The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-10

to Dr.. r. G. Forts office, where
the slight wound in Robins should
er was treated. DR.. Fort said that
the wound was slight. An ambulance
carried the body Of NJ. Carmack to
an undertaking establishment.
Mr.. Camacks pistol was found
lying at his side with two chambers
empty, and II was turned over to an
officer. The stump OF cigar that
MIR. Carmack had been smoking
was also found on the walk beside his
body.
Young Cooper was later carried to
hospital and Col. Cooper is held
at police headquarters. Robin Coop
er is a lawyer, twonty seven years
old and unmarried.
Dr. Glasgow. who arrived at the
scene of the tragedy soon after the
shooting, said:
'I found the body of Mr.. Car
mack lying with his right arm under
his head. His pistol was lying
just out of reach OF his right hand
An evening newspaper was lying
just out of his left hand. The body
was without signs of life when ar
| rived.
There were three bullets in the
body One entered ON the left side
a short distanc from the right side
under the skin. Another bullet ent-
cred the shoulder and lodged in his
breast under the SKIN. Both Of
these wounds were clean ones. and
do not think they were fatal.
r'The third bullet, which con-
ceive to be the fatal one, was in the
neck The wound was an Inch be-
| low the hair line on the neck. The
bullet entered the neck and made an
exit in the mouth. II was found un-
der his tongue. Two front teeth
were also broken loose"
Former Senator Edward w. Car
mack was born near Casti.lan
Springs, Summer county, Tennessee,
Nov. 5, 1858. He had an academic
education, studied law. praoticed In
/ Columbia, and was member OF the
legislature Of 1884. He was dele
gate to the national Democratic. con-
ventlcn Of 1896 and member of SON
gress 1S9719cl, from the tenth con
gress.onal district of Tennessee.
He served with distinction In, the
United States senate for six years.
being defeated for recollection in the
primary little over year ago by
former Governor Robert Taylor Sen
ator Carmack then resumed the prac-
tice OF law in Memphis, which was
then his home, but within a few
months removed TO Nashville.
Last spring he opposed Gov. Pat
terson for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination, champloning the
cause of state wide prohibition. Car
mack was defeated Shortly after his
defeat Mr.. Carmack accepted the
editorship Of the Nasvllle Tennes-
seean, and for the last ,wo months
has been at the head Of the Tennes-
/ seean.
Senator Carmack's newspaper ca
reer began in 1886 as a member OF
the editorial staff Of the Nashville
American. He founded the Nashville
Democrat in 1889 nnd when 1t was
merged into the American he be-
came editor-in-chlef of the American.
In 1892 he became editor Of the Mem
phis Commercial Appeal .fga.f fe
He was married in April, 1890, 10
Miss Elizabeth Cohey Dunnington, OF
Columbia, Tenn. pm awl
Columbia, Tenn, Nov. TO- Mrs.
Il. W. Carmack left for Nashville
last evening and she appeared to be
On the verge of prostration. Her
mother Mrs Ellen Huntington, who
has been seriously III, was overcome
and physicians were called. The
body Of Mr.. CarmaelS may be brought
to Columbia tomorrow and the fun
eral will probably be arranged for
Wednesday. Bishop e. 70. Foss or
the Methodist Episcopal Church south
will be asked to offi1iate at the fun
eral.