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L ' J:-- ' - - r . . V " . ...... : ' , , , " THE DAILY HEEALB V DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY fOL. 1. HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,. 1911. : " - He O. jl.ul;l. Ill LL IIRuAJlII!y JVlUllUUVIVIIulUi 1 , oav? PBnniHFriT PITI7Ffl . nnjnn n ,nr iir'rt nfuim nymTOOF imoiBn 0H,,) riiuiwiiiviciMi uiiilln if fa: 1 r ff N V H u Jf E- H H It ivl li I IIIMIV II INI - II fl II H If I mm uubll Jt OULULU Hiio uuu,:ii,uu uuiiLt Detectives at work on famous i tragedy, following hot ? footed the many baff ling and conflict ing clues I ARREST Yf DEVELOPiiTS EXPECTE Reward may be offered and new coro ners jury impanelled to consider new evidence. Public interest unabated and feeling runs high. With public interest in the Myrtle Hawkins murder mystery unabated with the- lapse of time, but rather houily Increasing as the police'fail to ' - find any solution to the tragedy which .-re&ulted 4ri the ruthless killing of the young girl, expected developments are now eagerly anticipated by a waiting world. The efforts of the police are to be seconded by outside associates. De tectives have been engaged and will be investigating the mass of evidence prepared for them. The different clues will be followed by tr.ained men and it is but natural to believe that some one of these clues will reveal the identity, of the murderer or murder ers of the popular young girl. The family of Miss Myrtle will bear the necessary expense. It is entirely probable that a reward will be offered bylthe county authorities and by the citizens of the town as a further in centive to the discovery of the mur- derers. All other theories save that of mur der have now been definitely cast aside. It was no case of "suicide neither was the cause of death acci dental drowning. It was murder whether that murdej was a cold blooded, premeditated killing, is yet tc be determined. The unusual features of this case., which have attracted attention to it from every part of the United States, are these: Miss Myrtle's body was found tight jy buttoned in a heavy winter coat. X-Last Thursday, the day generally ac ' (. cepted as the date of her disappear ance, was a day entirely unsuited tc the wearing of so unseasonable - wrap. The inference is that she left home either late Wednesday night or "very early Thursday morning, al . though this inference is not justified by the testimony of the dead girl's family. The last seen of her. alive, except by members of her family, was on . Wednesday night. So far, no one has been found claiming to have seen her . later than that time. v J7 i The murder was committed at some "ff point distant from the lake where the - tody wag found on Sunday morning. :' Those guilty of the crime, in fear of r Mvnnsaerv of their identity, and wish- jnask their foul deed in a cloak ofsmcide, revisited the shambles of death, and on Saturday night placed the already horribly, decomposed body of the girl in the quiet waters of Lake Osceola. " Miss Myrtle may havebeen done to death in the lonely woods overlooking the lake, in the smiling fields of corn below the dam, in the woods through which she almost daily traveled to the home of-her close friend, Mrs. Beat-; Tice McCall, or at some point far dis tant from where the body was found. : rMedical - testimony precludes any MADE BUT other explanation. The condition of the body, and certain characteristics erf it, makes argument on this point superfluous.?; ,v f ; . A dainty little clock carried by Miss Hawkins in preference to her watch has been found in, the shallow waters of the lake where the body was dis covered last Sunday and the discov ery of the timepiece but adds " to the mystery of a case ; which , so far has baffled all attempts at its solution. Briefly summed up, the most inter ssting feature's.-of the case are these; Why did the murdered girl wear the heavy wrap enveloping the body when found? How did the little cock happen to be in the water with the body At just what point did the murder actually occur? ; ".;.. And at what time of the night or day did the child meet death? ... -I HOW and when was the body taken from the scene of the killing tG Lake Osceola? : What was the motive? What was the method? Bruises and marks of violence are not visible on the, body. . ... J - WHO IS THE ? So black a crime as this will not go mavenged.c, WhenfShe murderers of this young girl "sought tG hide their crime in a cloak of suicide, they wrapped them selves in a mantle of death. They must be detected and then the law must be allowed to take its course- THE STORY. Haunted and made mad by the ever present yision of the child he had bru tally murdered almost on the eve of her wedding day, the killer of Miss Myrtle Hawkins che beautiful young girl whose horribly decomposed body was taken from the glittering waters of Lake Osceola . Sunday , morning, committed an error -of 5 judgment which hag put the police hot-footed on his trail For the girl was murdered; she did not commit suicide; neither was her death aocidental .5 She was destroyed in the quiet woods overlook 5ng the lake, or in some spot nearby. Lay in Woods Three Days. f For three days the little body lay where it had been thrown, exnosed to the fierce shafts of the sun and beaten ' by the rams from an angry sky. The murderer, haunted by, .the picture or the child so still underneath the trees, revisited the scene of his" awful crime and in the dead of night took the thing that once was a mother's de light into his arms, tumbled it into a buggy and'drove wildly through the dark woods along the public highway, until he reached a bridge at. Lake Os ceola, where he hurled the. body into the lake The bushes show where it I crashed through; them on its way to the waiting waters,- ana lasnmg nis horse furiously the murderer hastened from the girl's swaying bed , He be lieved he bad thrown suspicion from him and probably breathed more easi ly, reasoning that the world will think that J Myrtle - Hawkins, the well-loved daughter of fond parents whose soul ambition it is, to gratify their child's only wish,' deliberately committed sui- cide on the eve almost of her wedding day. - The coroner's jury reported "death from unknown causes.'' The girl's family, frantic over the tragedy, re fused to talk, and if they would talk, it is possible some of the mystery surrounding the death of their daugh ter might be lifted . An Expert Swimmer But here are the facts: Miss Haw kins was an expert swimmer; she was almost an athlete, had she fallen from the rock, where she was seen alive last, into the shallow and rock-free waters beneath, it would have been no task for her to have regained the shore. The water i nthe lake is not ovfer 4 feet deep. Her death was not accidental and she did not commit suicide, for the body was in the water not 24 hours, and she disappeared fro mher home Thursday mevning, according tQ her family's statement En Route to Visit friend. There .is absolutely no doubt what ever that the girl 1 was murdered shortly after her disappearance and the body later thrown into Lake Osce- ola. On this point the evidence isv positive. It had long been a habit with the dead girl to walk from her home through the beautiful woods and quiet paths to the lake and to the home near there of a lifelong girl friend, Mrs. Beatrice McCall. She visited her friend on Wednesday last and returned to her home that even ing, her family insists, and about 11 o'clock Thursday morning left her home for the last time. She was seen no more until dragged from the wa ters of the lake while the church bells were summoning the worshipers to House of God Sunday morning. Not Robbed Xor Assaulted i Taking the girl's family statement as correct, therefore, Mryi'e left her home Thursday morning and disap peared absolutely. It was her almost daily habit to visit her friend, Mrs. McCall, near the lake and she usually took some book along with her.- She would stop at different favorite places j aiong tne micKiy wooaea patn, which was secluded and but little freuente She was murdered, but not robbed nor assaulted, some time Thursday and the. body left until it was taken to Lake Osceola, which was undoubtedly done some time during Friday or Saturday night. Dead When Placed in Water The" condition of the body shows life was extinct when placed in the water and also shows that it could not have been there many hours Tlso, it would have been impossible for so large an object to have been on the surface of the lake without almost immediate discovery . . Lake Osceola is but a mile from town, is. daily en circled by hundreds of motor cars and carriages and is faced by one of the largest summer hotels here, whose guests' favorite walk it is. Making Close Examination , The path through the woods and through the beautiful Norton estate, by which Miss Hawkins always walked to the lake, is now being minutely examined. It is hoped that a still more definite clue will result from this close examination . If the girl did disappear from home on Thursday morning, why was not a general alarm given at once, is a question the bereaved family alone ca nanswer. A definite and quiet search was instituted, it is known, but the police were not notified. Opposition to Marriage. . .: It is said that' some opposition ex isted to Myrtle's approaching mar riage to Mr . Hal Cooper, a young business man of Johnson City, Tenn., a visitor here last, so far as is known about six weeks ago. t Mr. and Mrs Hawkins, it is. said, had' some idea that their daughter may have eloped with Mr. Cooper and disliking any publicity, instituted a search of their own without the' aid of . the police. V , . Mother Prostrated The dead girl's home life "was ideal She was devoted to her mother, es pecially,' who