Salisbury, Aug. 17 (AP)—The body of the young white man held at a local undertaking establishment since shortly after midnight Saturday after the man was found dead in the middle of the Statesville-Salisbury road, five miles out of this city, was identified late last night as that of Boyd Edison of 936 Eighth Street, Statesville. Two sisters came to Salisbury last night and positively identified the body as that of their brother who they said was a little over 17 years old.
The clew to establishment of his identify came through a man at Lexington who came here and after looking at the remains said it was the same man he brought to Salisbury by auto Saturday night and he told him his name was Edison and that he lived at Statesville. The chief of police there was then communicated with and he located the Edisons there and two sisters at once came here. It was learned the man had been to High Point after a job. He was walking to Statesville when hit by an unknown car. His mother is living but his father is dead.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1926
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