Rogers passes o n
,d kouok died at his home, at
p8U( ;al,v Sunday morning, in
'u;h year. Mr. Rogers, who
^ ninC ' ol n?rC Oil the 21st da)
e 94 vca?? 01 "? . '
i ",is ? ear' wns "C1M'S
" .? J?cks?" co,mtv
one of the county's best
,? most l?osi>crous, ami ?">
, Cltl/,M. He was bora Jo..
** m ?n<l bail livet' ':l
^.V bounty all hia life M,
' outcivd the sen-ice ot tlu
W- #|cr?te States and served in th.
^?Inrtc ?"?>' throughout the wai
^ the states, having been pro
to the nuik of Lieutenant and
i"01 i. to Captain.
a'?V ,s u man of wide knowledge
Jtcttwrkahl.v good sense, and was.
* t ,lu- a?<e of 94, was one ot the
J informed men in Jackson coun- ,
* ,, a keen interest in county, |
L" Mliooa' ami world-wide events.
" ; noir,ra, who was one ot tin
J'tinaew of this entire region,;
L *cd ? fortune of approximately
EoOOOO.Oi), aad was noted tor his
and charity to the untor
Kpte of tl.o community in which hi
It ?cver inar.'ieil, but * leaves r.
Uniily eonneetion, of nc.cea.
and other relatives.
'fc funeral was conducted, Mon
;s[ 2 o'clock, at the Methodist
U, in Cullowhee, by ltev S. H.
[llliart| of Asheville, a tormei
p*r if the Cullowhee Mcthodi*
&A, and interment was at Cu 1?
nrkee. The esteem m which Mt.
^ers was held was attested by tlu
I crowd of friends in attendance
/the funeral from all parts ot
jickson and the adjoining counties.
.
C I PLACED ON
ACCREDITED LISl
Svlva Collegiate Institute has beei
iated in the accredited list ot Itigt
tools of the state, according to I u
lUowing letter received lrom *1 r
Uean Highsmith, Supervisor o
schools, of the state departmeu. j
education.
"Dear Sir: , .
The ri'iWt of ?
?jtitute has been1 received 4
lined. Accorilir.u r> th"* reju rl
ijuireiiients tor accredited ralinu I
m been in r-t . :i!?=l I take pleasure
informing von ih it the school has
?- placed i.ukvi th.- nwreilitiMi lisl
[roup 1, Class B. I eonirratuliie yen
|]?n this achievement.
With ev.erv ?ood wish, 1 aui,
Cordiallv voix;,
.1. HKXKV 1IIOHSM1TIT.
Supervisor of Hi?;h School*
SHOAL CHEEK
^ 1 ^ !
On Sunday morning the -7t!?, tin
fiuains of Udell Bridges, tin* eiii'lii
1011 1 lis old son of Mr. and Mrs. <<?'*>
tiilijos, of Ravensford, wove brought
> the Thomas Cemetery tor inter
lent. The funeral was eGiidrctcd ''r
l?e Baptist Church by Kev. b. S.
iest and Kev. W. A. Raby.
Quite a number of folks from
livot attended the funeral.
Messrs. C. A. Bird, G. T- Cooper
'? U. Ferguson and Mi's. J. 1j. For
ison, Miss Nellie McLaughlin, and
fa. J. K. Terrell attended Quarter
F meeting at Olivet Saturday.
Mr. liraj; Hooper, of Cancy Fork
[ftit the week at Mr. W. W. Hoop
f's.
Mrs. L. W. Cooper spent F ridtA
"lth Mrs. S. W. Cooper.
Mr. T. \V. McLaughlin ami family
ttended services at Olivet Sunday.
Miss Essie Anthony was the guest
1 Miss Grace Hoyle, Sunday.
Mr. and Mis. K. Howell and Mr.
fl(l Mrs. J. E. Iloyle called at Mr.
"Us Howell's, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Win. Anthoney visited Mrs.
? H. Hughes, Monday.
Mr. J. o. Terrell was a guest a
M-. A, Bird's, Sunday.
Some of our people arc attending
tent meeting at Whittier.
