The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-10
SENATOR
CARMACK KILLED
FOUGHT PISTOL DUEL IN STREET
or 'ASHVlLlE WITH ROBIN
COOPER.
COOPER WAS WOUNDED
Ard is Now al Hospitai--carmsck
Fad Printed Singing Editorials
in "Tennesseean' Which
Angered Cooper.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov 9.--Formef
Senator Edward Ward Carmack, edi-
tor Of the Nashville Tennesseean, was
shot and killed this afternoon On
Seventh ANenue North. by Robin
Cooper, son of Colonel Dancan -.
Cooper Soon after the three Gear
mack and the two Coopers) came in
sight Of each other the shooting b
gan, Robin Copper, Il IS said, firing
two shots, aud Carmaek one.
Colonel Cooper. it is said. drew his
jpistol. but il is said he did not fire
| carmack fell to the ground, dying
Instantly Robin Cooper was shot
IN the rigat shouldee but was not hasgs
lily hurt,
! 1t is Understood that the trouble Is
c"c Ct the results OF the recent Dem
ocratic gubernatoriai primary in
which Carmack was defeated. Car
mack has. since he has been edito.
o fthe Tennesseean. been caustic II
lcriticising what he called the Demo.
icratic machine, and has had several
editorials about Colonel Cooper.
Within the past few days II Is sail
that the Colonel notified Carmaek
that the editorial crlaeisme mus,
cease. This morning another edlt
al in reference to coc.er appeared
in the Tennesseean and this Is SUP.
posd to have been the immediate
cause OF the trouble
AS soon as Carmack feel Colonel
Cooper put his arm around Robin
and both walked few feet down
| Seventh Avenue to DR. X. G.. Foa's
fS''srfee. where the -sftght wonisd III hsf
shoulder was examined aud treated
An ambulance carried the body OF
Carmack to an undertaking establish
ment.
Young Cooper was later taken TO 4
hospital and Colonel Cooper is held
at police headquarters. He has mado
no statement Robin Cooper is al
attorney, q years old and single.
The combatants were evidently
very close together when the firing
began but the question of who fred
the first shot is in controversy.
Woman Tells of Tragedy.
Mrs. Charles II. Eastman, OF this
city. and J. NJ. Eastman, of New
York, were nearby when the tragedy
occurred. Eastman's hearing is no,
good and he declared he knew but
little OF the affair. Mrs Eastman
said.
I'VE were walking down Seventh
avenue in the direction Of Church
street and had just passed the en-
trance to Polk Carmack came un
the street towards us, smiling as ho
recognized me. He was some steps
away and there were very few peop,"
on the street. Mr. Eastman and
were near the edge OF the sidewalk
and Carmack would have passed be-
tween us and the entrance when he
raised his hat as We spoke tie ha
his right hand mp and was about 10
make a remark when s0mebOdy-it
was the older voice-said We've got
you an right or something 20 that
effect can't say positively what the
exact words were II never occurred
that 81 was anything more than a
friend speaking Carmack raised his
eyes. instantly put on bis hat and
ran his hand back when the same
voice said. You coward. sou are hid
ing behind a woman are yous
Saw carmsek Fall.
"Carmack jumped out so as 10 get
clear of me and ] jumped into gate
way. saw Carmack hal a pistol
. turned aul said: For Gods sake
don't shoot saw Carmack wheel
and fall iu a heap in the gutter"
Mrs Eastman said she saW tn
young man standing over Carmack
lnl be- put something into his own
pocket.
cooperr' Friends in Statement
4 statement issued by friends Of
he Coopers tonight saws that Colonel
Cooper had recently talked with z
4 Craig. of Chattanoosa. a close
riend of Ca-ma5k. regarding the
rerr.l7epan editorials Colonel
cooper had toi1 craig. The statement
avs. that BE- wanted the references
% himself stopped. that he vas
Irivate citizen and Camack had m
Ight TO discuss him in the manner he
.ai adopted Craig IL IS said. sav
-armack about the matter and "a
.ortea that Carmack would consent
o no relations Eifh Cooper. Craig
.owever. Is sal dto have expressed a.
Ipinion that the editorial reference
goaid erase
Copper had an invitation 20 a cor
erence Eith Governor Psitersoa anf
.fherss ranfirsr5ans and e-ffh hts 50