The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-21
MAY FASTEN THE CRIME
COACHMAN'S STORY MAY EXPLAIN MYR
Tie HAWKINS DEATH
NOTE READ At THE INQUEST
George Bradley Denies Responsible
ity for Girls Death When Ask
ed Direct Question.

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man, was asked to-day at the re.
opened inquest in the case of 10
year-old Myrtle Hawkins, whose
body was found floating in Osceol#
lake last Sunday, after criminal
operation had been performed, if
he was not responsible for her
condition and if he did not cOnspire
with his wife and his partner in II
plumbing establishment, a M.
Mccall, and the latterS wife, Mrs
Beatrice Mccall, MyrtIe's most in.
innate friend, and Mrs. McCalIs
father. Daniel Mccall. and a strange
woman from Ashcville. TO perform
the operation, and if Myrtle did not
die under the ChOlorOfOrm. and if
her body was not concealed for Il
time in one barn and then re-
moved 20 another and kept there
until midnight, and if three men
did not place il on Il plank and then
carry it to the lake and throw it
in
All five of those named steadfast.
y maintained their complete ignor-
ance OF the alleged circumstances
adduced in support of the theory.
and SO unfalteringly returned the
w'theling fire OF questions and
cross questions as to leave the mys-
terry as far from solution as ever,
In the OplnlOn OF many of those
who attended the inquest
Ter witnesses were examined be-
tween O'Clock this afternoon and
! S O'Clock tonight, when the in
quest adjourned until 10 O'Clock %
morrow morning.
Like Girl in adam BetIe."
How Myrtle Hawkins found her
Self confronted with disgrace, and
like Hattie Sorren, in Adam
: Eede," knew not whittier to turn,
and how, unwilling to meet her
mother mother and confess her pitiful
, plight, she left a note absolving the
man from blame and declaring she
never would reveal his name and
Saying she would go out into the
world and fight her battle alone,
telling her parents that they must
not search for her, thus was the
| disappearance of the girl explain
ed
, There was moisture in the cye</
: many when the wretched girls
brave little note, showing SO clear
ly her despair but withal her un-
selflshness, was read and introduc-
!. ed in evidence.
1he examination of witnesses was
conducted for DR.. w. r. Kirk, the
coroner, by Solicitor A. H. John
: soE, who was assisted by r. Fl.
SIaton, mayor of Hendersonville,
and Mr.. Slanton's law partner.
WYlie Rector, Morgan Bradford, Jr.,
of Washington, a detective, also
suggested questions to the solici-
tor.
Coachman Was Star Witness.
Inc witnesses were admitted in.
20 the room one at a time and not
permitted 10 hear each others tes-
was Robert Wadden, coachmap for
Daniel Mccall, who lived in latter's
house occupied Jointly by Mr.. ans
Mrs. A. NJ. Mccall. and Mr.. and Mrs.
George bradley, and not far from
Osceola lake. Wednesday night .
week ago, the eve of Myrtle Haw-
klns disappearance, he was aroused
from slumber from some sort of
commotion, he said and the next
morning Mrs. Daniel Mccall, A. Nc
call and George Bradley COM
planned of not having been able TO
sleep.
! through the questioning or other
witnesses the State attempted to
show that Myrtle Hawkins visited
the Bradleys and that Mrs Brad
ley quarreled with her because of
her husbands attention to the
girl, and slammed the door in
MEI'les face, and that on that
hight, in order to save Bradley as
well as Miss Hawkins, the plot to
perform the operation was hatch
/ ed. The following night, WaddeIl
testified he attended religious ser
vices, returned home at midnight
Next morning, Friday. he said the
McCalls and the BradIeys were to-
sether in little groups Whispering
among themselves Bradley and A.
NJ. Mccall did not go to their
place of business at the usual time
mat morl'ng, Waddell testified.
He asserted that on Saturday night
The McCalls insisted that he go to
church meeting. He went to
town. returning at II o'clock, and
ten minutes after he went to bed.
he iestifieG, he heard two or three
people Pass ever q bridge leading
70 the lake
REGULAR OdOr Connecting Link.
Shortly after Myrtle Hawkins
Dody was found in the Osceola lake
the next Sunday morning, he saw
the body at the undertaking estab-
llshment. He said he could not
forget the odor. Waddell said that
ne noticed Saturday that eight bur
lap sacks in one of McCall's barns
mad been moved. He found the
sacks Monday in the other barn.
lhey were laid out, he said, as If
a Oody mad been laid on part of
mem and the others used as a COW
erlng. There was the same odor
about the sacks which he said he
noticed about the body, and he as
asserted that it was so powerful
that he could not remain there. Co
Ing to the first barn he said he
FOUND pile of trash which looked