The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-13

64fN4l I4OuL4oIlll1C1lL GlO MEll WllOAA bAASJ are unconscious as when they take 1t voluntarily, consciously. We keep un- conscious people alive for weeks, per haps months, in this way, tipping up the chin, strengthening the throat and pouring down the liquid. In this way the laudanum could easily be sent down the throat of Edwards after he was stunned by the bullet from the pistol. The throat muscles would have forced the f1uiG into the stomach, where Il was found. So that the talk that lau- danum in the stomach is proof that 1t was suicide is the sheerest nonsense.
 Again, there is the impossible the ory that the blood found on the railing of the stairs, which is on the right as one goes upstairs, came from Edwards hand as he went up stairs. Now, Ed wards was shot on the left side. It is his left hand which he would natural ly have put up to his face as he walk ed upstairs, not his right It looks more to me as if the blood on the stairs dropped from the hand of someone 1n- stead of falling directly from a wound.
 The coroner is busy making up his report. It is delayed owing to his hay- ing been away in an official capacity, attending to the Fucker murder case in Ansonia. He is also willing that the independent detectives from the New York American and other sources, who claim to be working on the Edwards case, should have plenty of time to se- cure new evidence which he will ac- eept, before he gives out his report. He has also to incorporate in his re- port the statements in regard to the case made by Medical Examiner Bart lett, the report of the dozen physicians on the autopsy, and that of Dean H.. E. Smith of the Yale Medical school on the chemical analysis of the con- tents of the stomach. His report he says, may be ready either to-day or Monday.
 Judge Hitler was deeply engaged yesterday in a game of chess with his old friend, w. H. Kingsbury, the book seller, when a reporter called and ask ed his opinion about the blinds being closed, as above stated He said that it was no new thing for the blinds tc be closed in that room. When asked as to his plans, he said he expected to stay here until his mothers estate was settled and then go back to his Kan saS home.
 Maxcy Hitler, who is president of the city board of library directors, and member of Mayor Studley's cabinet, when seen yesterday chatted cordially, and in regard to the fact that the blinds in his mothers room were closed the night of MT. Edwards death, said 1t was very surprising thing, If true. Those blinds had not been closed for years. When asked if he thought that Edwards committed suicide, he said:
 "I have not answered that question, have not been interviewed upon 1t, and decline to talk upon it now, although a number of newspapers insisted that have given a statement upon it. A time when come for me to talk, and when it does, I can assure you that I shall have something long and sharp to say, but till that moment comes my lips are sealed"
 Mr. Hitler said also that he wished to retract the positive statement which he made several days ago, in which he as- serted that it was his positive belief that his brother-in-law had committed suicide. He declined to explain, how ever, just what were his present views, His manner applied that he was wholly at sea as to what opinion to adopt.
 T. have promised my friends Allan Maxcy Hitler declared, that l will not discuss the tragedy at all although I should like to say something about 1t very much. Perhaps I shall make a statement later.
 Hitler paused 8 moment. Then, with redoubed earnestness demanded: Do I look like man who would kill an- other? Look at me and tell me if l do."
 While he was standing talking at the door one of his little daughters ran up to him, and he put his arms about her
 "The things that have been said about her father have almost broken this little girls heart" he said. The child nodded gravely.
 To show Allan Maxcy Hiller's strong sense of humor, the following anecdote is related: In 1894, Maxcy Hitler was a candidate for the mayoralty nomina- ton at the republican city convention He received just one vote. When the result was announced he arose and made brief speech.
 T want to thank all the delegates who voted for me for their warm and cordial support" he said. "I am proud to think that I boiled one whole vote. That, gentlemen, I have no objection in saying, cast for myself
 Coroner Mix is pretty tired and ad- mits it. He has been under a very heavy strain since the dead body of Charles Edwards was discovered in the Hitler homestead on College street. He Is beginning to show the effects of the strain, but he will put in many hours of work daily until he is ready to officially announce his conclusions in the case.
 One mysterious thing, said an observ- CT yesterday, was confusing to the sui eide theory: that is, "Why it is that a wound which dripped blood over the floors and stairs of the Hitler house, got not one single drop of blood on the shoulders, back or front of the under shirt which MT. Edwards wore"
 'Is it reasonable to believe that Ed wards walked about the house drip l ,ni,nn, hlnnd and vol ga rrind his hon d i,,