The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-10
Three-Cornered Duel to
 Death. ROBIN COOPER IS
 CHARGED WITH CRIME Trouble Was Result of Democratic Gubernatorial Primary. Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, Father ef Robin Cooper, Drew Ills Pis- toI, But Did Net Fire
 Senator Carmack
 Fired Twice.


 United States Senator Edward ward carmack. editor Uf The Tennesseean. was shot and killed this afternoon North. in front of the Polk Flats, by Robin Cooper, a son of Col Duncan B. Cooper.
 Mir. Carmack was going north on Seventh Avenue in front of the Polk Flats and Colonel Cooper and his son. Robin were approaching Seventh Avenue on Union Street. Soon after they came Into sight of each other the shooting began. Robin Cooper. 1t is said, firing two shots and Sena- tor Carmack one.
 drew his pistol. but did not fire. Senator Carmack fell to the ground. dying instantly. Robin Cooper was shot in the right shoulder. but was not badly hurt.
 It Is understood that the trouble is one of the results of the recent Demo- cratic gubernatorial primary in which carmack was defeated. Carmack has. since he has been editor of The Ten- nesseean, been quite eaustic in crfti- cizing what he called the Democratic machine. and has had several editorials about Colonel Cooper.
 Within the past few days. 1t is said. Colonel Cooper notified carmack that these editorial criticisms must caabe. This morning another editorial refer enee to Colonel Cooper appeared In The Tennesseean and this is supposed to have been the immediate cause Of the trouble.
 As soon as Senator carmack fen on the edge of the street Colonel Dun can coopor put +his arm around Rabts.. Cooper and both walked a few feet down Seventh Avenue to Dr. R. G. Forts office. where the slight wound in his shoulder was examined and the wound treated. Dr. Fort stated that the wound was very slight.
 An ambulance carried the body Of Mir. Carmack to an undertaking estab- lIshment.
 CaPmaelx Was Smoking.
 The pistol of Mir. Carmack, 32- calibre. was 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 a cigar which Mir. Carmack had been smoking was also on the street beside him, where it had fallen from his mouth as he fell
 Young Cooper was later carried to a hospital and Colonel Cooper is held at police Headquarters He has made sno statement Robin Cooper Is 6 prac< ticing attorney, 27 years of age. and single.
 pr. McPheeters Glasgow. who arr rived at the scene soon after the tragedy occurred tonight:
 T found the body of Mir CaFrAacig lying on the right side of Seventh Avenue as one walks to Church Street from Union Street He was lying with his head facing north and with his -4- had TIfu FTfHfaA was lying just out of the reach of his right hand and the weapon was point ing south. An evening paper was ly- ing just out of his left hand which held the stump of a cigar which was crushed. I immediately summoned an ambulance and had the body carrieJ to an undertaking establishment The body was without signs of life when found by me and appeared to have been so for about five minutes.
 There were three bullets in the body of Mir Carmack. One entered on the left side about two and one-haif inches below the left nipple and just a short distance below the heart and remained c short distance from the right side under the skin. crossing thf medlan line of the anatomy
 Another bullet entered the la shoulder and lodged about four and half inches below the right nipple under the skin. Both of these wounds were clean ones and l do not think they were the fatal ones.
 ..The third bullet, which l conceive to be the fatal one. was in the neck. The wound was one and one-half inches to the left of the median line and one inch below the hair line on the neck, posteriorly The bullet en- tered the neck and made an exit from the mouth of the deceased. The bullet was found on the street under his tongue at the exit of the wound. think this was the fatal wound. Two front teeth were al 0 broken loose. I think there were two bullets fired from Carmack's gun"
 Prepared For Burial.
 The body of Mir Carmaek was pre- pared for burial and removed to the home of Frank Lander. general man. ager of The TennesseeRn and will be taken to Columbia. his former home to- morrow.
 The eombatants were evidently very close together when the firing began but the question Of who fired the first shot is in controversy. Mrs. Charles H. Eastman of this city and J. M- Eastman. of New York. were nearby, when the tragedy occurred. Mir. East mans hearing is not good and he de- elared he knew but little of the affair. Mrs. Eastman said;
 we were walking down Seventh Avenue In the direction of Church Street and had just passed the entrance to the Polk Flats. Mir. Carmack came up the street toward us. smiling as he recognized me. He was some steps away and there were very few people on the street. Mr. Eastman and ] wero near the edge of the sidewalk and Mir. Carmack would haSs passed between us and the fenea He raised his hat as we spoke, He had his rigk' hand up and about to make a remark when somebody se!j-it was the older voice-'we've got you all right or