Mrs. \ork Howell came home Fri
y atter spending awhile in WhitL
ler Hospital.- She is reported imf
proving
Miss Beulah Brown, of Raven.; -
visited Miss Florence Turpiu,
Sunday. . v'
Our people arc going with a rush
, tine weather. The farmers plnnt
"*g corn and the housewives busy
their house cleaning. Net much
he for '?
n ? ? ,,
gossip,
^ INSTALL Y.W.A. OFFICERS
i; . , , ? t
ijhere win be the public instal'.at;! :i
I? \\< A. officers on Sunday ni^'ut
P**y 4th, at the Baptist fihurch.
S. C. I. COMMENCEMENTS
SxAR'jtfS TONIGHT
The commencement exorcises of the
Sylva Collegiate Institute will be
i^in at the school, tonight at 8 o'clock
?vith the annual concert.
On Sunday l)r. It. C. Cambell,
pastor of v the First Baptist church,
of Canton, will deliver the baccalau
reate sermon.
On Monday evening the graduat
' ivj exercises will occur aiul the ati
.;ai ddiiv.s will bo delivered b\ i *v.
. ;C. Daves, pastor of the First
baptist church, of Albennarle.
On Tues.l y at 1".M the rccitation
contest and annual debate will be
!ie!d, and on Tuesday evening. \ the
Commencement Play: "'.The Path
Avi-oos the* Hill 1 \ nil! be presented.
tjalla;s baskkt
BALL TEAM
The fii'.-t 01 November llic Qualla
-rti-h School culled ;i -meeting to or
ganize lor athletics. The officers
\ ?
verd elected ami several games were
irranged for tin1 sen son Tlie olliciersj
?!c.rted v\ ere: Hr. Carl Hoyle Presi
dent, Frank Hall { manager, Missj
v'tlma Mathews treasurer, and Theo
:t ?\l\ins! md ea|.:?:in
l!v?s said :1ft I t ? l;i It. most o!
lie peo*?le (iit' Quaila li;iu lis* li
>asket ball team >f a ly high 8cho !
in Jackson or Swain counties. C'
iliins* the Qualla hovs have trot cmii.
tor in every gailfc they played du;
!ng the season was they 'always | >' .
? he smoothest and the cleanest
;?t" any team that) plays ball. v
always played just as clean ;
smooth a;, they knew how to ;>
I'hev never even had a row v
* f "N '
team, or l^npire. When the <
ieani played a game with som<
school the oilier team would
to the captain . or manager and !!
iiim they had been played a <?. *-.i\
and v;o::d game even if they Wi de
feated. 'flic QualJa team was >ivenr
the name <? ft he -i^Fa^t Ouallfc liigl?
Team," when t'hey played/ ? i heir I
i|>t name. f 1
Ijoro is j|:e way the team- g. i %it*s'
in: nv .Mr. Carl lloyle and Mr. J, I).
W iti reri' "'were lli'o^ guarus for the
?;ea-M. The; were iu)t(^,! lor their fast
!>'k v.nu. The /t vvo'Oizuards and--. !
? / ' /* i i s ? r N
cciiier phyed' envve the Miv.'jter
4 ?:! ri im' riii'i 1 -me. M. rshtill (las- a...;
>i i I lull \v?*rt? the toward.} I r tin
t When ^liall !?'>t the. IjV.j
' ' ? "t [s . ?
his b'iundary- of flic 'plftyin.
^riuuds, he generally 0j;ade a d
iir \v that c^unt'ed.viass v. ;:ld *? .
ia k;..; "throw /where it looked imp ssihie
i\. colore Kinsland played the cen-j
er vrjuhds for his team during the
:ju aiul lie never met his c(jual
;?h. >pv court,'
Now 1 will giv^e a record of the
raiaes its the)v were played, and you
can judge lor your : ell' and see it
n* km w, when, whereyand who ha I
i tye!ter record than this one in a
school team. Up until December
they had not lost a single game t.
.Thy team. They were knocked out
life first of l)e"-*;.ij|vr by^' measles,
therefore* they did not play any more
for six weeks. Without having seen
;i basket ball for six weeks they met
S.C.I on their court and there the
Q.ll.S.T lost 'their first game to S. C.
I by only one point. Also remember |
this was not a high school team
?ither. Qiudla lost three panics in
three .weeks to. tennis on the opposite
and"*!' was an ind >or court every
timo-/ r hey never lost a game on
their court. , ' N .
