The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-14
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Hurasf Chaswe-Feseasas % Cnrmaek
and rrs@ibesisalsss neneance Aetssa.
NAsmvuLs. Tenn. Aur,I u-wHsh,n
an hour after tho STATE suDr~m. co,,r,
to-day had ueulrm.d the ..r..ro. ~ .w.n,v
years I'm Tho non;,.D,,.v,, ,,,,,,,..A 80.
Col. Duncan Coo,,., To- an. ,,,,,-,,.,. =,
former lJn,,eA a,.,.. 49,. w
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p@'""" wnscn mads Cooper
free man.
The court reversed the deuision ssn.
fencing Robin Coooer. Col. Cooo~,,.
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". 's''~"oso sn' 90
'"S new usai. However. 10 10 believed
that In view Of the fact that the father
has been hardened. Robin newer win
no 90 trial aS.in.
Tn 100000
0"' NooP'r Sne oo'ernor
Being thoroughly familiar with TIC
record. having read an the tentimoav
and te~tiae<i IN o~r,ain s.c.n ~,.h,n ,.~
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NOV "'Oe''A'y 70 oeaay act'on.
In my opinion neither Of tho defend-
ants 10 guilty and thwv have not had n fnsp
and impartial trial. but war. oouvsc,nA
contrary IN tina la "a .,,,,...,...
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s''1 ~oSmsnSAS 70 hoosn Cooper
lsAves tns sentence OF hnal conviction 40
20 his cOdeeendant.
me proof showed that Robin Cooper
niled the deceased and that Duncan
COOPER asa not ire shot.
witnout reneotions upon the Cours
- nconoeavable In my mind and 10
putnsnt 70 every principle Of juseics
tnas q man should be found guilty of
murder VINO was not In . conspiracy
70 sin ana wnen IN fact ho did not KILL
duncan Coopers sentence was affirmed
~ vote of 10 ., and Robins Reversed
ny tne same vote. The Court was badly
aiv'ded nc nrst. The Chief Justice wrots
me opanhon. hosain& that tho evidence
uia NOS support the verdict. In thia
opinion Justice Bell joined him and Jus
t'c@s sniesds. Netl and MoAllisteF dis
ssnted. Justice Hhiseds then drew the
majority opinion. Affirming the lower
court a. TO both defend@nss. hut Justice
hacALlAster dlnDentsd ~ 70 Robin Cooper
and Joined Justice Beard for a reversal
o. nl~cass.
The pardon Of Col. Duncan D. Goo psr
ans aroused Nashville and Tenneaaes.
An through the afternoon and early part
Of ths might tho street corners. hotel
loootes and other places where crowds
normally couaregate have been the scenes
OF the heated discussions.
humorB % tho Governor re@ignina. Of
an attempted assassination and Of a plot
30 lynch Col. Cooper have filed the arr
sance the pardon was issued.
Not a hundred people in Nashville have
changed their views. Infamous scoun-
drel' and crook are among the epithsts
applied 60 Gov. Patterson.
Capt. q. T. Htzhugh OF Memphis. Of
counsel Tor the State ia the trial, Rave out
pardon a. ;s~rTceo,I 80 -S-s,,, ~
every sense OF deo.ncv S,id h..
Sworn 10 execute the laws as ann
strlled by the hiwhe-, conrt the Gov
ernOr without a petition from anv ON.
tramples the law under foot and sets a~id-
the court . decree for a cold blooded mur-
derer. whose influence with the Goyernor
h and has been far more potent than thu
interests and the safety OF the people
Of this great Commonwealth.
The Governors body guard. a private
detective. mas been with him constantly
for q week. for ia is feared that some
fanatic will attempt To aAsa~Minase him.
The poliiical effect of the pardon will
he decided in the November election.
The Governor has not yet announced
hts Intentions. but IL ~ almost certain
he will stand Tor election To third term.
He will not le opposed for the nOmi-
nation. the anti-administration element
having declined to go into the primary
called by the Democratic state execu-
tive committee for June T. The general
impression seerns TO lie that the old align
ment v1Ii hold. The Governors friends
approve OF his action. and his enemies
denounc~ ".
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pSA,,. ~ S-S,.,,,,,.' -. as
sst'S"s " sN~~'i'""' wow iUssuu guilty