The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-10
FORMER SENATOR
SLAIN IN STREET
Edward w. Carmack of Ten
neSSee Victim of Faith
er and Son.
ENDS POLITICAL FIGHT
COL. COOPER AND SON WERE AT.
Tackled BY cARMAck IN NEWS.
PAPER FOR PART THE COLON
Ell PLAYED IN POLITICS.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 1o.-Former
United States Senator Edward W. Car
mack, was slain in revolver battle
with Col. Duncan Cooper and his sou.
Robin Cooper. on the streets here
Monday.
The younger Cooper who seems to
have been the one who killed Carmack
was wounded in the shoulder by a
shot from Carmack's revolver. A
special session of the grand jury has
been called.
The shooting was the outcome of po-
litical enmity between the Coopers and
Carmack. The latter had been scor-
ing both father and son in the edito-
rial columns of his paper, the Nash
vile Tennesseean.
So bitter had become the anger Of
the Coopers that the younger. Goblin,
sent former State Treasurer Craig to
tell Carmack that he would be shot
unless he ceased his editorial attacks
Carmacks only answer was to print
another editorial Monday morning
He also armed himself at the pleas of
HIS i''enas 1ael
Story OF the Shooting.
Late Monday afternoon Mr.. Carmack
was standing on the street In front
of the Polk flats in North Seventh ave
nue.. talking to a young woman. when
the Coopers approached.
The father and son both drew revolt
vers. at the same time requesting the
former senator to come from behind
that lady"
The former senator Immediately
stepped to one side. and as he did so
drew a pistol and fired. Bystanders
say this was the shot which struck the
younger Cooper.
Three shots were fired at Mr.. Car
mack. all three taking effect In his
body. He was wounded in the left
breast. in the back of the neck and in
the left shoulder.
1t is said by some of the witnesses
that the two last shots were fired aft
er Carmack had fallen.
Elder Cooper Denies Firing.
Duncan Cooper, the father. declares
that he did not fire a shot in the me-
lee. but the fact only one chamber OF
the pistol carried by young Robin
Cooper was discharged seems TO con-
tradict this statement.
An ambulance carried the body of
Mr.. Carmack TO an undertaking es-
Enlistment.
Young Cooper later was taken to a
hospital and Col. Cooper is held at
police headquarters. He has made NC
statement.
The EDITORIAL.
The quarrel between Carmack and
the Coopers came to a head soon after
the democratic primaries last spring.
Carmack at that time was candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination on
the state wide prohibition plank. He
was defeated by Patterson, who later
was reelected to the office. Since
that defeat Carmack has been caustic
| in his editorials In the Tennessee can.
especially toward the elder Cooper.
whom he accused of having jobbed
him out of the nomination.
In one editorial commenting upon
/
Patterson, once great enemies. Mr..
Carmack wrote:
ITO Mai. Duncan Brown Cooper.
who wrought to great coalition; who
achieved the harmonious confluence
of incompatible elements: who weld
ed the pewter handle to the wooden
spoon; who grated the dead bough 10
the living tree and made it bloom
and blend with golden fruit: who
made pIaymates of the lamb and the
leopard and boon companions of the
spider and the fly: who made soda
and vinegar TO dwell placidiy In the
same bottle and who taught oil and
water how they might agree-to Maj
Duncan Brown Cooper. the great dip
lomat OF the political Zweibund. be all
honor and glory forever"
II was this editorial. IL is reported
which caused the younger Cooper 10
send his threat of death TO Carmack
1t failed, however, In stopping the edi.
torials and the only notice Carmack
/ gave 1t was 10 arm himself