The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-16


 was submitted to Medical Examiner Bartlett, who had a chemical analysis made which demonstrated that the sub stance was tobacco.
 This was the day after the body was found. So important did 1t seem to me that called up Dr. Bartlett on the tel r ephone, and urged him to ascertain whether it was grain tobacco, like, for instance the Turkish variety from which cigarettes are made, or plug or perique tobacco. The deceased did not use tobacco at all
 Dr. Metcalf found no blood stains on the bed or on the underclothing of Mr. | Edwards, as has been enormously re- ported. Neither did he notice that there was carpet dust on MT. Edwards socks Concluding his interview, Dr. Met calf exclaimed:
 Suicide, suicide, suicide! Think of this: The night before this thing hap pens Charles Edwards was in here, sit ting where you sit now. He was in the most jovial kind of mood, telling stories, chaffing. When I began to chaff back he jumped up, laughed, and was in the merriest kind of humor."
 What did he talk about?"
 "Oh, about his wife and family in a general way"
 Did he say anything about his af- fairs?"
 Nothing in particular. He did men, tion something to me about a telephone bill Whenever he wanted to call up the Hitler house from New York, he always got my house and had the call reversed, and paid me the bill at the end of the month. That night he said to me:
 Doctor, by the way, if there are any charges of mine that are not paid, be sure and let me know and I'll pay them
 Did he speak about the Hillers?'
 ''Passingly referring to Maxcy Hill- er," he remarked, q don't know where he got it, but they tell me the records show of his paying taxes on property assessed at $21 1OoO'
 The two servants who have been en- ployed at the Hitler house say that they cannot live there any longer under pres ent conditions, No police protection has been given them and Charles Hitler, and a rabble of curiosity seekers has overrun the property, paving over the property which was left for the heirs to take charge of upon the death of Mrs. Hitler two months ago.
 Nothing has been preserved from the clutch of the invaders, and the situation grew worse yesterday when Charles Hitler went to New York city to see his sister, Mrs. Edwards, for the first time since the tragedy. Mrs. Edwards is i'll | and unable to come here She cross examined Hitler last night at the New l York home about a number of particu- lars in which his statements do not cor respond with others made about the killing of her husband.
 His absence left the aged servants in | the house alone and Sunday was one of | trial and exasperation for them for a small horde of seekers after the re- ward swarmed into the house and grounds.
 Yesterday the servants packed their property Margaret Reynolds said. 1 T can't stand this any longer. It has broken me all up The people who come running here have distracted me. won't stay in this house any longer, and neither with Susan Griggs, the oth- CT servant. We expected Charles Hitler back last night, but he sent us word by telephone that he would not come till this afternoon. We will stay till he comes, but we have things all ready to get out as soon as he sets foot in l the house."
 twill Charles Hitler stay here alone | after you are gone?"
 T don't know. I should think that he would be afraid to stay so near the room where MT. Edwards was mur- dered."
 Attorney w. H. l.. Edwards of New ] York, nephew of the dead man, was 1 in this city yesterday in relation to the estate of Mrs. Hitler and acting in the interests of Mrs. Edwards. He was in consultation with Prof. George D. Wat rous, who ls acting for Mrs. Edwards and Judge Charles A. Hitler in this city
 The attorney from New York was with Prof. Watrous for some time and it was stated that they were preparing for the hearing on the Hitler estate which is to come up in the probate court on Friday. At the hearing held l last week Prof. Watrous asked for the appointment of the New Haven Trust company as executor of the estate, do- ing so at the solicitation of Mrs. Ed wards and Judge Hitler. A. Maxcy Hitler refused to sign the papers at that time, but his attorney has since stated that his client will make no op- position.
 It is now learned that Edwards car ried bigger life insurance than was at first supposed. The amount he is known to have carried is now stated to be $S2,OOO. A good share of this was taken out only 8 few weeks before the killing, a fact which Is regarded as bolstering up the suicide theory.
 The report made by Medical Examir- CT Bartlett to Coroner Mix shows a lot of bad ailments from which Edwards had suffered for years, and the insur- ance examiner who passed Edwards a few weeks ago may be brought into the case by his company when the statements of Dr. Bartlett are given out
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