The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-17
FORMER SENATOR
CARMACK' s DEATH
Killed in Street Duel With The
Son of Political An
tagonist.
DOUBT AS TO THE EXACT FACTS.
Friends of The Slayer Say The Victim
Fired The First
Shot.
OUBT AS TO THE EXACT FACTS.

NASHVILLE, (Tenn), November g
As a sequel to the recent bitter con-
over the Gubernatorial nomi-
nation in Tennessee, Edward Ward '
Carmack, former United States Senator
from Tennessee, was shot and killed in
a street duel here this afternoon by
Robin Cooper, young attorney. Young
Cooper was wounded in the shoulder
by a bullet from Carmack's revolver,
and is tonight under police surveil-
lance in a local hospital. His condi-
ton is not serious.
Carmack was shot three times, in the
neck, the breast, and left shoulder.
Colonel Duncan b. Cooper, father of
the younger man, was with his son
during the ARRAY, but did not fire
shot 1t is said he stood by with pistol
in hand. He is detained tonight at
police headquarters.
EDITORIALS CAUSE SHOOTING.
The direct cause of the killing is
recent series of editorials in the Ten
nesseean, a daily paper of which Car
mack became editor after his defeat for
the nomination for Governor. The
editorials in question had been vigor-
Gus in their comment on Colonel
Cooper and his alleged connection with
what Mr.. Carmack termed the Demo-
crat machine and it's methods" Colonel
Cooper who is well known in business,
newspaper and political circles in Ten
nessee and the South had, it is said,
notified Carmack that the references to
him must cease. Another such editorial
appeared this morning.
The men fought at close quarters and
there were few witnesses. 1t was past
4 O'Clock in the afternoon. They met on
Seventh avenue North, directly in front
of the Folk flats" a fashionable apart
ment-house. Mr. Carmack had just
lifted his hat to Mrs Charles Eastman,
friend, who was passing. In mo-
ment the firing began, and Mrs. East
man was Mortified to witness the fight
at close range. Cooper's friends assert
that Carmack fired the first shot, but
the dead mans friends stoutly protest
that his opponent was the first to
shoot
The tragedy created intense excite
ment throughout the city and within a
short time the streets in the neighbour
hood were thronged.
AS Senator Carmack fell at the edge
of the street, Colonel 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 treated. An ambulance carried the
body of Carmack to an undertaking es-
adjustment. The pistol of Carmack, a
32-caliber, was lying at his side, with
two chambers empty, when the body
was picked up and was turned over to
an officer.
Young Cooper was later carried to a
hospital and Colonel Cooper is held at
police headquarters. He has made no
statement. Robin Cooper is a prac
ticing attorney, 27 years old and single.
THREE BULLETS HIT CARMACK.
DR.. McPheeters Glasgow said: There
were three bullets in the body of Mr..
Carmack. One entered the left side
about two and one-half inches below
the nipple and just a short distance
below the heart, and stopped a
short distance from the right side UNI
der the skin, crossing the median
line of the anatomy. Another bullet
entered the left shoulder and lodged
about four and half inches below the
right nipple, under the skin. Both
these wounds were clean. The third
bullet, which | conceive to be the fata
one, was in the back of the neck. The
wound was one and one-half inches tC
the left of the median line and one incl
below the hair line on the neck, pos
! teriorly The bullet entered the necl
and made an exit from the mouth.
think there were two bullets fired from
Carmaclls pistol
FIGHT AT SHORT RANGE.
The combatants were evidently yer!
/ close together when the firing began
! but the question Of who fired the frs
! shot is in controversy. Mrs. Charles II
Eastman Of this city and J. NJ. Eastman
Of New York, We're near by when tn
tragedy occurred. Eastman's hearing
is not good and he declared he knew
but little of the affair Mrs. Eastman
said:
I'VE were walking down Seventh
avenue in the direction of ChurcI
street and had just passed the entranc
to the Folk flats. Mr.. Carmack cam
up the street toward us, smiling as h
recognized me. He was some step
away and there were few people o
the streets. Mr.. Eastman and | wer
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