is so completely pros trated over the tragedy that her re covery is in some doubt. Mr. Haw kins is one of the mbst substantial business men of this section and "his home in Flat Rock is one of the best there . . - - The body was in a most horribly decomposed condition. Identification was possibly only by means of her wearing apparel and articles of jew elry. Feeling Intense. : j The state of public feeling over the tragedy is most intense. Should any arrests be made soon in connection with the murder, the police are pre pared to . adopt ' every - precaution guarding against a lynching. But these precautions must needs be ad equate, for never in the , history of this town has a tragedy so aroused the people " as the' horrible , doing to death of Jit.tle Miss Myrtle Hawkins. Chloroform Used ,The motive and .the exact identity 6f the killer are complete and abso lute mysteries, but it is not believed ! they will be mysteries for long, for when the child-murderer drove through.' the black woods that night with his dreadful burden he commit ted an error or judgment which the police believe will lead to the electric chair. There was no bruise on the deli cate body apparently, but there was every trace of chloroform having been used to aid in bringing about that death. OF 'Again the question ig asked, "When is the Daily Herald going to. stop." Unless something big turns up there will be no other issue o fthe Daily Herald after Saturday, September 16th. This date concludes three months of the Daily Herald's existence Also on this date the advertising con tracts run out. The advertisers make it possible 'for the paper to run and without them it would be useless to publish a Daily paper. While the Herald might have been conducted a little different from pre vious years, yet the new management has tried to keep it up to the same high standard which it has been run in past years and from the already gratifying reports feels that it hag given the people of this section as good a paper as could under , the cir cumstances. ' The Hustler will 'have the entire at tention of the office force this winte! and it is the desire of the manage ment in making this "the weekly of Western North Carolina." St Andrew SOOtlie Year. Edinburgh Sept. 12. ; Delegates from the universities and learned societies of all the civilized world, noblemen and man, others of note, assembled today in Scotland's anci ent ecclesiastical capital at the opening of the celebration of the 500 anniversary of the University of St. Andrew , : Among the Americans present were Prof . Josiah ' Royce of Harvard University, Prof. Bernard P. Moses of the University of California, and Dr. Leonard Steineger, repres enting the Sbithsonian Institution. St Andrews Was founded in 1411 by Bishop Wardlaw and is the oldest uni versity of Scotland. Prior to its founding the only opportunity- for the education of the Scottish youth lay in pilgrimages to other countries. Gaby Desljs to Yisit Us. London, Sept. 12. Gaby Deslys, the Parisian vaudeville artiste, whose visits to Lisbon are said to have con tributed to , the revolution which cost King Manuel his throne, sails today to begin an engagement of eight week3 in the United States Her first appeaij ance is scheduled for the 'Winter Gar den in? New York city the latter part of this month. It is said Mis8 Deslys is to receive a salary of $4,000 a week during her appearance in America. Will Attend the Asheville Business i' ' College. Mr; H. ;S. Shockley, principal Asheville Business College has been in the city several times this week or ganising a club to attend the Ashe ville business college. Those who join this club' get two months board free. . This college is the oldest and best known in" the state . If you are in terested, write Asheville Business Col lege for particulars. The Palace. . 1 Thcshow at the Palace Theater this evening promises to be one of rare opportunity. The management has been trying to get the picture for some time but not until recently did they succeed ' in getting in line for the valuable reproduction of this pic ture. Ext-i musical program his evening. , The oicturo tonight I tbe OJd iFolk' Sacriiiw .The New Ser vants j ; a v ; ? ." FOUR DAYS Y HERALD Hendersonville has fared well in tourist business. Many visitors here yet. Best to own a home here. Governor Kitchin will be asked to offer a reward for the apprehension of the murderer of Miss Myrtle Hawkins. The authorities are now in communication with the Governor. Offer a Reward To the Constituted Authorities of Henderson County: Gentlemen: Black murder been committed In this coun ty under peculiarly atrocious and shocking circumstances. Outraged justice demands that erery effort be made to fasten this crime upon the guilty one, that he may serve as an exam ple for all time to come to other criminals. The worcAnhood of M county demand that you at once offer a reward