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Bond of the Two Defendants Fixed At $25,000 Each
and Will Be Given and Defendants Given Their Liberty,
Pending Motion for New Trial -
MOTION FOR AN APPEAL MADE AND GRANTED
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Criminal Court Room, Nashville, Tenn., March 20.
Sensational has been the progress of tlite famous Cooper
Sharp 'murder trial since its beginning last January and
sensational was its conclusion. At 9:27 o'clock this
morning the jury reported its verdict to Judge W. M.
Hart in the criminal court murder in the second degree
as to Colonel Duncan Cooper and his son, Robin Cooper,
and punishment of each was fixed at 20 years. The fam
ous jury was then discharged. ;
- Early this morning in the court limine it became
rumored that the jury had agreed, and further that the
punishment of each had been fixed at 20 years. Judge
Hart arrived at 9:25 o'clock, and his arrival was prompt
ly communicated to the jury. The jury entered the court
room at once. .. y .;"' ' .''. .
"Let everyone be seated," said Judge Hart. "Mr.
Clerk, poll the jury." ''
The defendants, accompanied by their relatives and
friends, filed into the court room at 9:26 o'clock. Mrs.
Beverly Wilson was first to enter, preceding her father,
Colonel Cooper. Then came Robin Cooper, and back of
him, with her hand on Iris shoulder, his beautiful sister,
Mi's. Lucius Burch. The tip had evidently been com
municated to the defendants, for 'their expressions were
grave and serious. T
"Well, gentlemen, have you agreed on a verdict?"
asked Judge Hart, looking toward Foreman Burke.
"We have, may it please the court," said Foreman
Burke, rising. "We find the two defendants, Duncan B.
Cooper and Robin J. Cooper guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree, and fix punishment of each at 20 years in the
penitentiary." ,:'. ,; : '' '" . '
"So say you all, gentlemen?" asked the judge.
Every juror nodded.
"Very well, gentlemen, you are discharged," then
said the court.
' The defendants received the bad news with much
stoicism. .
None of ithem displayed the slightest emotion, not
even Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Wilson, daughters and sisters
of Colonel Cooper and Robin. Their faces were pale and
their expression set, but there was not a tear in any eye.
They were heroic to the end. '
' Shortly after the rendition of the verdict Judge An
derson asked that a mistrial be entered in the case on
account of the statement on yesterday by Foreman
Burke, "We arc helplessly tied as to the two defendants,
Coopers." Judge Hart promptly overruled the mbtion.
Judge Anderson then gave notice that the defense
would enter a motion for a new trial. ; ! '
"Do you mean that you will enter it, of that you are
entering it now and that I may consider it as entered?"
queried the attorney-general.
"You can consider it as entered," replied Judge
Anderson, and the motion was put on the docket.
The question of bail was then taken up. Judge Hart
suggested that $25,000 would be a reasonable sum for
each. The defense assented to this, as did General Mc
Cain. This bond will be executed shortly, in fact it will
be promptly executed as soon as the defendants desire.
The jury, it is learned, agreed on John D. Sharp's
acquittal on the morning, of the second day. There were
' only two ballots taken as' to John D. Sharp. On the first
10 were for acquitting him and Burke and Beerman held
out for conviction. On the next, taken shortly after noon
yesterday, Sharp was acquitted.' '
With the Coopers it was different. About 18 bal
lots wera taken as to them, and there were many heated
arguments among the jurors. The final ballot was taken
at 8 o'clock this morning. On the first ballot, taken
shortly after the'ease was given to ithe jury," Burke and
Beerman were for murder in the first degree and Howse
and Vaiighan' were for murder in the'second degree, with
mitigating circumstances. The other eight were .for
murder in the second degree and 10 years After this
itheballoting see-sawed back and forth. Shiloh Hyde was
the juror who held on longest in'behalf of the Coopers.
General McCarn stated this: '':.'""'
"There has never been a time since the day of the
killing, November 9, that I did not believe -the two Coop
pra would be convicted. ' I felt certain of it all along.'
RUSH TO
SIGN
BONDOFCOOPERS
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Nashville, Tennessee, March 20
There was a rush on the part of
the friends of the two Coopers to
sign the $25,000 bonds each required
of them. The bonds were signed In
a hurry, and In 15 minutes the for
mal "release" discharging the pris
oners from custody, was sent back to
the sheriff by the clerk. The bonds
men qualified themselves us follows
for the amounts following their
names:
John G. Greener, $10,000; Walter
O. Palmer, $15,000; H, B.'Chadwell,
$2,500; C. W. Anderson, $2,500;
James E. Caldwell, $25,000, and J.
