The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-09-21

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as the court was in order Judge H.
G. Fwart asked to be recognized by
the coroner and this being done made
a statement, about as follows: In
view Of the fact that just at the close
OF the afternoon session, two wit
nesses testified that they recognized
Mr. Alb Mccall, as the man who was
in an accident to a buggy on the main
street about 10 o'clock Saturday
night, the 9th. he wished to state that
it was a case of mistaken identity
and that it was no. Alb Mccall, But
II. D. Mccall, another man, and no
relation to Alb Mccall. This state
ment caused some little surprise as
it was not known up to this time that
Judge Ewart was actively connected
with the case, and his appearance
was the first intimation that the Nc
Calls had engaged legal assistance.
T. D. Mccall.
TT. D. Mccall took the stand and af-
ter being sworn stated that he was no
relation to Alb Mccall. He stated
that he was in a buggy on Main
street sometime between 8 and 8
O'Clock on the night of Saturday, the
9th of this month and that he ran
into a wagon with his buggy. The
buggy was not overturned but tipped
some and several people caught it to
keep it from turning over. The acct
dent happened in front of the Wilson
store but he did not remember seeing
Mrs. Wilson. The only man he could
remember seeing was Mr.. T. B. Con-
nor. He was excused.
T. b. Conner.
t. B. Conner was the next witness
and his testimony corroboratd in
every detail of that given by Mr.. T.
D Mccall. He was absolutely posi-
tive that the man in the accident
could not have been Alb Mccall but
was T. D. Mccall. Paul Wa1drop
also saw the accident in uestion and
his testimony bore out that~of the
other witnesse. He too, was sure
that it was Dawson Mccall and not
Alb.
Mrs. Emma Drake.
Mrs. Emma Drake came up as the
next witness and her testimony tend
Q dto bring Bessie Clark or Bessie
Clark Guice into the case. She said
that she lived in this city on Third
street. She also remembered the
Sunday the body of Miss Hawkins
was found floating on the waters Of
Osceola Lake. She knew Miss Myr
tie Hawkins by sight but not person.
ally. Mrs. Drake said she had beer
in the vicinity of Lake osceola since
the body was found there. She knew
Bessie Clark by sight but hadn't seer
her in two or three years. She sale
though. that her sister had told hel
that she Cher sister had seen Bes.
sic Clark week before last, in an au'
tomohile going in the direction of the
McCalls home. Her sister, or sis
ter-in-law, at least, lives in Hender
Jacksonville near the Carnell hoard
ing house, she stated. She could no
remember the day her sister told he
of seeing Messie Clark. She wa
then excused.
Mrs. Lena AnderS.
Mrs. Lena Anders was the NETT wit
ness and the sister-in-law of Mrs
Drake. She stated that she lneV
Bessie Clark and saw }ae~ ono da!
week before last when ,peeeia Clarl
passed along in front of her hous'
aand Mrs. Anders smoke to -. ~Fi+
ness said she had known Bessie Clarl
a long time, ever since she came tt
this section to live, in fact. ant
there was no chance of her making
a mistake. Said she has seen he
three times. She passed the f"s
9time in an automobile with Will
Reese and then the second time sh'
saw her was in the same AUTOMOBILE
with the same driver and was an, tn
lake road going in the direction o
the Mccall home. She did not NOTES
anyone in the automobile with tn
Clark woman except the chauffeur.
John Perry, the next witness, salt
he lived between Flat Rock and Us
ceoIa lake. He is a brother in-lav
to Alb Mccall. Passed Abs housi
yesterday. Did not stop to talk. Ha'
not discussed the Hawkins ease va
at Dan NcCa1rs house on Friday be
fore Myrtle was found. He was bnilt
ing an clubhouse, but had not return
ed to finish it after Friday. Myrtle
Hawkins was at witness house tn
Sunday of the week preceding Myr
ties disappearance. Myrtle stayed