The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-21
TWENTY YEARS
THE PENALTY
FOR COOPERS
S!ayers of CarmaCk Found
Guilty of Murder in the
Second Degree.
DEFENSE MOVES THAT
VERDICT BE SET ASIDE
ARGUMENTS TO BE HEARD
LkTER-FATHER AND SON RE-
LEASED ON $4,000 BAIL.

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= Nashville, Tenn, March 20.-Aft- :
= er filing a bond totaling nearly a =
= million and a half dollars, Colonel :
= d. b. Cooper and Robin j. Cooper, :
- convicted of murder in the second =
- degree, and sentenced to twenty =
- years in the penitentiary for the :
- killing of former United States :
- Senator E. w. Carmack, retired =
: to the home of Judge ]. c. Brad :
= ford tonight. =
- Although Judge Hart fixed the :
= bond at $4,000 for each defendant. :
= there was a rush to sign it on the =
:: part of the wealthy citizens of =
- Nashville. In vain the clerk pro- =
- tested that more than enough :.
- sureties had signed. but the in :.
- variable answer was, We want to -
- put our names on that bond, too" :.
When there was no more room -
- for names at the foot of the docu- :.
= ment, the new bondsmen endorsed I.
= it across the face until it was diff :.
= ficult to decipher the signatures. :.
= :. = = = :: = = = :. :; =. :. :. - :. :.
Nashville Tenn, March 20.-Guilty
of murder in the second degree. with
twenty years imprisonment as the pen
atty, was the verdict of the jury this
morning in the case against Colonel
Duncan B. Cooper and his son. Robin
Cooper. charged with the murder Of
former United States Senator E. W
Carmack.
TheJury yesterday acquitted John d.
Sharp, a co-defendant. Immedic teIv
the defense moved to set aside the YER
dict. because of the verdict of disagree
ment of yesterday, and asked the court
TO declare it a mistrial. Judge Hart
said he would listen to arguments on
this motion later. He then fixed the de-
PENDANTS bonds at SIS, 600 each. which
amount was acceptable to both sides
The verdict, coming as it did upon the
heels of Foreman Burke's declaration
yesterday that Eve are hopelessIy tied
up as to the Coopers," caused great sur
prise.
DEFENDANTS CALM AND COOL.
The defendants took it cooly-almost
without emotion. Mrs. Burch and Mrs
Wilson, the young daughters of Colonel
Cooper, were brave, and aside from
fearful eyes, restrained their emotion
gamely- Mrs. Burch sat with her arm
around her brother Robins shoulder.
and Mrs. Wilson was at her fathers
right. The suspense for the two young
women had been heartrending, and any
verdict, however unfsvorable, was re-
lief.
=, The jurors were tired-looking and dis
heveled. and when the coIat remarked
Il thank you. gentlemen. for your pa
thence and devotion to the state and
dismiss you to your homes and your
personal avocations,' the entire twelve
sprang from their seats as one man and
hurriedly left the court room. The de-
PENDANTS and their counsel remained to
-
motions for new trial.
COURT ROOM CROWDED.
Various and insistent rumors that the
jury had agreed Were responsible for a
crowded court room this morning and
for the presence of attorneys for both
sides long before the usual hour for
converting. AS soon as Judge Hart en-
tered court, and even before he removed
his coat, he ordered the jury and the
defendants brought into court.
Il understand they have agreed" he
remarked to the press table, "and am
sending to see"
IN almost moment-9;25 to be exact
the twelve men entered the room and
took the same seats they have occupied
for nearly nine weeks.
Have you agreed upon a verdict,
gentlemen" said Judge Hart.
We have" replied Foreman f. NJ.
Burke. hoarsely.
Advance, Mr.. Foreman, and read the
verdict"
VERDICT READ BY FOREMAN.
I'VE, the jury, find the defendants.
Duncan B. Cooper and Robin ]. Cooper,
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and assess their punishment at cOnfine-
ment in the state penitentiaFy for a
period of twenty years"
so say you all gentlemen
$50 say we all, in chorus.
Then, after the court had dismissed
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