The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-30
BODY FOUND in
RICHLAND CREEK
'obln J. Cooper, Slayer of
Former Senator CarmaCk
Murdered.
aARKS OF Vl0L ENCE
Foung Lawyer Had Been Mys-
teriously Missing From His
Home Since Thursday.

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"A Nashville, Aug. 30.-EarIy this
fternoon the city and county officers
Forking upon the murder of Robin
Cooper, prominent lawyer of this
.Iity, near his home in the fashionable
seIle Meade park section, had dis.
Iovered no clue to the perpetrators
HI the deed. They are working upon
be theory that Mr.. Cooper was the
N ctim of robbers, who by a ruse,
Brew him from his home Thursday
M 1ht and, getting him safe distance
'@ay from his home, attacked him
With a heavy stone. blow from
Which crushed his skull, and, after
tiIIing him, threw the body into
fchand creek, from which it was
hken this morning. A coroner's in
lucst this afternoon found that Mr..
'Eooper came to his death at the
lands of parties unknown, by foul
.heans. Gov. Roberts has offered a
eward of $500 for the arrest and
Ionviction of the murderers.
4 Mr.. Cooper came into national
1otice in 1908 through his connection
lith the killing of former Senator {.
N. Carmack. He was prominently
1onnected here. His young wife is a
laughter of Milton H. Smith, presi-
lent of the Louisville G. Nashville
lairoad. The news of his murder
pread over Nashville and all Middle
ennessee, and all morning was the
foIe topic on the streets, in the stores
+ nd clubs. The police express the
belief that the case will prove a
Raffline one.
Body Recovered.
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 3o.-Ihe
ody Of Robin J. Cooper, prominent
bwyer of Nashville, who in 1903
|dled former Senator Edward w.
tarmack, was found this morning
bout 10:3o o'clock in Rchiand
|reek, in Belle Me ade park, about 100
ards below a bridge, on which his
|cserted, blood spattered car had
|oen found. Mr.. Cooper's body
bowed bullet wounds. and other
|narks Of violence.
A preliminary. examination when
he body was taken from the water
Idicated that Mr.. Cooper had been
hot through the head, the bullet
|oming out at the left eye. There
|as also a bruise on the forehead.
the body was taken from the
ater, the left ear hled profusely.
his coat was almost torn from the
|cdy and the trousers were torn and
lore other evidences that the body
lad been dragged over the rocks.
Wounds on Head.
A more careful examination of the
|cdy was made after it had been
ought to an undertaking establish
hont in Nashville. This revealed
7at the supposed pistol wound be-
ind the ear was a cut. Wounds about |
he forehead indicated that the VIC
I'm had been severely dubbed. The |
ridge of the nose was broken. Death |
as caused by a 3-inch fracture of !
he skull There was little water in |
he lungs, indicating that death had |
occurred before the body had been |
brown into the creek.
The coroner's jury will investigate !
he case at once. Gov. A. H. Roberts |
morning offered reward of $500 |
br the arrest and conviction of the |
lurderer or mudrerers.
The theory of the police is that
Pr. Cooper was murdered and robbed |
bid his body thrown into Richland |
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,.rcd ord rohbed and his hodv
,ro1,r IN PichIand creek some time
b,,rsdo1, NIGHT The last seen of
.r Coone. Vas on Thursday night.
bor on automohiIe stonned at his
,nn In ReIIe Meade mark. a fash
nable suburh vest of NashviIIe. The
,cunant Of tho oar wanted gasoline.
,d To assis+ hin, Mr. Cooner got into
G own, oar without hat and drove
r with The other car. He had NOT
'an seen since
NTrs Cooner who is a daughter of
.iItor IT smith nresident of the
ouisviIIe &. Nashville railroad, is in
1nisviiIe and hnr husbands disan-