Deseret Evening News | 1908-11-11 | Page 6 | Carmack's Friends Claim Conspiracy

CARMACKS FRIENDS I CLAIM CONSPIRACY Nashville Tenn No Nov 11 The ex cx excitement In III this city the tragedy Monday afternoon noon in which E 16 EAV AV lv Carmack States sena tot toi of Tennessee and editor of oC the city ms wIts shot and killed by Robin Cooper a young oung at attorney torney and son of Col Duncan B 13 Cooper a tt close and political friend of Coy Gov M M Patterson has hasto hasto to a certain extent abated yet the tho tragedy ia IS still tile tho sole topic of con in political elides both In hits Inis city mind and throughout tile state Col Cooper who was with his son When the thO hatter shot Cat been remanded to jail without bond S with murder minder while young Cooper 10 re at the thie hospital under guard wounded arm aim Is being treat treated ed nih His preliminary examination will willbe be held as fIll as he is able to leave lease the hospital Tho 2110 friends the state Mate of the claim that the affair was merely a street sheet duel in which both sides side met and began firing filing that tha th Coopers had tried to avoid a it meeting with Mr Carmack and that they were on their way to the state capitol capital in ini i response espouse to a telephone message from Coy Gov Patterson when the tragedy oc mi cuned that Senator had hiatt been warned and amid was expecting The friends of Senator Carmack claim that the killing was time the result of a conspiracy in imi which men high In authority weme connected that Mi Mr Carmack was waylaid and as aa while he was as On em his hl way sway to his boarding house and while he lie wa talking to a lady then when he left the foi fm his boarding house the fact was telephoned T a house near the Tennes eean anti and that titus thus tile the Coopers were notified that the senator was on eli Ills his way and lo to he on the alert It now develops according to friends of Mr that theio was tEam a 1 with tho Coopers just juat be le tore toie the scooting an official who is a close personal friend of both time thu and Gov of tho th dead senator Intimate that hat will be some sensational developments within the next day clay 01 om so regarding the tima affair Col Coi Cooper nor liar his iuis son will give out iLli statement for publication