Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13
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in the murder of Senator Edward w.
Carmack last Monday afternoon. II
has been understood here for several
days that warrants would be issued for
the arrest of Sharpe. and his arrest to-
day was no surprise. 1t is alleged that
Sharpe was seen with Colonel Duncan
Cooper and Robin Cooper his son,
shortly before the killing and was also
at the scene of the tragedy Immediate
ly after Carmack fell to the ground.
Sharpe was at once taken to Jail.
Atlanta is in a turmoil of political
excitement over a proposition to put
up an independent candidate against
James G. Woodward, the primary
nominee for mayor. The proposition Is
the outcome of Woodward's recent ar
rest for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct in a place of Ill repute. 1t
will be remembered that he was twice
mayor of Atlanta and exposed himself
in a most disgraceful manner. His be-
havior has been very good during the
past two years, and the feeling on ac-
count Of the present incident is all
the greater. The general election takes
place December 2. 1t has not yet been
definitely decided that Woodward will
have opposition.
New York, November IL: Harvey
w. Watterson, a lawyer, younger son
Of Henry Watterson, editor OF the
Louisville Courier Journal, plunged to
his death from the 10Th floor Of his Of
flee building at 81 Wall street late to-
day His body shot downward for ITO
feet and landed on the roof Of ten
story building adjoining. Almost eV-
cry bone was broken, the head was
crushed and death was practically in
stantaneous. While there were no
eye witnesses to the tragedy, evidently
it was entirely accidental. Mr.. Wat
tersons hat and overcoat were on his
closed desk Presumably he had at
tempted to lower the window, and
either stumbling over the radiator
which was in front of the low sill, or
losing his footing in some manner un-
known, pitched forward and down to
death on the roof below. Mr.. Waiter
son was 80 years old and married. He
was Junior member Of the law firm OF
Wing, Russell G. Watterson.
st. Petersburg, November II: AL
though an air of outward calm is MAIN
tanned at the Russian foreign once. the
Balkan situation has now reached an
acute stage, where everything depends
upon the nature OF the note whlch Is
expected from Vienna tomorrow and
the outcome of the mediation which
Russia, France and Great Britain have
undertaken at Belgrade, at Austria
Hungary's request, with a view OF linn
iting the belligerent activity of Servia.
If mediation is not successful, war is
recognized as a possibility in authorl-
tative circles. The Austro-S Servian re-
lations are too strained, 1t is believed,
TO permit present conditions 10 continue
indefinitely. The Austria note will def
nitely outline the attitude Of that
government regarding the discussion of
the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govina and the possible cOmpensations
to Servia and Montenegro, and the ma
ture of the note will determine whether
or not an international congress can be
held.
- Chicago, Nov 10: That grewsome
figure of speech-"listening to a voice
from the grave"-has been startling
reality Any unbeliever to verify this
statement has only to visit the office
of Coroner Hoffman and hear the
voices of murderers making their last
denials or detailed confessions after
they have paid the penalties for their
misdeeds. These voices Of the dead
are to become a portion Of the county
records. They will take their place
among the musty files Of the coroner's
office and when necessary may be used
in court The verbal statement Of a
man who Is dead seldom finds its way
into court, except as repeated by an
other, but this is one of the promises
of the new system. The monographs
already have been used in one import
ant murder case-that Of Mrs. Fannie
Thompson, who was strangled In q
Michigan avenue rooming house. The
story Of Lyman c. Mann, accused of
being the mysterious Raymond who
rented the room in which the woman
was murdered, has been transferred to
one Of the records and may be heard
among the other voices which the cor
oner is preserving in monographs.
Memphis, Tenn, November IL: In
his address to the representatives OF
the Southern Cotton association, which
met in convention here yesterday, Pres
ident Harvie Jordan of the association
urged 10 cents as the minimum price
for which the present crop should be
marketed, and declared that by con-
cert of action the price could be forced
TO this figure before the close Of No
vember. He advocated the formation
OF a chain of warehouses whose re-
ceipts would be accepted as collateral
for short-ti time loans. He denounced
night riding and urged the adoption of
resolutions condemning all forms Of
lawlessness. Mr.. Jordan said that raw
cotton Is the only great staple commod-
ity in the world today which IS selling
below the cost of production, notWith-
standing the fact that IT represents one
Of the worlds greatest necessities.
Seven southern states were represented
at the opening session Of the confer
ence Of growers, merchants and others
whose interests are allied with the
growth and marketing Of cotton. W..
]. Crawford of Memphis, acted as tenn
porary chairman. President Jordan
was selected as permanent chairman,
and w. H. Gilbert Of Chicelot Ark,
secretary. Addresses of welcome were
made by Mayor James H. Malone on
behalf of the city, and Governor NJ. r.
Patterson Of the state, followed by res
ponses by Charles H. Gay Of Mont
gomery. Ala. and President Jordan.
Others who spoke today were Bishop
Thomas F.. GailOr of Tennessee; w. P.
G.. Harding Of Birmingham, Ala, and
Lee Richardson Of ViCksburg. Miss.
Nashville, Tenn, November II: A
state warrant charging him with the
murder of former United States Sen
ator Edward w. Carmack was served
on Robin Cooper at a hospital today.
Cooper is now in charge of three dep
uty sheriffs. He will be removed to the
county Jail as soon as his condition
permits. 1t developed, according to
the physician who is attending young
Cooper, that two shots were fired at
the young man, one penetrating his
shoulder, the other going through his
coat sleeve. The excitement in this
city over the terrible tragedy Monday
afternoon in which Edward w. Car
mack, former United States senator
from Tennessee, and editor of the
Tennessean, this city, was shot and
killed by Robin Cooper, young at
torney of Nashville, and son of Col.
Duncan B. Cooper, a close personal and
political friend of Governor Malcolm
r. Patterson, has to certain extent
abated, yet the tragedy is still the
sole tonic of conversation in political