The Washington times., 1906-01-06
WEALTHY CLUBMAN
MAY BE ARRESTED

never Deen on particularly good TERMS
but this disagreement began in early
youth. He never cared for me particu-
larly, and I never was much Impress
ed by him"
Have you ever made any threats
against Mr., Edwards?'
My answer was that / had never
made any threa. against Mr.. Edwards,
but one time when we disagreed over
division of property I said to him,
/ Such actions and such talk VIII IN
time bring their own punishment BY
this slime / meant that words Mr.. Ed
wards had used To me would be pun
ished by providence. I did not mean
that 1 would do him any violence.
II called She attention Of the cor
oner-' continued Mr. Hitler Ito the
published statement in an evening
newspaper that the front door had
been bolted on the inside by one of the
servants when the two men came in
II that were the case, even if 1 had
desired To use my key. l would not
have been able 70 do so.
Tobacco a Clew.
His last important question and
one that I did not understand and DO
not understand ii now was. Do you
chew tobaccoT
Speaking generally OF the case. he
copcluded: I have no fear. ] am
ready 10 submit myself 10 any test the
coroner would impose I know I am
/ innocent and they are beginning TO
/ realize that they were too hasty. Not
! the most unpleasant feature OF this is
, that I ara in receipt today OF many
! letters and messages of coincidence and
I sympathy from nay old friends 1t
/ viii all come right in time"
With letters and messages arriving
almost every minute, In the library Of
/ the pretty home. 433 Temple street
/ this afternoon. Mrs. 4. Muxcy Hitler
declared her absolute faith in her nus
+ the same alibi she had sworn 10 be-
! fore Coroner Mix at II o'clock last
night
/ AIRS Hitler is an artist and her lib
/ rary is decked with objects of her
/ artistic work. Afflicted as she is with
! extreme deafness and only able to
/ hear by means of an eartube. yet she
+ talked clearly. connectedly Of the case
/ II cannot understand" she said
( what The authorities mean by their
extraordinary action In locking my hus-
+ band up last night on such a flimsv pre-
text OF course he would be d witness
/ IN the case, bat that would not Justify
quarters He would not run away. We
/ are well known. We have always been
! respected. and that would be a guaran-
I tee that be would appear whenever he.
was needed.
! why did not the coroner summon me
I before he took this extraordinary step
/ Lhat would have saved Us this scandal
For Il matters not what they NAV the
+ oriZe. think, suggest. or con lecture in
This case, the fact remains that nv hls-
/ band did not leave this house last Tues
day night"
{ Mrs. Hitler was speaking earnestly
/ now Il know I have sworn, and | will
swear that hc returned home a O'Clock
I that evening. and had dinner with me
! and our three little girls After they
! had retired We came into this room and
remained until about 10 o'clock. when
( we retired He did not leave that room
until We arose the next morning, and he
( did not leave the house until after g
/ o'clock
You must know" continued Mrs.
+. Hitler. that on account of my afiictiof,
my other faculties are very sharply de-
/ Neloped, My sense of touch, my sight.
my sense Of feeling are so keen that l
am conscious Of slight vibra tions, of
/ movements II my husband IS restless
/ and turns in his sleep It awakens me.
/ thing, the opening OF the closing Of a
door. and IL he would arise al any time
{ ] knew II.
Will Save Husband.
There is one thing that I am sure will
prove my husband innocent" she con