The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-11-13

his son. who had run over when Mr..
Carmack began to draw his piston. ~
Is said tina. Colonel Cooper asked Mr..
I Carmack to come from behind the lady
as Carmack thcreupon fired two shots,
both OF which struck Robin Cooper.
who had interviewed in his father's pro-
lection. Then 1t was, after being shot.
that Robin Cooper fred the fata! shots,
| Colonel Cooper never using a pistol at
all.
After the shooting Colonel Cooper
accompanied his son to DR.. F5rt's sani-
tarium, from which place he was akch
to st. Thomas hospital. after the ar
rival of his brother-in-law. DR.. Luis
Murch. 1t was discovered that enc bull
let had entered Mr.. Cooper'a right
breast in the region Of the shoulder.
inficting a dangerous wound in II dan
gerous region. but it is thought he Will
recover. The other bullet from MIR.
Carmack's pistol passed through both
the overcoat and undercoat sleeve of
MIR. Cooper near the left shoulder.
Shortly after Robin Cooper's wound
had received attention Colonel Cooper,
who had surrendered to the police Off
GERS, accompanied them To the station
house. Colonel Cooper refused to
consent to any effort being mad to Sc
cure his release upon bonds for the
present. He said, it IS understood, that
he desired that the matter be thorough
ly investigated, so 1t could be shown
he was entitled to a bond before he
would ask for 1t at ull."
No "White Feather" for Him.
No public statement could be OBJ
tanned from n of Mr.. Carmack's
friends, but Laps G.. McCord, lr., city
editor of the Tennesseean, is quoted as
saying that several friends of the sen
ator had advised him to be careful, and
to oil of these admonitions the senator
replied that he did not intend to show
the white feather"
Mr.. McCord also said that in reply
to the admonitions Mr.. Carmack had
replied thai he did not think Colonel
Cooper intended to harm him.
carmack's Career.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 12.-Former
United States Senator Edward w. Car
mack was born near Castillan Springs.
Sumner county, Tennessee. November
S, 1858. He had an academic education,
studied law, practiced In Columbia.
Tenn, and was u member of the legis-
lature of 1884.
He was q delegate to the national
democratic convention OF 1895 and a
member of congress-, 1S97-19O1, from
the Tenth congressional district of Ten
nessee. He served with distinction i'm.
the United States Senate for six years.
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primary n little over a year ago by
former Governor Robert Taylor.
Senator Carmack then resumed the
practice OF law in this city, which was.
then his home. but within a few months
removed to Nashville. Last spring he
opposed Governor Patterson for the
democratic ~gubernatorial nomination.
championing h cause Of statewide
prohibition. He vas defeated.
Shortly after his defeat, Mr.. Car
mack was offered the editorship of the
Nashville Tennesseean. He accepted,
and since then had been at the head
of The Tennesseean.
Senator Carmack's newspaper career
began in 1885 as Il member of the ed
itorial staff of the Nashville American.
He founded the Nashville Democrat In
1889. and it was merged into the Amer
lean when he became editor in chief Of
the latter PAPER
In 1892 he became editor of the Com
mercial-Appeal, at Memphis.
He vas married in April, 1890, to
Miss Elizabeth CODY Huntington, Of
Columbia, Tenn.
A Bright Man.
Washington, D. c., Nov. Ex-senator
Carmack, during his senatorial career,
from 1901 to 1907. made a number of
brilliant speeches. Although inclined
to be sarcastic in some of his utter
aliSeS, liz iidu manly LilellOS III oueieSS
among both democrats and repub-
licans, who admired his fearlessness
and his intellectual ~attainments.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 12.-Colonel
Duncan B. Cooper. who was with his
son., Robin, when the latter shot and
killed Senator Carmack yesterday. to-
day waived examination on a charge
of murder and carrying concealed
weapons and was remanded to jail
without bond.
Warrants were sworn out today
against Robin Cooper. who killed Car
mack. charging him with murder and
carrying concealed weapons. He still
is In the hospital.