| Show fN fi RM HK j l f KIlli 1 ElD I Ii 1 IA DUE 1 I MI 1 s q k b Bitter iter Controversy y l J pYe tt N om c in Tennessee T ee t i fe lr iq J N i sh YER T vio I of tr oC or 0 r lIlI F Coli U Il f If J SIl I 9 s Ic j to the f IO r S n on l lI I l III i o f I Otia lf 1 J H II t Jue n by Cooper r h Young w ho by a i Ji n le l 1 t tf f i o II I 1 not serious Hilot I tHUll H th 1 iio ricHi nd the hc l c jr J GD o l or tile lite Ir g ti ri r Ih fOli Om n It IH sald i lo t 1 li ti p pI I u oC I Il IlIc Ic lt lellos nt In l ol I wl 1 C l a k li h hla f l 1 folt Or h h i u IIII I n us Iii hi their tr on CoK Col Colto i to p li ill fd U hat t the o Demo Democratic Demoi cratic i machine ll and II Its It ds CoU Co Cooper C wh f l II well w ll fn jn bi III political clr h ht t f cles lI s r J I i lh 1 south hail had t 1 11 Ca l that py r references tb cease C lUw appeared tills thIs morning J jIU i CI t lo Col Gol Cooper C j of o l It several will eh h C lopel III I t ii It t fil rc r fo to II jH f a l r Cox en f 15 i f lr 1 i t i It ell t lIt l hll i Dl nr Ili Ilir r 1 L a HI 11 us roll i l T Maj DUli illi m WI Ji lw coalition Il Harmonious al HJ iJ i hi w hl ll t 9 i i to IIII TId om and 1 l hc l with f n 1 f l of C th lamb and the thc Jop r l 1 Il ii II it oC r the thel l l l tI Hl Hll l f ila mc bottle lid le and mid ll d water lc li gr ij nun Tini eni WI Cooper OO lI th grout gr diplomat t O j al hd all glory Pou AT YI QU HImS The anu anuth th Io Ji few Cpi It l l 0 J i iI 1 I lt I t A Ci In 11 dI I n C JIll Car 1 J 1 1111 yh Iii 11 J lIi Ij lH horrified eH ht t c llio ll 6 fight So II u ur Co 1 1 ed c b li jl nd ri I friends assort I vc O G sh i J ii stoutly sl ull protest st t l tl ot I JIO e I 0 Hi lA In thc I t Sl r BC 4 l meI lIc li CIle liH f r I Coopers tonight oy Col Coop ur r hild r tall l with E A Cral of r a close friend of bt Hi 11 it he fenne Col CIe had harl told lold Craig tho lIf suy that lie ho wanted the no to tu himself slopped that he ho was Us a II private citizen hiti io io right to tn him In the thc l Mr H It Is said Sl l 1 1 I Carmack about the and lop 1 that Carmack Would consent comi to no relations Cooper cr II q ig Is wild to t tho hat the lh editorial reference would Cooper had hl 1 fa letter which hk to send S nd Carmack Jut but against It und and him to no notice of th editorials Sonic omo time after r this of or Cooper 1 hia friends tho llio former fO vaa i le III t d the state statement ment m ml says sa s Pu to come cometo tot to the tho L c mansion which Is on north for consulta tion on ou a matter not 1101 connected c with l li tit i hh him Aus Austin tin Pea chairman oC orthe tho Democratic tato committee co m After fter tho aI p was made continues tile statement James C Bradford and Gen Gell again referred r t to Ith Carmack ek and advised I lIVI cd Col Cooper to so ro on the th street In such lIch directions dl as aH probable a with 11 Carmack To 10 this Col C l Cooper as aR lente J Ho ne and 1111 1 his son tien ome to go 0 to 10 the governor u To avold a ul 1 any possible ble moot t lug ng with Air 11 they wen through the Arcado up through Inn street i ree to tp Seventh l h avenue north Their rh lr purpose ls Jn taking tills this route was waso I 10 o avoid a It nicotine on nn the street The lh statement continues coop ns SAW A I I I I Col and um Jils son on went the Iho Arcade Anu and 1 up lip on n Seventh Into Seventh Col 01 C ami IU J his hi Car Carnack nack up lip SOOIl I street north rr ln In the direction of Col C and his l lH son then thell on the Hie opposite side of tho street from Crum them Col Co Cooper then said ho would go 10 over a 1 speak lIc il with Air MI Carmack and u ld sen IC IC f would not agree to 10 stop slop making he the annoying newspaper attacks on O l hl ilm n Col Cooper walked will i across the 1111 street and approached Mr who was r elI him at till the time Col bad haa Just speak with Mr ck whon wl