The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-14
STRANGE THEORY
| IN MURDER CASE
CLOSED SHUTTER IN ROOM suG-
oEsTs EDWARDS WAS KILL
Ed WHILE PRoWLING.
SHOT FOR A BURGLAR
or Else Deliberately Whiic he Was
Outside Closing Blind So 40 TO
Conceal His Light
Within.


New Haven, Coun.. January i3.-
Some amateur sleuths Of New Haven
have built up a new thesry on the
strange death Of Charles A. Edwards
the death which the public here believe
to pe murder and which Coroner
+ Mix calls probable cuicde.
| 1t would be strange, indeed. u these
| AMATEUR had hit upon clue 70 the
solution to one OF the most puxziing
nysteTys ever propounded, IN fiction
| 2r In actually. Because they are men
IN private life and little affiad rf
their own theory's consequences, these
| amateurs OF detective science insist
that al present their identity shah be
concealed.
A prominent citizen Of New Haven,
who knows how the theory was ayoW-
ed sayg II has been brought 70 the
attention Of Coroner Mix. who Is Civ
ing Ii serious attention. This pre-
amble Il required ythe very nature
If the new suggestions.
Several gentlement of high standing
At the Yale Graduates Club had
4eated discussion after the Coroner
nuch-criticised decision that Edwards
committed euicide One Of the party
suggested that they all 30 and look az
he Hitler house and grounds TO set
le certain disputes how the various
poms are placed in their relation to
he grounds. They walked about the
n ,ard and finally went along the south
ide OF the house in the part which
eads from the street to the back
garden.
Find Shutter ciose..
suddenly one OF the pf.yatn iasesti.
1 .ators gave cry. He had al covcxca
g ssnew piece OF evidence. which all
nher detectives had overlooked.
The shutter Of the next to the rear
: most wiiidow on that side Of the house
E lad been closedsrecently. There were
= 'resh breaks In the vines which haf
4 Iaeld II open for years breaks not
4 .nore than few days old.
VI Out OF that circumstances. with the
a acts alrea1y known. grows the new
.heory --or rather two new theories.
l~sce involves killing by mistake. with
4 A niepf to hide the deed. The other, in
anlionai killing.
b 6ilas A. Edwards many recent Wis
II 'Iys 10 New Haven were inspired by hts
1: 4rxtre 70 settle certain disputes over
! ishe distribution Of the estate Of II
a fxtf,f bs
n,iaw ana the mother OF Chas A, eeA'
:. 4 Waxey Hitler There has been liaf'a
e Eles1 OF talk about a VIII sal" d.
q ,een 10 existence which neve~AI'
e sered for probate, informant 9eR''is-
e o light today that there W -p1 -
document in which existeTiha ~ ~
sr was deeply intereste1. esreAl lo' en'
L was actually in financis oa
and needed all he could'N. 'D'''
Hitler estate. "i''ov' N'-'.'
Was Edwards pss. WIN I'm.
= This document was 70, ''H'i'''''''' .
! Coroner Mix's detectives y
n. OF the recently closed windt /,
he room In which old Mrs. II -.
"A It is draft OF a deed recen
ten by which Mrs. Edwards an ~
= les A. Hitler. on consideration -,
,J agree 20 waive IN favor OF Maxey ~.
=. Ter their rights to one OF the part
n real estate that belonged 20 the.
n, lead mother This deed had not been
le signed by Mrs Edwards nor by Char
:. 'es Hller
az Now. suppose that Edwards believed
& n or knew ef the existence OF a Ger
A. ain paper which wa. important 20
him. and which was concealed. OF
xhose existence was denied by one
!. 1r the other Of the Hitler brothers.
Suppose. again. that he determined TO
:, search old Mrs Hiiler's room for this
docnment at a time when no ono else
:, Was awake
!. Thai sapposif on would account In
g some measure fer his staying uD. a.
q ne did. untIl Charlie A. Hitler retired.
i. imagine him gone 10 bed. In bis under
: cIothiug and socks not 10 sleep but %
!. xalf until he could be certain tina.
Z every one In the house was soundly
!. sIumbering. Then would be The time
i Tor him TO take some matches in h $
hand and steal Downstairs 20 oid
:, lMrs Killers bed chamber
cce- outsice House.
He lights the gas Then It occurs
to him that any passershy can see an
elderly gentleman IN scanty raimea'
rsmmsging where he has no business
20 be- He puts out the gas. He tries
- rear basement din ng-r0om. which
Is In The vine hviis i1 Therefore be
10 eoes dovn fhe back stsirs 10 the
5 rear basement dingins room. shieh
y Would be he cellar + the house sere
.fInuf buih IN slopina grounds
u He Hghts TIE gas there fc- Is glare
q woaild BOT be observed ny aaybodE. be