The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-11
ROBIN COOPER'S WOUND
IN A DANGEROUS PLACE
DeniaIs Are Made of Stories That
! Cooper Had Threatened Carmack's
Life, But other Sensational
Rumors Are Afloat.

Nashville, November 10.-The remains
OF former Senator E. W. Carmack who
was killed here yesterday in a street
duel with Robin j. Cooper, were sent
to Columbia this afternoon. Impressive
scenes at the Union station marked their
departure. Members of the w. c. I. L.
whose cause Mr.. Carmack had ably
chaiapioned gathered at the station in
numbers and as the casket was borne in
joined in singing, Lead Kindly Light
and "Stand For Jesus" A brief address
wa7 delivered by Rev. Ira Landrith. Mrs.
Carnlack and few of her closest friends
were taken on a special car with the
body. The profusion of flowers was but
another of the many testimonials of grief
from hosts of friends and sympathizers.
All during the morning hours a stream of
callers viewed the dead body at the
home CT Frank Lander.
The funeral party reached Columbia
about o'clock this afternoon and was
met by large concourse of friends The
body was at once taken to the Carmack
hnme, from where the funeral occurs
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
Absorbing Topic.
The tragedy was the absorbing topic in
Nashville today and many sensational
rumors have been in circulation.
Robin Cooper, who fired the fatal shot
and who was himself wounded, is under
arrest at d local hospital He is doing
well but his physician stated today that
the wound, which is near the collar bone,
is in a dangerous place and complications
4 are not unlikely. Col. d. b. Cooper,
I. who was with his son when the shoot
ing occurred, was transferred from police
headquarters to the jail today. lie mas
had nothing to say. FiFispdss Of GarEpa2li
are loud In their condemnation of Il !
Coopers and the Tennessean, of which
MIR. Carmack was editor this morning,
both editorially and in its news columns,
makes the unqualified charge of MUIR
der
craigs Statement.
E. r. Craig of Chattanooga. credited
with having had conferences with both
Mr.. Carmack and Colonel Cooper regard
ing the publication of the editorials in
question. said today that it was true
he had conferred with both but that he
had not as reported, said to Colonel
Cooper that Carmack would not again
refer tc him editorially.
was notified of alleged threats against
his life he refused to believe he was
in danger.
1t is said that the other members
of the editorial staff of the Tennessean
were fully persuaded that the situa-
tion was serious and so, upon one ex-
cuse and another, they kept Senator
Carmack in the office nearly all day
yesterday, but avoided, however, let
1T Il. ofF
Shortly before o'clock Senator Car
mack left the office and started to his
room on Seventh avenue, north.
1t is said that some one in the Ten
nessean office forced him to take the
pistol with him.
Many Stories.
The police are investigating numer-
GUS stories which gained circulation to-
day among Carmack's friends and cited
them as tending to show that the Coop
ers had previously determined to at
tack the former senator, and were
searching for him when the tragedy
occurred. In addition to the statement
made by Governor Patterson this morn
ing. which is one of the few positive
hits of evidence so far, the police are
at work on reports that Colonel Coop
err had sent written. as well as verbal
messages to Carmack warning him to
refrain, on pain sof death, from using
his (Cooper's) name in future edi-
torials. The efforts of the police in
, connection with Governor Patterson s
former statement are directed toward
rumor that Colonel Cooper had told
his married daughter of his intention
10 kill Carmack, whereupon she is al
legged to have called up the governor
bv phone and asked him to use his
good offices with her father. The po-
lice are trying to ascertain If 1t is
true that the conservation had by the
governor with the Coopers, in which he
played the part OF peacemaker, and
to which the governor refers In his
.ment, was the direct result of the
,rning he is said to have received
from Colonel Cooper's daughter.
Funeral at Columbia.
Columbia. Tenn, November 10.-Ths
hodv of Senator e. w. Carmack reached
Columbia this afternoon, having left
Nashville on a special coach attached tc
the interurban train. A large delegation
of citizens met the train and marched OF
foot as an escort of honor before the
hearse to the Carmack home, on Wesl
Seventh street, where the body will re-
main until the funeral.
Messages have been pouring in from al
parts of the state from prominent mer
announcing their intention of being pres
ent, while loyal friends from Maury ant
adjoining counties will be here in large
numbers, and Columbians almost Ell
masse will pay last tribute of love-
Mayor Biddle of Columbia has issued q
proclamation calling upon all bushes.
houses to close from II q. m. until D. m
and this proclamation will be observed
without exception.
The funeral obseques, by request oi
Mrs Carmack, will be very simple. Ths
pallbearers will be lifelong friends and
neIghbors of the slain statesman, as fol
lows: E. 3. Hatcher, Dr. Robert PILLOW
j. W. Howard, James A. Smser, w 3
Fleming and G. l.. Looney of Columbia
Jones 7. Amis of Franklin and Alexander
Orr of Mount Pleasant.
The interment will take place in Rose
Hill cemetery, Columbia. l
Tribute to Dead Editor.
Macon. Ca. November Ex-senator A.