Asheville, Jan. 22 (AP)—Testimony was given at a coroner’s inquest this morning into the death of Mrs. Annie Mae Burgess, who was found dead a the intersection of two prominent residential streets yesterday morning, tending to show the murdered woman stated some weeks ago that William “Bill” Davis, who is being held by the police for investigation, made threats against her life.
At the same time the witness stated Davis threatened to beat up Jim Redmon, who was friendly with Mrs. Davis.
Witnesses called today were Mrs. Henry Townsend, mother of the deceased, Mrs. Maggie Lee, with whom she was staying at the time of her death, Olson Revis, a companion of Davis while the latter was serving a sentence on Buncombe County chain gang for keeping a disorderly house; Lloyd Ward, a friend of the murdered girl; Bonnie Ledford who found the body; Caleb Ingram, an employee of the city who discovered the pipe with which the woman was struck on the head and her slipper at the scene of the crime the night before the body was found; Lynn McChone, first cousin of the woman; and Chief of Police Messer.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, Jan. 22,1926
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