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OBIN COOPER CROSS-EXAMINED (Continued from page two.) Denies Libraxian's Statement. The witness was closely pressed, too, about his conversation with Miss Skeffington. He denied very emphati cally that he had used the language attributed to him by -her, "that is Dune Cooper shooting Carmack." H., admitted that he had not turned back to the scene of the killing until he had met Miss Skeffington. He next went around down-town and stopped at a number of places. He denied that he did this to establish an alibi. The State declared at this juncture that it proposed to take up the cross examination on a new line, and that as the hour was late, it would be bet ter to adjourn until 9 a. m. tomorrow. The court so ordered. COL. COOPER ON THE STAND. Aged Defendant is Examined by Counsel for the Defence-Father of Carmack's Slayer Makes a Good Witness. Nashivlle, Tenn., February 23. The sixth day of actual testimony in the tase of Col. Duncan B. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharpe, charged with the murder of former Senator E. W. Carmack, clos ed today with the aged defendant. Col. Cooper on the witness stand. His own counsel were questioning him, and when court adjourned they inti mated that they were about half Trough. They had taken him over the trouble, commencing four years ago and brought him down to the start from his son's office to the Gov ernor's Mansion. It was during this. walk that the senator was killed. Col. Cooper made an excellent wit ness. He appeared very cool, col leeted and almost disinterested. The only time he showed emotion was when counsel was reading the editor ials, whioh led up to the killing. Then his already florid face flashed more deeply, and the scatlet stole up over his bald head, accentuating the white ness of what little hair is left him. That the State will grill Col. Coop er on cross-examination to the limit of counsel's ability, goes withont say ing. Possibly, too, this is why the defence did not conclude direct ex amination of the colonel today. Following the announcement of Gen. Garner that the .State did not care to further cross-examine Sharpe, the defendant, rwas briefly questioned by counsel for the defence. Gen Me Can, of counsel for the State, follow ed with a few questions. Sh.arpe said he made no statement about the shooting until called to the witness stand yesterday. He said he had no engagement at the Governor's Mansion when asked to go there by the Coopers on the day of the shoot ing, having merely agreed to accom pany them. Col. Cooper Testifies. Col. Duncan B. Cooper was then called to .the stand. He is short, iheavy set and very florid, and some what bald, and his scanty ha.ir, like his mustache, is very white. His eyes are clear and hard. He is 64 years old. Cooper gave his war -'record with Forrest. Then he said: "I met Senator Carmack years ago at Columbia, when he was quite young. I brought him to Nashville as editor of the American, and he re mailed with me unt-il 1892, when he went to Memphis." Cooper said that in Memphis in 1892 Carmaek wrote an editorial thanking the witness for what he had 'Wie for thim, (Carmaek.) This en tire editorial was allowed bf both sides to go into the evidence. It was Carmack's farewell, in whih he expressed regret at leaving the American and gratitude to the paper and its friends. It closed with these words: "I desire to express especially the regard I feel and the debt I owe to ol. D. B. Cooper. under whose di retion I entered journalism. It is pleasant now to be able to say that I cannot recall a word or an incident that ever marred the pleasure of our association"' "'Did you, after -he left. maintain friendly relations?" the avitness was1 asked. "Absolutely so. We corresponded, and the last very friendly letter I had from him was in December, 1904." A portion of this letter was admit ted in evidence. It read:I "Dear Colonel: I have been trying to get Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, to locate some good place for Tan in connection with the Panama Canal' as he is doing something for some one ise. I am inclined to think the best thing Van can (10 is to tackle the president himself and tell him what he wants. HJowever. I will do any thing I can.' The Van referred to is a friend of Col. Cooper. Coope sa he earned the title of, 'colonel in t he a rnly. bei,_ c,wliiS sioned as a colonel to go into the Fed eral lines and raise a Confederate bat talion. He said the relations between ibimself and Carmack were not cordial during the Carmack-Taylor senatorial contest. He said: Beginning of Trouble with Carmack. "The first offensive note appeared ,in the Memphis News Scimitar in 1908.'' - Cooper supported Taylor then. Wit ness said that when he supported Pat terson for governor, Carniack ceased speaking to him. An editorial in the Memphis N'ews Scimitar of March 15, 1908, was in troduced in evidence in part, as bear ing