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Show Billingsley Made Many Threats to Murder His Wife Special to The Tribune. PEOVO, May 12. In murdering his wife and committing suicide Sunday at Hunter, V alter C. Billingsley Bil-lingsley carried out a threat which, according to a divorce complaint filed in the district court here by his wife, Annie Billiugaley, lie has made many times if she attempted to leave him or secure a divorce The complaint was filed on May 7, and states that defendant has treated treat-ed plaintiff in a cruel and inhuman manner. It allegos that on or about tho 20th day of April, 1919, ho defendant defend-ant struck plaintiff with his fist and choked her: The complaint further fur-ther states that BlUlngsley frequently frequent-ly carried a pistol and threatened to use it at various times. |