New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-05
A. MAXCY KILLER HELD.
EDWARDS CASE WITNESS.
Brother-in-La1U of Murdered Man
Detained With0ut Bail.
rBy Telegraph to The Trtbune.l

ler brother-in-law of Charles A. Edwards, OF
New York, who was murdered at No III Col
lege-st., yesterday morning, was detained To-
night as a witness by the New-Haven police
pending final decision by Coroner Mix as TO the
responsibility for Mr.. Edwardss death Cor
oner Mix took this step at o'clock this even
ing after the result of the autopsy was MADE
known to him.
This result proved conclusively that murder
had been done. The coroner at once orderer the
detention of Mr. Hitler The latter was at once
taken to the city lookup.
Coroner Mix sent for A. Maxcy Hitler to at
tend to-ntght's inquiry at 1870 The inquiry
was held in the coroner's rooms, next TO tiie
postoffice in Church-st Mr.. Hitler walked
three blocks from Police Headquarters between
two detectives He strangely excited ana
gesticulated wildly as he was taken out Of the
lookup
Mrs Maxcy Hitler had already been at the
coroners inquiry for an hour when Mr. Hitler
arrived The line taken up was the family al
fairs the relation between A. Maxcy Hitler ana
Mr. Edwards. 1t said that unusual condl-
tions had been proved and that Mr.. Edwards
had stated to friends that he feared for MS HE
from a New-Haven enemy. The inquiry to-
night made little progress, and the indicatlons
at midnight were that it would be adjourned
until tomorrow.
Shortly after midnight the Coroncrs inquiry
adjourned and 4 Maxcy Hitler taken in
"a re 70 his home in Templest for the night
in charge of a policeman Coroner Mix said
N answer to questions that Mr. Hitler was not
vet held on charge OF murder and that the
INQUIRY would be continued tomorrow
The detention of Mr. Hitler climax TO
| ,lne of the most puzzling murder cases TINS
state has ever known. The position and ousi-
ness standing of all of the persons Interested
coupled with the lack of clews. made the affair
the most mysterious in local criminal annals
since the Jennie Cramer case
The police are trying to untangle the ouSl-
ness troubles surrounding the settlement OF the
a.+o+a oF Mrs Abigail Hitler. mother of A.
Naxcv Charles H Hitler and Mrs. Charles Ed
wards.
No direct charge was made up to late TINS
o,,aning as 70 the completely of any one con-
| carned in the case. including Mr. Hitler Cor
oner Eli Mix refused to make statement ana
the result of the autopsy was not given out
| rha cosa ts still surrounded with mystery, III
sn,te Of the detention of Mr.. Hitler. who Is IN a
state Of hysterical. nervous collapse
Mr.. Hitler for years has been one OF the pest
,,,ou.o cittzens Of New-Haven lawyer in good
standing club member. church worker, and
| ,danttaed with many public institutions. He Is
DYaSld6nt
of which he has been an active member for
twelve wears He has been president of the
Nav Haven University Extension. was the
founder of that course of lectures and this year
was the leader in the affairs of the course
INTERESTED IN POLITICS.
tIa has been Republican all his life, and has
too, IN local politics for fifteen years He was
~. 90 the founders of the Young Mems Repub-
,ioa,, club In 1891 chairman of the Republican
committee of the first or business district ward
.L.a 1aars Alderman from that ward, and at
.o,oroi times prominently before the city as
candidate for Mayor, with strong support
We entered Yale In 1875 but had to leave there
or account of nervous breakdown. He was gradu-
ated from the Yale Law School in 1898 when he
was about forty years old
AS the case developed important questions
we're cleared up. It was learned that there hao
haar, long standing trouble in the Hitler family
over the disposition of the estate OF the elqer
Mrs Abigail Hitler, who died last fall- lne
astate amounted to about $4,000 in real estate
in this city. including large block IN Chapei-
ST opposite the Yale campus The personal
ossa+s we're supposed to be as much Charles
a t4,tler- the son, had been here from the west
at intervals for the last lew years "heh HIS
mothers health was bad.
T. &c understood that there was difficulty be-
tween the two brothers, A. Maxcy and Charles
HITLER and Mr.. Edwards. acting for MS wire'
o1,er the settlement of the estate and the taking
out of administration papers
E7duaras had been in the city many times on
h,,siness connected with this estate. and had
not been on good terms with A. Maxcy Hitler
+boush friendly with Charles.
An examination by Coroner Mix OF the two
KILLER brothers lasted through the afternoon
At the close of it the autopsy finding was re-
norted and A Maxcy Hitler was detained as
witness The police say that when they get 10
the bottom of the famil- troubles they will be
rear a solution of the tragedy. Mr. Hitler was
detained under a new State law granting deten-
ttor movers to the courts. as In New-York
State. .r,o,,,yT,
q-rroushout the day many important details
caroa out The bullet that killed Mr.. Edwards
was found early in the afternoon and removed
from, the head II was of 22-calibre.
The servant I'm family living next to the
HIuer house said to-day that early yesterday
morning she heard three pistol shots IN rapid
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