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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-12

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trip, and these will most certainly
be interesting.
The Midway baseball team viii play
the Guilford Road team Saturday evening
at p. m. at the Midway mill.
: ST. Mary's School commencement will
begin May 2lst. Miss Susanne Payne
Pegues, of Greenville, is one of the IL
graduates. Miss Mary Louise Everett is
one Of the four marshals.
Harvey Terry spent from Thursday to
Monday at Chapel Hill, going up for the
installation of his local society, the del.
ia Psi Delta" into the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity. He and his brother John are
members.
Ray Baucom and family have
now moved in to Chester and
have bought a house of their
own. Their address is 1884 West
9th street, Chester, Pa" He says
conditions appear to be getting
better up that way.
D. C. Stogner, who has just
completed his first year at Colum.
bia Theological Seminary, came
to his home at Roberdel Monday
for a short visit to his parents
He will return to Columbia, S. C..
Friday and spend the vacation
months doing missionary work.
Mr.. N. C. Mcdonald and sister
Mrs Mary Miles, DR.. L. c. Par
ker and Miss Sara Blue, of Raj
eigh, spent a few hours in Rock
|angham Tuesday on their way t.
Asheville to attend a house-party
given by Miss Della Wilson o.
Abbeville S. c.
Arthur Reynolds came home
1.-The first of the week, having
been "laid Off temporarily by
the Western Union at Charlotte
He is an unusually fast operator
but in cutting down forces the
WU. goes by seniority and no
BY expertness.
n J.H. McRae, of Ellerbe, will
leave next Monday for St. Louis
to. attend the General Assembly
of the Southern Presbyterian
Church as one of the eight com
missioners from this Presbytery
Rev. w. R. Coppedge will alsc
attend, he going first on mex
Tuesday to Salisbury to attent
the Odd Fellows convention ant
leaving there Thursday night TO
St. Louis.
/ Mr.. Cox and son. Earl, ant
Misses Bette Barrett and Maud
|McInnis went this morning t
Buies Creek commencement
], where Miss Elma Davis and Mis-
i .Maude McInnis will receive thei
diplomas for the shorthand AIT
|tyl ewriting courses that the,
completed March LIST. The part,
will return Friday night. Mis-
4 Davis has a position with Sec
berry and Phillips, and Miss Nj
/ Innis is with McRae Grocery Ct
dssJs r. Starr, wife and young SO
.tleft the first. of the week to visit hi
Il naonlo in TnliInhia He iS off q
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-12

LOCAL ITEMS
AND PERSONALS
Matters Briefly Mentioned
Little Happenings
Personal Notes 800
] ------- 1870.
CALL P0sT-DIsPATcH OFFICE
Phone 1872
Watch your label.

watch your label. 49,
Phone Post-Dispatch 1872, your
items of news.
A revival meeting begins at the Rober-
del No. 2 Methodist church next Sunday
morning. Rev. A. S. Parker and wife
will direct the singing. Rev. Leon M.
Hall, the pastor, will do the preaching.
You are invited. .s..
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Phil,
lips, May Sth, at Pee Dee No. 2, a
son, William Harry.
Born, May Sth, at Roberdel to- Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Lunsford, a daugh-
ter, Louise.
Mrs. H. c. Dockery returned Tues
day night from three weeks visit
in Charlotte to Mrs. ]. p. Little.
Arthur Bibson last week bought
out the W. p. Ingram store, corner
of Depot and Main streets, and is
now operating it himself I
OF interest to friends here is the
fact that Miss Mary Louise Everett
has been chosen as President OF the
Senior Glass at ST. Mary's for next
year.
Miss Vivian Lampley returned
Tuesday night from Greene county
where she taught the primary
grades in a three-teacher school
for the past seven months. .
THE hope of the world will be
the subject of Rev. Mr.. Dallas ser
mon at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning, and at night
"A Christians athletics"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. LeGrand Everett
spent Monday and Tuesday III
Charlotte, going up to attend The
Playmakers entertainment on Mon
day. night LeGrand Everett, Jr.
takes two of the leading parts II
these series of original folklore
plays. The presentation reflect:
credit upon the University.
Mrs. Maude Hull expects to leave
tonight on 4,000-mile trip to hel
relatives at Scarf, British Columbia
1t will require week to make TIL
trip, a week to return and she viii
remain there about three weeks
She will join her brother, William
Harris, in Chicago, he having jus
reached this country from Maracai
DO, Venezuela, where he works TO-
the Standard Oil Company. Mrs
Hull has promised the Post-Dispatcl
to write series of articles on he
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-12