Here is a list of games the "Fast
?uia.Ha Team" played -luring the
:i ,-S>ii . t.\ '
Qualla s Other Teams
At Qualhi 46 / W'ebster 0
At Qualla 2-1 'K~) Olivet 5
Qua 1 1 4^, 28 At Webster 2
At Qualla 22 Cullowliec
Qualla 27 At S. C. I. 2.S
' / Qualla 13' At Cherokee' v<!
> Qualiji.25 At Sylva H. V
> Qualla 30 At Whittier '.J
At Qualla 28 ' > Whittier i'
At Qualla 22 ^ \ Sylva ?
At Qualla 42 ' ; Olive' '?
Qualla 30 / At 01iv-%tv
, .Qualla 22 At Cullowh":-e .V.
Total 359 * Total
J. 1). Warrick made 36 poii;
the fast team, Carl Hovle 21 p n!.
Marsiiall Cass 72, Frank Hal'
and Theodore Kinsland 105 p in^.
Hall and Kinsland did the { f- r
part o ft he shooting goals fc;
fust tean\ There was ?/sub- ?:.?=
who ;?!ayed in a gamr or two who
got the ainaiiujig few p')ii;.s.
CARRIAGE LICENSEE
RII SuMleinyiv to Bessie Me:~ser.
Jim Mathis to Wataiie Math is.
?? '? -.C t .
. s.
WORK STARTS ON FISH
HATCHERY AT BALSAM
'
Supt. F. JJfceiger is here and work
, lias be^un on the fish hatehery in
' Ea .t Balsam. ,
Mr. John Kenney has very much
improved the "Moriow" cabin which
in the oldest house in Balsam. Sev
eral new rooms and porches have
been added, as well as inside im
provements.
A house belonging to Mr. H. J.
-I t w* ad occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
< . <--ar Smathers caught fire Friday of
last week, but the flames were ex
tinguished before any serious dam
age was done.
Mr. John T. Jones went to Way
nesvillc Saturday.
Mrs. Maybelle Perry, Miss Graee
Meha.fey, Messrs. C. R. Jonos, Jr.,
and Hubert Ensley went to Lake
Junaluska, Sunday
Mrs.- Ed Sma there went to Way
nesvlilc, Monday.
Mrs. Geo. T. Knight went to
Sylva, Monday.
Klilit many Balsamites attended i
the closing exercises of the Central
lli^h School in Sylva last week.
Messrs. D. W. and Corbett Eusley
and ii. ii. Bryson left Tuesday on
a fishing. i rip in Deep Creek.
REALTY TRANSFERS
A. S. Stewart to M. L. Coggins.
I- 10 interest in land in Mountain,
Iw.
7 ? fie II. Watson to M. L. Coggina,
>5 w >x in Mountain, $330.00. &
D. A. Watson to J. W. Watson,
???yes in Hamburg, $1000.00.
K Bone. steel to Cardyn A.
: ! in Qualla, $10.00
.. it?:r to E. L.'>;!inrd, 30
St* lt;> Creek, {Uo'fO.OO.
. ? I- I.' Ilougli,
? 'v . tI"
'?t.i'JjiW mi! (<>nt lot
. A! <tc In A. I 1 i.vIh, I acre
in
\ ..Si '< :"ulv lo C. C. M;non, lot
S >00.00.
p. ?' ii- J*- 1 I rady, 2
UVliV Dillsboro, $1000.00.
If f . W. Sutton to"L. C. Mooh>,lot
ii S V... $10.00.
. ('. jlforc to J. W. Fleeman, lot
!?? Sv!vri, ? 10.00.
?' jjV'l'' Coward to R. V. Potts, lot
In Svlv-i.- *10.00.
COURT ADJODP-NS FOR ?- /
ROGERS* FUlfERAL
Recorder 's court adjourned at 12
o*il >ek, Mond :y out of r?-spe?t to the
into David U igci'3, prominent
oi' 'via of the county, whose funeral
was held at 2 o'clock on tltiu day.. .
t'oe Saunders entered a plea of
guilty to operating an .uUoiitohile
> h-le in toxica :-?l and prayer for
i * ' . ?
judgement was continued until
^'2. *
V '
* Tommy Clark was acquitted on a
?? ' . ?
charge of retaii'n":.
