Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-27 | Page 8 | The Coopers, Son and Father, who are on Trial for Slaying the Late Senator Carmack Col. Duncan B. Cooper Above, Robin J. Cooper Below

Cooper, feeling his father was in danger, dan-ger, fired upon Senator Carmack to protect his sire. Colonel Cooper and the late Senator Carmack were bitter enemies. Thlj ' feeling was revived by the vitriolic attacks at-tacks on Colonel Cooper editorially by Senator Carmack in his papor. It is thought these editorials led to the trouble which followed. THE COOPERS. SON AND FATHER, WHO ARE ON TRIAL FOR SLAYING THE LATE SENATOR CARMACK. COL. DUNCAN B. COOPER ABOVE, ROBIN J. COOPER BELOW. d L -.x .'. x : -. p . -. .. v 'L J i ' ff Nashville, 'fenn , Jan. 2C The Cooper Coop-er trial, in which Robin Cooper Is charged with shooting the late Senator Carmack, is attracting national interest inter-est owing to the Importance politically of the prlnclplaa In the case. The trial is taking place under heavy guard to prevent trouble, and may involve many well known Tennessee men before be-fore it is finished. The defense maintains that lie-bin