Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-10

sent former State Treasurer Craig To
tell Carmacll he would be shot unless
he ceased his editorial attacks. Car
mack's only answer was to print an
other editorial He also armed himself
at the pleas of his friends.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr.. Car
mack was standing on the street In
front of the Polk flats in North Seventh
avenue, talking to a young woman,
when the Coopers approached. The
father and son both drew revolvers. at
the same requesting the former SEN
ator to come from behind that lady.
The former senator Immediately
stepped to one side, and as he did so
drew 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 i'm 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 after
Carmack had fallen.
Duncan Cooper the father. declares
that he did not fire a shot in the melee.
but the fact that only one chamber of
the pistol carried by young Robin
Cooper was discharged seems to con-
tradict this statement
Immediately after the shooting Col
onel Duncan Cooper put his arm
around Robin Cooper and both walked
a few feet down Seventh avenue to
DR.. r. G. Forts office. where the slight
wound in the younger mans shoulder
was examined and the wound treated.
An ambulance carried the body of
Mr.. Carmack to an undertaking es-
tablishment The pistol of Mr. Car
mack was found lying at his side with
two of the chambers empty when the
body was picked up and was turned
over to an officer. The stump of cis-
ar Mr.. Carmack had been smoking was
also on the street beside him, where
it had fallen from his mouth as he
fell.
Young Cooper later was taken to a
hospital. and Colonel Cooper is held at
police headquarters. He has made no
statement.
Senator Carmack was the son of a
professor in a southern college, who
was tlSO d IIlllllSlcI VI lIlC N-AhioeAeAiA
church. His father died when the son
was 3 years of age. His mother,
strong Christian woman, not gifted in
worldly goods, instilled in him a love
Of study. He received, in addition to
an academic education, only what his
mother could teach him and what he
read from the library left by his fa-
ther. He never entered college. but
as he verged on manhood, studied law
and was admitted to the bar of Ten
nessee in 1880, after working his way
thru the Culleoka school in Maury
county.
Law soon tired him. 1t was too tame
a profession for his vigorous young
manhood, his fighting nature. He de-
lighted in political discussion and
talked politics with a learning and
eloquence, even in his teens, which
amazed his superiors. In 1885 he was
elected to the state legislature and soon
public opinion, embarked in Journal
ism. He was a striking editorial writ
er and soon attracted widespread at
tention.
From then on until his tragic death
he always wrote and talked as ne
spoke. He was one Of the recognized
leaders of democracy, and in the DEM
ocratic convention at st. Louis in 1904
was one Of the dominant factors, and
was mentioned at that time for the vice
presidential nomination, which he did
not seek.
Senator Carmack is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Elizabeth Cobey
Huntington, and one son. Edward
Ward Carmack, Jr., who is 19 years
of age. Next door to the Carmack
home is the house which was occu
pied by James K. Polk when he was
elected to the presidency Of the United
States.
Colonel Duncan in Jail.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 10.-Col Dun
can B. Cooper, who was with his son,
Robin, when the latter shot and killed
Senator Carmack yesterday, today
waived examination on the charge of
and carrying concealed weap-
ons 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 is still
in the hospital