MIS-, &eing enter aimed at
Ing in honor of the
and Mrs. w. L.
~ scVerM prngresSions, the
.ostess Served delicious charlotte-rrsse,
cheese straws, almonds and after dinner
coffee. Guests enjoying this function
were: Mesdame9 j. P. Leak, w. c. Leak,
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ashe Mr.. and Mrs.
R. Y. MCPHERSON, Mrs. Rawley Galloway,
Misses Sophie D. Busbee, of Raleigh, and
Sophia P Busbee, Of Wilson, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Parsons and OZmer Henry.
Miss Ruth Harrison was hostess for
the "H-l3" sewing cub On Saturday af-
ternoon with Mrs, II J. Long, Jeanet
Farley and Ophelia O.n,ni as special
guests of the club. Sewing. music and
games were the diversion before the hos
tess served delicious sandwiches and tea.
Mr.. ard Mrs. w. R, Jones have as their
house-guests Mrs. T. A. George and Mrs
Henry B. Rowe, of Mt. Airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Wall have as their
charming house-guest Miss Sophie Kluttz,
of Salisbury.
Mr.. R.R. Simmons and Mrs. s. W.
Steele and Miss May Covirgton motored
to Charlotte last Tuesday and spent a
couple of days.
On Friday morning Mrs. H. c. Wall
was hostess at most enjoyable meeting
of her duplicate bridge club and few
invited friends The hostess presented
to Miss Mossie Long and Miss Beth
Thomas two June brides-to-be, each
with a silver cream ladle. Then the hos
tess served to Mesdames w. N. Everett
Isaac London, Frank Leak, Fred Bynum
W. r. Jones, Jake Hinsop, Jim Ledbetter,
R. R. Simmons, G. B. Williams, Misses
Rosa and Jennie Parsons. Kath Melon
aid, Sarah Lily Dockery, Mossie Long
and Beth Thomas chicken croquettes
with parsley, stuffed tomatoes with may
onaise, green peas in pattie cases. with
carrots and cream sauce, hot tuttered
rolls and hot tea, followed by strawberry
ice cream and angel food cake.
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Mr.. w. E. Thomas, who has been
confined to his room for several
days, was taken by Dr. w. p, Webb
to Charlotte on Monday to the hos
pital for treatment. News from the
hospital is to the effect that he is
resting as comfortably as can be eX-
pected.
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The House Party which was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs S. A. Ashe,
Jr., Mrs. Rawley Galloway, and
Misses Busbee, left for their homes
in Raleigh Sunday afternoon. While
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-12

The many trienis of Mrs T; naie Wall
will be sorry to learn tha. she is suffering
with very severe cold for the past two
days.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
GHOSTS IN LONDON SQUARES
Many Sections Of the Great British
Metropolis Are Severely Avoided
by the, Superstitious.

Old London Is full of ancient old
squares, many of them tucked away
where you least expect them, and not
a few Of them containing houses that
In course Of time, and by reason Of
the many grim and narrowing events
they have witnessed, are regarded as
haunted.
But hauntings are occasionally in
fictitious, and ghosts sometimes wan
der, hence 1t so happens that not in
frequently when one wanders through
one of these ancient and remote squares
at night--ln the dead of nirht, mind
.--one encounters something that can
not altogether be explained by the
physical.
One Of the most typlce perhaps,
OF these squares is Red Lion square,
which boasts of two well-known
haunted houses almost next door to
one another, and garden which,
rumors at one time had 1t, possessed
a ghost popularity supposed to be that
of Oliver Cromwell. whose bones, ac-
cording to tradition. found a temporary
resting place there. All this is diff
cuit to believe in the daytime, when
the square is particularly bright and
cheerful, but not so hard to under
stand at night, when few people are
ebout and there Is an almost un-
earthly stlllness.--London Nail.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02

which was afterwards successfully
mastered by Mr.. Charles Smith who
won the prize for the best rider
and roper. The American Woodman
Uniform Rank and the boy CADETS
with the Camp Fire girls covered
themselves with high honors to the
satisfaction of all. A six round bout
with gloves closed the sports. The
famous dog face of Fort Worth and
Yellow Jacket of Dallas, fought to
a fast draw. Single Smiths famous
jazz aggregation with the great
Panther City X. of P. brass band
furnished sweet strains, choiced
music all day.
Addresses were made by Revs. W.
G. Upshaw. George w. H. burden,
Profs. G.. B. Hilburn. In the roping
contest, Mr. Charles Smith, tied his
first calf in eleven seconds and the
second one in 81 seconds, winning
easily in both riding and roping
contests. Notwithstanding both
Hermon and Trinity Parks were
opened to our people and had large
crowds and choiced edibles, attract
ions and music furnished by the
Northside and Masonic bands, the
Stockyards Coliseum and grounds
had the largest following.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
FIT. WORTH CELEBRATION A
SUCCESS.

