The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-18
TRAGIC MURDER
OF Senator caEmack in Streets
of Nashville
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BY POLITICAL RIVAL

; Dg EyLEasgEl NEEHL
He Is Shot Down in Business Sec.
ton Of rhe City by Robin Cooper,
S Whose Father Mr.. Carmack Had
Criticised in Tenncsseean Of Which
He Recently Became the Editor. &.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov 9.-As g
sequel to the recent bi+-er Democrat
ic primary for the Gubernatorial
nomination in Tennessee, the Hon.
| Edward Ward Carmack, former
United States Senator from Tennes-
see, was shot and instantly Killed
in street duel here This afternoon
by Robin Cooper, young attorney.
Young Cooper was wcncdel in tbs
shoulder by bullet from Carmack's S
revo. vcr and is tonight under police
surveillance in a local hospital. His
condition is not serious. Carmack
was wounded three times, IN the
neck, the breast and the left shoui-
der
| Col. Duncan B. Cooper, father of
the young man, was with lis son
during the affray, but did not fre
shot. 1t is said he stood hg with
pistol in hand. He is detained to-
night at police headquarters.
The direct cause OF the killing is
a recent series Of editorials in the
Tennesseean, a daily paper OF which
| Mr.. Carmack became editor after his
defeat for the nomination for Gov
ernor
The editorials in question had
been vigorous in their comment en-
Colonel Cooper and his alleged con-
nection with what Mt. Carmack
termed the Democratic machine ana
it's methods"
Colonel Cooper, who is well known
in business, newspaper and political
| circles in Tennessee and in the
South, had, it is said, notified Mr..
Carmack that the reference to him
must cease Another such edttoria,
appeared this morning.
The men fought at close quarters
and there were but few witnesses.
1t was past O'Clock, in the dusk OF
the afternoon. They met on 7th
avenue, North, directly IN from Of
the Polk nats, a fashionable apart
ment house.
Mr.. Carmack had just lifted his
hat to Mrs. Charles H. Eastman, a
friend, who was passing. In mo-
ment the firing began and Mrs. East
man was Mortified witness at close
range.
So close was she that one of the
Coopers is said to have charged
Carmsck with being a coward and
hiding behind woman. Cooper's
friends charged that Carmack fre1
the first shot, but the dead mans
friends stoutly protest that his OPP
ponent was the first to shoot.
The tragedy created the most in
tense excitement throughout the
city and within a short time the
streets in the neighborhood were
thronged.
The combatants were evidently
close together when the firing be-
gan, but the question Of who fired
the first shot is in controversy. Mrs
Chas. H. Eastman, of this city, anil
J. M. Eastman, of New York, were
nearby when the tragedy occurred.
Mr.. Eastman's hearing in not goo1
and ne declared he knew but little
of the affair. Mrs. Eastman said:
Story of Bystander.
eve were walking down 7th ave-
| nue., in the direction Of Church
street, and had just passed the en-
trance to the Polk flats. Mr.. Car
mack came up the street towards
US, smiling as he recognized US. I1s
was some steps away and there weTt
very few pepole on the street. Nj
Eastman and Tere near the edge
Of the sidewalk and 4r. Carmac:
would have passed between US anG
the fence. He raised his hat as Ne
spoke. He had his right hand ".
and was about to make remark
when somebody said-it was tn
older voice-'We've got you ali
right, or something to that effect-.
I cant say positively what the e1-
act words were. It never occurred
to me that it was anything NOR!
:han friend speaking. Mr.. Car
mack raised his eyes, instantly put
on his hat and ran his hand back.
when the same voice said: You
coward, you are hiding behind 4
woman, are you? Senator Carmack
jumped out so as 10 get clear of M"
and I jumped into a gateway. l saw
that Mr.. Carmack had pistol. /
turned and said: For Gods sake
don't shoot. I saw Nr. Carmack
wheel and fall in a heap in the gut
ter"
Mrs. Eastmen said she saw the
young man standing over Mr.. Car
mack and that he put something in
to his own pocket.
Shot From Behind.
DR.. McPheters Glasgow, who ar
rived at the scene soon after the
: tragedy occurred, said tonight:
There were three bullets IN thG
body of Mr. Carmack. One entered
on the left side about two and one
half inches below the left nipple
g and just short distance below the
heart and remained a short distance
from the right side, under the skin
crossing the median line of the an
atomy.
, Another bullet enter the lef
n shoulder and lodged about four AM