The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-09-19

be needed and the heart-broken and
d1sillusioned child will leave today.
Miss Estella Grant, the trained
nurse of Atlanta, Ca, whose name
was mentioned at Saturdays in
quest arrived in the city yesterday
and is at the home of her uncle cz-
Congressman John B Grant When
her name was mentioned and it was
said she spent Saturday night fol-
lowing Myrtle's disappearance at the
home of Mrs. Beatrice Mccall, Con-
gresham Grant Immediately sent for
her to come from her home at Edna
vile which is 16 miles from Hender.
sonville. The young girl received the
message at o'clock Saturday morn
ing and left Immediately. She and
her uncle went to Coroner William
r. Kinks Office first thing. Miss Grant
asked that she be allowed to e>--
home Saturday night. She later went
to Sheriff Blackwell's Office and an
nounced that she would testify at
the inquest to be held today.
She and her uncle were much lis
tressed that her name should have
been mentioned in any connection
with the terrible murder. Miss Grant
is about 20 years of agee. Four years
ago she spent a winter at the home
nearby. She and Mrs Beatrice Nc
Call are friends and on almost every
visit to Hendersonville Miss Grant
calls on her. The State officials have
expressed the regret that Miss Grants
name should have been used at the
hearing Saturday. She and her uncle
are anxious that the matter be en-
tirely cleared away and that no
suspicion rests on her name.
Miss Grant has been in Atlanta for
three and a half years in one of the
hospitals of that city where she re-
ceived her nurses disploma She has
been at her old home near Hender-
sonville for several weeks.
There is no better known man in
western North Carolina than her
uncle, ex-Congrassman Grant, and
the name is one of honor and re-
spectabiIity in that section. The
young lady's testimony will be heard
that justice may be done her in dis
abusing the mind of the public Of
any suspicion which may have been
centerel on her because of her visit
to Mrs. Mccall.
Mr. W. H. Hawkins, father OF
Myrtle will testify at the inquest
today. He has engaged the law
firm of Station & Rector to assist So
licitor Johnson in the prosecution
He has expressed himself since yes
terday's hearing as being determined
to have the whole mystery surround
ing his daughters leath cleared away
if human brain and power could
do it.
The more evidence developed in
the now famous murder case, the
| more farcical seems the first coron 7rs
inquest, which was held a week ago
today when a verdict Of death from
unknown causes" was returned by
| the Jury at the direction of C0ro-
ner Kirk. At that inquest Homer
| Hawkins and DR.. A. B. Draft identl-
| fed. thee body as that of Myrtle Haw'
kins Mr.. E. A. Freeman, a visitor
at Lakeview hotel, who telephoned
the officers that dead body was IL
| Lake Osceola, and Deaf Reese and
Will Station. the men who first saw
the bedy and finally withdrew ii
from tthe water were the only ones
called to testify.
It has now been nearly two weeks
since the girl disappeared and hci
| mutilated body was found and not
an arrest has been made. Until So
Hciror Johnson and Detective Brad
ford arrived on the scene the 1,'nill
officials were entirely uninterested in
| the case, but since that time have
| endeavored to impress the public
with their activity.
Mrs. Bessie Clark Guice, the wo
man for whom an officer has beer
| sent, lived in Hendersonville foul
years ago. She was Miss Bessie CLARK
and operated manicuring and hair
| 5-o,,;,- ae+o I,lisImont She married