The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-31
FIND BODY IN CREEK
Skull Crushed and Auto
is Found Covered
With Blood
KILLED SENATOR CARMACk
Victim Fired Shot That
Killed Former Tennes-
see Senator

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug so
Robins ]. Cooper. a Nashville attor-
ney. whose trial for the killing OF
former United States Senator Ed
ward w. CarmAck during the cele-
bratod pistol duel between his father.
Col ID. B. Cooper. and Carmack, In
1908. attracted country wide atten-
ton, has been murdered here under
mysterious circumstances.
Cooper's body was taken from
RiohlAnd creek today after his
blood stained automobile had been
found on bridge near his home In
the fashionable Belle Meade park
section. The skull had been crushed,
but there were evidences that vlo-
lent struggle had taken place Setore
the fatal blow was struck.
No Clue Found.
A coroner's inquest late today de-
vcloped no clues TO the murderer or
murderers. but the police are work
mred from his home after he drew
$4,000 from bank a short time
before his disappearance last Thurs
day night
The authorities assume that the
young lawyer was lured from ms
home TO the secluded bridge over
the creek and there done 10 death.
The condition OF his clothing indi-
Gated that he had been dragged aome
distance before he was thrown into
the water Physicians who exam
inod the body said the small amount
OF water found In the lungs was evi-
dence that Cooper wis dead when
dropped into the creek,
Mrs. Cooper who Is a daughter or
. Milton Smith, president ~ the Louis
willie & Nashville railroad, has been
visiting relatives In Louisville, Ky"
and her absence accounts for the
fact that the disappearance OF hor
husha nd did not become known until
today.
Home Not Robbed.
There was no evidence that tho
Cooper home had been robbed after
tho murder and some doubt has been
expressed that the murderers could
have expected that the lawyer would
have any great sum OF his person.
His empty pocketbook. however, was
found in the bottom OF the automo-
bile
Governor Roberts has offered a rc-
ward Of $500 for the arrest and con-
Nlciiun 81 the murderers Of the law
yer This later was supplemented Boy
an offer OF similar amount boy the
family The police admit hat they
have nothing on which 10 work In
tuIying the mystery.
The last seen OF MIR Cooper was
on Thursday night when an auto
3. L.. In H.. Ia
Meade park. a fashionable suburb,
west Of Nashylllc The occupant ~
tho car wanted gasoline and 20 as
fist him Mr.. cooper got into his own
car without a hal and drove off with
Tho other car. lie has not been seen
since
Trnrr,iy Notable One.
The'Carnack tragedy one % ihc
most notable IN the history OF Ten
nessee grew out of the Carmack-
Patterson race FOR governor IN 1905.
IN which Col n. r. Cooper. father
OF Robin J Coopef was one or Pat
'erson's closest advisers In The IA
"a encounter. which occurred ON an
uptown street of Nashville Novem
Dor 2. 1905. the son fired the shot
which ended Darmacks life and ~
tho shooting was himself wounded
Father and son were con'ict~i OF
murder IN the second degree In the
lower court. but on the appeal % the
case TO the supreme court ne Ne'-
dict as TO Colonel Cooper was sus-
tAtned three TO .wo. but before l"aN-
INK the capitol the father was par
doned by Governor Patterson Tho
rAse against Robin J. Cooper when II
rarue an again in tho Bay i~on guuh-
Is crimina! court was dropped.