The daily sentinel., 1908-11-10

The killing of the famous Tennes-
see statesman took place about 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on Sew
enth Avenue North, in front of the
Polk flats. Mr.. Carmack was going
north on Seventh avenue. Col
Cooper and his son, Robin, were ap-
preaching Seventh avenue on Union
street. Soon after they came in sight
of one another, the shooting began.
Robin Cooper, it is said, firing two
shots and Senator Carmack one.
Col. Duncan B. Cooper. it is said,
drew his pistol but did not fire.
Senator Carmack fell to the ground.
dying instantly. Robin Cooper was
not badly hurt. ~
1t is understood that the trouble
is one of the results of recent demo
cratic gubernatorial primary, in
which Carmack was defeated. Car
mack since he became editor of the
Tennesseean, had been quite caustic
in criticising what he called the dem
ocratic machine and printed several
editorials about Col Cooper.
Within the past few days. it is
asserted, Col. Cooper notified Car
mack that these editorial criticisms
must cease. This morning another
editorial referring to the colonel ap-
peared in the paper and this is sup
posed TO have been the immediate
cause of the trouble.
AS Senator Carmack fell, at the
edge of the street Col. Duncan b.
Cooper put his arm around Robin
Cooper and both walked a few feet
down Seventh avenue to DR.. r. G.
Forts office, where the slight wound
in Robins shoulder was examined
and treated.
!! An ambulance carried the body of
Mr.. Carmack to an undertaking es-
Establishment. The pistol of Carmack.
a .32-caliber, was lying at his side
! with two of the chambers empty
when turned over to an officer. The
stump of a cigar. Mr.. Carmack had
| been smoking, was also in the street
| beside him.
! Young Cooper was later carried to
! a hospital and Col. Cooper is held at
police headquarters. He has made
practicing attorney, 81 years of age
and single.
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 II. Eastman of this city, and
III. NJ. Eastman of New York, were
nearby when the tragedy occurred.
Mr.. Eastman's hearing is not good
and he declared he knew but little
of the affray. Mrs. Eastman said:
I'VE were walking down Seventh
avenue in the direction of Church
street and had just passed the en-
trance to the Polk flats, Mr.. Carmack
came up the street toward us. smil-
ing as he recognized me. He was
some steps away and there were few
people on the street. Mr.. Eastman
and ] were near the edge of the side
walk and Mr.. Carmack would have
passed between us and the entrance
and he raised his hat. He had 1t in
his right hand and was about to make
a remark, when somebody said-it
was the older voice-W We've got you
all right or something to that effect.
can't say positively what the exact
words were. 1t never occurred that
IL was anything more than a friend
speaking. Mr.. Carmack raised his
eyes instantly put on his hat and ran
his hand back when the same voice
. said. You coward, you are hiding
behind woman, are you?'
Senator Carmack jumped out SC
as TO get clear of me and as | ran
into a gateway | saw that Mr.. Car
mack had pistol.
Il turned and said: For Gods
sake don't shoot. Then | saw Mr.
Carmack wheel and fall in a. heap in
the gutter"
Mrs. Eastman said she saw the
young man standing over Mr.. Car
mack and that he put something into
his own pocket.
Shnuld the eitVfG Snit for the CON-