The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-10
{. v, CARMACk
@ SLAIN IN DUEL
Former Senator From Tennes-
see Is Shot to Death at
Nashville.
TRAGEDY DUE TO POLITICS
Editorial Criticisms in Carmacks Pa
per Of Colonel Duncan Cooper I'M
mediate Cause Of the Affray.
Wounds His Slayer.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 10.-As a
sequel to the recent bitter democrat
ic primary for the gubernatorial
nomination, Hon. Edward Ward
Carmack, former United States sem
ator from Tennessee, was shot and
killed in a street duel here yester-
day afternoon by Robert Cooper, a
young attorney. Young Cooper was
wounded in the shoulder by bullet
from Carmack's revolver, and is un-
der police surveillance in a hospital.
His condition is not serious.
Carmack was wounded three times
in the neck, the breast and the left
shoulder. DR.. Duncan B. Cooper, IA
ther of the young man, was with his
son during the ARRAY, but did not
fire a shot. 1t is said he stood by
with his pistol in hand He is de-
tanned at police headquarters. The
direct cause of the killing is recent
series of editorials inT the Tennes-
seean. a daily paper of which Mr..
lCarmack became editor after his de-
feat for the nomination for COVER
nor The editorials in question had
been vigorous in their comment on
| Colonel Cooper and his alleged con-
nection with what Mr.. Carmack
termed the democratic machine
and its methods. Colonel Cooper,
who is we'll known in business, news
paper and political circles in Tennes-
see and the south, had, 1t Is said, no.
titled Mr.. Carmack that the refer
ences to him must cease. Another
such editorial appeared yesterday
morning.
| The men fought at close quarters
and there were but few witnesses. 1t
| was past o'clock, in the dusk OF the
afternoon, when they met on Sew
enth avenue. North, directly in front
of the Polk flats, a fashionable
apartment house. Mr.. Carmack had
just lifted his hat to Mrs. Charles
Eastman, friend, who was passing.
In moment the firing began and
Mrs Eastman was a Mortified wit
ness at close range. So close was
she that one of the Coopers is said
to have charged Carmack with be-
ing coward and hiding behind a
woman. Cooper's friends charge that
Carmack fired the first DOT, but the
dead mans friends stoutly protest
that his opponent was the first to
shoot
! The tragedy. created the most in
tense excitement throughout the
city and within a short time the
streets in the neighborhood were
thronged.
AS soon as Senator Carmack fell
on the edge of the street, Colonel
Duncan Cooper put his arm around
Robert and both walked few feet
down Seventh avenue to Or. n. e..
! Forts office, where the slight wound
in his shoulder was treated. DR.. Fort
stated that the wound was very
slight.
/ An ambulance carried the body
of Mr.. Carmack to an undertaking
establishment. The pistol of Mr.. Car
mack, 32-caliber, was lying at his
side with two of the chambers emp
ty when the body was picked up and
turned over to an officer. The stump
of cigar Mr.. Carmack had been
/ smoking was also on the street be-
side him where it had fallen from
his mouth as he fell.
4 Young Cooper later was taken to
1 a hospital and Colonel Cooper is
| held at police. headquarters He has
made No statement.