suftiolenllj large to interest the best de fectives of the country (hnt these trained men may aid In running to ground the perpe trators of the most dastardly crime In the history of old Hen derson county. Gentlemen, this is your PUB LIC DUTY. " You can do no less and remain faithful ser vants of the people whose agents you are. OFFER THE REWARD! T f Portland, Sept. 11. Unofficial imd only party revised returns from 499 out of 521 cities, towns and planta tions in Elaine today gave a mojority of 904 for repeal of the prohibitory constitutional amendment. This mis sing 2 2towns cast less than 384 votes at the state election there years r.go. Persons desiring to contribute to the aid of Mrs. A. H. Daniel, whose husband left her in desolute condi tions with herself sick and a very alck child, can do so at The Wantcska Bank. For the next few weeks meal8 are being sent the unfortunate lady and her child from a boarding house in this city. A young lady of this city hasy started a fund at the bank for the Daniel family and it is thought that many of the people and visitors will contribute small amounts In get ting the sick ones the bear necessi ties of life. E. Lewis and his ' daughter. Miss Rosa - will leave this week for Balti more wnere Mr. lewis wm mane a large purchase of fall and wlnte gods- Miss Rasa will enter college In Baltimore this year. The Hustler company welcomen an old advertiser in the columns of the weekly publications from this office T. B. Carson one of the best known merchants in Henderson county has begun an- extensive campaign of ad Tertisig through the columns of the Hustler, the one best waekly in West ern; North .Carolina. Mr. Luther Maxwell leaves soon for Nam pa,; Idaho. ; ' J MI GOES 1 : "The summer season In Henderson- ville," remarked one of the best known cjUzcns of this city, "has been one of the best I have ever wit nessed." We have been fortunate fn having a little longer season than most of the other mountain clUea It is a strange thing to md that more visitors da not remain here longer in the fall and see thi most beauti ful part of the year. To my mini there is nothing mor j beautiful to the tye than M vatrh the wnderfil trang formation of the mountains take place in the fall" continued the eagerf ly speaking citizen. Hendersonville has fared excep tionally well thlg lumemr. Real es tate has held its own and In many cases has been on the incline. More property has been sold this summer than ever before at the same time of the year. A summer visitor coming here for the summer only comes once generally before he is convinced that the most comfortable all round way of staying here for a long length of time lg to own a home In this beautiful mountain town. Summer homes hare spring up dot ting the mountains here and there In very short times. The city Is spread ing in every direction from the court house. New York Sept. 11. The exhibi tion of moving pictures of the Heattie murder trial will not be permitted In this city. After a conference with Mayor Gaynor today, James O. Wal lace, chief of the bercau of licenses. J addressed a letter to persons engaged in the moving picture bu1ness In v.hlch he said: "I beg to inform you that any mov- I ing picture films or stereopUcon vlew relating to the Beat tie murder case depicting any scene In connection therewith or featuring any persons Implicated therein who are depend ing for advertising upon their con nection with, this gruesome tragedy, are condemned for the season that they are unfit to be shown In places of public amusement." Detroit, Mich., 8ept. 11. Mayor Thompson tonight Issued an order for bidding the reproduction in Detroit of moving pictures of the Ileattie murder or trial or the pictures which P.eulah DJnford recently posed for. TOMMY CO Judge Ewart won his big suit, Q.W Fisher vs. The Toxaway Co., at Bre vard last week. The case Involved the title to a seventh Interest In a tract of land in the Lake Toxaway sec tion. Including the big dam which cent over $30,000 to construct, a large slice of the Lake and the splendid water powers on the Toxaway river below the dam, for which It Is said the Dukes of the American Tobacco Co., have offered many thousands for. The main issue In the case waa the validity of a deed, alleged to have been ' executed to the Toxaway Co., by the ' plaintiff O. W. Fisher,. Fisher de nied signing this deed, but declared It was a forgery. . ' All other Issues In the case here re ferred to Bartlett 8hlpp of this city to bear and report his findings to the next term of the court. With Judge Ewart as counsel was Ex-Sollcltor Mc Call, and Judge Shuford and Zachary Clayton of Brevard, represented the Toxaway Co. It Is not thought tht there will be any appeal, there being no exceptions filed to either the rul ings or the charge of Judge Lane by the defendant. HOm REFUSED M S SHI
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