The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-21
Wealthy Bridgeport Widow Shot to Death in Hotel;
 Family Fears Foul Play
(Continued from Page Onel

According to despatches from New York, Mrs. Hawes reached the Grand Union hotel yesterday afternoon. Just what time has not yet been learned. She promptly registered and retired to her room. Shortly after midnight the discovery of the body was made by a chambermaid.
 Anxious to withhold the news of the tragedy from the other guests, the mo- tel people called in the coroner, Wno accepted the case as one Of sulc1de. He found from inspection Of her e1- fleets that she was Bridgeport Woln- an, and he ordered the police to ho- tify the local authorities
 At 2:3O this morning the first news of the death of their mother reach- ed the two sons and daughter, who had retired without little mlsglvlngs for their mothers welfare. Wltnln the last year they had noticed she be- gan to age more rapidly than before, and they often tried to persuade her not to insist upon travelling aDoul alone On learning of the tragedy they agreed to send Isaac 5. Wakeman Hawes, while the son, DaVid Ill., anu daughter Mary T. w, remained here.
 Throughout the morning and until late in the afternoon the two. son and daughter waited in vain for word from the brother. DespatcheS rom New York indicate however tnat ne has become convinced that his mother has met foul play and that he is busy inp himself with preparations for searching investigation of the where abouts of his mother preceding her entering the hotel.
 He went to the office of Coroner Holzhauser and demanded his moth er's effects. He received a gold brace let watch, bunch of keys and gold chain. He was convinced she had black satchel and his hrother and sister are equally certain their mother carried a small plach bag when she left the home. NO trace of that could be found.
 David Hawes, the son who remaineu at home. said he couldn't conceive or his mothers shooting herself. Sne knew nothing at all of firearms. when I cleaned my pistol in her presence she would leave the room rather than be near the weapon. cant unoel- automatic pistol, for she had no fancy for anything mechanical. The fact that she was shot three times leaus me to fear she has been murdered
 Later despatches from New York indicated that no bag had been 1ouno tboneh the police and hotel people had both tried to unearth It. InlS confirmed the fears of the son and daughter.
 Mrs. Hawes had a considerable amount of valuable jeWelry, nearly sI 900 in all. which she was wont to keen in a chest in her room. About month ago her daughter asked her ebout the valuables, and the mother said she had placed them in safe denosit vault. One of the keys found in her effects is believed to. be that of the vault
 in Southport. About three years ago Ehe and her children went to Cali fornia, returning to Fairfield beach, where they lived in a cottage, last summer. Last fall they came to Bridgeport Mrs. ,Hawes had planned to occupy Westlawn, the home or E. C. Smith, formerly of Smiths thea ire. but the deal was not completed, and she purchased a fine home in I.enox avenue instead. Save for her freouent business trips out of the city she spent most of her time with her family, the sons, daughter ana motn- -er ..referriIE the enjoyment of tnelr own nome to social activity.
 Mrs. Hawes was a Daughter of the Revolution, coming of famous -Colonlal families on both paternal and mater nal sides. Her fathers family name is intimately connected with the early history of Fairfield and her mother came of the Colonial family of Tur-
 The unfamiliarity of her children with her business affairs is handicap ping them in solving the mystery sur rounding her strange death. They say it was possible for her to have had several thousands of dollars in the satchel, or perhaps her jewelry.
 Rev. E. J. Craft, rector of Christ Episcopal church, which the family at tends has interested himself in the case for the family. and called at po- lice headquarters this afternoon to have the local authorities interest the New York police in an investigation.
 The effects found upon Mrs; Hawes were contained in a charnois bag she carried beneath her belt. They con- sisted of the valuables returned by the coroner. several letters and papers. Isaac Hawes positively identified the remains as those of his mother and made arrangements for their return to Bridgeport.