H. Moore, $5,000.
These amounts were subscribed by
each bondsman on both of the Coop
ers' bonds. The total security, there
fore, Is $120,000, and there are more
bondsmen yet to sign.
The defendants will leave the jail
some time during this afternoon or
tonight, and will leave quietly.
After the verdict they were warm
ly greeted by many friends, who
crowded into their apartments in the
jail ' to . give their assurances of
friendship and sympathy.
Friends" of Mrs. Carmack this af
ternoon sent to her at Columbia,
Tenn., an Immense pall of red car
nations, the favorite flower of Sena
tor Carmack, to be placed on his grave
at Rose Hill Cemetery.
PRIEST KNOWS SECRET
Knows Who Killed Father
Ansion
Father Rudnlckl Knows Who Killed
Catholic Priest But His Vows Pre
vent Him From Telling What He
Does Say, However, Would Indi
cate That Josephine is Guilty.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, March 20 The sacrea
vow secrecy which seals the lips of
Father Anton Rudnlckl against ut
tering the confession of a woman is
the barrier which now confronts the
police of Newark, N. J., in solving the
mystery which enshrouds the killing
of Father Arasmus Ansion, in that
city eleven days ago. The woman
who Father Rudnlckl declares made
that confession to him in Jersey City
a few ' months ago is Josephine
Walzewska, the former housekeeper
of Father Ansion, with whom the
dead priest is said to have had
trouble In Paterson, N. J. She is now
held In the fourth precinct police
station at Newark, where she denied
to the police today that she ever had
cause to reflect upon the character of
Father Ansion in the confessional.
"If I could but speak," said Father
Rudnlckl, "I would be able to solve
the mystery of Father Ansion s
death. I could name the men who
murdered him as easily as I can open
my mouth, but I dare not. If I were
to speak I would break a holy vow
and I would.be meaner than a yellow
cur. Josephine knows what Bhe con
fessed to me. Let her tell. My lips
are sealed. I will repeat her confes
sion- to Bishop O'Connor, if he tells
me to, but I cannot betray the secret
to a layman." . ; r
That was the statement made by
Father Rudnlckl when he was closet
ed In the office of Captain Vogel In
the fourth precinct station,
Father Rudnlckl refused to tell
the police If the assassins of Father
Ansion were among the fourteen pris
oners who are In jail in connection
with the murder, Such an admission
would be a partial revelation of his
soul's secret, be said. -
The former housekeeper of the
dead, priest Insists that any trouble
she had with him was not of a ser
ious nature and she denies that he
ever did her any great wrong.
" 'Father Ansion must be killed,'
Is what Josephine said to me many
times outside of the confessional,"
declared father Rudnlckl, -1 chtded
her time and again for talking this
way and once when I told her that if
she continued to feel that way about
the priest ( would not give her abso
lution any iuors, she called m a free
thlnkw.'" . i ,
IN THE STRIKE
(By Cable to The Times.) :
Paris.. March. 20.. The French cabi
net today took decisive teps to end
the general strike Which started with
the telegraphers In the pqstoffice de
partment. Troops, have' been ' ordered
to partol the railroad Hues: along which
there was indiscriminate wire cutting
last night. It was found today that
the wires along, th railroads were cut
In forty-seven places. ;Tbe committee
for the defense ot the- right of trades
unions declared Itself rady to call out
all the trade unionists In France un
less the authorities settle with the
postoffice strikers. ' . ,.
PAT CROtp MICE
TO THE KIDNAPPERS
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, March 20. Pat Crowe, the
famous kidnapper of Eddy Cudahy,
son of the Omaha, "aJNeb., millionaire
packer, today gave the following ad
vice, to the kidnapper of little Willie
Whitla, of Sharon, Pa., through the
Hearst News Service. Hi3 statement
as follows was given over the long dis
tance telephone from tha Illinois hotel
at Pontiac, 111., where he is stopping:
By Pat Crowe.
"I say to the. kidnappers of the little
Whitla boys turn the child loose.
