Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-21
Youth Who Slew Senator Car
mack Gives Graphic De-
scription Of Political Tragedy
in Tennessee Capital
ATTORNEYS WRANGLE
OVER YOUTHS TESTIMONY
Public Interest in Case Grows
Daily Boyish Looking De-
fendant Makes Good I'M
preston in Court Room

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirei
Nashville. Tenn Feb. 20-The
ladiomnmcnt on Thursday only secm-
ca to whet the appetite Of the curious
public interest ia the trial Of Colonel
Duncan n. Copper Robin ] Cooper
and John - sharpe Tor the killing uf
former senator T.. W Carmack. When
tho court opeped today one of the
largest crowds ever seen around a
Nashville courthouse awaited the ar
lrivnl If The deputies Robin Cooper
was the flrst witness.
Ho is q slcndcrish boyish clear
cut looking youth llc gayc his ago
as twenty-scNcn his profession as
lawyer tie said hc was son Of =.
B Cooper and knew John sharpe, the
uthor defendant very well IN alear
Vnicc and with the refined alr uf the
educated Southern man, Cooper gave
i hrief sketch OF his life. H. said he
/ lived with his uncic. James llradiurd,
or counsel fqr Che defense, ana prac-
ticDd law iu the laitor's office He
Ntiiil nv HHliit' u A'N - W. Afh't'N'tfff
November . with his uncle Mr.
Bwdfora arriving a. g y. m
"nia you see ApWr gather thai
lmogning
"Iie came to my office soon after
he arrived lie came into Nj BRAD
ford's private office where was IN
conference with Ma Davis
From tho moment her fayuritp
brother began 10 talk MIS- Burch
.rl in. no. ~ IyAb
eagerly into his eyes and seeming
scarcely 10 breathe as he talked. COL
lonel Cpopcr seated next 10 his
youngest daughter, Mrs. Wilson sat
back In bis chair and apparently took
little interest in the preliminary
questions, When his son referred 70
MIN as papa" the colonel smiled
and played with his gray military
moustaehc, The jury betrayed much
interest
N talked while and some one
called mo to the chancery court
where | had ease. Then papa told
me he was afraid no was going TO
have some trouble with Mr.. Car
mack"
~ object" said Attorney Gcneral
McCarn "tt IS a sclf-sering con-
vcrsation. and is Incompetent
ANY conversation heard by Miss
Is not" said the court.
\ sharp discussion followed and the
record was appealed TO as To what
Miss leo overheard. 1t disclosed
that Miss leo said she heard some
expressions made by Colonel Cooper
concerning Carmack having no right
TO USE amy name and I have a. right
Ito protect myself.
}y Judge Anderson 'Did sou
b4t ItII.N tVifh
var father"
only one. it related to only one
subject"
"Rclatc the conversation
I'VE object shouted the state's
attorneys
Sustained, said he court
You can explain the remarks
hoard only"
"Did your father make the remarks
Miss Ice repeated ?''
"Hc did"
In what connection wore they
mudcY'
"Thcy were made in reply to statc-
monts 10y me. Ia said lac was afraid
uf trouble I asked him why he
said no substance that Mr. Carmack
in his paper had bren printing udi-
lorials attacking his character and
as Do put b.. shooting poisoned ar
rows. He said Il was hreomine un-
ondurahle. He had seen Mr craig
the night beforc ana told him to teN
csrmack that he must ctaHc using
his name iu his paper lic said Mr.
Craig returned and said ho had sncn
carmHck, hut Carmack would agree
tu nothing
"As | remember H. Mr. Cruig said
io papa that Carmack Was in vici-
Gus mood Ilo said ho also told Craig
20 tcl Carmack that unicss hc erased
usiug his nnmo tn town was not big
enough to hold thrm both.
- was greatly worried aud s.tid I
believed my uucic could bring luflu-
oncrs 20 bear to show Cnrmack the
injustice of his course ID was then
ihr papa said Ho has no right tn
uso INV name and 1 have q right to
protect myself
papa said ne believed Mr Brad
lord could hnlu la the cfSc and would
sec him later iu the dan In the
meantime he said. 'tf had ana in-
terriew with Mr.. carmuck I believe /
could srtfic-"
The sntirc counsel werr on their
feet and "a sharp argument followed
as 90 how FAR explanatory remarks
could go The court held that every
thing in explanation was admissible.
but that the remark as 40 Cooper's
proposed interview with curnack WAS
incum octert.
After this conversation. what be-
came III your father"
"Hc left the office aud said he