The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-26

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watch, and this also brings us to the
idea Of an outward seeming without
any solid or reputable foundation
Kansas CITY Journal
Coopers Convicted.
Nashville, Tenn, March 90
The jury this morning returned a
verdict of murder in the second
degree, imposing Imprisonment
for twenty years, in the cases of
Duncan B. Cooper and his son,
Robin Cooper, for the murder of
former United States Senator
Carmack.
Judge Hart fixed the appeal
bond at $4,000, which will be
given.
The jury yesterday acquitted
John D. Sharpe on the same
charge, and reported that it was
"hopelessly tied up" regarding
the Coopers.
Judge Hart then ordered the
Jury to return for further delib-
Grafton.
The trial has been in progress
! for two months and the jury had
been out since Thursday.
The / Joper-Sharpe tria., justj 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 b. Cooper, former
Officer in the confederate army under
Forrest and a man very prominent III
Democratic state politics once lived
at Columbia, Tenn. In that town also
resided Edward Ward CarmacAi, a
young lawyer who also did some news
paper work. Cooper bought the Nash
his candidacy for reelection, Carmack
to come to Nashville as its editor
Whether the men ever were in thor
ough accord, is a disputed point Car
macks friends say not Colonel
Cooper swore on the stand that they
were close friends until Governor Tay
Tor opposed Carmack for reelection &c
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, sup
ported 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, Carmack
just beaten for the senate, was urged
into the race for governor against Pat
tersOn. This was last June and the
fight between the men for the Demo
cratic nomination was the most spec
tacular ever seen in Tennessee. Agar
joint debates were arranged and agar
the feeling between the factions grew
very bitter. In these debates, Cooper
charged that Carmack assailed the
colonels good name. Cooper was al
ardent Patterson man-the governor OF
the stand described him as my closes
personal and political adviser" Again
Carmack lost, and, month before The
election, became editor of the Nash
vile Tennessean. He had made the
race on the prohibition platform, anC
while he did not get the nomination
he did secure enough representative!
to assure the passage of the so-callet
state wide liquor bill.
In the meantime, Governor Patter
son and former Governor Cox, one,
deadly enemies, were reconciled. The
Tennessean charged that Colone
Cooper brought this reconciliation
about, and referred to it in a Humorous
and sarcastic vein in its editorial col
umns Carmack also intimated that
to save Governor Patterson, the Demo
cratic leaders were preparing to trad
Bryan for the governorship. Colone
Cooper was chatting under the CON
ment, and becoming more Incense
every day. On Sunday November
the day before the killing, the TO
lowing editorial appeared in the Ter
nessean:
Across the Muddy Chasm."
1--WE trust there will be no unseeml
ribaldry on the part of the bas
vulgar concerning the happy reunio
of long sundered hearts which was az
complished in the joyous reconciliatio
of his excellency, Hon. NJ. h. Patterso
and his ex-eXcellency, Hon. John Isaa
Cox. All honor to that noble spiri
Major Duncon Brown Cooper, VIII
wrought this happy reunion of col
genial and conhuXible spirits sepa
ated by evil fates although born fo