The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
JURY FINDS C00PERS Gu|LTY0F MURDER

or MS pubic life which formed tn
sensational feature, for D. B. Coop
er was made to confess that he use
least $4,000 of money which pass
ed into his hands as clerk and mas
ter of Maury county, and that hi
sureties had to pay it.
Also that among his victims wa
E. B. Craig, to whom he assigne
four months of his salary as an L
and N. employe, and then resigned
leaving the order unsatisfed to- thi
day. 1t developed he was on the L
and N. pay roll to keep down tn
state assessments.
During the crosS-eXamination tn,
state developed the close relation
existing between D. B. Cooper, ant
the state administration, but d. B
Cooper denied that he brought abou
the reconciliation of Gov Patterson
and Gov. I Cox, upon which the ia
tai editorial was based.
Gov. Pattersons testimony OF
this point was largely corroborative
to the astonishment of everybody
he went further and declared there
really had been no reconciliation, be
cause there had been no interrup
tion of their friendly relations. Thi:
produced a sensation, for the rea
son that, beginning with the Cox
Patterson campaign, nearly three
years ago, Patterson had bitterly de
nounced Cox as corrupt politician
On Sunday, Nov 8, the day be-
fore the killing, the following edi-
torial appeared in the Tennesseean /:
ACROSS THE MUDDY CHASM."
1--WE trust there will lie no un-
seemly ribaldry on the part of the
base vulgar concerning the happy
reunion of long-sundered hearts
which was accomplished in the JOY
GUS reconciliation of His Excellency
Hon. M. R. Patterson, and His Ex-
cellency, Hon. John Isaac Cox. All
honor to that noble spirit, Major
Duncan Brown Cooper, who wrought
this happy reunion of congenial and
confuxible spirits separated by evil
fates, although both for each other.
All honor to Maj. Dune and may the
blessings of the Peacemaker be upon
him. May he be heir to all the
beatitudes and especially to the
blessings reserved for those who
hunger and thirst after righteous
ness. And there goes also blessing
to His Excellency-for as he has
obtain mercy"
But the choicest blessings as is
right and properesare for Governor
Cox himself. For il there be any.
reward for meekness, and any for en-
during the persecution for right
eousness' sake, he shall inherit the
earth and his is the kingdom of
heaven. Yet, such is the meekness
of his spirit that we doubt not that
Governor Cox would be entirely
comforted with the meek mans re-
ward.
IF we pause here BRIEFLY to re-
view the unhappy differences that
have armed these valiant souls
against each other, it is for no pur-
pose of renewing the strife, but
rather OF emphasizing by contrast
the felicity of the present situation.
1t will serve also to bring out in
bold relief the gracious spirit which
enables Governor Patterson to con-
descend to men of low estate, lift
up where he trampled down and
lay a poultice of warm words upon
the reputation he has so fearfully
bruised. 1t will teach also those
who must unjustly have regarded
Governor Cox as a man of proud
and naughty spirit, that he is in fact
a man of modest stiffness and hui
mility, one who can forget injuries |
the most grievous, forgive insults |
the most fragrant, endure every as
sault upon his honor apd good name |
resentment, and, in general, |
humble himself that he may be ex-
allied. 1t will also show that no
one can ever sin away his day of |
grace with the present all-merciful |
that no man can ever be-
come SO vile, so degraded, SO cor
'upt in its estimation that it is not
'eady to raise him up and load him
With dignity and honors if he only
will give up everything and serve it
With fidelity and singleness of heart
1T will be remembered that Gov
'rnor Patterson professed to have
'nly one great motive in seeking
he Office of Governor-the wholly
atriotic and unselfish desire to
urge the state of the shame and
nfamy brought upon it by Cox and
he Cox machine. He openly de-
Jared that he would rather some
ther than he had the task and the I
onor, but his soul would not con- ;
ent that such a man as Cox should I
e the Governor of Tennessee. He
harged that Cox had degraded and {
ebauched the politics of the state;
e represented him as the plant tool
the saloon and the corporations;
e charged that he was Democratic
My in name, Republican in fact; !
g called him a traitor to the Dem t
cratic party Not only that, but t
2 viciously assailed his personal b
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