cn Mr MI Carmack drew hIs ils pistol fit d begali J iah trying to lire While a n lady lal WIt was between and COo pel 1111 1 his ton Oll who wh run lUn over UI when Mr II Carmack lie Ran gUll to draw his hili pistol It is said fjald that thai Col Cooper C oller asked aSke 1 Mr II Carmack to conic from behind the lady lad when Mr 11 thereupon fired 1 two shots shot both boh of hc which struck ck Robin Cooper who had Intervened Int In hi his fathers pro plO Then it was after tl being belli shot th hat il Robin nohh Cooper Coolie I llred the tho fatal talal shot Col C l lIe r using a n pistol at al all 1111 AFTER THE rIm SHOOTING After tho shooting Col Cooper ac al accompanied alc companied c his son to Dr Fortunes sanitarium from which place ho he was akun to 10 St SI Thomas hospital Ilo after arter he arrival II a 1 of his Dr 11 Aldus Burell It was WILli discovered thai one Oil bullet had entered 1 Mr MI Coopers right breast In III tho region of the shoulder Inflicting u Il dangerous wound oun but It l III thought ho will recover Tho other bullet hullet from Air MI pis 1 1111 11 passed through both the tho overcoat ind sleeves cs or of Mr h Cooper icar the tho left leet shoulder Shortly Coppers woun received attention Col Cooper had surrendered to the thu police accompanied 1 them to the house Col Cooper I refused to consent to tomy my effort being made to 0 secure his hla elease c on the present Ho aid Is is understood that he desired des tho ho matter investigated so lat it might be he seen he ho was las entitled La o bond before ho would ask asle for tor it Ital at al all Duncan 13 Cooper is 01 61 years eals old and was an all officer In the confederate army with a II reputation for gallantry and nn Upon his return from service Col ol Cooper served many years as liS clerk ind oE of the chancery court nt al Columbia Following this he was en engaged on onn n 1 In various business bUsl s enterprises In Col cooper became the tho tor of oC the thc Nashville American Am Ills His career extended c over Oe a period or of six Ix years from to 1894 He was prominent In politics it this time being a CIO oC the na lI nal administration He Ho early eay ad advocated 1 the of President Cleveland C il Cooper while tor of or the American brought Senator Carmack to lo Nashville from flOm Columbia and engaged him as nh a l editorial fJ writer It has hos frequently been said the colonel clonel gave Mr 11 Carmack his opportunity In III InT T il lire life Col Cooper was ono one of oC the tho early carl friends of ot Gov 00 Patter yon son in his contest against John 1 Cox The colonel is regarded as a the tho gover governors nors closest political adviser To Nil public statement nent could be bc ob obtained from any nn of f Mr Carmacks friends but E G McCord MeC l I Jr city elt editor of or tIll the is III as all saying sn that several friends of oC tho senator had advised him to bo be careful and to nil all of or these admonitions the replied 1 that he did lIl Intend to show the thc white fea feather ther th l DU DH STATEMENT Dl Glasgow Glasgow who arrived ed Id at tile the scone of or tho Iho tragedy soon after a el It occurred o said tonight 1 J of Mr II Carmack carmac on II the th right of oC Seventh us as aso oho o l walks al to III Chur l street from Strict He JI Was IL lying with his liea 1 and with his right arm 11 ln his liis head His HI pistol was WIl jl of reach r ot or his hL right hand and ancl tle lIc weapon was wn pointing south An 11 evening elling o paper r was lying I near his hili loft left hun hand whIch held a u crushed cru hed stump of oC u l ar f I Immediately I summoned all i i ambulance and hud had the tho body carri carrl carried ed el to the th undertaking establishment of o M r The Thc was without signs of o life when found by me Ill appeared n to lave been so for about live II minutes There were three bullets In the body b d of C Mr 11 OliO entered llie left