Even If they should get the $10,000 re
ward they will, lose out. They will
be the sufferers In the end. Not only
from reasons of right but from policy
I advise them to turn the boy loose.
'Here Is the best way to get rid o:
HE
the boy: Take him blindfolded to some
farm house. Load him to the door,
and then, escape. while ho Is rapping
for entrance, Don't turn him loose in
the woods or fluids, and don't take the
chance of taking him home."
G WORSE
(By Cable to The Times.)
London, March 20. Telephone mes
sages from Paris late this afternoon
say the strike situation Is worse. The
chamber has approved the resolution
that the government support Simyan
and asserted Its willingness to adopt
some rigorous measures to end the
strike. The government declines to
appoint a commission of Inquiry and
the strikers remain determined. Paris
is still practically cut oft from the rest
of the world. English telegraph oper
ators today sent terms of sympathy to
their French confreres, also of offering
financial aid.
FIREBUG COMKITS
SUICIDE BY HANGING
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Culpepper, Va.. March 20. Henry C.
Wheatley, the self-confessed wife mur
derer and firebug, committed suicide
by hanging himself In the new jail
here this morning, He tied a towell to
the electric light fixtures, which was
tied around his neck and kicked a chair
from under his feet. He was dead
when found, death having been due to
strangulation. : Efforts were being
made to have a commission in lunacy
Investigate the prisoner's mental con
dition when he committed suicide,
The funeral of Mm, Wheatley took
place yesterday afternoon. Three c...i
dren by his tirst wifo survive.
LEAVES TRACK
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Richmond, March 20. The baggage
car, diner and one Pullman on train 98
on the Seaboard Air Line were derail
ed at Skclton, 72 miles south of Rich
mond this morning, the accident being
due to a broken tender truck. Otner
than a general shaking up no one was
injured. The passengers were trans
ferred to the other Pullmans and de
toured by way of Weldon on the At
lantic Coast LiCnLe.
Body of Preacher Found In Ruins,
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, March 20 Firemen
digging about the ruins of the Fifth
avenue apartment house, Fifty-ninth
street and Fifth avenue, which was
wrecked by Are yesterday, discov
ered the body of the Rev. Dr. John W,
Simpson on the seventh floor early
today. . The body was badly burned
and was covered by debris. . -
STRIKE SITUATION
"ISWM
RIGE GROWERS
HAVE MEETING
WITH SECRETARY
Confer With Sec. Dlckensoo
With; Regard to Amend
meols of Tariff Bill
DON'T WANT FREE RICE
A Delegation of Rice Growers Called
i:pon the Secretary and Discussed
An Amendment They Desired In
corporated Into the Tariff Bill
Senator Foster, Representative
lirousKurd and Members of Rice
Growers' Association In the Part.
They Fear That Admitting Philip
pine Products Free of Duty Will
Affect the Rice Industry of the
United States Text of the Amend
ment That They Have : Agreed
I'pon.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 20 A delega
tion of rice growers conferred with
Secretary Dickinson today concerning
an amendment they desire Incorpor
ated In the tariff bill. Those in the
delegation were Senator Foster, Rep
resentative Broussard, President S,
ockebreaux, of the Rice Growers'
Association; J. E. Broussard, presi
dent of the Rice Distributors' Asso
ciation, and Representative Pujo.
They fear that the admitting of
Philippine products : free to the
United States will affect the rice in
dustry, and have agreed on the fol
lowing amendment to the tariff bill:
Provided that when rice shall be
imported into the United States from
tfe -Philippines for commercial pur
poses free of duty under this act, the
president shall, by an executive or
der, impose a tariff on rice coming
into the Philippines from any foreign
country equal in amount to the duty
imposed at that time on rice entering
the United States from foreign coun
tries.". '
The bureau of insular affiairs an
nounces that there is no likelihood of
rice being Imported free under the
present proposed bill.
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The. mass-meeting; which will name
men as .candidate for city offices to
voted for in the Democratic city pri
mary has been called for Monday
night, March 21i. This meeting is call
ed In order that people may name men
whom they think will satisfactorily
fill the offices of the city.
The meeting is an important one, and
every democratic voter In Haleigh who
Is interested in the best conduct of the
affairs of the city is urged to be pi-es-ent.
The meeting begins at S o'clock
Monday night In the court house.
