New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
EX-SENATOR CARMACk
SHOT In STREET DUEL
KILLED BY son OF MN
HE CRITICISED.
Slayer Slightly WouHdsd-Traged3
at Nashville Results from Bitter
Political FeKd.
Political Feud.
rBy Telegraph TO The rriouae.


nessee editor OF The Nashville Teunesseean-'
and one Of the best known men IN the South
was shot and killed here this afternoon about .
o'clock by Robin J. Cooper a young attorney.
the son OF Colonel Duncan B Cooper The trag-
edy occurred on Seventh avenue, in front OF the
Polk homestead
The continual rfdicuIs directed at Colonel
Cooper IN the editorial columns OF The Ten
nessean" was the cause OF the shooting Mr.
CarrnacI had been warned that Colonel Cooper
would resent the attacks Il they continued and
was armed with 4 revolver, two chambers OF
which he ernpued in the encounter, young
Cooper being wounded IN the shoulder
Within a few seconds after the three men met
the tragedy was over Mr. Carunack had Iefs
his office and was going 10 his apartment IN
Seventh avenue. and Colonel Cooper and his son
were coming down the avenue AS they net Mr.
Carrnack was talking 70 Mrs Charles H East
man Of Nashville. the last words ever spoken
by him being 70 her Mrs Eastman said thas
when Mr Carrnack addressed Ia inrnedf-
ateIy Jumped 10 one side. 50 to be clear %
her, and 80 suddenly did the tsrribls truth
dawn on her that she turned into gate
Several shots rang out in rapid succession MI
Caruack whfrIed around and seemed to try %
catch at an electric light pole. but. missing IL
fell in q heap in the gutter. Just at the edge OK
the sidewalk He fell somewhat OF his right
side and was lying with one hand raised 70 his
face His revolver fell TO the street BY his side
and was picked UP and turned over 70 tia police.
Mr. Carnack was probably dead when he fell
as three bullets had been fired into his body
Just Who fred first will probably be matter
OF controversy. but the shots were nearly 81
u1ultaneous Friends Of the Coopers say that
+ Caruac!t drew his pistol and fred first Ms
Eastman SAYS he did not The narurs OF Car
rnack's wounds would indicate that he could
I not have used his pistol after being shot
wOMANs STORY OF THE SHOOTING
+ Mrs Eastman. who was accompanied hy J.
7 NJ Eastman. Of New York. gave the following
/ account Of the shooting
We were walking down Seventh avenue N
the direction OF Church street, ard had just
( PASSED the entrance 70 the Polk fats Mr.
/ Carmack came up the street toward Us. smiling
as he recognized me. He was few steps
( avrav and there were few people in the street
( Mr. Eastman and were near the edge OF the
( sidewalk and Nj Carmack would have passed
/ between US and the entrance 20 the building
He raised his hat as spoke h had his
( right hand up and was about 20 make re-
mark when somebody, apparently behind me-
said We've got you al right or something
10 that effect can't say positively what the
. exact words were II never occurred 70 ne
that il was anything more than a friend oehIno
ma sDeakfng. until Mr Caruack raised his eyes.
/ instantly
hack Of him Then The same voice said You
I coward. YOU are hiding behind a woman. are
+ ,-o17- Senator Carrnack jumped out so as 20
get clear OF me and jumped into gateway
I saw that M Ca-rnack had pistol turned
and said. For Gods sake. don't shoot Bur
shots followed and I saw M-- Car-nack wheel
and fall in 4 heap in TIE gutter
. Mrs Eastman said she saw the young man
standing over 3Ir. Carmack. and he put some
thing into his own pocket
Mr. Eastman whose hearing Is not sooos
said he knew little about the affair
+ Colonel Cooper. il is understood. drew a pts-
+or rr1+ did not fire The ARRAY occurred be-
+ fore the Polk fats. large apartment house
+ erected on The site of the old President Pclz
mansion
After the shooting. young Cooper stood few
I moments over the PROSTATE form 0f the ex-
/ Senator Colonel Cooper then walked up 70 his
I son. Who was faint as a result Of the wound
/ and. placing his arm around him. they walked
/ ~ rhe frArr1arv Of Dr. r E Fort. where the
wound OF the young man was attended TO- he
was shot n the right shoulder. n the region OF
+ the corIarbone and IL was said that the wound
/ was not a dangerous one He was removed to
I St Thonass Hospital later
I Al the iuhrnary OF Dr- Fort Colonel Cooper
/ turned his revolver over 70 the patrOIuan- None
/ Of the chambers had been emptied- Robin
/ Conner turned his revolver over to Patrolrran
+ Vaughn. and one empty shell dropped out of ths
magazine Il was an automatic magazine re-
voIver Il IS not known how many shots rad
been fred the weapon not having been exam
ined It is thought that three had been fred
( Mr. Carmacks body taken IN an arnbu-
lance to an undertaking establishment After
being prepared for burial IT was removed 70
/ the home Of Frank Lander. general manager ot
/ The Tennessseau-~ II viii be taken 20 Colur1-
. bia Tomorrow
J THREE BULLETS IN CARMACKS BODY
Dr. Glasgow. who arrived az the scene of ths
tragedy soon after the shooting. said:
I found the body Of NJ. Carrnack lying with
his right arm under his head His pistol was
I living lust out OF reach Of his right hand. An
. evening paper was lying Just out OF reach Of his
left hand. while in the right hand was the stub
. OF a half smoked cigar. The BODY was without
I sign Of life when arrived There were three
( bullets in the body of Mr Carmack one en-
tered on the left side. about Two and one haf
inches below the Ieft nipple. and just short
distance below the heart. and lodged short
distance from the right side, under the skin
Another bullet entered the left shoulder and
LOGGED about four and one half Inches below the
right nipple. under the skin Both or these
wounds were clean ones. and do not think
they were fatal
TIE third bullet. which I conceive % be the
fatal ono was IN the necA The wound was
one and one-haIf inches 10 The left % the me-
dian line and an inch below the hair line on
the neck posteriOry. The bullet entered the
neck and made an exit from the mouth The
bullet was found on the street under his head
at the exit OF the wound 7 think this was the
ale N~i< i<a