The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-11-19
FUNERAL OF Mr.. CARMACK
ADeep Gloom Pervades His Native
City Business Entirely Suspended
and Public Buildings Draped.
While the Distinguished Son is
Laid Among His Fathers.

and Public Buildings Draped.
While the Distinguished Son is
Laid Among His Fathers.
Columbia, Tenn, Special. Bust
ness was entirely suspended and the
people of this city and county, to-
gether with large delegations from
many other Tennessee counties turned
out in force to do honor to the
memory of the late Senator Carmack.
Public buildings were draped out of
respect to his memory and deep
gloom pervades this entire commu-
nifty.
The funeral was help at IL O'Clock
In the Methodist church. The sarv-
ices were very simple, but impressive,
and the scenes at the church and at
the grave where the distinguished
statesman was laid to rest were such
as will never be forgotten by the as
semblage present.
The funeral services at the church
were in charge of Rev. w. T. Boah,
pastor of the First Christian church
here, the church of which Senator
Carmack was a member. Rev. Lin
Cave, of Nashville, delivered the adj
dress at the church. At the grave
the burial was conducted with Mas
sonic honors, the deceased being an
honored member of the Masonic
order. These Maconic exercises were
presided over by Major John Will
Hanson, of this city, past grand
master
Floral offerings were sent from all
parts Of the State. The offering from
the citizens Of Columbia and Maury
county was a magnificent pail, which
covered the entire ,casket.
When TIE funeral train reached the
church shortly after ii o'clock, there
was deathlike hush over the great
congregation. For full hour before
the time for the funeral great crowds
of sorrowing friends began to gather
a. the church and the auditorium was
packed to overfowing by 1880
O'Clock, while hundreds were turned
away, being unable to gain admission
Within the chancel was a large
likeness of Senator Carmack draped
in black.
There were prominent men present
representing all sections of Tennessee
leading supporters and persona
friends, of the dead Senator.
Held on Murder Charge.
Nashville, Tenn, Special.-A State
warrant charging him with the muir
der of former United States Senator
Edward W. Carmack was served OF
Robin Cooper at hospital. Cooper
is now in charge Of three deput!
sheriffs. He will be removed t.
the county Jail as soon as his con
dition permits. 1t developed, &C
cording to the physician who is at
tending young Cooper, that two shot
were fred at the young man, on
penetrating his shoulder, the othe
going through his coat sleeve.
The excitement in this city owe
the terrible tragedy Monday after
noon In which Edward W. Carmack
former United States Senator iron
Tennessee. this city, was shot an,
killed by Robin Cooper, a young at
torney of Nashville, and son of Co
Duncan B. Cooper, a close persona
and political friend of Governo
Malcolm R. Patterson, has to Gel
| tain extent abated, yet the TRACED
is still the sole topic of conversatio
in political circles both in this cit
and throughout the State.
Colonel Cooper, who was with hi
son when the latter shot Mr.. Cal
mack, has been remanded to ia;
without bond, charged with murder.
Young Cooper remains under guar
at local hospital where his wound
ed arm is being treated. His pre-
liminary trial on the charge Of mul
der will be held as soon as he is abb
to leave the hospital. Both tn
Coopers and Senator Carmack hav
manv friends here and throughou
the State Cooper's statement is the
the affair was merely a street dut
in which both sides met and bot
began firing.
The friends of the Coopers clair
they had tried to avoid meeGln
with Carmack, it is said, and the
were on their way to the State cap
tai in response to a telephone me-
sage from Governor Patterson whe
the tragedy occurred; that Senate
Carmack had been warned and We
expecting trouble.
Friends of Senator Carmack strel
uously claim that the killing was tt
result of conspiracy pure and sin
pie; that when Senator Carmack LEI
The Tennessean Office for his boart
| ing house the fact was telephone
from a house near The Tennessee
Office and the Coopers were notife
that the Senator was on his way an
to be on the alert.
+. It now develops, according
friends of Mr.. Carmack, that thel
was a third party with the Coope
just before the shooting, a form,
county official who is a close persol
al friend Of both the Coopers ar
Patterson. Friends of the dead Sc
ator intimate that there will be Sc
sational developments within Il
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