TT. Worth, Texas, June 3O.-For
the first time in the history of
emancipation celebrations, Colored
people had access to the Stock Yards
Coliseum and 81 acious grounds of Ft.
Worth, with fitting ceremonies.
Monday. June the 20 was observed.
A mammoth parade through the
down town streets at IL O'Clock a.
m, with artistically decorated floats
and automobiles with streaming
banners and pennants significant of
various organizations of business
houses, lodges, churches, clubs, Fe-
deratlons and sunday schools and
ETC., headed by Colored officers of
the day, two bands, and more than
five hundred men, women and chill
dren in tie parade made up of peo-
pie from all parts of the County of
Tarrant, and the City of Fort Worth
and out Of the city, such a big time
as we have never witnessed before.
Not fight, not an arrest was made.
Everybody enjoyed themselves with
free barbecue and fine music, riding,
roping and boxing contest with
speaking from various notables. All
the performers were COlored, but
many whites we're spectators in the
riding contest between Mr., Austen,
Wilson and Mr.. Purvis Furman, the
later was drawn from his mount
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pnur SLAVERY IS INVESTIGATED.

searching attack on the syatem
OF debt-slavery in the South TO-DAY as
the cause OF lynching and MOP WIG
lence, has just been published ~
pamphlet form by the American ClVii
liberties Union, with headuarters In
New York City. The statements and
conclusions of the author, William
piclens, field secretary OF the AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Col
ored People, are endorsed by the civil
Liberties Union, which declares III an
introduction that 'in the South today
no man, white or black, is really free
publicly 10 speak the truth about the
race problem. We believe this pamph-
let to be the essential truth. We have
consulted Southern white men ard
women who tell us privately that 1t
Is the truth" Roger N. Baldwin,
director OF the Union. pointed out
the economic causes Of the recent
Tulsa, mob violence as just another
demonstration Of the truth Of the
general proposition.
Among the striking statements made
by Mr.. Pickens In the pamphlet, are
these:
DLynching and mob violence are
only methods OF eco. Nmic repression.
Lynching Is most prevalent where Me-
gro labor Ia most exploited; and the
spread OF mob violence against Color
ed people has followed the spread of
this exploitation. 1t IL either due d.
rectly TO efforts of the exploiting
class to repross the Negro. o. 1t 10
the indirect resentment of the lab-
orers OF other racial groups against
the exploitatica OF Negro labor to his
disadvantage. This Is the difference
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
BRANCH Y. NJ. @. A.

The meetings Of the week were
well attended and interesting. The
plans for track meet on Hall St.
Park by the Honey Bee Club, are
not quite completed. Each member
Is urged to be present at the reg
ular meeting Monday night, July
a, 1921. Arrangement to secure
athletic suits will be made at this
meeting
The mems meeting Sunday after
noon afforded well mixed audience
and the speaker. Mr. H. Strickland,
president of the Excelsior Mutual
Insurance Co., was at his best and
delivered a splendid address, full Of
wholesome advice and encourage
ment. The group of boys and men
departed richer in experience and
wisdom.
The Board of Management will
meet Tuesday night, July s, 1921,
at the Field House on Hall St.,
Park at s D. m. This will be a
very important meeting and will re-
quire the presence Of every men,
Der.
Sunday, July 3. 1921. DIR. j. H..
Smith, pastor of Bethel A. M. T..
church will speak at the mems meet
ing at 4 D. m. Every man will prof
It by attending these inspirational
meetings, Pray for the success of
the work.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
DEMPSEY 10 Defend
HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN
TODAY.
FANS FROM ALL PARTS OF
GLOBE MAY SEE BATTLE
FOR FISTIC SUPREMACY.
GEORGES CARPENTER.
FRENCH CHAMPION IS THE
CHALLENGER.

