The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-12
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FURTHER LIGHT THROWN ON
 MINOR DETAILS.

lished Reports--Rooms i'm Hitler
 Homestead Viewed Again Yesterday
 The "PIanting" of Laudanum and
 Pistol TheOry--Mr Edwards Last
 Games of Whist on n New York and 1 New Haven Train--Judge Hitler and
 the Find in the Back Yard
 Interest in the case of the death of Charles Edwards continues almost un- abated Coroner Mix was busy yester- day completing his report of the case | It is nearly finished. It was said that 1 the report will admit the impossibility of answering some of the knotty ques- tions in the case 1t will confirm the theory that it was a case of suicide, It will, it is reported, give further facts to confirm the view that the late Mir. Edwards had motive in taking his own life.
 Judge Hitler yesterday with his cus- l tomary courtesy answered questions re- l garding the case questions not at vari- 1 ance with the instructions of the coro- ner. He for one thing denied with em- phasis the report that he had expressed his opinion to anybody but the coroner regarding his views as to how Mir, Ed wards came to his death. He denied the report in a New York paper that he had said that he was positive that MT. Edwards never committed suicide.
 How about this Independent investi- gation by detectives?'
 All that will say" replied Judge Hitler is that two newspaper men called here late yesterday afternoon with letter from my sister, Mrs. Ed wards, asking to be allowed to go over the house and look for evidence. I told them that the coroner had given per- mission for me to show newspaper men over the house, and that would gladly accompany them over it. I dod so. as l have done other newspaper men, and they left. That is all that has been done by independent investigation rela. tive to searching the house."
 A, R. Ledoux of New York city, who claims to be close friend of Edwards and who has been telling that Edwards was afraid to come here, fearing an enemy, did not report here yesterday His statement was weakened Wednes- day by showing that Edwards was in- vited to stay at the residence of ex- President Dwight of Yale, and at Dr. Metcalf's, which he declined, and went to the Hitler home instead. Had he feared threats by member of the fam fly he would probably have accepted one of the invitations to sleep else where.
 Two or three New York newspapers have quoted Dr. Dwight as saying that he did not believe that Edwards com. mitted suicide, and have elaborated ar interview At the home of ex-President Dwight yesterday 1t was stated that he had given out no such interview and that he had consistently refused to dis cuss the case, and that he would con- tinue to do so, Much less, has he said, it was stated yesterday that he felt that Edwards was murdered.
 The story sprung that the New Haver Business Mems association proposes tc take up the case and send 1t for investi- gation over Coroner Mlx's head was yesterday found to have been suggested to an official of the association by a New York newspaper man, who now says that he gave polite answer but did not indicate that the Business Mems association would do anything in re. l gard to the matter.
 President S. E. Dibble, of the asso. ciation, said yesterday morning that nc member of the assoeialtoin had express ed dissatisfaction to him and as far as he knew, the suggestion that the busl- ness men take up the matter had mol been made by an officer or member.
 Coroner Mix evidently decided tC watch the investigation of the indepen dent detectives at the Hitler homestead for he sent his son Steve, and Detective owen J. Daly there yesterday morning and they kept an eye over the person. ally conducted tours of the house under the patronage of Judge Hitler.
 As to the theory that the laudanun bottle was planted" Coroner Mix said yesterday: Tt would seem rather strange that d laudanum bottle should be planted a day or so before the doc. tors conducting the autopsy had them. selves decided or found out that there was laudanum in the dead mans stom. ach."
 ''The investigation was not really started until Thursday morning and nc especial attention was directed to tht back door or the yard until late Satur. day. That makes just four days. There were plenty of theories as everybody will readily agree and we had to follow along careful and thorough investiga. tion. We worked just as fast as was compatible with careful inquiry"
 A prominent business man vel known in this city said last evening that he rode up ito New Haven in the same train on which the late MT Ed. wards came to New Haven for the last time and that he and Springfield : Mass. man and New York man, play ed whist with MT Edwards all the way up from New York. MT. Edwards seemed in good health and seemed tt be in fairly good spirits. He did not appear dejected, but was more quier that it was his wont to be. He made nc remarks about his object in coming tC New Haven, but seemed wholly absorb ed in the game.
 Opening the rear door, MT. Hitler ex plained to reporters yesterday just how it was bolted by the servants eacf night before retiring. "Of this fact am sure," he said "'They locked tht