The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-25
cOOPERS GUILTY OF
MURDER; 70 YEARS
Defendants Show Little Emo
tion-Jurors Glad Their
Troubles Are Over.

Troubles Are Over.
Nashville, Tenn, March 23.-Guilty
Of murder In the second degree with
90 years Imprisonment as g. penalty,
was the verdict OF the jury this morn
ing In the case against Colonel Duncan
B.. Cooper and son., Robin Cooper,
charged with the murder OF former
United States Senator e. w. CarInack.
jury yesterday acquitted John b.
Charp. co-defendant.
Immediately the defense moved to
Bet aside the verdict because the YER
dict OF disagreement OF yesterday
asked the court to declare 1t a mis-
trial.
Bonds OF 10000.
Judge Hart said he would listen TO
arguments on this motion later. He
then liked the defendants bond al $780,
900. which amount was acceptable TO
both sides.
The court room was crowded when
the jury returned it's verdict.
The verdict, coming as 1t did upon
the heels of Foreman Burk's declara-
ton yesterday that we are hopelessly
tied up az to the Coopers." was a de-
cided surprise.
Defendants Are Game.
The defendants took It coolly. almost
w1Ihout e.iotlon. Mrs. EuIch allu WITS
Wa.soh 1870
were Drase ahu asaue irotl seaIiui eyes
restrained their emo.ion gaIneiy.
The Jurors were tired looking and
1isheveled when the court remarked:
II thank 0 gentlemen, for your pa
slen Il anu tesua,uh ~ us ~ 20 mau
sprang from their seats as n man and
hurriedly left the court room.
The defendants and their counsel re-
named 10 the prelllhlnaIle
LOT pohos ana haotlohs Ior new ttlai.
In the Jury Room.
The Jurors were not inclined to talk.
"on the first ballot we acquitted
John Sharp n disregarded the con-
spiracy theory. On this same ballot
we STOOD SIX Tor guilty. OF muroer IN
the nrst degree, with cir
eumstances, nve Tor murder IN the sec
ond degree, with ~ years the maximum
penalty n Tor acQuittal. me pallots
showed he same result. Yesterday the
mar who voted Tor acquittaI Went over
to murder IN the second degree, but
n only 10 years be as
sessed. The rest OF them did not deem
10 years as anything like adequate.
EARLY this morning the man who
was holding out for 10 years agreed
TO 20 years and the six who were vot-
Ing for the first degree verdict agreed
to this verdict"
While the jurors would not say who
the man was who held out for ac-
autttal, 1t Is known from remarks over
heard that he was S. j. Hyde.
After the discharge of the jury the
defendants. their counsel and relatives
repaired to the ante room, where
bonds were signed by a number of
friends for the total OF $110, 600, al
though $4,000 was asked. A little
later the party went to the Bradford
home. There will be no further pro-
ceedings in h s. FOR a week.
HISTORY OF REMARKABLE
CARMACk MURDER CASE
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NOT onIy hecarse ~ he rominapca ~
the nrincinals in the trapedv Int he
,a1se of he reasons thai led 70 tha
thine
Colonel Duncan q coona q for,,er
nfsnar IN tho c~onfadaratn ar,o,, ,,n5ar
ganras+ 80 , - 81
len,oratie stata nn,,,ttcss No. iiraa ~ -
Tenn Tn that town also 70
sidad Ed1yard Wa car,,acL = -,
IaTTver WHO .1sa Ala son,a 49, 20
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American md fp5IIcad rorp,a,ly "a
oon,a r. Nashni,1a &c a.. eh,s ~
Wbatbar nc rnan ~, ~ J., 49,
,,,gh accord e. = 49,, -, o..
mack,s friends Gov nnt coInna, c.
per swore on the stand that they were
close friends until Governor Taylor p
posed for reelection to the
senate. Ih1s tight was long and bitter.
A feature OF 1t was a serious of joint
debates and Carlnack lost. Cooper
supported Taylor, but Robin. the boy
who killed the senator, supported the
latter.
Malcolm X. PATTERSON was governor
Of he state at the time of the Car
mack-Taylor fight, and he announced
ais candidacy for reelection, Carmack,
lust beaten for the Senate. was urged
into the race for governor against Pat
terson. This was last June and the
light W. the men for the demo-
taanI.r ouar seen IN Tan ~. speG n
ioint aahates uera arr.nged and aaain
~ feaIin~ h.uaa, 49, eaa+Ians 60
- h;.tn. ~ So 800 siew
Wy ol'eei. ~ tiieee uephteS. upper
charged that Saffnach aSsalled the
colonels good name. Cooper was an
ardent Patterson mantle governor
on the stand described him as my
closest personal and political adviser"