The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-10
Edward carmack Of Nashville, Ten
nessee, Killed In Street Duel
With Robin Cooper, Son
of Col. Cooper.
YOUNG COOPER INJURED
Tragedy the elimination Of Political
Fued and Continued Editorial
Criticism In the Ex-
Senator'S Paper.


Former Senator Edward Ward Car.
mack, editor of the Tennesseean, was
shot and killed Monday afternoon on
Seventh avenue north by Robin Coop.
er, son of Colonel Duncan B. Coop
er. Soon after the three came In
sight of each other the shooting be-
gan, Robin Cooper, 1t is said, firing
two shots and Carmack one.
Colonel Cooper, it is said, drew his
Carmack fell to the ground. dying In
stantly. Robin Cooper was shot in
the righ. shoulder. but not badly hurt
Z
Grew Out Of Primaries.
| 1t is understood that the trouble Is
one of the results of the recent demo-
cratic gubernatorial primary in which
| Carmack was defeated. Carmack has,
/ since he has been editor Of the Ten
nesseean, been quite caustic in criti-
cising what he called the democratic
machine and has had several editor
ials about Colonel Cooper
Within the past few days. 1t is said.
the colonel notified Carmack that edi-
torial criticism must cease. Yester-
day morning another editorial in ref
erence to Cooper appeared in the
Tennessean and this is supposed to
have been the immediate cause of the
trouble.
Young Cooper Wounded.
AS soon as Carmack fell, Colonel
Cooper put his arm around Robin and
4 both walked away few feet down
Seventh avenue to Dr. G. Forts office,
where the slight wound in his should
er was examined and treated.
II The ambulance carried the body OF
Senator Carmack to the undertaking
establishment.
Young Cooper was later taken to
hospital and Colonel Cooper is held
at police headquarters. He has made
no statement. Robin Cooper is an
attorney. twenty-seven years Of age,
and single.
Eyewitness Describes the Shooting.
The combatants were evidently
very close together when the firing
began, but the question of who fired
the first shot is in controversy.
Mrs. Charles III. Eastman of this
city. and j. M. Eastman of New York.
were near by when the tragedy oc-
Cured. Eastman's hearing is not
good and he declared he knew but
little of the affair Mrs. Eastman
said: "We were walking down Sew
enth avenue in the direction OF
Church street and had just passed tho
entrance to Palk. Carmack came up
the street towards US smiling as he
recognized me. He was some steps
away and there were very few people
on the street Mr. Eastman and
were near the edge of the sidewalk
and Carmack would have passed be.
tween us and the entrance. He rails
ed his hat as we spoke He had his
right hand UP and was about to make
n Il remark when somebody said--1c
I was the older voice-''we'ye got you
c alright" or something to that effect.
f | can't say positive what the exact
/, words were 1t never occurred that
r it was anything more than friend
r speaking Carmack raised his eyes,
l. instantly put on his hat and ran his
d hand back when the same voice said:
q you coward you are hiding behind
Il a woman are you?'
!. "Carmack jumped out SO as to get
g clear of me and ] jumped into the
gateway. / saw Carmack had pis
!; tol. | turned and said: For Gods
~ sake don't shoot Z"
a ~ saw Carmack wheel and fall In
~ heap in the gutter"
- =, Mrs. Eastman said she saw th'
- young man standing over Carmac'
~ and he put comething into his owl
pocket.
re- cooper's Friends Testify.
lc' NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov 81
RS statement issued by the friends of tn
he Coopers last night says that Colone
Cooper had recently talked with I
A Craig of Chattanooga, clos
la friend of Carmack. regarding the Tel
gh nessean editorials. Colonel Coope
ler had told Craig, the statement say
ar that he wanted references to himSe