asked him what it
meant.
without turning round to learn. she
says, Sharpe replied:
That's Duncan Cooper shooting
Senator Carmack."
BY the second witness, Miss Daisy
Lee, the state laid the foundation up
on which to base its contention that
the staying Of Senator Carmack was
the result of a conspiracy. She is
stenographer in the office OF James
Bradford, one Of the attorneys Tor the
defense. Robin Cooper had an once
with the Bradford law firm.
Trembling with fright and almost
sick with worry, she told how, on the
morning of November eth, the day OF
| the tragedy, when she arrived at the
office she found Col. Cooper already
there, in conference with Robin. she
heard the colonel denounce Carmack
for using his (Coopers) name. and de-
clare he had right to protect him.
self.
Later she heard Col. Cooper apply
to him (Carmack) epithets so vile sac
cried when ordered to repeat them to-
day. The court permitted her to write
them, and when they were read she
voiced the fact with her hands.
Miss Lee then told how, at o'clock
| there began a conference In Bradford's 8
office between the two Coopers. Brad
ford and Adjutant General Tuiley
Brown. Of the state guard, which last
ed until 4, when the Coopers left to-
getber. She said there was g look OF
worry and trouble on the boys iace
she had never seen there before.
Half an hour after the Coopers left
the office the telephone rang and Miss
Lee answered 1t and heard Col Coop
er's voice say:
"Is that you, Jim?"
And she heard Attorney Bradford
say, YES"
A moment later she heard Bradford
say: -, n,,
be right UP there"
She insisted that Bradford was not
In the habit of answering the telephone
unless called by her.
It appeared to be the intent or the
state to have the jury believe a con-
ference to slay Carmack was held
and that the killing resulted from the
conference.
The third witness, Miss DOME Brax-
ter. maid in the service Of Mrs. Lucius
Burch, daughter of Colonel Cooper,
with whom she made her home, said
that she heard Col Cooper had come
home about noon Of the day or the
tragedy and told Mrs. Burch something
that greatly excited her. She heard
her say:
"He will kill you, papa"
.He is as liable to be killed as I
am" 49,
Thursdays Proceedings.
The absence of some Of the states
witnesses and desire on the part OF
the defense to arrange its plan Of pro-
cedure, caused adjournment today un-
til Saturday in the Cooper Sharpe trial
for the murder of former Senator Car
mack.
The state has satisfied itself with
Offering testimony to prove that SEN
ator Carmack was slain In Nashville
by Robin ]. and Duncan G. Cooper,
and that John d. Sharpe, when ne
heard the shots, knew what they Were
without looking around and that prior
to killing several conferences had been
held. This, the state contends, lays
the foundation for proof Of conspiracy.
The state stops here and waits for
the defense to offer its case. Attor-
ney General Mccain has subpoened
sixty-four witnesses and has used
scarcely a score. The others viii be
held In reserve for rebuttal. The only
incident of todays testimony was the
states attempt to prove by impiica-
ton that the pistol holster found In
the dead senator's pocket was put
there by one Of the attorneys for the
defense, when, few weeks ago, ne
went to the rnorgue and tried on the
oyercoat belonging to Carmack. Wit
nesses testified it was not in the pock-
ct when the senator was killed.
The sensations Of the first two days
testimony in the trial Of the Coopers
and John Sharpe have sent local ex-
citement to fever heat and turned out
this morning the largest crowd yet at
tracted to the court room.
That the state does not intend to let
the finding Of q supposed pistol hols-
ter in Senator Carmacks overcoat
90 nhol w
this morning when the first witness
was called. The witness was Finley
Doris, q member Of the undertakers
firm which embalmed Senator Car
mack's body. Doris said he exam
ined the pockets Of the overcoat the
night of the killing and again at the
request of the states attorney before
the hearing for bail. He was positive
the scabbard was not in the overocat
pocket both times.
Has any one else examined the
clothing?"
Eyes, sir. General Washington and
Mr.. Meeks counsel for the defense, ex-
amined it with my consent"
"When?"
"Since the application for bail"
Can that holster be crumpled up
and concealed in the handW
1T can, readily"
1T will be recalled that w. Jones
was recalled by counsel for the de-
fense late yesterday and produced a
small rubber holster from the over
coat pocket to his evident astonish-
ment General Washington cross-ex-
amined the witness, who said the ar
ticle was a rubber shield worn on the
end Of a revolver to prevent the barrel
from wearing the pocket.
William Murray, bookkeeper for
Doris, told how General Washington
and Attorney Meeks examined Senator
Carmacks clothing few days after the
application for bail for the three pris-
oners. General Washington then
brought from the witness this state
ment:
II am satisfied you had nothing In
your hand when you put 1t in the over
coat"