Bradford County telegraph., 1906-08-24
New Testimony Points to Guilt Of
j. T. Williams, Brother Of Mur.
dcred Mans wife.
Wife Held As ACCESSORY,
Se''neF VIII Talk Of DastardIy Crime
Committed al Baldwin on
August 18th.

august 18th.
Investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the mur,ler of Henry Davis
at Baldwin on the night of August 18th,
an account of which was published in
the Telegraph last week. has resulted in
the arrest Of the murdered mans wife
and her brother, J. @. Williams. They
were arrested at Baldwin Saturday aud
lodged in the county jail mt jackson.
vile. The Times. Union Of Monday con.
tanned the following in reference to the
case:
There were no new developments in
the Davis murder case of Baldwin yes.
terday, In fact, there is noihing ex.
pected until the preliminary hearing is
held, which will be some time at an
early date.
In the meantime Mrs. Henry Davis,
wife OF the murdered man, and her
brother, J. @. Williams arc confined in
the Duval county Jail. the man held for
causing the death Of Mr.. Davis, and the
wife held because the authorities be-
lieve she knows more OF the murder
than she is willing to tell.
Neither Williams nor Mrs. Davis will
talk Of the case. When seen at the Jail
by Times Union representative yester.
day Williams said that he had nothing
to say until he went to trial. To uss
his own language. he said. II will tell
what have to say IN court"
Williams Ia q tail man, . typical coun.
tryman. When seen yesterday he WAS
dressed only in an undershirt and pair
Df trousers.
When called by the newspaper man he
walked slowly to the door and an.
that no did not care to talk for
Mrs. Davis. who Ia an elderly woman.
= confined in cell In the front portion
If the JAIL She was sitting calmly In
! chair and looked inquidtively at the
'eporter when no approached her.
"No, I have nothing to ssy Of the case
Until we are taken to court" she said.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones has In
'is possession the notice that was posted
N Henry Davis gate, when he resided
With his wife at Yellow Water. The
lote was written ON . small pieoe Of
White paper In . scrswly hand, some Of
no words 70 badly written that II was
With difficulty that they were read.
The substance Of the note was 10 the
feet that Davis had better move away
rom the settlement before he was made
0 do no; that II he did not move that
very board on his house would be shot
N, etc.
Deputy Jones will keep this note ustil
I,e case Is called for trial. TO uss Il -
violence.
Thomas Hisler, who was convicted Of
iur,lcr in tho first degree with rsoom-
Of mercy. u now confined Ia.
he county Jail. his cass havong been ~
ealed knows the principals In this oass.
Hisler was seen yesterday sStsTnooa
nd said that he knew both Williams (,
nd Mrs. Davis; that he talked with
Irs. Davis Saturday night anA asksd
er about the case and that ske said tha1
ne man they suspected did nat kill NJ
'avis. feg
Hisler asked her sboat The caae M
no would ray noships more. H -
nat no remembered when he ltvo1 ooo
that settlement that Henry pqgis
Aarged Williams with shootng ah1nt
IL house when hs lived = YGllew
fater.
Thomas Hisler II looking wGlD -
as In good spirits yea1ae6GG II
liked on many subjects as1 inGl1sn1a1.
: mentioned that no ~ ~ helIese ~
as treated fairly In ~ M ~ ~
fe, for killing Thomas - ~ Nm,
ol,s at White Hoass snuns 49, -.
isler has been oonansd y ~ ~ ~
ven months. ~ y
Neither Williams ~ Mn Dagie Nm
cured lawyers 70 sepgenan1 - ~
equity Jones ssid ysuoeenaf ~ w.
ans remarked thst ~ ~ ~ ~ :
wyer; that no Win same 90 - 49,
Al the time The nsDe lgso1lDa11oD g
~ murder Of Hsagy QDvn ~ 49,
RS. Davis claine1 . boa9 ocoo oUo|k
,ed by s0lle ole oooonDo1D1 ~ oGoo0 M
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