COLONEL GOETHALS
RETURNS TO PANAMA
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, March 20. Lieutenant
Colonel Goethals said today that he
would leave New York March 2TUi for
Panama to resume his duties as chief
engineer of the canal construction. He
said he has held a short conference
with President Taft and Secretary of
War Dickinson, when the general plan
of work was discussed. The president
desires the secretary of war to visit the
canal as soon as possible and Impress
ed upon Colonel Uoethals that it is his
wish that the canal be completed by
July 4, 113. Secretary of War Dickin
son said this morning that as soon as
he had familiarised himself with the
working of his department he will pro.
ceed to the isthmus.
Big Fire In Rochester.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Rochester, N. Y., March 20. Damage
to the extent of $150,000 was caused by
fire early today In a. building adjoining
the Bast Side Savings Bank in Main
street, east, In the heart of the real es
tate section.
George Lorlmer, Broker, Dead.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Boston, Mass., March 20. Dr, George
Lorlmer Baker Is dead from tubercu
Vosls contracted while experimenting
with bacilli for new discoveries that
might lead to slopping the spread of
the disease.
MASS-MEETING
MONDAY
NIGH
YOUNG MAN IN
BALL ROOM SHOT
By Leased Wire to The Times.) .
New York, March 20. Threatening
to shoot any one who tried to halt him,
a young man early today started a
panic in Tammany Hall ball room, by
firing four shots point blank at "Tom"
Sharkey, the former pugilist. Had it
not been for the other men on the
dancing floor he would in all probabil
ity have killed the fighter, but his pis
tol was knoeked aside and the shots
went over Sharkey's head and hit the
Willi. The shooting took place while
the annual hall of the Pocono Fishing
Club was going on. A riot following
the shooting was quelled by the police.
MB. TAFT'S POLICY IN
MAKING APPOINTMENTS
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 20. Senators of
pronounced radical tendencies, known
during the last administration as
"Roosevelt senators," as well as the
conservatives, who hailed the change
in administration With feelings akin
to personal affection, were greatly
pleased by information that has reach
ed them from a source they were bound
to respect. The information was that
President Taft intends to follow liter
ally the constitutional injunction that
appointments to office shall be made
by and with the advice and consent
of the senate."
President Taft appears to be willing
that this priviso of the constitution
shall be Interpreted even more broadly
than ever before. It is understood
that it will be his policy In the matter
of appointments to permit the repub
lican senators to continue the import
ant patronage in their states. This
was the general rule In the good old
days, but It was abolished by Presi
dent Roosevelt.
SHAKER ELDER UNFROCKED.
For First Time in 100 Years Elder Is
Expelled on Account of Grave
Cliarges. .v.'.;'.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Pittsfleld, Mass.. Maroh 20 For
the first time in 100 years an elder
of the Shaker community in Mount
Lebanon, N. Y., was unfrocked and
dismissed on Wednesday. Elder
Ernest Pick, for thirty years one of
the trusted leaders of the second
family of Shakers, was shorn of his
authority and sent out of the com
munity following an investigation of
charges against him which also men
tioned Elderess Lillian Barlow. Many
hearings have been held.
The decision of the bishop, Sister
M. Catherine Allen, and her minis
ters was made Wednesday, when, in
a solemn meeting, where the elders
and authorities of the church gather
ed, Elder Pick was expelled.
RACE TRACK MEET.
Andy Welch, Who Bought Readvllle
Track, Will Hold Meet.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Boston, March 20 Andy Welch,
who recently bought the Readvllle
track, plans to hold a meeting the
last week in August and the first
week In September that promises to
equal anything ever attempted In
light harness racing. A grand cir
cuit meeting has been arranged be
ginning August 31 and continuing
September 1, 2, and 3. These dates
were allotted originally to Long
Branch. .
In addition to the grand circuit
meeting there will be two handicaps.
A purse of $35,000 will be offered for
trotters, and $15,000 for the pacers,
BEEN DEFEATED
(Bv Cable to The Times.)
Constantinople, March 20 The Shah's
troops have been defeated. A report
today says the Liberals, have won a
complete victory over the government
forces at Tabriz.
The loss of life Is said to have been
heavy, the rebelling Liberals cutting
down hundreds In flight. ;
Three Killed; Forty Injured.
London, March 20 Three men
were killed and 40 seriously Injured
today by the collapse of a gang-way
at Barrow-in-Furness. The work
men were leaving the newest Dread
nought when the gang-way went
down. . A large number were thrown
Into the water.
