The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 21, 1910, Page 2, Image 2
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DUNCAN B. COOPER FREED
PARDONED BY THE GOVERNOR
OF TENNESSEE.
Supreme Court Had Just Affirmed
His Sentence?Robin Cooper
Gets New Trial.
Nashville, Tenn., April 14.?Governor
Patterson late yesterday afternoon
pardoned Colonel Duncan B.
Cooper, who sentence of twenty
years in the penitentiary for the
r?f TTnitpd SfateR Senator E.
W. Carmack was affirmed by the
State Supreme Court. Although it
i was believed by many that the chief
executive would take this action,
the pardon, coming so soon after the
action of the court created a sensation.
What Governor Patterson Says.
m Governor Patterson, in pardoning
Colonel Cooper said:
"Being thoroughly familiar with
the record, having read all the testimony
and testified to certain facts
within my personal knowledge, it
g: is neither desirable nor necessary tc
detail action for petition to be presented
asking executive clemency,
v. v "In my opinion, neither of the
defendants is guilty, and they have
not had a fair and impartial trial,
" - ? but were convicted contrary to the
io? ot?/* Tho antion of
J?" jC;
'Jne Supreme Court, in vacating the
judgment as to Robin Cooper, leaves
# the sentence of final conviction as
&.c ; to his co-defendant. The proof
"Y
A: v showed that Robin Cooper killed the
deceased and that D. B. Cooper did
not fire a shot. Without reflecting
- upon the court, it is inconceivable to
my mind and repugnant to every
principle of justice that a mar.
should be found guilty of murder,
who was not in a conspiracy to kill
?!>? ..and who, in fact, did not kill."
Ml:r Friends of Carmack Indignant.
The friends of Senator Carmack
are indignant over the hasty action
'Miib:'-. the governor and the matter is
. being discussed by excited groups of
,xnen on the streets.
1^.^'After being handed his pardon,
. Colonel Cooper, was immediately
surrounded by his friends and congratulated.
Accompanied by his son
'0-*!. ' and other relatives he then repaired
IliP^ bome ?' his daughter, Mrs.
v 'Lucius Burch.
^ is doubted here that the case
MM?? Against Robin Cooper, which was reversed
to-day, will ever again be
brought to trial.
Decision of Supreme Court.
Nashville, Tenn., April 14.?Af'Armed
as to Duncan B. Cooper,
tjji Reversed as to Robin J. Cooper.
jSl^yV. -^This is the opinion of the Supreme
Court of Tennessee in the
' celebrated case itf which Colonel D.
Cooper and his son, Robin J.
Cooper, were convicted of murder in
the second degree, for the murder
of Senator Edward Carmack, on the
I. afternoon or November y, iyus, ana
Sentenced to 20 years in the penitentlar.
The case was up on twentytwo
assignments of error, and the
record 1b one of the most voluminous
ever passed upon by the court
: Justices Shield and Neil affirmed
'the decision of the lower court as to
froth.
Chief Justice Beard and -Justice
Bell reversed as to both.
Justice McAllister affirmed as to
. Colonel Cooper and dissented as to
Robin Cooper.
The opinion of the majority was
read by Justice Shields and was begun
at 9.49 o'clock, and completed at
I 12.15, and included 76 pages of typewritten
matter.
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Had to Get Home.
The drink habit gives vent to funny
as well as ridiculous statements
= V - sometimes. A man who went to a
neighboring town one Saturday a few
weeks ago, got drunk and was plac
rj-: , ed in the lock-up. Sunday morning
lie awoke and oh finding himself in a
sober condition sent for a friend to
- . come and get him out. But the
j-pV.) fgriend didn't seem to be much inJ
elined toward advancing any money
on the matter, and the man who had
only jthe day before felt himself so
rich,; but now realized that he was
in a helpless condition, appealed to
him like this: "I've just got to get
out of this thing. I'm superintendent
of our Sunday-school down home,
and I've got to be there this eveni
ing ?Nashville Home.
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"I had about given up hope, after
nearly four years of suffering from
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M. L. Dix, of Clarksville, Tenn. "Often
the pain in my chest would be
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any work, but Dr. King's New Discovery
has made me feel like a new
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DEMANDS VOTE OF PEOPLE.
Percy Challenges Vardaman to Run 1
in Senatorial Primary.
