The Washington times., 1906-01-06
Startling Testimony Was
Given by Mrs.
BenZOmaS
SHE TOLD OF THREATS
On the Strength of Her Evi-
dence Maxcy Hitler May
Face Murder Charge.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan 6.-The
| testimony OF the most important wit
ness yet heard ia the case has been
taken by Coroner Mix. This witness is
/ Mrs. Lena Benzomas. VINO was practi-
cally a companion OF the late Mrs. Hill
I or for a number of years.
/ She declares that Maxcy Hitler re-
/ peatedIy in her presence threatened to
kiu his aged mother and Charles A
I Edwards. and that he threatened 10
/ burn the house over their heads II she
/ did not comply witE certain requests OF
+ his tMaXcy Hille"),
Borrowed Money.
! Maxcy HiIler. this witness declared
/ had borrowed large sums OF money from
+ his mother and when she refused 70
give him more money. Mrs BeuzOmas
/ declares, he threatened her life with a
knife. On the strength of the testimony
of Mrs. Benzomas. which has been with
held from the public by the coroner.
the latter il is asserted. VIII ask the
States attorney for an order OF arrest
for Maxcy Hitler who is now under
detention as :, witness al his home Ia
Temple street.
/ Startling developments have Just come
to light which IT is believed viii aid in
quickly clearing the mystery III the
MURDER OF Charies A Edwards. the
millionaire chemical manufacturer OF
New York. who was found dying IN bed
in the Hitler homestead. from a bullet
wound IN his head
Revealed Poison.
The autopsy. conducted by Prof.
Charles II. Bartlett. city medical exam
iCer. has il is stated. revealed the pres
ence Of DO on IN the stomach OF the
murdered MN. \ second pistol and the
one from which, il is believed. MIR Ed
wards received his death wound. has
been found in the Hitler house, in which
the murder was committed
This weapon is a single barTeled der
ringer. twenty-five calibre. the size Of
the bullet found in the head of Mr.
Edwards and contained an exploded
cartridge. II was found in an old
chest OF drawers in room formerly
occupied by Allen Maxcy Hitler. broth
er-in-law of the dead man. on the sec
ond floor 10 the rear of the room in
which Edwards was slain.
IN get square with that man III
( have my revenge. III never let I'D ain
have my revenge II ii takes life
time"
-sAeAAtf A1AAtr-ts tft-f-+t-A iE Etlt lttnt
( Edwards murder case. made this tnre..t
agalT 81 Charles a E.dV.G rds few
! weeks before the New YORK merchant
met his death according 10 Airs. ill
han Hoffman. a ntW witness today
Following this sensational Testimony
q most remarkable Tea-cG for u murder
clue was begun 1t the Investigation af
Coroner Nix ana Chief OF Police. sVri.s,.
All the sewers between the two HHles
homestead are being dragged. ana tnt
yards front and back. of the twC
houses are being iuS MP in n second
search Tor the revolver with which Ed
wards was killed.
A Connecting Link.
Coroner Mix deems the finding # thi.
revolver necessary as a connecting Tina
in the chain of startling circursraati.
evidence he has already secured asai9s,
Hitler.
| The revolver which the coro..er re-
ceived from one of the members OF the
Hitler or Edwards family is of .32-caIi-
Der, and the bullet which slew Charles
A. Edwards Is of % caliber
Prof. Bartlett, who perfOrFieG the
! autopsy On Edwards, says the story of
: poison is not true. He and Deputy Cor
/ Oner Pond, as well as Coroner Xix denv
, the story No trace of an irFitanU in Ed
, wards stomach was found according Ia
5 / Dr.. Pond. F't-iae chemical analysis is
being made.
A Woman's Word.
There is a deadlock in the evidence
E which absolutely prevents another step
being taken by the authorities. and this
deadlock has been brought about by one
: woman's word. Despite the strong cir
cumstantiaI evidence which at one tim,
\ caused what was practically the arrest
of Mr. Hitler. on suspicion of knowing
Ia. EA J,
; in College street, there is the ircon.
trovertible aIibi for him established by
i his wife
. Hitler himself knows of this fact and
comments on it. He discusses frankly
the fact that he Is under suspicion anC
e asks if he looks like murderer.
! Her Word Prevails.
e So long as this alibi holds. until som,
n person can be found who swears he sa ;
\ the man out of his house after midnight
: Tuesday night no one in New HaveT
e viii doubt for a moment the truth o
= the woman's testimony. She is known
n respected, woman oi charitable works
o affiliated with many societies. a membe
2 of the exclusive faculty circles Sh,
t might be mistaken. her friends say. bu
O she would not tell Il falSehCod to saw
a even her husband
9 with this fact appreciated by tn,
d police the search today and tonight il
an in the direction of finding some per
Q son 10 breal. the alibi.
- IN the possession OF the police tonigh
I are two pistols. both found in the Hill
f Ter homestead today by the police On
+ is an old-fashioned derringer. which
2 out of the question. and the other is
I pistol of the caliber the bullet whic
0 was found in the head of Mr.. Edwards
These weapons were found in an oil
chest of drawers this afternoon in tn
second story of the house, in a rooT
Es-Hf known
Mr. Maxcy Killers room. Both wea
e pons are now IN the hands of an ex
S pert
: The quarrel between the one brothe
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