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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1908

Page

3

Bullet of Assassin Lays in Low State’s Knightlie st Ghizew

Mrs Eastman recalls the Nashville assassination of Senator Carmack by Col Cooper and his son. Witness accounts describe the moment Carmack was shot on Seventh Avenue near Union Street as Cooper opened fire and fled, while Carmack died in the gutter. Police recovered two pistols, and a grand jury is to investigate.

Tad Tennesta Senator Carmack Col Cooper Aimee Patterson Stam Tennessean Cal. Cooper Luehis Bureh Col. Cooper Saloon Forces of Tennessee Tennesseat Seventh Avenue North Eastman Coopers Carey A. Folk Union Street Carnegie Library Mr. Folk J. C. Bradford K. T. McConnico Woosley Mrs. Eastman Tennesean Gov. Goebel Kentucky Nashville Mississippi Stowen

Will Tell At Proper Time On Murder Tragedy

Dr J A Witherspoon who was leaving on the night train for Atlanta expressed deep emotion about the murder of Senator Carmack. He said he would not speak now but would tell all he knows at the proper time, asserting he felt the tragedy more keenly than others.

Dogis 4 Jeff McCain Carmack F. D. Lander Columbia J. A. Witherspoon Atlanta Senator Carmack Dr. Witherspoon

Robin Cooper 29 Years Old a Nashville Lawyer Clubbed by Early Life

Robin Cooper age 29, son of Coronel Duncan B Cooper by first wife, born in Cooper Lome near Gallatin. Moved to Maury County farm, then Nashville. Attended Black Hawk Kentucky grammar school, studied law at Vanderbilt, practiced with James C Bradford. Unmarried, well connected, brother of Duncan Cooper Jr and William Cooper of Birmingham. Flave Cooper, an older brother, is deceased.

Rabb Cooper Coronel Duncan B. Cooper Cooper Lome Gallatin Turnpike Maury County Cooper Nashville Robin Cooper Black Hawk Kentucky Young Cooper Law Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Gold James C. Bradford Noel South Duncan Cooper, Jr William Cooper Birmingham Ala Flave Cooper

State wide prohibition deemed certain after Carmack murder

Observers across Tennessee say state wide prohibition is now a practical certainty in the coming legislature. The Carmack killing is viewed as a catalyst that could disrupt political machines, with many predicting the tragedy will hasten reform and divide ruling factions. Public sentiment reflected on streets, hotels, and transit hubs.

Tennessee Carmack

Fatal Shots Heard Near Seventh Avenue Office

Dr Richard Dake recalls hearing four or five rapid shots from his back room on Seventh Avenue. He saw two men he believed were Robin Cooper and his father Duncan Cooper as Roblin clutched his left breast, holding a pistol in the other hand, while Duncan supported him. Continued on Twelfth Page.

Richard Dake Seventh Avenue Robin Cooper Duncan Cooper Roblin

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