-Annie Cag'e. Will Styles and Wiii
Nicholson were found not guilty of
1 picstitution.
: " , The domestic affairs of Will Green
and his wife were aired in the .court.
J when Green was fried on a charge of
J abandoment. Judgement was suspend -
! ed for one month.
Cole Cowan entered n pica of
guilty to destroying personal proper
ty and judgement was suspended up-*
I on the payment of the costs.
W. G. Mashburn entered a plea of
guilty to passing a check without
sufficient funds in bank to cover it,
and judgement was suspended until
June 9, Mashburn agreeing to pay
the costs of the action, and the
amount of the check. The court stat
ed that the case was really the trial
of a eivil action on the criminal side
of the docket.
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CITY TO INCREASE
WATER SHED
The city government is contemplat
ing buying additional water shed,
giving the town double the amount,
of water now supplied by the.
shed, and laying additional urn ins to
out-laying residential 'd. Strict 3. where
there are no mains at. present.
For the purpose a bond, issue of
$20,000.00 has been ordered by the
city commissioned, bnd it, ip. ps;
pefcted to get the work-uiwlo* ?
early in the' "umnier. . . ..
j%e present water shed is on t ?:?"
right Viand prong of Fisher Creek.]
nnd it is now eoutemp!atcd buying,
shep, and will care for the needs cV
much or more water than the presen
Bour in charge, irfi'nnent' will i'ol
?lie low**. f ?r nrui' ?
i
? .jxLVA COLIjEGIATL iisSTITl. TE
- COMMENCEMENT PLAY
"THE PATH ACROSS THE HILL"
| ( . v BY. , ,
n
LILLIAN MORTIMER
V
)
A Comedy-Drama In Three Acts
SYLVA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
'?< . ' Sylva, N. C. i
/'?' May 6, 8:00 P. M.
, CAST OF CHARACTERS
Samuel, , Crawford - Grandpa
\j Stanley Lovingood
. . -belt Po3t The Visitor
Lawrence Montcith
^Walter (Conrad ../J., - ? ?... ? Ruth's Brother
\ \ Herman Oliver
\ ;??? * . . ?
Dr. Jimmic Roed - ? ?> With Ambition
Jack Zimmerman
Salamander Alexander John Henry Jones Zuzu's Choice
Lawson Allen
' ill's. Davis ? Grandma
Vey Adams /
? , *. f - ??
Conrad I - L? ' ??. Nicknamed "Bobbie"
\ . Dixie Henson
i lo Gray ? Ruth's Cousin
Evangeline Hope
I.utic ............. A Neighbor
\ Sara Taylor . 1
n M. : Jfi-y, , The 690^
i ' Louise Parker . ' .
'he Present . Time of Playing? About Two Hours,, / ?
, SYNOPSIS ,, ;
ACT 1., The living room of Ruth Conrad's home in an Eastern
% village. ????'; r.,
ACT il. The same scene; two weeks later tKa'rf Act &
' The sa'-e ? " eek later than Act II: Tableau. .
. ... *' . * ' ' - MARSHALS \ ''
'? i '<1 [.? ite Hope /" u
.':.si< Hoffman W;" r) ' > ? ' Sien-iftayis ^ '
V?;.fdgc Beatty , ? '! ,, . Gilme^Mopdy *
Admission 35 and 50c.
' ' ' ? - ' ' ' ? ^ T :'-i- ^ ?
to .< . * ? . ? ; . . v ;
' i t / . " ' -l\ ? !
- ^ ' ' ' ? ? . ' ' ' ' '
/T*>
HRGE CROWfrflEARe^
J T U A R*T
? ? ? ?.,? > ?
* i
A largo crowd "Wits delighted with.
Dr C-eorgc Stuart's latest lecture,.
"When The American Woman Be
comes X Man at the auditorium,
: M^jiday evening.
v Dr. Stuart spoke under the ims
'pUH53,qf the Pilgrim Class, of tin
Methodist Sunday School, driving
he;re from Lake Junnluskn
with Mr. J. Dale Stentz. On Tuesday
; evening Dr. Stuart delivered the
same lecture in Abbeville.
