The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-20
Motion is Made By the De
fense to Set Aside
the Verdict. a
BOND IS REQUIRED
~
Of Eeach to the Amount of
SIS, 900 Brief His
tory Of Case.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Mar. co.
Guilty of murder in the second de-
gree with 90 Years imprisonment as
the penalty was the verdict Of the
jnry this morning in the case against
Col. Cooper and his son, Robin.
! Immediately the defense moved
to set aside the verdict because OF
1.-The verdict OF disagreement yestes-
day and asked the court to declare
iit mistrial. Judge Hart said he
would listen to arguments on this
motion later. He then fixed the de-
fendants' bond at $4,000 each.
which amount was acceptable 10.
both sides.
The defendants took the verdict
cooly. Mrs Bursch. Mrs Wilson AMI
the younger daughters of Col. Cooper
were brave. Aside from fearful eyes
they restrained their emotion.
The jurors were tired-looking ana
dishcvelcd. and when the court after
thanking them, said they were dis
missed. they sprans from their seats
and h1rriedly left the court room.
nounccd, Judge Hart was informed the
! remained in the room to complete
their bonds and preliminary motions
for new trial.
large crowd was in the court
room, when the verdict was an
nouncedi Judge Hart was informed the
jury had agreed on verdict and he
soon entered the court room and or
dered the defendants brought in.
The motion for new trial Will
probably be argued next week.
The bonds were later signed and
the coopers went to the Bradford
home.
The cooper-sharp trial, just com
pleted. has been one Of the most re-
markable murder cases in the history
of the South. not only because of the
prominence Of the principals in the
tragedy. but because OF the reasons
that led to the killing.
Colonel Duncan F.. Cooper, for
mcr officer in the Confederate army
under Forrest, and man very promI-
ncnt in Democratic State politics.
once lived at Columbia. Tenn. lnj
that town also resincd Edward Ward
Carmack, young lawyer who also
did some newspaper work. Cooper
bought the Nashville American and
induced Carmack to come to Nash
vile as its editor. Whether tho men
ever were in thorough accord, is
disputed point Carmack's friends
say not. Colonel Cooper swore on the
stand that they were close friends
untA Governor Taylor opposed Car
mack for reelection to the Senate,
This fight was long and bitter. All
feature of 1t was series of joint de-
bates. Cooper supported Taylor, but
Robin, the hoy, who killed the Sem
ator, supported the latter.
: Malcolm II. Patterson was govern
or of the State at the time Of the Car
mack-Taylor fight, and he announced
| his candidacy for reelection. Car
mack, just beaten for the Senate, was
urged into the race for governor
against Patterson. This was last june
and the fight between the men for
the Democratic nomination was the
most spectacular ever. seen in Tennes-
sec. Again. joint debates were ar
ranged and again the feeling between
the factions grew very bitter. In
these debates. Cooper charged that
Carmack assallcd the cnlnnel's good
name. Cooper was an ardent Patter-
. son man-thc governor ON the stand
/ described him az my closest per-
! sonal and political adviser" Again,
: carmack lost. and, month before
the election. became editor Of the
Nashville Tenncssoan. He had made
! the race on the prohibition platform.
and while he did not get tho nomina--
, tion, he did secure enough represen-
tativcs 10 assure the passage OF the
so-cailed state wide liquor bill
In the meantime. Governor Patter-
son and former Governor Cox, once
deadly enemies were reconciled. The
Tennesscan charged that Colonel
Cooper brought this reconciliation
about. and referred to Il in a humor-
r Gus ana sarcastic vein in its editorial
: columns. Carmack also intimated
+ that, to save Governor Patterson, the
Democratic leaders were preparing to
trade Bryan for the governorship,
Colonel Cooper was ehafing under the
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