Show CARMACKS mm GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER Such Is Decision of Jury Which Listened Lis-tened to the Evidence In tho Case Against the Coopers Nashville TennGullty of murder In tho second degree with twenty years Imprisonment as the penalty was tho verdict of the Jury Saturday morning March 20 In the case against Colonel Duncan B Cooper and his son Robin Cooper charged with the murder of former United States Senator Sen-ator R W Carmack Tho Jury on Friday acquitted John D Sharp a codefendant Immediate Iy the defense moved to set aside the verdict because of the verdict ot disagreement dis-agreement on Friday and asked the court to declare It a mistrial Judge hart said ho would listen to arguments argu-ments on this motion later Ho then fixed the defendants bond at 25000 each which amount was acceptable to both sides The verdict coming as It did upon the heels of Foreman Burkes declaration that we are hopelessly tied up as to the Coopers caused great surprise After filing a bond totaling nearly a million and a half dollars Colonel D B Cooper and Robin J Cooper retired tired to tho home of Judge J C Brad ford |