The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-04
In Last Stage of tuberculosis
In New Orleans Hospital,
Man Relates Story of Kill
ing Mrs. V. II. Davis Near
This City,

Reported to be in the last stages of
tuberculosis in a hospital in New Or
leans, and realizing that death is near,
Albert R. Davis yesterday made a full
confession to the murder of Mrs.
Mary Davis, near Thalmann on the
night OF Oct. 80, and for which his
brother and the murdered woman's
husband, Virgil H. Davis, is now occu-
pylng a cell in the Glynn county Jail
and has once been tried for the mur-
der, mistrial resulting.
Sheriff Berrie early yesterday morn
ing received telegram from the sup
erintendent of police at New Orleans,
stating that Davis had made a full con
fession. The officer, however, seem
ed to have somewhat doubted the
statement, and asked the sheriff in
the telegram if such a man was want
ed in Brunswick for such a murder.
The telegram stated that Davis was
i'll in New Orleasn hospi al, suffer
ing from tuberculosis.
Sheriff Berrie immediatel. replied
to the telegram, asking the New Or
leans man if Davis right an was
crippled and if the man was il condi-
ton to travel. Later in the NJ rning,
about 10 o'clock, a second te. sgram
was received from the superintC ndent
of police, in which he stated that the
mans right arm was injured and that
1ncWppnH
scrlption sent of Davis. The telegra y
further stated that the hospital sur
geon considered Davis in serious
condition, adding that while he was
able to travel it would be dangerous
Confession a Full One.
The confession made by Davis was
complete. He did not implicate his
brother in the crime at all, but stat
ed that he was the man who on the
night of October 27 probably being
Slightly off on the date) boarded
train on which he knew Mrs. Davis
was travelling, persuaded her to leave
the train with him near Thalmann,
and that there he murdered her. He
did not mention nor in any way impli-
cate his brother in the crime. He stat
ed further that he was ready and wiz
ing to return to Georgia and said he
would do so without requisition pa
pers.
Story of the Crime.
This confession by Davis clears up
what was one of the most heinous
crimes ever committed in Glynn coun-
ty. On Nov. IA the body of Mrs. Mary
Davis was found by a passerby near
Blount's station, about two miles
south Of Thalmann. The body was
secreted in small bunch OF bushes
some 80 yards from the tracks of the
A, B. & A. railroad A coroner's
jury was at once impannelled, and,
after a thorough investigation, war
rants were sworn out for V. H. Davis,
husband of the murdered woman, and
A. r. Davis, brother of the husband.
V. H. Davis at once surrendered and
was locked up in the Glynn county Jail
A. R. Davis has not since been heard
from. The woman's body was disfig-
ured almost beyond recognition, and
she was identified only by the cloth
ing she wore, two gold teeth, together
with purse and other things which
she carried when she left Hortense
on the day the murder was committed.
At the recent session of the Glynn
superior court the husband was plac-
ed on trial charged with the murder.
The state contended that there was
a conspiracy between the two broth
ers tomurder. Mrs. Davis. The husband
and wife had separated an alimony
suit had been instituted by the wife;
the husband had, according to wit
nesses, threatened the life of his wife,
therefore the state had what was con
sidered quite a strong case against
him on circumstantial evidence. The
defense, however, introduced several
witnesses who swore that Davis was
in his lumber camp all during the
night on which the heinous crime was
committed. The case was hard-fought
from beginning to end and resulted in
a mistrial, though majority of the
members of the jury favored the ac-
quittal of the defendant
During the trial, however, some
strong evidence was brought out
against A. R. Davis, the brother Wit
nesses testified that he was seen to
leave an A, B. & A. passenger train
in company with Mrs. Davis at Blount
station, where the dead body was