MURDER OF A SENATOR.
A CONVICTION/ . ACCUSED RELEASED ON BAIL. (BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COriBIOnT.) New York, March 23. Colonel, Cooper and bis son Robin were found guilty of murdering Senator Carmaclc, at Nashville, Tennessee, but have- been released on £5000 bail, ponding an appeal.
SHOTS EXCHANGED IN THE STREET. Edward W. Carmack, United States Senator from 1901 to 1907, was shot and killed in tho street at Nashville on the afternoon of December 9, by Itobin J. Cooper, the sou of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper. Mr..Carmack was returning to his home from his office, and was not far away from tho State Capitol when ho lost his life. He was greeting a lady when Colonel Cooper and his son ar.proachc'ljiim. 'j>] lß j. es . timony of eye-witnesses tcmls~to show that young Cooper attacked Mr. Carmack and fired the first shot. Tho ex-Senator'also fired, and young Cooper has a bullet wound in his shoulder. I'hree bullets wero found in Mr. Carmacks body. Colonel Cooper's pistol was not discharged. t,nl T ' c ' armack w "5 the editor of-the Nashville lennesscau," and at the recent primary contest tor tho nomination of Governor he'was defeated by Governor .Patterson. He had stood lor Mate-wide prohibition, and Colonel Cooner had been the leader of the forces arrayed against him. Mr. Carmack had a sharp pen, and he had recently annoyed Colonel Cooper by editorial articles ridiculing his political work, there came to his oihco warnings that if ho should continue these attacks, Colonel Cooper would shoot him on sight. Because of these warnings, Mr. Carmack was induced to carry a pistol. Another editorial article offensive to Colonel Cooper was published on tho morning of December 9, and m the afternoon tho cditof was killed, '
The two Coopers were indicted, and Kith them Join D. Sharp*, formerly sheriff 0 f the county, who is charged with having been an rJ '--n rho crl!M „ hl ' 3 ™usod much c*-i e mont in Tennessee .Thousands of people al tended the funeral of Mr. Carmnck, in Colin, - bin, .on December 11,, and there'were memo al services in all the cities of the State
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 465, 25 March 1909, Page 5
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353MURDER OF A SENATOR. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 465, 25 March 1909, Page 5
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