The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-11
MURDERED,
SAYS KILLER
Edwards Brother n-Law De-
clareS Case Was Not Suicide
REWARD OFFER RUMORED
Several Private Detectives Now at Work
on the Case at the widows Re
quest--New Theory About
Duel.
REWARD OFFER RJJMORED

New Haven, Jan, 11--Charles A. Hill
er made remarkable declaration to 4
press representative to the effect that
he believed his brother in-law, Charles
A. Edwards, was murdered.
aThe coroner's verdict came to me
al great surprise he declared. r
never dreamed Of suicide, There was
no motive for suicide, according to my
mind.
Did you not know that Mr.. Edwards
was in financial difhcultiesg" he was
asked.
HE always seemed to have plenty
of money he replied, '.and If he was
in trouble financially did not know Of
it."
DO you believe he committed suicide
or was muTdered?a
He never committed suicide" was
the straightforward reply.
The Judge arrived at the coroner's
office about ill o'clock, and remained
an hour waiting for the arrival Of DIR.
Mix. When he was told that the cor
oner had gone over TO Ansonia on an
other case he seemed much disappoint-
ed
II wanted to seem him very much
this morning" he said.
1t was while be was waiting in the
office that he consented to talk about
the suicide theory.
Now, I've been instructed by the cor
oner not to make any sort of state
ment,' he kept saving. He was asked
if he had seen his brother, Marcy, since
the morning after the tragedy. He re-
piled that he had not. He denied tho
report that he had been separated from
his wife in Kansas.
Il came ON very suddenly" he ex-
planned. Il was summoned to the bed
side Of my dying mother by telegram
and | left at once.
Then he went back TO the suicide
theory. II seemed to worry him.
Il never dreamed of suicide" he kept
repeating. There was no motive for
it.
1t is now reported that Mrs. Ed.
wards has offered large reward for
the capture and conviction Of the muir.
derer. When her counsel here, George
d. Watrous, was questioned on this
matter he would neither deny nor con-
firm the rumor.
To strengthen Mrs. Edwards desire
! 90 solve the mystery surrounding her
husbands death, several private detec.
tiyes have come here 1t il understood
that they will be given every leeway
by the local authorities.
W. IL L. Edwards, the nephew of the
dead man, it is believed, is back OF this
effort to run down the perpetrator Of
the deed.
Rumor Of Reward
The coroner's verdict Of suicide il
to be final one. He has left to take
up the case Of the murder of Harry
Fucker of Ansonia
The verdict viii probably be filed
with Clerk Anketell OF the superior
court today. Meanwhile the state al.
toFney, in whose hands the matter now
rests, is conducting another investiga.
tion at the Hitler homestead. Accom-.
panied by Prof. Bacon, well known
Yale expert, he went early yesterday
to the House of Mystery" and looked
over The scene of the tragedy. The
blood spots on the staircase We're exam.
ined, and bits Of wall paper, on which
were found tiny biotehes, were removed
for chemical inspection.
Mr. Williams is searching for a viii
of Mrs. Abigail Hitler. II is supposed
she made one, but it has never been
found. This will is now the one miss
ing link, according to the coroner.