The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
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IN LAKE TRAGEDY
Warrants Have Been Issued
for Parties, but None
Are Served
TRAINED NURSE IS
VERY BADLY WANTED
Authorities Regard Her AS
Principal and Others to
Be Held for Second
Degree Murder

CHARLOTTE, n. c. Sept. 15.-Tha
second coroner's inquest into tha
death OF pretty Myrtle Hawkins, tha
young society girl Of HendersonviIle.
whose body was found floating in
Lake Osceola Sunday morning, was
begun this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
and the taking of testimony continued
until o,lo, when adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning.
The evidence adduced at the hear-
ing this afternoon, the coroner as
serts. Is more than sufficient to cause
IN earnest OF hVe persons warrants
Tor whom have alreaay been issued.
The warrants are FOR Miss Isabella
Grant, trained nurse OF Atlanta
Ga; George Bradley a married man
ana former friend of Miss Hawkins:
Mr.. and Mrs a. a. Mccall, the lat
ter friend of the dead woman and
Daniel Mccall First degree murder
is charged against Miss Grant: Sec
ond degree against the others
Delays Serving Warrants.
Solicitor Johnston explained the
delay in making tho arrests ny the
statement that should the warrants
be served he could not examine the
suspected persons. wni1e under sub
poena ne can force them 70 take the
stand.
A. Homer Hawkins. brother of the
murdered girl, submitted as evidence
at the inquest a note to his mother
from Myrtle making confession,
saying she was leaving home. but
giving no indication or suicide.
Robert Waddell. who lives at the
home OF the McCalls, was the star
witness. He testified that there WAS
much confusion in the mouse We'd
nesday night, Thursday and Friday.
George Bradley and his wife. A. b,
Mccall and Dan Mccall would fre-
quently engage in earnest conversa-
ton. Saturday night the witness
heard men walking cautiously across
a bridge leading to that part of the
lake where the body was found Sum
day He also found tow sacking In
McC ais barn. On it was an imprint
as If a body had been lying upon it.
Kept Body in Barn.
This testimony win be the basis OF
the prosecution allegation that an IL
I legal operation which caused death was
performed in the Mccall horne, and the
| body allowed to lie in the barn for sew
erai days before 1t was removed to the
lake.
Oliver Orr, chauffeur, swore that
he carried the McCalls and Bradleys
and strange woman to the depot
ShnrtE after the body WAS found, and
that the woman left on a train 1t is
the prosecutions allegation that this
woman performed the operation.
George Bradley declared emphati-
cally that he knew nothing of the death
of Myrtle Hawkins. He admitted that
Isabelle Grant. trained nurse, OF At
lanta. Ga. spent Saturday night with
Myrtle Hawkins death.
McCalls Contradict Each Other.
A. A. Mccall denied knowledge OF
Myrtle Hawkins death.
Miss Grant. the nurse. he said. came
to his house at Saturday noon, and
remained only one night. She was an
old friend of his wife. Daniel Me-
Call. professed equal Ignorance of Miss
Hawkins death, He said however that
Miss Grant the trained nurse, spent
Saturday night ut his house. This
contradicted the testimony of the pre-
vious witness.
Mrs. Beatrice. Mccall and Mrs.
George Bradley could give no informa-
ton, but the latter admitted that the
families had talked over the evidence
they were to give at the inquest.
Tomorrow Solicitor Johnston win
introduce more direct evidence as to
part Miss Grant is alleged to have had
in Myrtle Hawkins death