on Cooper's mental condition. Cooper had been informed that Car mack wrote it. The editorial referred to Col. Cooper and Col. Gates as "consistent bolters, who got together in support of the only governor the Louisville and Nashville railroad in its history of crime and debauchery ever owned." The State objeeted to 'he tone of voice in whieh Attor-ney Washington read the paragraph. and the court of fered to let the prosecutor read it if he wanted to. but he declined. Col. Cooper said that in the joint debates between Carmack and Pat terson, his name was used very of ten. "It began," he said, "in a spirit of ridicule, and later charged me with corruption. His first refer ence was to 'a little baldheaded an gel named Dune Cooper.' Later refer ring to the 'angel,' he asked if the an gel was white or black and were its feathers tainted with a sulphurous smell.' "What was the angel -he was talk ing about?" "A man named Dune Cooper, sup posed to be myself.'' Cooper said he was a private citiz en at that time, held no officc and had said or done nothing to provoke the attacks. Carmack was defeated and became editor of the Nashville Tennesseean. Witness said the attacks continued in that papex uninterruptedly. A copy of the Tennesseean of Oc tober 21, 1908. containing the first editorial attack on Cooper was pro duced. This editorial was 4headed, "An Awful Threat." and concerned Governor Patterson's chances of elec tion if Bryan was ''knifed." It clos ed by ''direeting the attention of the ihonorable Dune Cooper and other honorables,'' naming them, to the threat to knife Bryan. Among the honorables named was' Col. Cohen, who Cooper testified was "a black bottom dive-keeper, often convicted of crime.'' Several other "honorables'' men tioned were given bad names by the witness. The intent was to show that Carmack grossly insulted Cooper. Witness did not know whether C'ar mak wrote the editorial, but said he was the responsible editor. Editorial Attacks. A copy of the Tennesseean of Sun da, November 8, 1908, was' intro dued. It contained the editorial en titled "Across the Muddy Chasm,'' which so enraged Col. Cooper that he tld Craig that either Carmack or he --Col. Cooper-must die if his name appeared again. Cooper said Sena tor Carmaek also charged him with being the "head and front of a cor *rupt machine.'' "He stated,'' said the witness, "that t'he governor was an island and that I was the water completely sur rounding him.'' The Tennesseean of November 3. 1908, wvas produced, with ani editorial which Cooiper said referred to him. Counsel for the State objected to its introduction, but the court admitted it. The paragraph was entitled: "The work of the machine.'' No names were mentioned. Next Judge Anderson read tihe editorial of No vember 8, entitled 'Across the Muddy Chasm.' In it Col. Cooper is refer red to as the peace-maker who recon ciled Governor Patterson and his only enemy, Governor Cox. Next Judge Anderson read "The Diplomat of the Zweibund'' previously introduced by the State. Cooper testified that he read these editorials before the killing of Sena tor Carmack and said: "I read tihe Sunday editorial 'Aross the M1uddy Chasm' before I sent word to C'armnack by MIr. Craigz. I read the Mfonday editorial at the club before I had t he confreeneeC with my son at his office.' Describing MIr. Craig's visit to Car mack when Craig was the bearer of the message from Cooper, the witness "Craig returned and told me that nothing could be done, that Carmaek was in an ugly mood. But as~ he left he said to me. 'your name will not appear~ agamn. 'Did von demand an apolony ?" "I speifiall did not. I toldt Crai: I anted no apology. all T wanted w nas tat then''e attack-. iould rese T said that unless they did tile town wvas not big~ enough to hold both of us. that T was tired of having a man ;pit I got up. What 1 meant by thre town not being big enough for both of us I will explain if you wish later." "Did you have a weapon on that Sunday?" "No, sir, and so stated to Craig when I asked for a personal inter view with Carniack-asked him to ar raige it. Movements on Day of Shooting. The witness said he was armed when he went- to Robin 's offie on Monday morning. He got the revol ver Sunday night. He did not know what kind it was; he never looked at it twice. After leaving Robin's office Mon day and returning 'home, Cooper said Qe found his daughter hysterical be cause of Robin's telephone message. She feared he would be shot down on the street. "I knew that there was no cause for fear," said Cooper, "but her tears made me anxious, and to please her, I went upstairs and tore up the note I had written in Bradford's of fiee and wrote anot'er one. I struck !it nie sentence tfhat was in the other note I<had written that Carmaek had no more right to abuse me in the paper than he had to abuse me to my face. 