Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
CASE
 TIED TIGHT But the Jury Acquits Sharpe
 the Alleged Accessory A HOPELESS OEADL 0CK
A Story of the Events Lead ing Up to the Murder of Former Senator Carmack of Tennessee by Col. Cooper and His Son.

Nashville, March Bye are tied up tight as to the Coopers, but we find John D. Sharpe not guilty"
 After giving this verdict in the Cooper and Sharpe case today, the jury was ordered to resume consid- eration of the evidence against Coop CT and his son, and the jurors re- tired again.
 They are apparently in a hopeless deadlock, however, as they passed the evening in playing cards and singing Judge Hart impressed the fact upon them that he would not discharge them for some time.
 The Cooper-Sharpe trial, just com pleted, as to Sharpe, has been one of the most remarkable 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 E. Cooper, form CT officer in the Confederate army under Forest, and a man very prom inent in democratic state politics. once lived at Columbia, Tenn In that town also resided Edward Ward Carmack, a young lawyer who also did some newspaper work Cooper bought the Nashville American and induced Carmack to come to Nash vile as it's editor Whether the men ever were in thorough 2ccord, is disputed point. Carmack's friends say not. Colonel Cooper swore on the stand that they were close friends until Governor Taylor opposed Car mack for reelection to the senate. This fight was long and bitter A feature Of it was a series of joint debates and Carmack lost Cooper supported Taylor, but Robin, the boy who killed the senator supported the latter
 Malcolm R. Patterson was governor 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, aRd the fight between the men for the democratic nomination was the most spectacular ever seen in Tennessee. Again, joint debates were
  tween the factions grew very bitter. In these debates, Cooper charged that Carmack assailed the coloneTs good name. Cooper was an ardent Patterson man-the governor on the stand described him as my closest personal and political adviser" Again, Carmack lost, and, month before the election, became editor of the Nashville Tennessean. He had made the race on the prohibition platform, and while he did not get the nomina- ton, he did secure enough represen- tatives to assure the passage of the so-called state wide liquor bill.
 In the meantime, Governor Patter- son and former r-Governor Cox, once deadly enemies, were recoRciled The Tennessean charged that Colonel Cooper brought this reconciliation about, and referred to it in a humor- ous and sarcastic vein in it's editorial columns. Carmack also intimated that, to save Governor Patterson. the leaders were preparing to trade Bryan for the governorship. Col. onel Cooper was chafing under the comment, and becoming more in censed every day. On Sunday, No- vember s, the day before the killing, the following editorial appeared in1 the Tennessean: ACROSS THE MUDDY CHASM."
 We trust there will be no un- seemly ribaldry on the part of the basely vulgar concerning the happy re- union of long sundered hearts which was accomplished in the joyous re- of His EXcelIency, Hon. M. R. Patterson, and His ex-Excel- lency, Hon. John Isaac Cox. All honor to that noble spirit, Major Duncan Brown Cooper, who wrought this happy re-union of congenial and confluxible spirits separated by evil fates, although born for each other. the blessing of the Peacemaker be upon him. May he be heir to all the beatitudes, and especially to the blessing reserved for those who hun ger and thirst after righteousness. And there goes also blessing to His as he has been merci- ful to Cox, so shall he obtain mercy.
 But the choicest blessings as is right and proper, are for Governor Cox himself. For if there be any re- ward for meekness, and any for en- during persecution for righteousness 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 reward.
 If we pause here briefly to review the unhappy differences that have armed these valiant souls against