The San Francisco call., 1908-11-11
CARMACK'S FRIENDS
CRY MURDER PLOT
Members of w. c. 7. U. Lead
Citizens in Paying Honor
to Deceased
slayer Is Wounded in Danger
Gus Place and Father Is
Charged as Accessory

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Nov 10.-The
body Of former Senator f. W Carmack.
who was killed here yesterday in a
street duel with Robin J. Cooper. was
sent to Columbia this afternoon. I'm
oressive scenes at the union station
marked its departure. Members of the
N. G. T. L.. whose cause Carmack had
ably championed, gathered at the sta
Ion In numbers. and as the casket was
borne in Joined in singing Lead. Kindly
light, and stand For Jesus,
A brief address was delivered by Rev.
IA Landruth. Mrs. Carmack and few
If her closest friends were on the spe-
eial car which conveyed the body. and
he profusion of flowers was but an
)ther Of the many testimonials of grief
from hosts Of friends and sympathizers.
All during the morning hours a stream
II callers had entered the home Of
frank Lander, where the body lay.
The funeral party reached Columbia
about o'clock this afternoon and was
net by a large concourse Of friends.
The body was at once taken 10 the
~armack home where the funeral ser
ices viii he held tomorrow morning.
The tragedy was the absorbing topic
IN Nashville today and many sensa-
tional rumors We're in circulation.
SLAYER'S WOUND DANGEROUS
IAODln -. cooper VINO mIe0 the ldldl
shot and was himself wounded near the
oouarbone. is under arrest at local
hospital He is doing we'll but his
physicians stated today that the wound
was in dangerous place and compli-
cations were not unlikely. Colonel
Cooper. who was with his son when the
shooting occurred, was transferred
from police headquarters to the jail to-
day He had nothing TO say.
Friends nf Senator "a rr,1ac1x lOrsI
In their condemnation of the Coopers.
and the Tennesseean. Of which Car
mack was editor. this morning. both
sditOrially and in its news columns,
made the unqualified charge of murder.
Colonel Cooper was brought before
squire Levine today. He was charged
with being an accessory TO murder and
carrying concealed weapons. He waived
eNaminatiOn and was remanded TO Jail
without bond. Warrants were sworn
3lt today against Robin Cooper charg-
z him with murder and carrying con-
aIed weapons.
HURDER PLOT CHARGED
The police are investigating numer-
fus stories circulated today among Car
nack's friends 10 show that the Coop
Frs had previously determined to at
tack the former senator and were
searching for him when the tragedy
occurred.
In addition to the statement made
" Governor Patterson this morning,
which is one of the few positive bits
If evidence so far, the police are at
work on reports that Colonel Cooper
las sent written as well as verbal
messages TO Carmack, warning him to
'efrain on pain Of death from using
-ooper's name in future editorials
The efforts Of the police in connection
with Governor Patterson's statement
are directed toward a rumor that Col
DneI Cooper had told his married
laughter of his intention TO kill Car
mack. whereupOn she is alleged to
lave called up the governor by tele-
phone and asked him to use his good
)hices with her father
GOVERNOR As PEACEMAKER
The police are trying to ascertain
4 it Is true that the conversation held
oy the governor with the Coopers. in
which he played the part of peace
maker and to which the governor re-
ters in his statement, was the direct
result Of the warning he is said to
have received from Colonel Cooper s
daughter
F. B. Craig of Chattanooga. credited
with having had conferences with both
carmack and Cooper regarding the pub
ieation Of the editorials in question.
said today it was true he had con-
terred with both, but that he had not.
as reported, said to Colonel Cooper that
-armack would not again refer to him
aditorially.
Carmack's race for the nomination as
democratic senator. in which he was
defeated by Senator Robert l. Tavlor.
and his more recent race for the gov
ernorship, in which he was defeated
10y Governor Patterson, had served
70 draw his following in the state
closer TO him, and his tragic end has
spread distress and bitterness amono
them It is feared by some that the
end OF the trouble is not yet. and ii is
sure to play a prominent part in com
ng political alignments.