Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-09-27
COI,ONER'S JURY's VERDICT.
myrtle Hawkins Came to Deatll at
Hands Of Persons Unknown.'

.'Myrtle Hawkins Came to Death at
Hands of Persons Unlsno>vn.''
Hendersonville, N. c., Sept. al
eve, the jury in the case of the
death Of Myrtle Hawkins, find from
the testimony introduced that she
came to her death at the hands Of
some unknown person or persons, in
a manner and means unknown to
us"
Signed: j. A. Laughter, A. C.
Justus, c. G. Tatum, G. W. Brooks,
Otis Powers, A. F. Drake, William
Redin Kirk, Coroner anderson
county.
Authorities to Investigate.
Coroner Kirk then said: "You
may state that the authorities will
continue to carry on the inyestiga-
ton, and If we can find any evt-
dence at all, it will be presen ted to
the grand jury. 1t Is very likely that
Mr.. Hawkins will offer reward Of
$500, which will be supplemented by
the county commissioners and by
citizens"
Jury Out All Night.
From 1910 o'clock Tuesday night
until II o'clock Wednesday morn
ing the coroners jury had under
consideration the evidence In the
Myrtle Hawkins murder mystery.
They met at the court house at 10
o'clock and conferred together for
one hour. At II o'clock Coroner
w. r. Kirk entered the small court
room, whore the newspaper men
were gathered, and read slowly the
verdict, which came as no surprise to
those who had kept In close touch
with the entire investigation, and
carefully considered all evidence
History of the Case.
Thursday, September 7, fourteen
days ago, Myrtle Hawkins disappear
ed. Her body was found Sunday, the
10th, three days later, in Lake Osce-
ola. That afternoon the coroner and
his jurymen met and returned yer-
dict of death from an unknown
cause"
Second Inquest.
On Wednesday, the fifteenth day,
re-opening Of the inquest was con-
vened and evidence of new and in
teresting nature was offered. Ten
witnesses were examined at that in
vestigation, which adjourned until
Saturday, the 18th, when the inves-
quest was convened and Immediately
adjourned until Monday, the 8th
Monday nine more witnesses were
examined, and the inquest was again
adjourned until Tuesday, when Mrs.
Beatrice Mccall and her husband,
Absy Mccall, were recalled and ex-
amincd along with eighteen more
new witnesses. Almost every point
brought out in the evidence was con-
tradicted.
Officials Bewildcrd.
The officials are entirely bcwilder-
ed, and Detective Bradford an
most mysterious and battling he has
ever come in contact with. Mr. Haw-
kins is considering offering a $500
reward, the county commissioners
$1,000, to be added to the announc-
ed offer OF the State of North Caro-
lima Of $3.50, to make sum OF
$4,000.
Detective Bradford Leaves.
Detective Morgan Bradford, Jr,
of Washington, D. c., who has been
here since Thursday afternoon In the
service Of w. II. Hawkins, inyesti-
eating the mysterious murder Of his
daughter Myrtle, left this afternoon
for his home. Detective Bradford
stated that he does not know whe-
ther or not he will return to Hcnd er-
sonville later to resume work on the
case. Before leaving Mr.. Bradford
authorized the statement that Myrtle
Hawkins murder is the most baGling
case in which he has ever been in.
terested during his 25 years OF de-
tective work. He expressed the be-
lief however. that the whole mys,
terry could be ferreted out in a
months time with the constant and
onsiStcnt work OF two good dctec-
tiveS.
Will Not Let Matter Drop.
Asherillc, Sept. 81. - Notwith-
standing the finding Of the coroncr's
verdict to the effect that Myrtle law
kins came to her death at the han DIS