Jackson, Miss., April 15.?In brief
1 United States Senator Leroy Percy c
to-day demanded that the question c
of the validity of his election be sub- s
mitted to a vote of the people of i
. Mississippi and challenged his lead- i
. ing opponent in the recent senatorial r
caucus, Former Gov. Jas. K. Varda
man, to enter a primary election, to c
i be held during the month of Novem- t
ber of this year. (
i This defi came as the climax of a t
; speech before the joint session of the I
' two branches of the State legilature, e
, in which Mr. Percy unsparingly de?
nounced State Senator Thodore Bil- c
bo and those who charged irregulari- a
ties in connection with the recent c
senatorial contest in which he was t
; the successful candidate. a
It is the plan of Mr. Percy that t
! the election be regularly called by a
. the State Democratic executive com- r
i mittee and shall apply to the regular
, senatorial term, to begin after the
> completion of the present unexpired }
term of the late Senator McLaurin, ^
for which Mr. Percy was selected to ^
i serve. '
Willing to Resign. \
Should the result be adverse to 1
- him, Percy agrees that he will resign *
, and the governor may appoint some
one to serve until the next term, 1
which would begin in 1913. Pend- 8
ing a conference between Mr. Varda- *
man and his friends, the entire mat- v
i
ter was held in abeyance. To-night
it was the intention that Mr. Varda- c
, man be heard in reply to Mr. Percy, *
but a storm of almost cyclonic proportions
disarranged plans and the *
legislature will meet again to-mor- s
row in joint session to hear the J
former governor. w
Senator Percy's address was vigorous
from the outset and was a scathing
arraingment of Senator Bilbo, *
who charged that money was used in 8
connection with the senatorial con- c
test. T
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Deplores Scandal. v
After telling of the bright out- 1
look for Democracy and the fear discernible
among the Republicans, t
Senator Percy spoke of the humilia- v
tion put upon the State of Mississippi
by the charges of bribery heralded
abroad, saying that telegrams grew
thicker and thicker in Northern pa- f
pers, 'The air was full of rumors of ^
foul deeds, lies and slanders and, ^
more than that, the intimations, the
suggestions, the innuendos, the un- ^
fathered questions, for which no man
would stand, by which it was sought t<
to* break down the names of those ^
that Mississippi has held in reverence,
Anderson, Alexander, Byrd, ^
Critz, Kyle, and Street, as pure and
able patriots as the State of Mississippi
has ever produced. ^
"Your investigation has shown to }]
the world that no stain rests upon the
commission that you have given me; c
that IK}, suspicion or reproach rests fl
uponvthe integrity of the State of t]
MissiHippi. I deny that the will of ^
the people has been thwarted, that
the* cramp reason that made the legis
- CI
lature of the State of Mississippi repudiate
Vardaman is what makes the ^
people of the State willing and desirous
of repudiating Vardamanism g
because they are weary of the sense- a
less agitation and strife breeding." A
Alabama Swept by Storm.
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Montgomery, Ala., April 16.?Re- r(
ports of loss of life and heavy dam- ^
age to property by a storm which t
swept over southwest Alabama this ?
r<
afternoon have been received here. .
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Irwin, a small village in the southwestern
corner of Wilcox, suffered gj
heavily. Irwin is remote, but it is ^
said that at least one person was
killed and it is believed there were a
number of deaths.
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lage is said to have been wiped out.
The population of Irwin is about ^
100. The storm was violent in many '
parts of the State and it is believed
there were many fatalities.
At Fort Deposit, Enoch Goldsmith .
and wife, negroes, were struck and I
instantly killed by lightning. At the
same place Mrs. George Crenshaw
was struck and seriously injured by
lightning. Mr. and Mrs. Wrencher ^
Cobb were struck by lightning in a e
Mobile suburb and Mrs. Cobb is in s
a serious condition. v
Two negroes living near Greenville t
were badly hurt, one having a broken r
arm, the other a broken leg. A ne- ^
gro was rescued from a swollen q
stream. She will recover. h
Probably the damage was heaviest g
at Greenville. t
Greenville, Fort Deposit, Demo- ^
polis, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., and
a number of other points in Alabama c
and Florida are sufferers. (
Railroad traffic on almost all lines f
is badly delayed and telegraph and f
telephone companies are working un- c
der handicaps.
