Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-12
Scraps and facts.

Grace, a young mining engineer. was
shot in his bed at his home, and II Is
believed that his wife was the would
be assassin. The first information ol
the crime went out through q tele-
phone call from Grace's home to the
police. Grace himself being at the
phone. When the police arrived Grace
explained how he went to bed as US
ual the night before, his wife Delns
with him, and how when he awoke ne
felt a burning sensation in his slde
and pains which made 1t clear that ne
had been shot. He could give no sat
isfactory explanations; but he had nc
hesitation in saying that he believed
his wife had shot him. There was 8
revolver on a window sill in the room
with one chamber empty. Further IN
uuiry developed that Mrs. Grace had
gone to Newman, Ga, ostensibly on q
visit to Mr.. Grace's mother. She came
back to Atlanta at once and proceed
ed to the hospital to which Grace mao
been taken. There was quite display
of horror and grief; but Grace cut TINS
short by telling his wife that ne De-
lieved she shot him. Mrs. Grace was
committed to Jail, released on $l,5oo
bond and afterward re-commltted'
She made no further attempt TO gel
bond; but still claiming her innocence
said she would remain in jail pending
the result Of her husbands WOUND
LAWYERS who have taken hold OF the
case In behalf of the family of the
wounded man, have given out num-
. ber of circumstances that point to the
probable guilt of the woman. They
say that the crime was committed 1oI
the purpose Of getting hold of $4,000
insurance on her husbands life. 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Grace drugged her
husband, shot him, stuffed the tele-
phone with cotton and left for the
home of Mr.. Grace's mother for the
purpose of establishing an alibl; Dut
her plans were spoiled on account OF
Mr. Grace's return to consciousness
after she thought him dead. Mrs
Grace was the widow of William Opie,
a Philadelphian, who left her property
valued at about 100000. Grace is
several years her junior. The two had
been living pretty fast since their
marriage and the money was pract-
cally gone.
-Asheville, N. c., March 8: The
mystery of the death OF Myrtle Haw-
kins, whose dead body was found
floating in the water Of Lake Osceo-
la last September, was brought step
nearer to solution this afternoon when
the Henderson county grand jury sit
ting at Hendersonville, returned true
bills charging murder against Abner
Mccall, his wife, Beatrice Mccall, and
and George Bradley, and woman
unknown to the jury" Boney Brad
ley, a brother of George, Is charged
with being an accessory before the
fact to said murder, and Dan Mccall,
father Of Mrs. Mccall is charged with
being an accessory after the fact. I'm
mediately following the reading OF
the bill of indictment warrants were
issued for the indicted parties and all
were arrested and placed In Hender-
son county Jail. Dan Mccall was to-
night admitted to bail in the sum Of
$4,000 but similar action was refused
in the case of the others. The Brad
leys and McCalls will be tried at the
NAV term of the Henderson county
superior court The bill of indictment
specifies that the parties named there
in had guilty knowledge of criminal
operation which resulted in the death
Of Myrtle Hawkins. "Boney" Brad
lev, who makes his first appearance
in the case, was summoned before the
grand Jury Wednesday, and partially
identified by DIR. ]. H. Williams. OF
Asheville, as being the man who last
June came to his Office and asked
that he (Dr. Williams) perform GER
tain operation, a request which was
refused. DR.. Williams also Identified
a photograph of Myrtle Hawkins as
being the girl who called at his office
the next day. She left on DR.. Will
liam's refusal to aid her. The body OF
Myrtle Hawkins was found in Lake
Osceola on Sunday, September 10th,
of last year in badly decomposed
condition. The first coroner's inquest
resulted in a verdict to the effect that
the deceased had met her death in
manner unknown to the jury. The
finding caused much public comment
of an unfavorable nature and this re-
suited in a statement by the coroner
of Henderson county that the verdict
was so worded and rendered In the nope
of allaying the suspicion Of the gull
ty person or persons. second IN
quest was held on September 18th,
many new witnesses being examined.
The verdict following state, that Myr-
tie Hawkins came to her death "at the
hands of a person or persons, un-
known to the jury" Since that time
Solicitor Hall Johnson of this district,
and the Hendersonville police have
worked steadily on the case. Re-
wards were offered by the county and
state amounting in all to $3.50.
Washington, March 10: Curtail-
ment of the Democratic tariff revision
programme with a view to speeding
up" congress to permit adjournment
before the national conventions, Is
now the expected aim of the Demo-
cratic majority in the house. Repub-
licans and Democrats in the senate
and house are chafing over delay In
actual legislation that threatens to
crowd congress later on. The Demo-
cratic leader in the house, Oscar w.
Underwood, chairman Of the ways and
means committee, indicated today that
the wool tariff revision bill which Is
to be reported probably within ten
days, will be the last of the revision
measures at this session of congress.
The idea has been discussed by lead
ers of both parties in both houses and
those who have conferred have eX-
pressed the view that the congress was
to be away from Washington before
the gathering Of the Republican clans
at Chicago on June Is and the Demo-
cratic clans at Baltimore on June 25.
II think our tariff revision bills will
end with the wooden schedule which
we expect to report within ten days."
said Mr.. Underwood today. There is
no use for us to go any further until
we find out what the senate is going
to do with the bill already passed and
what the president Is going to do. We
have passed a steel bill and chem
ical bill. We will pass sugar bill and
then we will have a woolen BILL We
will have made our record on the tariff
with these schedules and l am Op-
posed to going any further if the work
is wasted" will congress adjourn be-
fore the national convention" Mr..
Underwood was asked. Il am doing
everything in my power to bring that
about and l confidently believe that it
will be accomplished. AS soon as the
sugar bill is out of the way, l may
bring in the excise tax bill. l have not
quite made up my mind whether to
follow with it Immediately after the
sugar bill is passed but probably WILL
as I view the situation now. If not the
appropriation bills will be taken up.
The diplomatic bill, postoffice bill.
legislative bills and others are ready.
These can be hastened through. l see
no reason now why adjournment can
not be reached before the conven-
tions' The Democratic programme
in the senate is to stand solidly behind
the house steel bill and in a general
way to support the Democratic meas
ures that come from the house The