Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-11
rAsIfo TESTIMONIALS Of GaEI
Temperance Women Sing Hymns In
Union station a. Casket 10 Borne
in-Friends Of Journalist Make Un-
qualified Charge Of Eurcer-PoHee
Probing Rumors.
(By Associated Press.)

NASHVILLE, TENN, Nov. IL
The remains OF former senator +. w.
Carmack. who was killed here yester'
day in street duel with Robin j.
Cooper, were sent to Columbia iatc
today. Impressive scenes at the uh-
ion station marked their departure.
Members OF the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. whose cause Mr..
Carmack had ably championed. gain.
cred at the station in numbers. ana
as the casket was borne in. Joined ID
singing Lead Kindly Light ana
Stand Up For Jesus" A brief al.
dress was delivered by Rev. Ira Ian
dreth. Mrs. Carmack and few OF
her closest friends were taken on
special car with the body.
Many Flowers and Callers.
The prOfusiOn OF flowers was bIt
another Of the many testimonials OF
grief from hosts Of friends. All dur
ing the morning hours a stream OF
callers viewed the body at the home
OF Frank Lander.
The train bearing Mr.. Carmack's
body reached ColumbiN about four
o'clock this Afternoon ami was me:
by a large concourse OF friends. The
body was at once taken 10 tSe Car
mel: home, from where the IaSerai
occurs tomorrow inornfnS lgH11
o'clock.
The tragedy was the absorbing top
ic IN Nashville today and many sen
sationai rumors have been lin circuia-
ton.
Slayer Doing Well.
Robin Cooper. who fred the fatai
shot, and who was himself wounded.
II ur der arrest. He Is doing well.
but his physician stated today that
the wound, which il near the collar
bone, Is in q dangerous place. ana
complications are not unlikely.
Colonel Duncan b. Cooper, who was
with his son when the shooting &C.
CURED. was transferred from police
headquarters TO the jail today.
Friends Of Carmack are loud In
their condem. alton Of the Coopers.
and the Tennessean, OF which NE.
Carmack was editor, this morning
both editorialIy and in its news
columns. makes the unqualified charge 2
OF murder
craia Makes Denial.
F. =. Craig, Of Chattanooga, said
today that il was true he hsd CONFER
red with both Mr.. Carmack and Cel'
onel Cooper regarding the editorial
references to the latter In the Ten
nessean, but that he had net. "a re-
rorted. sad TO Colonel Cooper thar
Carmack would not again refer
him editorially.
l. Is said that the other members
OF the editorial staff Of the Tenns sse-
an were faliy persuaded that the sit"-
atiOr was serious. and so upon one
excuse and another. they kept Sena
TOR Carmsck in the once nearly all
day yesterday but avoided. however.
letting him know their parpose.
carmaek Was Going Home.
Shortly before four O'Clock Senator
Carnack left the Office and started
70 his room on Seventh avenue Norta.
II IS SAID that sou:aone in the Ten
ncsscan Office forced. him TO take a
pistol with him.
Colonel Cooper was charged with
| murder and with carrying conceded
| VI apons.
He waived examination and was re-
maTacd 10 jail without bond. War
I rants were sworn out today agsins'
Robin Cooper. who killed Carmzck.
charging him with murder ard car
ry'ug concs aIed weapons. II Is not
Known when he wiiI appear fcr pre-
Urinary examination.
was Attack Presreditsted?
The police are investigating num-
crous stories which gained circuia'fo!'
today among Csrmack's friends. anr
cited b. them as tending 10 shoH
TIA, the Coop~rs previously dctcrmin-
cd 10 attack the form y senator and
was looking for MIN whcn the 'rag
| cdy occurred.
In addition 20 fhc statement made
by GovcrnoT Patterson this morning
which vas one Of the hts Of post'
tive evidence 10 Tar, the police are o.
work on repcris that Colonel Cooper
| had s,nt written. as well az yer'ss'
messages. 20 Csrmack warning him
10 refrain. an pain Of dssth. frsp'
usipe his tCoovrris, name In failure
editorials The EFFORTS CT the ro!scs
| iu conpcctioa With Covcrnor's Pstier'
soa's former ssaicpseut sse sd6ecteo
toward . rumor that Coiosei Cooper
had told his married daughter Of his