The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-11
Finding OF mrs. Hawes's Body.


Prom sundays Age. Herald.
While the coroner's inquest oyer the body
OF little May Halves was being held, a boy
pushed his way through the crowd which
had gathered around the store in which
the court was being held, and breathlessly
related TO the crowd the fact that the dead
body Of a womsn had been pulled out OF
the lake at Lakeview. The inquest was
Immediately adjourned. An Age Herald
reporter jumped in carriage, and in five
minutes was at the lake. They had
formed small circle around something at
which they were intently gazing. The 70.
porter made his way through the crowd
and behcld an object stretched out on the
bank covered with sheet. The covering
was wet from having come in contact with
the body, showing that ii had been
only n short time since taken from
the water. The reporter lifted the
sheet and disclosed the lifelcss body Of
what was only a few days since n beautiful
woman in the full vigor Of her young life.
The remains had been disgdured by the
water most horribly. The skin was drawn
in wrinkles and had been blcached a sick.
ening white by the water fifty pound
weight was tied with curtain cord around
the woman's neck, another around her
waist, and still others 90 her feet. She
was dressed in a calico or muslin wrapper
on the order OF Mother Hubbard. She
had been laid with her face upward, aud
when her head was turned n CHASTITY
wound was discovered ON the back Of II.
The skull was crushed and the water had
washed the hair from the injured part,
leaving II a sickcnng sight 20 behold.
While the reporter was noting these things
the crowd had increased. and hundreds Ui
people from the neighborhood and from
the city had been added 10 its numbers,
The sight Of the woman served 10 cxas
pcrate the crowd. and many expressions
advocating revenge for her death were
heard. Finally the undertakcr's wagon
drove up aud the coroner had the remain,
borne away. Ananxious crowd followed
the wagon M Il left the lake.
now SHE WAS FouSD.
Detective Herman has contcndcd from
the first that the lake at Lakeyiew LhoulC
| be- drained. It's close proximity 20 tho
/ HAYES residence, he thought, was sug
gesiiye Of probable place Of burial
Yesterday morning lac got permission from
| Coroner Rabbit to drag the lake, and h,
/ and two OF his men worked from 8 unit
| II o'clock with nets and hooks, but with
| out effect. At II o'clock Detective Rob
bins also came out with squad Of search
ers. lie had, In a conversation with X. X
HAYES in the Jail the night previous, M
/ ceriained that the prisoner had spen
Sunday at Lakeyicw and found out wh'
WIS with him nj the lake. lie then saw
the gentleman who spent the day Their
with Mr.. llawcs aud asked what the sub
ject Of the conversation between lac an,
the prisoner had been. The gentleman
told the officer that he and Halves ha,
talked about the depth Of the water Il
the lakean the departure Of the prisoner
family 90 Atlanta. Mr.. Robbins took thi
ms strong clue. aud with his helper
went out 10 the lake "a above rccited. Mr.
Herman. concluding that u wOul'
be useless for both his and Mr
Robbins's men 10 drag the lake
turned his attention 20 something else
For about two and half hours th
detective and his trusty helpers pnlcD
their hooks about In the bottom Of th
lake without making any discoveries
About 1890 O'Clock, however, hoo
| WHICH WIZ NflNN INllfA ~ - h'.sN Nv
by Mcssrs. Jake Knight and -- Beaver
the latter being conductor ON one Of th
railroads rrha,ng into the city, siruc
something on the bottom and the two me
promptly brought II 10 the surface.
proved 10 bca womnn's body-that Of Mr..
| k. X. HAYES. II was found near the south
ern end Of the little artificial island gu
about twenty yards from the bOathousJ
The water IL about eighteen feet In dept
M this place and is Ear from Transparent
10 the body was attached over tiiiy pound
% railroad iron, which served TO keep
on the bottom Of the lake. The gcntlcme
pulled their horror.inspiring passongi
into the boat and rowcd 10 the woster
shore, where they placed her on the ban
in front Of tho pavilion
WHAT TIM uOArnousEKEErER SAYS
Mr.. Connally, the keeper OF the boa
, house, throws still more light on the sul
iect. lie SAYS that one morning reccntl
| ic thinks Sunday he found one Of u
boats had been lpOscnod during the nigh
. and naturally concluded that some VI
a must have used H. The slcoplc by whic
! il had been fastened had been pulled gu