side about two and Inches r ches below the nipple and just a n shori distance dl tallee below belo the heart ami an a l short distance e tho J right side under the th skin skill fth the median line lIi tho anatomy Another Al bullet en r the left and l dg abo i t ur nI 1 1 i f It t t es It lit 0 Both wounds el wl C bullet which J J cou to be the thc fatal one ne was In the nep li ck wound W tone bl e 1111 IndiCH to the loft left of the median line mid one inch h eh below tho 1111 hair hah on tho neck p The bullet t erf en the He r ri from fn in the tho of IiI the deceased sc It v found th thu street under r ler his hl tongue at ut the r the wound w Two front t teeth were Also broken loose 10 He I think there thele wore two bullets fired from Crom pistol Tho body hodY of M Mr MI was pre prepared Ire pared for Cor burial and ari 1 to Hi th borne of Krank LandI ager ael ot of the and b taken to Columbia C l Ms former home h tomorrow WHO D I were evidently cI IT close when the th began but bl t the question who fired the II t tHI shot HI t Is In Mrs 11 Charles II H Kastman of ot this city and an l J M 1 of Nw York vero nearby when tragedy occurred Mr 11 Enst En t manH Hearing is h not good and he de declared ly knew but hUl little of ot the tho affair artall Mrs 1 Eastman said oal Vc were down avenue I In the thc direction of Church Churchstreet street treet and amI had just passed pIS C tl o entrance to the Polk Hats Air 11 Carmack camp up toward us smiling as aslie liS liSlie lie recognized mu me Ho was some steps away and there few fow people on Air Eastman l and I 1 were welo near near the edge of oC tho thu sidewalk and Air would hac passed between us i and ld the He raised his Is hut hat tin II we spoke Ho had his right hand up and was about aboul tomake to a Il remark when somebody said it was wu tho Older voice Weve co got gol you or something to III that effect 1 cant say sa positively what the exact words W were It Il never ne I occurred that It was anything more a II friend speaking Air raised his eyes Instantly put pul on Oil his hat hul and ran rua his hi hand back when the same voice olce said ald You Voli coward yon arc aro h II hing ing behind a woman are arc yon T Senator CarmacK su suto u uto to be he clear clem of oC mo me anti and 1 ran Into a 11 gate gateway gateway way I 1 saw liaW that Air 11 Carmack had a II pistol I turned and said For I or God GO s Kike dont shoot Then I 1 saw Mr 11 wheel and fall In n II heap in III inbe the be gutter Airs Eastman gustman paid she saw tho voun mat man standing over Mr 11 Carmack and hat ho put mt something Into his own locket CAREER Memphis Tenn Nov 0 9 l ormer United Senator Edward A 1 Gal Car Carnack muck nack was born near Springs county count Tenn Nov 0 fj G ISS He had an academic education e studied stU rUll aw practised In Columbia Tenn and vas Wai a member ot of the legislature In n lie lic was aa a delegate to the th national Democratic convention ot or G mid and a II member of bf Congress 1 01 from the Tenth congressional district of oC cs eo He served j Ed with distinction in the thc United States Stales senate for six years ears h Ilig ig defeated for Cot reelection In tho mary It little over OCt a II year car ago by former Gov G Robert Hobert Taylor Senator Carmack then resumed the of oC law In this city which wa wai hen his bl home h me but within a few re months month l to Nashville La t spring he III opposed Gov GO Patter son on for rol tho Democratic gubernatorial the cause of e He wu wa d Shortly after his defeat 1 Carmack vas aH offered the th of the Nash Ho accepted and Rn l sh Inco had been h en at the licad liS cl ot of that aper Senator 8 newspaper paler career b in 1886 as aM a member mC l ot of the tho odi c l lt t ot oC Nashville American He founded the Nashville Democrat in and when It merged into till the American became ol of he latter paper In 1592 ho editor or the at al Ho was n