Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10

who was faint as a result of his wound.
and placing his arm around him, led him
to the infirmary of DR.. r. F.. 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 late- removed to the hospital.
News Of the tragedy spread through the
city rapidly. and created intense excite
ment. Within few minutes several hun
bred persons were at the scene. and gath
cred around the Lody of Carmack.
At the infirmary of DR.. Fort Col Cooper
turned his revolver over to Police Ser
geant Reid. Robin Cooper turned his re-
Examination Of Body.
The body was examined by DR.. McPnet-
tiers Glasgow.
DR.. Glasgow said after an examinations:
Il found the body of Mr.. Carmack lying
with his right arm under his head. HIS
pistol was lying just out of reach of his
right hand. An evening paper was lying
just out of his left hand.
THE body was without signs of life
when I arrived. There were three bullets
in the body Of Mr.. Carmack.
"One entered on the left side about two
and one-half inches below the left nipple
and just short distance below the heart,
and remained short distance from the
right side, under the skin.
Another bullet entered the left shoul-
der and lodged about four and a half
inches below the right nipple. under the
skin. Both of these wounds were clean
ones and l do not think they were fatal
THE third bullet, which l conceive to
be the fatal one. was in the neck. Inc
wound was one and a half inches to the
left of the median line and one inch be-
low the hair line on the neck posterlorly.
The bullet entered the neck and made
an exit from the mouth. The bullet was
found on the street, under his tongue, at
the exit of the wound.
II think this was the fatal wound. Two
front teeth were also broken loose.
Il think there were two bullets fired
from Carmack's revolver"
After his son had been sent to st.
Thomas Infirmary with policeman
Col Cooper was escorted to the police
station. where he was registered. the
charge being accessory to murder. Ihe
complainant was Mrs. Carmack. He de-
clined to allow an effort to secure bond
for him to be made.
Great excitement prevails throughout
Tennessee. as well as in Nashville. Car
mack had long been a prominent political
factor and was extremely popular.
Political Feud the Motive.
The Coopers are among the leading
people in Tennessee. The feeling. grow
ing out of the bitter political contest in
Tennessee furnished the motive for the
fatal meeting. Since Gov. Pattersons ap-
pearance in state politics in his race for
governor. beginning in 1905, Col. Cooper
has been a warm supporter of the gov
ernor.
The first manifestation of bitterness be-
tween the two came during the late pri-
mary campaign for the gubernatorial NOM
nation between Patterson and Carmack.
At Ashland City. in the joint canvass on
June rs, Carmack made sarcastic refer
ence to several of Gov. Patterson's sup
porters. among them being Col. Cooper.
Later he referred to Cooper as Bald
headed angle dune"
In the campaign for the nomination Mr..
Carmack had stood for statewide prohi-
biton and Gov. Patterson for local option.
After the formers defeat for the nomina-
ton MIR. Carmack continued his efforts in
behalf Of statewide prohibition. becoming
editor of the Tennesseean. a Nashville
paper that had warmly espoused his cause.