MBS. ZEBULON B. VANCE
.>. DIES AT MOUNTAIN HOME
Mre. Zebulon Baird Vance, widow
of North Carolina 's most distinguish
ed man and hero, died Friday at 'J
o'clock at her home near Black
Mountain. She was in her eighty
fourth year. Funeral services were
held at the St. Lawrence Catholic*
church, Asheville, Thursday morn
ing at 11 o'clock, with the Rev. J. L.
Bour in chorge. Interment will fol
low at Riverside eemeterv.
r
Mrs. Vance was married to the late
Scijator Vance in 1880. At that time
she was the widow of John H. Mai
tin, of Ixjuisvillo, Ky. She was horn
September 24th, 188J., in Oldham
county, Ky., the daughter of Samuel
Bledsoe Steel and Brojvn Steel.
DEATH OF MRS.
HANNAH BRYSON
At the age of 73 \v.rs, at the homo
of her daughter. Mrs. Jul la Craw
t'oijjl, the illicit v liifnd of (loath laid
'ftoljfl ^ her and she .wascalled to meet
4ier~#iaster. . v *
lAiiyjiiJi' Ifrv.so*' Was boity
?Ta'ek'aii Comity. , Sin
tUjt-<r-M:,thU'r <k Old t'ncle Bill
and; fyieivii.i iliisley. She was mar
ried to Tliad" I'rysoii about 55 vea;>
ago. To tlii ; in i, 011 were horn sij
' ftrfldren, I r.r Sows and two daujuhtoiv
. .10. i'ry. 11, oi' Addie, C'Jmaii
wdf.^> I) i .tyS. a, <:i the stale oi
and Kolam; firyson, whi
p:r?6d?u ! ? liiollu'r in death, and
(-Me*. 3'. \v. i'.i-.e'!, oi' Columbus, S.
C.,:aud *1 uliif Crawford, 01
Wiljets..
Sister Bfy ;on pr il'essod fiiith in
' Ii ri-rl - andf.i hied uic Mi, l"i"ina??!
1 I\ipti>t 4*1 Hindi '!?!jt\^Hev; u yours
HgO 4fii(l dtyed >1 consistc'ii! ui-TI de
voied- <"'4iHs1i}in life Jiy_ti^ death. She
Jhi^Kf.! Mai eli ."J, 'i :) J-l.
Sho 'wn? a, lyya' wila and mother
and as long as she was able
she ' was loyal to. her church,
and was kind ty everybody. The last
live j ears of her life she was an in- '
valid. Sister 1 5 ry si hi boiv her ufilie
? ""h with p-.il ? ice 1111 til the.ihd k.'ik
There was i> v. n ? 1 11 tuiij n from
the .suspicion of wren <4 doing than
ahc was., Thora are others as go;:d,
but none better. The high osteon in
which she waa held was attested by
the trememhus ci\,v, d of friends who
gathered s:t her funeral .sorv.'ce to
lienor this beloved woman. The song
service was very ssweet and impres
sive. The funeral x>;ervicc was eon
ducted by Rev. R. L. Cook, assisted
by George C. Snyder nn?l_ 0. C.
Crawford.
Sister Bry.:on leaves a broken
hearted husband, to endure the re
inaining lonely horira of life, and
five children to share the loss of a
wife and mother. ' |
"Beyond this life of care and bor
row ,
, Is a city, we a iv old,
And the angels' ci;:,ius is singing
Songs that neVer ahull grow old.
There the tree of life blooming
And its leaves shall never fade:
If on earth we live for Je: '.n.
We shall. fest beneath its aL; do."
R. L. COOK. ,
_
LAKE JUNALUSKA DRAINED ,
Havwocd 'Journal, April 23. ? Last
? * * ?
Monday. I.ake Tuualuska was drain
ed -and hundreds of carp and other
'flah^wf^fe caught. The object. of the
? mjTrififcmeiit in tuning' out tin;
9 ? , ?' 2 - v ,
?Wateiy'it is ler.^ied. ."'as to get rid
of the carp., . waich prey' upon the.
other fish to.. pitch an ^extent that the
lake becali'e a lushing ground only
for the carp, some /if which being
exhibited &?, :thi> wdl freigh
seven or eivf.t poural.r fetti; Tt'is said
that -mure tlubi .tlirt-.? hundred of
tliens have been e.v.ijfhu
It is lenr.'ied that, the lake will
soon be staked with ba.s.; aud that a
sjplendid (idling sea: on may 30011 be
expected.