'thus far you have not had the femerity to do thi.' This I struck out.'' Conference With Patterson. Leaving home, Cooper went to the Maxwell house, where he remained until about 3 p. m. While he was there, Governor Patterson, Bradford and Robin called on him. He said he told them to come. At this meeting Patterson, the witness said, talked about the strained relations between Cooper and Senator Carmack. Coop er started to tell what the governor said, but the State objected, and was sustained. At the Maxwell, Cooper dictated the new note to Senator Car mack, and Governor Patterson saw it, and urged Cooper not to send it, as did Bradford, said -the witness. After an hour's discussion, the court ruled that the witness could say whether there was or was not a. con ference, and what the result of that conference was, but must not give the language used during it. "You had a conference at Brad ford's office. What was its purpose "It was to dissaude me from send inz a note to Mr. Carmack. I went to the conference to learn what were the results of Mr. Bradford's efforts to settle the difficulty. I foudn Col. Tully Brown there.'' "Did Robin attend?'' "He did.'' "Did you agree not to send the note?'' "I did agree.'' "While in the conference, did you reeive a message?'' "I did. I was called to the tele phone by some one who said Gover nor Pa.ttterson wanted me. I talked with him, and he required me to come to t'he mansion in about 25 minutes. I told him I would go.'' "When you left the office for the' Governor's Mansion did you tell Robin not to .come with you?'' "I did.'' "Did you or Robin expect to meet Senator Carmack?'' "No, sir. In fact, Robin urged me not to go up Church street, but to take the route least likely to bring me in contact' with the senator.'' The witness then described the trip from Ba.rdford 's officee up nearly to the scene of the shooting, just as the other principals did. "So far as you know, did you or Robin intend to go on 7ith avenue un til you got tihe request to meet the governor?'' "No, sir. That invitation alone took us up that street.'' Adjourning time arrived with the defence about half through the di SOME OF OU To be conservative. To pay fQur per cent. To calculate interest semi To bond every employee. To be progressive and acc 2 To lend our money to oum To treat our patrons cour i To be liberal and prompt Tesecure busmness from a 50Q BE THE VTER.Y BES - TO DO BUSINESS. Our institution is under the a -examined by the State Bank Ex The Bank of Pi osperi DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, President. J. F. BROWNE, ret exanuiation. They 'had taken the colonel as far as the walk to the scene of the killing. They will re sume the direct examination tomor row at 9 a. m., to which time court was adjourned. SEVERE ORDEAL FOR COL. COOPER State Brings Up Details Dealing With His Past-Counsel in Bitter Battle. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 2J.--After a day replete with exciting incidents the session of the Cooper-Sharp trial for the murder of Former Senator Carmaek closed with the aged defend ant, Col. D. B. Cooper, still upon the stand. The direct examination of the colonel, which began early yesterday morning, lasted until nearly noon to day. Almost the first thing the State did on eross-examination was to an nounce that it would try to prove that Col. Cooper was a defaulter to the -extent of over $100,000 wbile clerk and master of chane. in Maary county. This precipitazed a bitter fight between counsei, duIng which harsh words were used and much anger displayed, despite the efforts of Judge Hart to hold the reins tightly. The State won a partial vietory and straightway sprang another surprise. It resurrected some old legislative records concerning an investigation into alleged defalcation of State Treasurer M. T. Polk in the early '80s. They offered to prove that thousands of dollars of the State's money was invested by Polk with Col. Duncan B. Cooper and others in a Mexican silver mine scheme, a wal nat log scheme in North Carolina and a weheme to buy the Nashville Ameri can. Col. Cooper admitted that there were irregularities in his office of clerk and master in chancery, but said they were due to bad manage ment and poor bookkeeping and that every dollar was made good. He ad mitted that Polk was his partner in the ventures named, but declared that lie (Cooper) never handled a dollar of the money and had no knowledge that it was taken from the State's strongbox. Colonel a Good Witness. Col. Cooper made an excellent wit ness, but one -hard to handle even by hs own counsel. Repeatedly he ufrged Judge Anderson to let the State ask "any question on any subject,'' and at ie answered over his own attor ney 's objections. Now and thren he displayed great heat, but he did not contradict himself upon any point. When court adjou.rned the cross-ex amination had reached only the com mencement of th~e trouble, the early editorials. Tomorrow the State should reaeh the actual killing. 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