Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-16
ST. LOUIS
DOCTOR
Says Helen Camel Threaten
ed To Burn Her Soul
Out Of Her Body.
OPERATION LAST SPRING
Followed By Nervous Break
down Caused Her to Quit
Business in St. Louis.

| The second examination of Frank
Smith Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock brought out nothing new in the
Helen Cannell case. Mr.. Smith read
| lily agreed to come up on the $3.50
train from Cerulean, when telephon-
ed to, and in the presence of county
and city officers, the girls brother
and representatives of the press,
frankly and with apparent willingness
land sincerity answered all questions
propounded to hira. He reiterated mis-
former story and answered some adj
ditional questions suggested by later
developments. He said Miss Cannell
came to Cerulean unannounced and
as she had asked him to lend her 500
in letter two months ago, which he
did notanswer, he supposed she came
on that business and before she said
anything about it he told her the reason
he did not send the money, was be-
cause he did not have it and that he
was still unable to let her have it.
She said that was all right and smiled
quietly. He invited her to 90 to the
hotel for breakfast, but she declined
land asked to be allowed to come to
Hopkinsville with him in his buggy.
On the way she was reserved and
talked but little and then about com.
mon place things, He said once or
the way they drove off the main road
a little way looking for persimmon
tree but did not see any. She APP
peared entirely rational and did not
tell him of any troubles she had been
in nor give any information about her
purposes and plans. He could give
no theory as to what caused her to go
to the schoolhouse. When he met
her the same afternoon it was about
$3.50 and she was more than five miles
from town. He was greatly surpris-
ed and asked her what she was out
there for and she said she was taking
walk. He told her she would miss
her train at 7:05, and she said she
would make it all right. When he
left her at the Hill House in the morn
ing he gave her 81 to help pay her
way home, as she said that would be
all she needed. He did this as an act
of kindness to woman who had
bought tobacco from him and they
were friends in business way. No
other relation than casual friendship
existed between them and he knew
nothing against her character in any
way. He failed to give information
al first because he had promised her
not to tell who she was. He said she
could have reached town by night at
the rate she was walking at $3.50, and
why she stopped at the schoolhouse,
near where he met her, was mystery
that he wished he could help solve.
Mr.. Smith gave his testimony under
oath and his apparent candor impress.
ed all of his hearers. The brother
listened attentively but made no COM
ments during the entire hearing, that
lasted an hour. Mr.. Smith closed
with strong expression of his belief
in Miss Cannell's good character.
SUICIDE THEORY.
The following story from st. Louis
appeared in the Republic of Friday:
81 will burn my soul out of this
body of mine; that is the way want
, to die
$50 spoke Helen Nj. Cannell, now
dead from burns received in a mys-
terious schoolhouae fire at Hopkins
vile, KY, to DR.. Herman w. FabeE
2l33 South jefferson avenue, this
city, two months ago while taking
treatment from him.
This material fact The Republic
learned last night while police at Hop
kinsville and members OF the CAMEL
family were trying to solve the mys-
| terry Of her death.
| 'iSlspscting n'pfdsrof thi9 woman.