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

After holding the forms OF the Dally
Herald open until a. late hour this
evening SO that the readers might get
more light upon the mystery sur
rounding the death of Miss Myrtle
Hawkins the coroner's SECOND inquest
starting at 4 O'Clock was continued
until 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
without very much additional infor-
nation than has already been pub
lished.
Under the firing questions of Sol1c-
ftor A. Hall johnson and Coroner w.
r.. Kirk. the witnesses were examined
in every detail bearing upon any IN
formation of the awful tragedy. Up
Fill the hour of going to press the
onTv evidence which brought In
Iight upon the mystery and his tesu-
MON was contradicted by others VINO
followed on the stand was that OF BOD
WaddeIl who works at the home OF
Dan Mccall. Bob stated that he has
been working at this place for several
months. On last Thursday morning ne
said that he heard the members or
the family of Mccall and Bradley
state that they had not slept well
that night. Under further questions
hy the solicitor; WaddeIl stated to the
Jury that it was part of his duty 10
visit the stables located in front OF
the home of Alb Mccall where some
cows were kept. Here he found that
some of the sacks were missing. upon
further examination he stated that ne
found the sacks up in the loft of the
stable apparently placed as If a body
had been lying on them. He stated
TO the Jury that the oder about the
stable was very much the same as
was smelt around the decomposed
body down by the lake and also at
the undertakers rooms last Sunday.
Wardell testimony gave signs more
OF a terrible tragedy than any OF the
other witnesses SO far examined.
A III Hawkins.
A. II. Hawkins, brother of the dead
girl was the first witness to the stand
after the jury had been sworn, in
Guiding the same gentlemen who sat
IN the inquest last Sunday excepting
J. v. Blythe, J. A. Laughter took Mr..
B1ythe's place. Mr.. Hawkins produc-
ed w letters which were entered as
evidence at the inquest. One of the
letters was from the girl to her moth
er. The other was to her father.
There was intimations of the reason
she was leaving home n the
note to her mother, but she would
not give the name of the young man
in the case. The other letter was not
read. MI. Hawkins testimony was
very much the sam cas- that given last
Sunday. The fact that he lives in the
city caused him to not know very
much in reference to the last few
days Miss Myrtle was seen alive.
Mrs. j. w. Thomas
Mrs j. w Thomas, sister of the
dead girl was next called to the stand
Mrs. Thomas stated that she first
learned Of the death of her sister last
Sunday night. She arrived in this
city Monday. She told the jury that
the dead girl has visited her On sew
eTal times this summer in Asheville
and that on all occasions when leav-
ing the house she was ACCOMPANIED
by some member CT thefamily or
friend. Mrs. Thomas seemed very
much worried over the affair and
stated that she felt sure that her sis
ter had been de1t fouly with. She
produced several things at the in
uest which may bring some light
upon the mystery. The first thing
she produced was a package of small
particles of paper, thought to have
been a torn up note. She also gave
the coroner an envelope containing
some black powders thought to have
been purchased by some one for the
dead girl. Obese things we're all
found in the dead girls room after
the discovery of her body last Sunday
morning. She did not know that her
dead sister was engaged to H. Cooper.
however knew that they were good
friends. She heard rumors of all
kinds as to the cause of her sisters
death but knew very little that would
give any light upon the mystery.
Hal Cooper.
Hal Cooper CT Johnson City. Tenn,
was the next witness called. Mr..
Cooper stated that he had known
Miss Myrtle Hawkins for about one
year. He acknowledged that he was
engaged to the young lady at the time
of her death and had intended marry
ing her one yea from next January.
He could place no light upon the FER
rble mystery stating that the first he
had heard of it was through the
newspapers. He told of having re-
ceived letters from Myrtle Hawkins
in which she stated that she was not
feeling we'll.
At this point the star witness for
the State was called. Bob Waddell
spoke i ma clear tone and in almost
every incident positive in his
In y few cases he showed signs of
being a. littlc undecided. If his state
ments are all true then the court has
been misinformed by several of the
witnesses. His statements were con-
tradicted on more than one occasion
One point he was not positive of was
that he thought he heard the voice II
of Myrtle Hawkins at the home of Alb
Mccall Wednesday night. He saw
scTne one in the hall but would not
state to the jury that it was her for
sure. He was absolutely sure that
that the smells fro mthe loft CT the
stable and from the ground in the