Will Carry Letters to England.
(By Cable to The Times)
Biarritz, March 0, The municipal
Ity Is organizing a'' special corps of
couriers to take telegrams and let
ten to England.
SHAHS
TROOPS
CENSUS BUREAU
BULLETIN (HE
Bulletin Issued Today Jtas
Crop of 1908 to
408,841 Bales
REPORTS BY STATES
Crop of 1908 Is More Than Two Mil
lion Bales More Than Crop of 1007.
Practically the Same a the Crop oC
1900 Average Grose Weight of
Bales Over 500 Pounds and An
other Hundred Thousand Should
be Added If Gross Weight Is Taken
to Mean 500 PomiflWRaios Report
by States North CnroUnn Ha
699,507 bales. ; ; V:
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 20 The cen
sus bureau bulletin on the cotton
crop, issued today, shown the crop of
1908 to be 13,408,841 bales. Includ
ing 1 inters, compared with 11,325,
882 for 1907, and 13,306,266 for
1906. Linters Included, ' 344,970
bales for 1908; 268,060 for 1907;'
and 322,064 for 1906: The average
gross weight of bales for 1908 i
505.8 pounds and expressed in 500
pound bales this crop la 13,563,942.
Quantity of cotton estimated by sin
ners and de-linters as remaining to.
be ginned and included In the report
for 1908 is 93,085, bales. Number Of
ginneries operated this season Is 27,
587. .-' .
The report by states is as follows.
counting round bales as half bales
and including linters: -''; .;-
Equivalent
State or Terri- Running 600 pound
tory. bales. bales.
Alabama . . .1,358,339 1,371.875
Arkansas . . .1,018,708 1.066,076
Florida. . . . 71,411 62,728
Georgia. . . .2,023,828 1,876,945
Kan., Ky., & N.
Mexico (X). 5,054 6,419
Louisiana . . . 481,694 486,038
Mississippi . .1,665,695 1,702,127
Missouri . . . 60,609 64,532
N. Carolina . . 699,507 661,434
Oklahoma. . . 703,862 703.398
S. Carolina . .1,239,260 1,192.63V
Tennessee. . . 348,582 358,943.
Texas. . , . .3,719,189 3,907,585
Virginia. . . .13,103 12,312
X Includes linters ot establish
ments in Illinois and in Virginia. ,
FAIRFAX HOUSE BURNED.
Northampton, the Famous Manor
House of Lord Fairfax, Destroy-
ed by Fire. .-. . r '. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, March 20 Word has
just been received here of the de
struction by fire laBt Wednesday of
'Northampton," the famous manor
house of the late Lord Fairfax, of
Baltimore, twelfth baron of Cameron,
at Lord Fairfax's estate in Prince
George county, Md., ten miles from
Washington. Communication by tel
ephone or telegraph with Largo, the
nearest town, has been cut oft since
the storm of March 4. The grant of
the estate was made by Lord Balti
more in 1650. The house was known
to have been more than 250 years
old. It is said President James Mad
ison spent the night there during the
battle of Bladensburg. The planta
tion was purchased by the late Lord
Fairfax In Civil War times and is the
birthplace of his seven children, of
whom the following are living: Lord
Albert Klrby Fairfax, Hon. Charles
Edmund Fairfax, Mrs. Tunstall
Smith. Mrs. Lowndes RhettTN. Y.;
Miss Caroline Snowden Fairfax, of
Baltimore, and Miss Mary Cecilia
Fairfax, of New York.
AN INTERNATIONAL WEDDING.
Miss Thaw of Pittuburg to Marry
Young Marquis. t
(By Cable to The Times) c )r
Rome, March 20 Another inter
national wedding Is about to- enliven
Roman Society. This time the Amer
ican Is Miss Thaw, daughter of Alex
ander Blalr Thaw, of PlttBburg, who,
together with his wife and daughter,
has been spending the winter In
Rome. The happy man Is the young
Marquis Teodoll, a member ot one 6t
the best known and oldest Roman
aristocratic families. ''' A:
The young man works In the state
bank of Italy. After she had a. chbloe
ot some of the highest titles of Rome,
Miss Thaw took the bank clerk, to
the delight ot her father and mother,
who liked him because be was not
airaio to worn, i h
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