The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
UNKNOWN WHISKY FIDDLER
 BEING SOUGHT BY POLICE
 FOR MURDER ROBIN COOPER
Police Working on, Theory That Young Lawyer Was Lured From Home and Robbed Big Rev ard Of fered for Murderers
By Associated Press

Nashville, August 3O.-That | Robin J. Cooper, Nashville
 lawyer found murdered be-
 heath a bridge on the Richland
 creek, near Belle Meade Park,
 Saturday morning, met his
 death at the hands of two or
 more whisky peddlers, is the latest theory advanced by po-
 lice and county authorities. Robbery is believed to have
 been the motive.
 While no arrests have Nt been made. the authorities are searching for the un- identified man, believed to have been
 nashville whisky merchant. and who, 1t IS thought, enticed the slain man from his home at a late hour Thursday night, with the promise to deliver to him l stock of liquor.
 It was learned that Cooper recently borrowed small amount of whisky from friend With the promise to re- turn the amount last Thursday or Fri day Police would not say from what source they gathered this information but admit that the facts are correct
 It is said that Cooper borrowed the liquor for the purpose of entertaining a friend from Paris whom he had met on his recent trip abroad. Cooper Is said to have remarked to a fr\nd that he was expecting some liquor the latter part of this week but did not say from whom the purchase would be made
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 Supporting this fact the police say they were informed that Cooper had frequent ly secured liquor from Nashville boot leggers. It is known that he kept whis- key in his home for entertaining pur- poses. On the night his French asso- ciate called to see him he was out of liquor and was forced to borrow small amount from friend whose mamie the police refuse to disclose.
 The remark by the gardener. D. E. Metcalf, as Cooper and the strange man left the home Thursday night "You could have had more if you had asked for it." is believed to nave been uttered in a con- regarding the whisky transae. tion. Police believe that the whisky who called at the house want ed more money for his liquor after mak- ing former contract to delievr4 the for certain price.
 Another reason supporting this theory l the police say. is the fact that the mar l who called at the home was no strany- pr to Cooper and that he had had deal | ngs with him previously. Cooper also 1 had not planned long journey in his l automobile as he left the house without i his hat and did not take time to dress ! IS was his usual custom. BOOZE HIDDEN OUT
 Police are of the opinion that the man who called at the house had the liquo ! hidden a short distance from the Cooper | home ana had concealed 1t near the scene of the murder Coopet was to | irive to the hidden whiskey, then re urn with it in his automobile, police | believe.
 The police are bending every effort to i earn the name of the party who had l been delivering whisky to the Cooper [ home on previous occasions, as they they say. that several deliveries lad been made oniy recently.
 County authorities as well as the po- ice examined several former whisky oeddlers and blockade runners at head | quarters late Friday afternoon and az light. While none were detained long at he city prison it is understood that. hey too. were of the opinion thal Cooper vas probably murdered by Nashvilled iquor dealer.
 BODY IN CREEK
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