Today Is the day: the stage Is all
set for the worlds heavyweight title
bout, Jack Dempsey, the American
Champion will defend his title
against Georges Carpenter, French
champion.
The bout will take place at Jersey
City, New Jersey in the largest
fight arena ever constructed. II Is
said the big structure can accommo-
date ninety-one thousand persons.
Both fighters after closing their
training quarters took a short rest
and are now in tip top shape for
tho big go.
In the betting the American
champion is the favorite, but there
is lots of Carpenter money in
sight. Dempsey followers have been
offering odds on the tilt and Il is
apparent as the day Of the bout ap-
proaches that Carpenter money is
becoming more In evidence.
Fight fans from all over the coun-
try are in Jersey City to witness the
world fistic event.
In making prediction the Dallas
Express sport scribe believe that
the first thing to consider is the
records OF both men. in that we
secure the fighting prowess; since
this is true and according to same
Georges Carpenter has shade the
best OF 1t.
Dempsey however Is clever
fighter yet he has never clashed
with any first rate fighters before
defeating Big Jess willard at To-
ledo for the heavyweight crown.
Jim Flynn and Willie Meechan
who We're rated as fair fighters
handed Dempsey lacing.
Carpenter has fought with such
fighting machines as Papke. Klans,
Bombarder Wells, and two more
OF the greatest heavy weight fighters
ever lived Joe Jeanette and Sam
McVey, the two Negro scrappers.
Carpenter knocked Jeanette
down twice and every one knows
that Jeanette (when in prime) was
no fluke. In each of these battles,
the Frenchman held his own.
On face Of his record Carpenter
Is the writer's choice In tbs big
classic Although II may be prob
able that Dempsey may Sup over
the good night punch.
We further believe II Carpenter
wins he wiz defend his title against
all corners in future battles irres-
pective Of color.
Black fighters may challenge the
crown.
Well they are off today just who
will win you don't know and neither
do I. alt all of us will by tonight.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
DRY LAND FISHING COMMON IN
FLORIDA.

New Smyrna, Fla, June 30.-Strnrg-
ers scarcely would believe their eyes
If they were walking through the
country near here, and encountered
Negroes digging live fish from the
ground as If they were potatoes. and
even persons accustomed to the mi
racles of this age would look twice
and then set out in search o. an
oculist.
the finny tribe, inhabits streams or
ponds which have mud bankF and
weight up to five or six pounds When
the water in pond evaporates as 1t
does during certain seasons of the
year. leaving only a mass of mud
which on the surface is practically
dry, 1t doesn't worry the fish. They
merely burrow into the mud to wait
i ifMe ram Lar ana apparently continue t TO
Negroes locate them by exploring the
mud with their mare feet,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
Jox IN Holman Relatlonshln.

Do we turn for satisfaction to our
human relationships? They are
among our most precious and holy
helps. But our fitness to live with
others, or to get the good Of living
with others, depends chiefly on our fit
ness to live alone, We must he, in
order to do; we must have wisdom
end love, In order to give them; we
must be just before we can put rec
titude into conduct. We cannot even
speak the truth, as II deserves to be
spoken unless we are true. A wise
pagan says, "How much sincere life
the gods exact before wo can speak
sincere word PC G. Ames
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
VOCATIONAL OFFICER PROMOT-
ED.


Tuskegee Institute. Ala, June 30
Capt Chas. G.. Kelly, former Special
Agent to Vocational Advisor for Vo-
cational Advisor for Vocational Train
cational Training of Negro wounded
and disabled soldiers with headquar-
tiers at Tuskegee Institute has been
promoted to the position of Vocation
al Advisor for this section Capt. KEEL
ly served with the A. e. F., as COM
mander of Company &c" 366th Infan-
try Since being honorably discharged
he has served in the capacity of Spe-
cal Agent to Vocation Advisor and
holds a Commission of Captain to the
Reserve Officers Corps of the United
States Army. The effectiveness of
his work with disabled soldiers is
shown by his recent promotion which
took effect July 10th.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
Edited by J. ALBA AUSTIN

Only two games Of scheduled
three-game series were played here
between Beaumont oilers and Dallas
Black Giants first game was played
Sunday after being rained out Sat
urday and resulted in a score OF 10
4 in favor OF Dallas.
On Monday, the oilers defeated
the Giants in an TO contest.
The Bluffs blew In town Tuesday
for couple OF battles with the
Giants, the South Texas delegation
vas an lnsolent set having won their
first tilt with the Giants in Tues
days fracas by a score OF to i,
and the second days contest resulted
in score of to in favor of the
Giants.
The Giants will play at Wichita
Falls in July and they will enter
tain the fans Of that city on the
4th.
In their at home engagement the
clan OF Whitaker grabbed two and
passed two that isn't bad after all,
breaking even on a fifty-fifty basis.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
GUN BATTLE FOLLOWING CUTTING
ARKANSAS CENSUS is ANNOUNCED.

