Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
COOpERS AND SHARP INDICTED
JOINTLY CHARGED WITH MUIR.
DER OF CARMACK.
Ex-Sheriff Also Accused as Accessory
Before the Fact-List
of Witnesses.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, November A.
The grand jury of Davidson county re-
turned a true bill yesterday afternoon in
which Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son
Robin j. Cooper, and ex-Sheriff John d.
Sharp are jointly charged with the muir
der of ex-senator f. w. Carmack, and
in which Sharp is also indicted on the
charge of being an accessory before the
fact.
The names of six witnesses appear on
the back of the indictment: Mrs. CODY ID.
Carmack Mrs. Charles Eastman, Carey
Folk, DIR. James Wittenberg, Mrs. Mar
tina Morgan and Mrs. Mary SkeftnSton.
The Mrs. Carmack in the list Is the
widow of the former senator. Mrs. East
man it was to whom Carmack spoke just
before the shooting began. Carey FOLK
is deputy insurance commissioner ana
passed along the street near the time
of the killing.
Mrs. Mu.s.n lives diagonally across
from the scene of the killing. DR.. Wit
tenberg runs an optical establishment In
the west end of the arcade, throus II
which the COopers, accompanied Ds
Sharp, are alleged 10 have passed snor.-
~ before the tragedy occurred MIS-.
NARY Skeffington is state librarian.
There are Two counts in the indlct-
ment, the first charging the three men
Jointly with the muruer, and the secoho
one charging John ID. Sharp with pelhs
An accessory before the fact.
The name of 5. G. Carmack, q bfothei
of the SIAN man, appears on the lndict-
ment DIS prosecutor.
Robin j. Cooper will probably be able
to be moved in several days to the county
Jail. ,,.,
The Memphis conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, in session d. Gov
lngton Tenn, TO-DAY adopted resoiut.ons
declaring that Carmack died martyr u
CONVICTIONS of duty and to the cause VI
temperance and OF righteousness
in the second count OF the lnuictneu
re,atjuy TO Snarp ne is charged Wl,n
moving, counseling and incltinS the otnei
defendants to commit the muruef. ne
many friends of Mr.. Sharp continue ~
manifest astoniShment at the course Tue
case mas taken as 10 him. and express the
opinion that at the proper time ne woulu
ylndicate himself completely.
The news Of the indie, ment was TecelV-
cd at the county jail by Col. Cooper ana
ex-Sheriff Sharp shortly after It's return:
Both took the news calmly and sho"eu
no disposition to discuss the mater.
Both prisoners continue cheeriul ana
are still called upon by numerous frlends
Some persons declare Gov. Patterson Wi
pardon the men If convicted.
G. T. Fitzhugh of Memphis, one of the
Delegates to The Denver convention, and
burg have volunteered TO assist ATTORNEY
General McCarn in the prosecution.
The case will be on the docket at the
January term. ,
In several places in Tennessee meetings
in memory of Mr.. Carmack will be held
Sunday the most important propaplS
being that planned for Nashville. Allen
G. Hall, chairman of the committee ar
ranging for the meeting, said that every
effort was being made to eliminate any
thing Of a political or an incendlary ma
;ure and make all its expressions simply
COMPLIMENTARY to Mr.. Carmack's memory
Bishop L. f.. Foss, who Will be one OF
the speakers, speaking before the South
ern Methodist conference at Covington
said:
IF Carmack was killed for what he SAID
in those editorials should be killed also
for I affirm everything he said IN them
The gathering adopted resolutions de-
claring Carmack a martyr to the cause o.
| temperance.
DR.. Paul Eve. the attending surgeon
states that Robin Cooper Is doing as wei
as could be expected. The powder burns
on young Cooper's face are much better
and the wound in his shoulder is healing
rapidly. Cooper will probably be wei
enough to be moved to the county jail IN
several days.
Carmack followers are now demanding
that Col. Cooper and ex-Sherln Sharp De
placed in cells instead of the jailer's best
room in the house"