Late to-night railroad officials de- t
clared that by herculean efforts r
traffic would be at normal by noon s
to-morrow. (
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KILLED OVER ROAD ROW. BM
Vo Dead, One Dying Result of
Georgia Battle.
Lyons, Ga., April 17.?Two dead,
>ne dying and probably one or two
>thers slightly wounded are the reults
of a Sunday afternoon battle
n an interfamily feud of long standng,
which was renewed this afterLoon
near Emanuel.
The dead are: E. S. Collins, road
>verseer for his district, and a wello-do
farmer, and his son, William
Collins, both of whom died during
he progress of the j fight. Alma
jewis is so badl?. wounded that he is
fxpected to die at any moment.
The battle was between the family
>f Collins and the family of Lewis,
ind was the outcome of a dispute
>ver a public road crossing. The
wo families reside less than a mile
Lpart and the county line runs beween
their homes. Fathers and
ions met in a lane this afternoon
iear the Lewis home.
Shotguns Versus Revolvers.
Just how the battle started is not
mown. The members of the Collins
amily were armed with pistols,
vhile two shotguns were used on the
>ther side. A number of persons
vatched the battle, which was fought
n the open, both sides standing
>ravely up to the mark.
Joseph Lewis, father of Alma
^ewis, is alleged to have fired the
hot that ended the life of the elder
3ollins. To-night, however, he
rould make no statement. The sherds
of both Toombs and Emanuel
ounties have gone to the scene of
he trouble with physicians.
As both families are well-to-do and
cell known, the shooting created a
ensation in both counties. It was
nrmm thot thfiv were not on the
iest of terms. B
Dozen Shots Fired. I
Communication with the scene of I
he battlS can only be had over per- I
onal lines, and details are hard to I
btain. However it was learned I
hat a dozeif' or more shots were I
ired and it was stated that the others I
rho were wounded besides Alma B
jewis are but little hurt B
It was stated later to-night that I
hree arrests had been made of sur- I
Ivors of the battle. 1
Burglars Rob Bank. B
Spring City, Tenn., Apr^l 14.? I
lobbers blew the vault of the First I
rational Bank of this place this I
doming at 1.25 o'clock and escaped I
rith over $10,000. Nitroglycerine I
raL used. I
Bloodhounds were placed on the I
rail, but thus far %the safe blowers I
ave not been apprehended. B
Last night there was $10,200 in I
be vault and this morning only $30 I
ras found. One of the robbers shot I
t S. E. Paul, assistant cashier of I
be bank, as he was en route to the I
dstitution following the explosion. I
Nitroglycerine was poured into the
racks around the safe door. Five I
asks of the explosives were found in
be building this morning. The work I
'as evidently that of inexperienced I
len. It is thought the party was I
omposed of four. B
Entrance to the building was made I
brough a side door. The first ex- I
losion was heard at 1:25 o'clock. I
everal persons in the vicinity were I
roused and rushed to the bank. I
.t 1.40 the robbers were seen leav
lg the institution, having looted the
ife in twenty minutes. B
During the time the thieves were I
obbing the bank one of the mem- I
ers of the party held up the opera- I
>r at the Cincinnati Southern rail- I
sad station to prevent him giving an I
larm of the robbery. B
The building, a substantial brick I
tructure, was badly damaged, the I
ront entrance being practically de- I
L J mv Vlnmn in I
troyeu. 1 JLIt? CKtlC wao uiunu w
ieces, one of the doors being found
everal feet away.
A search for the robbers was at
nee instituted. However no clue to
heir identity has yet been discovred.
BITTERLY CRITICISED.
'atterson Justly Roasted for Pardoning
Cooper.
Capt. G. T. Fitzhugh, of Memphis,
'enn., assistant counsel for the proscution
in the Cooper case, whose
peech at the famous trial attracted
widespread attention characterized
he pardon of D. B. Cooper as an outage.
Wednesday he said: "The
lisgraceful haste displayed by the
lovemor in pardoning D. B. Cooper
?efore the ink was hardly dry on tne
iupreme Court opinion convicted
tim of murder, shocks every sense of
lecency.
"Sworn to execute the laws as
onstrued by the highest Court, the
Governor, without even a petition
rom any one tramples law under
oot and sets aside the Court's dels!on
for the benefit of a cold blood
id murderer, whose influence with 11
he Governor is, and has been, far I I
ore potent than the interests and 11
afety of the people of this great I (
Commonwealth. Vr (Ifll
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