Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-12
Declare EtIlsf's Departure From
Office Vas Iskphobea 70 aen
Lying 10 Wait.
eooPtRs loIFlED 70 sE Oh ALERT
Now Asserted That q Former County
Official Was with Slayers Unit!
Just Before Trasedy-sensationai
Developments Involving Nigh Per-
sonases Promised In a Few Days.
(Bv Associated Press.)

(Hy Associated FTeSsD
NASHVILLE. TENN. Nov. ia
state warrant charging him with the
murder of former United States Sena-
tor Edward ". Carmack. was served
on Robin Cooper In hospital TO-DAY,
Cooper Is now in charge OF deputy
sheriffs. He will be removed to the
county Jail as soon as his condition
permits. It has developed. according
to the physician who Is attending
Young Cooper. that two sco's We
fred at the Young man. one penetra'-
irg his shoulder and the other going
through his coat sleeve.
Tragedy Still Live Topic.
The excitement in this city over
the terrible tragedy Monday after
noon in which E. ". Carmack. for
mer United States senator from Ten
nessee and editor Of the Tennessean
of this city. vas shot and killed by
Robin Cooper. a young attorney OF
Nashville. and son Of Colonel duncan
d. Cooper. q close personal and po-
ntical friend o; Governor NJ. NJ. Pat
:erson. has to a certain extent aoat'
ed, yet the tragedy is still the sole
topic of conversation in political cir
cles both in the city and Throughout
the state.
:, Rsmsnded without Bond.
Colonel Cooper. who was with pis
son when the latter shot NJ. Car.
mack, has been remauded to jail
without bend. charged with murder.
Young Cooper remains under guard
at a local hospital where his wounds
are t.sihg treated. His preliminary
trial. on the charge of murder VIII
be held as soon as he is able to leave
the hospital.
Both the Ccopers and Senator Car
mack have many friends here and
throughout the state.
The Coopers' statement IS that the
sfair was merely q street duel IN
which both sides met and both began
firing. The friends Of the Coopers
claim they had tried to avoid q meet
ing with Carmack, It is said. and they
were on their way to the state CAPT
tol in response to a telephone mes'
sage from Governor Patterson when
the tragedy occurred: that Senator
Carmack had been warned and vas
expecting trouble.
Stavers Were Tipped ofs.-
Friends OF Senator Carmack siren
uously claim that the killing vas the
result Of a conspiracy pure and SIM
p,c, and that he was waylaid: thai
when Serator Carmack left the Ten
nessean once fer his boarding house
the fact vas telephoned from . house
near the Tennessean once and the
Coopers we're notified that the sena'
tor was on HE way and to be Oh the
alert.
Third Party With coopsrs.
II new develops. according to
friends of Mr.. Carmack. that there
was q third party with the Coopers
JUS, before the shooting. a former
county oflicial who In close person
al friend Of both the Ccopers and
Patterson.
Friends Of the dead senator init
mate that there viii b. sensational
DEVELOPMENTS within the next day or
SO regarding the affair. The Cooper
family IS one Ct thu most pr-mibcnt
in Tennessee. Colonel Cooper ana
his son Robin will have tho hes' To-
xal talent when the case ccmfs up
for trial.
Friends Of Senator Csrursck Will
goo 10 !. that the prosecution has
able counsel.
whole County tonors Dead
COLUMBIA. TENN. Nov II.--Sus-
mess vas entirely suspended and the
pcoplr 81 this CITY sud county. toS I'll
or with large delegations from many
other Tennessee Counties. turned out
IN force today 10 do honor TO the
memory Of the late Senator Csrmscs.
Public bGil6ings WIRE drapcd our OF
respect 10 his memory and q deep
gloom psrvsdes tais entire commun;'
~.
services Were lmpressSve.
The funeral vas held .: II O'Clock
In the Methodist churrh. Services
were very simple. but impressive and
tho sceues n the church and st tho
crave where the distinguished states.
man was laid 10 rrss. were surk a.
viii never he forspttcs by the assem-
bia1s prcscnt
Tho funars. services st the church
wcre IN charge o. Rev. ". T. Doah,
pastor Of ;hc First Christian Churca