married ii April ISM to 11 Alias ss Cobey Cobe of oC Colum bill iia Tenn IN WASHINGTON Washington Nov No n Senator Car Carnack Carmack mack nack during his senatorial career from 1901 to 1907 made a II number of oC lant speeches Although inclined to ba be sarcastic areu tlc In some ome ot or his utterances ho ip hall had made many friends R in both Democrats lt and aHl Republicans cans who admired d his fearlessness and his ils Intellectual attainments Perhaps the most m t notable speech dur ur in ng his four Cour years In the thc lower house h use WitS vas his brilliant effort in his own on dc de enso when Josiah Patterson father Cather of oC he tho present governor ot Tennessee con Carmacks seat scat During DUIng his hll con congressional gressional career lie he constantly constan tl attack attacked ed 11 tho Republican administration no ably tably in with In and Panama Palin mn revolution ro lution In Incidents Incident and executive exe encroachment In III he the senate he was a minority member ot o the on Philippine Islands Island AIRS CARMACK Columbia Tenn lunn Nov No 9 Airs E W IV Carmack left here hem for Nashville at lit 5 this afternoon She Sho appeared on he verge of prostration Her lIer mother Mrs 11 Ellen lIen who has been bec l seriously ly ill III was overcome physicians clans called In Fears Feurs are aro enter entera to a for fOl her The body od ot of Air Car Cal Carnack muck nack will reach hero at lit 10 to tomorrow tomono morrow mono morning and ana the funeral f ral will probably bo ho arranged for or Wednesday It t Is thought that Bishop E E Hosa Hos of oC the tho Methodist Episcopal lal church will Officiate GOY GOV PATTERSONS PAl COMMENT COllU l Memphis Tenn Nov ov 10 A Nash Nashville ville dispatch teh quotes Gov Go Patterson as II follows With regard to the killing of former United States State Senator Edward W IV Car Carnack Carmack mack nack who was shot and killed In a street duel In that city late yesterday b jy Robin Cooper Cooler a II young attorney of oC Nashville I 1 deeply deplore the unfortunate unfortunate tragedy trae y I 1 saw both young Air Mr Cooper and his father In the tho morning mid and nothing occurred to t cause me to suppose any altercation would take place with Senator Carmack or any anyone ono one else olse Col Cooper had been beon very much aggrieved nt at tho use of his by b Senator Carmack and I 1 learned learnell that bo ho had prepared a note nolo to send semi Sena Sona Senator tor tOI Carmack demanding that In III tho future his name should not be used In III editorials UK III lie uc Wit was U citizen and should 1 not lilt bo be subject ct to ti I public ridicule lc I 1 strongly lj against sending the note lI te did ills l ls son soil Robin Cooper and l also lo Air MI Bradford It a I urged r d lr to t take tullo J o notice of tit the tb hl C l mo that hc would Ilot s end 1 the tho note fth re would be b i i of olt It Robin fl C o housa hous with mo lit h the th I d to stay with his father cathel iwho wl o je cd til W be excited prevent r vent lun po trouble I T tl t th t e lOle matter m tt r rII was II ended until turn from rom tile the capital 11 In Ih th thc V c when 1 was shocked 19 i irl tb d occurred DEPE y S TRIBUTE Now New York Nov No 10 In hero of tho tragic death of oc E A Ci rIl ill at M I Depow said IId that he lIe was WI very IJ much n h shocked il ll by hY the occurrence nce and added HC was li an exceedingly brilliant man He 11 was more than a II debater in fact there the h wan WUN n certain element elemen ot oC genius about him hilll The lust last thing he Ie lilt did In tho senate was a filibustering speech Ilg against some measure that hl ma party did not want to go KO through OZ 01 all aJl the many mi filibustering speeches 1 I have ever heard that was wn the most niost brilliant He was a comparatives comparativelY young man arId and the Democratic part party has lias suffered ia great loss |