Helena, Ark. June 30-The total
prises 299,941 males and 248,948 fe-
males The corresponding figures for
1910 were as follows: Total, 376,053;
males. 226,872; females, 149,181. Du-
ring the, decade the total population
population by 1922 per cent, and the
female population by 66.9 per cent.
The ratio of males to females in 1920
was 1905 to 100, as against 1921 to
100 in 1910
The distribution of the population
according to color in 1920 was as fol-
lows: White, 534,26O; Negro, 1858; In
dian, 1886; Chinese, S72; Japanese
du, and Malay, go. The correspon-
ding figures for 1910 were: White,
36O,58O; Negro, 1884, Indian, 10,745;
Chinese, 1885; Japanese. 1885; all
other "a.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
POLITICS MUST PAY IN CHICAGO
"a. N. P.N

,
Chicago, ILL.,, June 3O-A sniff do
yeI0Pea recently in the ranks Of state
IeslsIators who received from the
couhcll finance committee the right
10 De on TWO public pay rolls at the
same same Time. Adelbert H. Roberts, rep-
TesehtatlVe from the third district. is
the legislator who doesn't want ths
double pay. Roberts, a city hall sde
nerent, disagrees with Edward 7
SmeJkal. who also holds n civ as ,yaJi
as state job. Nr. SmejlSsl, before the
c9uncll finance committee, advocated
mat legislators with other public iobs
receive pay for both jobs while as.
51endlng to legislative duties I'M
Corporation sounsel Ettelson has
also indicated that he will gladly re.
celVe MS city pay as well as his nav
as senator for the time spent IN
springfield But with Mr.. Roberts II
gram to local daily concerning IN
inclusion of his name in The Iis+ 'n ns
9ouple pay Legislators approved bv the
finance committee. '''s
Surprised and indignant at seeing
my name in the list of doIIbla naS
Iegislatcrs.' his wire read. "There
without my knowledge and consent
one pay roll at a time enough for
me. Thifty-five hundred dollars (hfs
saIary as representive) and the
honor OF serving the people sufficient
compensation for me. Refuse to ac-
Sept any donation from the generous
hahu OF the finance committee. Give
my snare TO some worth charity"
1oDeEfs is deputy clerk OF the Mu-
nleipal court as well as a representa-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
CHAs. ANDERSON MAY BE INTER-
NAL REVENUE COLLECTOR.

?, New York City. June 9O.-Charles
W. Anderson, Colored leader, is
nue. at New York City. There is
pending, in Congress bill recommend
ed by the Treasury Department nro-
viding for ar increase in the Internal
f rev no,s, collection districts throughout
new districts is to be established in
tbe se H9rKi to to relieve congestion in
sided over by big Bill" Edwards. The
Second District is the richest one in
the country in the amount of tax
collected.
Senators Wadsworth and Calder are
to recommend the appointment of
Frank Bowers as the sliccessor 70 IA
wards when the latter's term expires,
The New York senators will also in.
dorse Anderson for the new district
IN IN case Congress fayorably acts upon
the Dill increasing the collection dis
tricts Anderson served az c0iiecto-
OF internal revenue in the second dis
ministrations. au-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
Ell CHAMPION MAY NOT
SEE TITLE BOUT.

Ex-champion Jack Johnson, will
not be granted a parole to see the
Dempsey Carpenter contest July 2,
according to a ruling handed down
by the United States Attorney Gem
era!.
Iohnson's term at Laavensworth
prison expires July Q, asterwhich the
big fighter will have paid the coun-
try for his offense and will become
q free agent.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
POSTAL ALLIANCE NOTES.

Mr.. F. Dunlevy has returned to
the city. While away he visited
San Antonio and other points in
South Texas. He reports a pleasant
trip. The local branch of the Pos
tai Alliance was entertained Wednes-
day night, June Sth that the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. oliver. Mrs.
G. A. Ellis of San Antonio is in the
city this week, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. A. Oliver and daughter The
ladies auxiliary met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Williams, Friday
evening, June 10th Miss Myrtle
Johnson of Paris, sister of Mrs.
Richard Robinson is in the city
this week.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-02
NEWS BRInFs.

Memphis, Tenn. June 3O.--Beatcn
over the head with a flat iron and
then brutally struck with the sharp
edge OF an ak welded. it is alleged
by Henry Hill, Colored, Ernest Thomas
"a wealthy planter of Lake Cormo-
rant. Miss, died at o'clock last
Wednesday afternoon while being re-
moved from a Colored shack at l16
Essex street to the Baptist Hospital
in a ]. T. Hinton & Cempony ambu-
lance Hill and his sister bugenia
Stokes. 10. are under arrest charged
with the murder OF Thomas. Two dis
tinct and widely different stories are
told OF the murder, The woman,
former domestic in the home of
Thomas mother at Lake Cormorant,
told the police Thomas attacked her;
She admitted her brother. Hill, had
killed Thomas.