The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-14
GRAND JURY FINDS TRUE BILLS
AGAINST COL. COOPER, HIS
SON, ROBIN, AND j. ..
SHARP.
SITUATION GROWING
MORE INTENSE DAILY
John D. Sharp and Col. Duncan 3.
Cooper Are Placed in Same
Cell at Jsil---Robin Cooper
Still Remains at
Hospital


Nashville Nov - Grand jury
this afternoon returned true b.ll
against Robin Coopers Col d. Il
Cooper, and Exsheriff John D.
shrap charging them with the mur
der Of Senator Carmack.
SITUATION MOTE INTENSE.
Nashville Team. Nov. l3.-The
suraticn n Nashville has grown
urr Intense with the arfcs; OF i1!in
b. Shrap. former sheriff OF Davidson
ounty and more recently o represea.
tatIves IN the legislature, The e.
sheriff was arrested today about noon
by Sheriff Sam f. Boum, one Of
eharp's old deputies, on a warrant
sworn cut by Attorney General Jeff
McCan before Justice Jake Levine
The warrant reads as fCi oWs:
That on the 9th day CT Move ha'
1908, one John d. Sharp was gui tp
of numbering Edward Ward Car lack
and was present, advising, aiding 4
abettmg Robin b. Cooper In wayla
ing and shooting and numbering I e
said Edward Ward Carmack. All OF
said facts and things sappened
Davidson county, Tennessee. ON the
.aaY aud date above mentioned
Shortly before noon GEN Mccata
left The court house. where during
Tho morning the grand jury had bcea
investigating the death of ex-senator
Carmack. going to the magistrates
office aad having the warrant issued
The process was served by the sheriff
himself. Bcrlm finding Sharp in tns
office OF NJ II Meek an attorney n
conversation with Mr.. Meek and Mai
n r p. Allison former commissi me,
of agriculture.
Exercised Caution.
1t has been published since the
tragedy that Sharp had been with the
Cocpers shortly before the fatal meet
ing mthe Coopers and Carmack. ana
bis failure to make a statement re.
Earding the matter wwas attributed
by bis friends to the fact that he was
experienced IN the ways OF criminal
trials. and for that reason reserved
what ne had to say until placed on
The witness stand. whatever his tcs-
timony might be Early after the
shooting. when approached for
statement. Mr. Sharp said he had
nothing to say but il he later decii.
"a % make a statement he would
write Il and tell all he knew and saw
lie stated that he thought II was
hardly possible that he woull make
q statement
Attorney Meek, speaking for him
today said; THE grand jury is now
the tragedy, but as scon
Is 1t is practicable application f-r
hai for Mr. Sharp viii b. made"
shsrp's Relations.
During the recent campaign for
tar guberuatoral nomination sharp
was warm supporter OF Gov Patte.-
5ou. being with him during most OF
the Joint canvass with Camlck BE
was also close friend of COL Cooper
and when his name was mentioned as
b probable witness of fte tragedy. 6
aa naturally thUuZat mot L.- lest
l,ur would be- as favorable as pos
llit tU the Coaupr- However Dos
....f'.lNf lH llN ...H..
q where the shooting occurred ald
.Fiolns the governor mans oa u1
seventh avenue No.th fH which the
cufer- claim they Vere ac.uE vlct
h. encounter took place
The sharus are among the best
,noHn people DOB the county J0tU
D a brother having recently betu
lsctel q criminal court clerk
The grand jury tcok tp the iaves
a'ian this morning several rI
.e-ses being examined insulting t1e
fft elt0r OF the Telueszea1 Car
larks paper reporter tn the
trer Mrs Morgan aHT cares Polk
=fk ln the office of Treasurer HeaI
z Folk and brother eff 1oserh W
'lIF Toe reporter ef rlr Tel1es-ral
a Question l- luoaH to Rave heil
-rr initiation with the UfIcer iu
-arze af tfr polio. station SUNDAY
--+ f.rruIaE atich tte Heutfnmt
fre drawer and handed rh-
.-HE ns1 several cartridges. lt
r-fHe-aI rfat these utra tte cart
fes fr- senator Camssss' pistol
a-r fhe officer since has 1ecIlef
H discuss tla matter
ROBIN Cooper uho uas ununfef i1
- Is SIN fr che ra.ar.rfnr