Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-12
FORMER TENNESSEE SENATOR
KILLED BY ROBIN COOPER,
WHOSE FATHER WAS ATTACK
ED IN HIS PAPER.
FATHER IN JAIL;
SON IN HOSPITAL
SHOOTING OCCURRED ON NASH
+ VILE STREET WHEN CooPERS,
BOTH ARMED, NIT cARMAck
TALKING TO A WOMAN.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 10.-Col.
Duncan B. Cooper who was with
his son Robin when the latter shot
and killed Senator Carmack yes
| terdav evening, today waived ex-
animation on the charge OF muir
der and carrying concealed weap-
ons and was remanded TO JAIL
without bond. Warrants were
sworn out today against Robin
Cooper who had killed Carmack,
charging him with murder and
carrying concealed weapons. He
is still in the hospital.
Nashville Tenn, Nov. 10.-Former
United States Senator Edward w.
| Carmack was slain in revolver battle
| with Col. Duncan Cooper and his son,
Robin Cooper, on the streets here late
Yesterday afternoon.
The Younger Cooper. who seems TO
have been the one who killed Car
mack. was wounded in the shoulder
| by a shot from Carmackss revolver
The shooting was the outcome Ht
political enmity between the Coopers
and Carmack. The latter had been
scoring both father and son in the
editorial columns of his paper the
Nashville Tennesseean.
So bitter had become the anger OF
the Coopers that the younger, Robin,
Yesterday sent former State Treasurer
Craig to tell Carmack, he would be
shot unless he ceased his editorial at
tacks. Carmack's only answer was 20
print another editorial yesterday, He
also armed himself at the pleas OF his
friends
Story Of Shooting.
4 Late yesterday afteroon Mr.. Car
mack was standing on the street in
front of the Polk fats In North
Seventh avenue, talking to young
woman, when&the Coopers approached.
The father and son both drew revol-
yers. at the same requesting the
1 FORMER senator to come from behind
that lady
The former senator Immediately
stepped to one side, and as he did so
drew a. pistol and fired. Bystsnders
say this was the shot which struck the
younger Cooper.
Three shots were fired at Mr.. Car.
mack all three taking effect In his
body. He was wounded IN the left
breast. in the back of the neck, and
in the left shoulder.
It is said by some Of the witnesses
that the two last shots we're fred
after Carmack had fallen.
/ Elder Cooper Denies Firing.
Duncan Cooper. t.le father, declares
that he did not fire a shot in the melee
but the fact only one Gambler of the
pistol carried by Young Robin Cooper
was discha. ged seems to contradict
this statement.
Immediately after the shooting Col.
Duncan 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 the younger mans shoulder
was examined and the wound treated.
An ambulance carried the body CT
Mr.. Carmack to an undertaking
establishment. The pistol of Mr.. Car.
mack was found lying at his side with
; two of the chambers empty when the
| body was picked up and was turned
over to All officer. The stump of a
cigar Mr. Carmack had been smoking
was also on the street beside him.
where it had fallen from his mouth
r as he fell
/ young COUpeI ldlel Was IdhSu To
S hospital and Col. Cooper is held 81
police headquarters He has, made nc
statement
Woman Tells Of Shooting,
Mrs. Charles II. Eastman of this city
and j. NJ. Eastman of New York were
Q nearby when the tragedy occurred. Mr.
Eastnans hearing is not good and h.
! DECLARED he knew but little of the af-
fair AJrS FaStt1,an "a il
4 I'VE We're walking down Seventh
avenue in the direction of Church
T. street and had just passed the entrance
e to the Polk. Mr. Carmack came VI
the street towards U.s. smiling as h
t recognized me. He was some step
s street. Mr.. Eastman and We're nea
the edge of the sidewalk and Mr.. Car.
: mack would have passed between u
+ and the entrance. He raised his ha
as we spoke.
s "FIe had his right hand up and wa
q body said---it was the older voice
y We've got you all right or some
thing to that effect-I can't say posi-
IS lively what the exact words were 1
never occurred that it was anything
y more than a friend speaking.
IS Mr.. Carn1ack raised his eyes, in
stantly put on his hat and ran hi
: hand back when the same voice said
n You coward. you are hiding behind
woman. are Sou?'
e Senator Carnack jumped out so a
r, to get clear of me and I jumped into
gateway. L saw shat Mr. Carmack ha
s q pistol. / turhed and said: For God
l. sake, don't shoot! / saw Mr.. McCor
mack wheel tnd fall in a heap in tn
&c gutter
5. Mrs. Eastman said she saw tn
young man standing over Mr.. caa