The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-22
Told Father of Her Disgrace.

". H. Hawkins, the aged father of
the dead girl, told how his wife's sus-
picions were aroused as to Myrtle's
condition. She asked Mr.. Hawkins
to talk to Myrtle about it, and he did
so early On the Thursday morning she
disappeared. Myrtle admitted by mods
of her head that she was facing dis
grace, but refused to tell who the
man was. Mr.. Hawkins said he talk
ed kindly to her and asked he: to
write note to her mother telling
about her trouble. 1Te girl promised
to do so, and the note mas been intro
duced in the case.
About noon of that Thursday Mr..
Hawkins was told that his daughter
had left, and at Mrs. Hawkins request
he carried a note written by her to
the home of Myrtle's intimate friend,
Mrs. Beatrice Mccall, asking the latter
if she knew where Myrtle was. He said
that when he handec Mrs. Mccall the
note she read it. bus, instead of an
swering at once, went into the house
and looked into a room and then re-
turned and said She knew nothing of
Myrtle's whereabouts. Mr.. Hawkins
also testified that he saw a woman
whom he did not know on the rear
porch of the Mccall home.
Mrs. Mccall took the stand and de-
MED his statements. Asked if Miss
Hawkins was not in the house when
Mr.. Hawkins called; Mrs. Mccall an
swered in the negative. Mr.. Hawkins
said he called at the Mccall home
shortly after noon. Mrs. Mccall de-
clared that Immediately after he left
she went to her mothers home, which
is nearby, to show her the note, but
that her mother was not at home,
having gone to a religious service.
Closely questioned, she said hsr moth
er left for the church at half past 2
O'Clock.
Mrs. C. E. Wilson testified that she
saw Mrs. McCall's husband, s. N.
Mccall, driving a buggy in Hender-
sonville on the Saturday night before
Miss Hawkins body was found. The
incident was Impressed On her mem
ory because the buggy had a collision
and was overturned. Mr.. Mccall,
when recalled, denied he had been in
HendersonVille that night. He said
he was at home.
Disclaim knowledge Of Mrs. Guiee.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall were
asked if they knew Mrs. Bessie. Clark
Guice, for whom a warrant has been
issued in Pennsylvania county, charg-
ing her with having performed a GRIM
inal operation. They disclaimed all
knowledge Of the woman.
DR.. A. B. Drafts, who assisted in the
post mortem examination of Miss Haw-
kins' body, said she did not come to
her death by drowning and that, in
his opinion, an attempt had been made
to perform criminal operation. He
said he did not know what had caused
her death. Five physicians, asked if
they had been consulted concerning
performing criminal operation On Miss
Hawkins, said they had not been.
Miss Estelle Grant, a trained nurse
of Atlanta, told of visiting the Mccall
home On that Saturday night They
were old friends Of hers. She knew
nothing of Myrtle Hawkins disap-
pearance and death.
Tender Letter to Hal Cooper.
It is learned that a letter written
by Miss Hawkins, which was intro
duced in evidence, but not read, was
to Hal Cooper, her 17-year-old fance.
She asked him to hasten the date of
their marriage, saying he needed some
one to mother" him. She also said
her parents objections 70 their early
marriage had been removed. The let
ter was couched in terms of the ten
derest endearmnt-
The scene in the court room today
was like that at trial of worldwide
interest To facilitate the transmits
sion of press reports a telegraph line
was strung into the room, the opera
Icr sitting at the table of the repor-
tiers of whom there were about dozen
present.
The Night Session.
1t the resumption of the inquest to-
night T. Dawson Mccall testified that
it was he and not A NJ Mccall who
was in the buggy overturned that Sat-