The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-10
SENATOR CARMACK
SHOT AND KILLED
ON Street
Robin J. Cooper, Young Nash
vile Attorney, the AssaiIant
IS WOUNDED IN SHOULDER
Editor carmack Had Continually Rid
leuled Cooper's Father in Nash
Vile Tennesseean

Nashville, Nov. Ex-senator Car.
macks death has aroused such excite
ment that the police are patronng
the streets to prevent partisan en-
counters. The funeral will be hurried.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 9.-Ex-Sen-
ator Edward w Carmack, editor Of
The Nashville Tennesseean, was shot
and instantly killed yesterday after
noon by Robin J. Cooper a young at.
torney the son OF Col Duncan Cooper
a local Democratic leader The
tragedy occurred in Seventh Avenue,
in front of the Polk Apartment House
The continual ridcule in the editor
ial columns of The Tennesseean
which Mr.. Carmack directed at Col.
Cooper was the cause Of the tragedy
/ Mr. Carmack had been warned that
Col. Cooper would resent the attacks
on him and was armed with revolver
two chambers of which he emptied.
one of his shots woundmg his assail-
ant in the shoulder
Mr.. Carmack had left his Office and
was going 10 his apartment In
/ Seventh Avenue Col Cooper and his
son were coming down the avenue.
AS they came together Mr. Carmack
was talking to Mrs Charles n East
man. Mrs Eastman said that when
Mr. Carmack was addressed by young
Cooper he Immediately jumped to one
side, so as to be clear OF her. and She
turned into a gateway near by
Several shots rang out IN rapid
succession. the ex-senator wheeled
around and seemed 10 try TO catch at
an electric light pole but missing
this in his reach fell in @ heap in the
| gutter just at the edge OF the side
walk He fell somewhat on his right
side, and was lying with one hand
raised to his face His revolver fen
to the street by the side of him and
was picked up and turned over to the
police
Mr. Carmack was In an probability
dead when he fell. as three bullets
had been fred into his body Just
who fired the first shot will IN an
probability be a matter OF coutro-
versy, but the shots We're very nearly
/ simultaneous Friends of the Coop
ers allege that Carmack drew his pis-
toll and fred first Mrs Eastman
says this Is not SO.
The nature of Mr. Carmack IS
wounds Cooper partlsans say indicate
that he could not have used his pistol
after being shot Col. Cooper drew "a
pistol, but did not fire
The ARRAY occurred before the Polk
Flats. a large apartment house on the
site Of the Old President Polk man
sion. After the shots were fred.
I young Cooper stood a few moments
over the PROSTATE form Of his foe.
and his father stood noar him.
Col. Cooper then walked up TO his
son. who was faint as a result of his
wound. and placing his arm around
him, led him TO the inhrmary OF Or
r. h. Fort, where the young man was
treated by Dr. Fort and DR.. Burch.
He was shot in the right shoulder In
the region Of the collarbone He was
later removed 10 the hospital.
The Coopers are among the leading
people of Tennessee The feeling
growing out of the bitter political con.
tests In Tennessee furnished the
motive for the fatal meeting Since
Gov. Pattersons appearance in State
politics In his race for Governor be.
ginning I'm 1905. Col. Cooper has been
a warm supporter Of the Governor.
The first manifestation OF bitter.
ness between the two came during
the late primary campaign for the
Gubernatorial nomination between
Patterson and Carmack At Ashland
City In the Joint canvas on June 49,
Carmack made sarcastic reference TO
several OF Gov. Patterson's supper.
ters. among them being Col Cooper
Later he referred to Cooper as Bald
headed angle dune
I'm the campaign for the nomination
Mr.. Carmack had stood for stute wide
prohibition and Gov Patterson for
local option After the formers defeat
for the nomination Mr. Carmack con
tlnued his efforts In behalf OF State.
wide prohibition. becoming editor of
The Tonnesseean. a Nashville paper
that had warmly espoused his cause