Los Angeles, Feb. 12.
An amazing confession was made to the police here to-day by William Hardy, 21, the half-brother of Helen Katherine' Williams, eight, who lying near death in hospital.
Hardy said he wanted to put his half-sister "out of the way" because, by doing s0, he would be able 10 have a dog. vai 'a motor-ear and, when he His dor had, been run, over and Tasted to" get another, his, mother objected on the ground that his half Sisler was too nervous to have one in, the house.
Hardy 2 that he had attack ed his halt-ster with a hammer. striking her on the head and face.
Even if she recovers, she is expected to "bear signs of the attack for Iife—Reuter.
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