PASS HERE FLYING FROM
CHATTANOOGA TO ASHEVILLE
'
a Liberty D-II plane of
?00 horse power, Lieutenants G. W.
Gooddard and JI. K. Ramey, of the
United States Army made the trip
from Chattanooga to Asheville, Fri
day, in one hour and forty-five min
utes, passing over Sylva and up the
Tuckasfcigee River valley early in the
afternoon.
The army aviators arc to make
aerial maps of certain waterpowers in
Western North Carolina^
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A CORRECTION
In the story of the proceedings of
the Recorder's Court, in onr issue of
April 18, there appeared on item
stating that Stanley Moss had enter
ed a plea of guiltv to retailing. We
are informed that Mr. Moss' plea
was guilty of having a small quunti- i
ty , of liquor in his possession, and
that he was not charged with re
tailing, nor even suspected of it. We
gladly make this correction.
o? ?
? . DIX CREEK
f Mrs. Margaret Ga tea, who has been
ill for some time is improving nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sutton spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
.Tim Turpiii. <
Mr;. Nora Sutton and Annie
lh*own motored to Dillshoro, M011-- ?
day.
Mr. 'Glenn Gibson went (isliin^
Monday.
Mr. Henry Biuuirarncr and Mr.
? irilVou Kohinson motored to John *4
Creek, where they will stay for a
while.
Mrs. Elzie Webster has returned
home from Ttiekaseigee, where she
has been visiting her son, Mr. C. B.
Webster. 5
' ,l?ey. Loin Gibson and sen, Floyd,
vjiiiti'd Dix Creek, Saturday.
Mr. Dock Gibson called at Mr.
Fuller Elders', Sunday;
CANADA
The farmers arc indeed glad to
have ji tew days of diy weather, for
?>ne:r planting.
A crowd attended church at
Syl':v (,'raik, Sunday, and heard it
very interesting' sermon, by He v. Mr.
:rs. Gea. Cole and Will Smith, '
01 Sylva were viHitor.s here last reek.
Me.^rs. Iiarl and .Touch Wood, Jr.,
mild:.' a recent t i*ip to Brevard, Jones
purchasing a new Ford truck while
H'onti. !,
Mr. and Miu W. O. Parker recently
$;iadc a trip to Sylva, and purchased
:i Chevrolet.
>. ? ( *
Messrs. Eugene Parker and W. K.
Itccd, of Sylva delivered ft new Over
iand to the Mathews girls of this
place, last week.
Messrs. John and Lester Mathewi
motored to Sylva Tuesday on busi
ness.
Mr. Sherman Phillips is a very
frequent visitor to Rocky Hollow.
Horn, to Mr. nnd ? Mrs. W. If.
Mathews, a (laughter, Zelle.
o
GENERAL JULIAN 8.
CARE IS DEAD
General Julian S. Carr, former
commander of the United Confeder
ate Veterans, financier, promoter,
and one of North Carolina '? most he-,
loved and most distinguished citizen*
?lied suddenly, Tuesday night, nt the v '
home of his daughter, Mi*. H. C.
Flowers, in Chicago. ' l
General Carr was born in Cliapcf*>
Ilill October 12, 1945, and served i'u '
the Confedenite army throughout the /
war. After the war he engaged in
the manufacturing business, in Dur
ham, and became (lie of North Car?>
linn's wealthiest men. 't
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DOCK LEE KILLED
BY FATHER-IN-LAW
Carolina Mountaineer, April 2H.+
Sunday morning, near Lake J nun
luska, at his home, Sam Bun-ess shot,
?iid instantly killed his son-in-law,
I ]^?e, who approachcd the ho'ue
a: (I vm warned away. It is said
that i' few days before I^e had
whipped and mistreated his wife and -
that she went to the homo of her
parents. It is also said that Burns*
threatened to k!il him if he camn
there.
When he approach,! the hone
Sunday Burress warned him n to
come and it is also said Lee ailed
a pistol and fired at Burress v ho r.>
turned the lire with a shot gun, in*
I stantly killing Lee. Other reports say
that Lee had only one hand, the
other being in splints, and that it
was next to inijwssible for him to
shoot.
Burress was released on bond of
$5000.00. ?