The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-16
BATTLE Or HEIRS
IN EDWARDS CASE.
NEW HAvEN'S MYSTERIOUS MUIR.
DER MAY EVENTUALLY BE
CLEARED UP.
ONE BULLET MISSING
Adds Greatly to the Mystery--6icod-
stains on Wall One Of Many EVIL
dences Against Suicide
Theory.

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New Haven, Conn, Jan 15.--The
| legal strugge-for struggle 1t will un-
doubtedly be-over the 100000 estate
of Mrs. Abigail Hitler, in whose house
occurred the mysterious death Of Char
les Edwards, her son-in-law, was begun
in the probate court here today. when
Prof George d. Warrous. OF Yale.
acting as the legal representative uf
Mrs Edwards and OF Charles Adds
| Hitler, presented formal application
for the granting Of letters OF admins
| ration on the estate to local trust
person.
| Two salient facts are brought out BY
the filing of the papers. one Is that
these two heirs do not believe or Will
not admit that Mrs. Hitler. their
ninety-year old mother. left will at the
time of her death in November. The
other, which has to certain extent
been dwelt on. Is that there is lack of
concord between the heirs The name
| IF Allan Maxey Hitler does not appear
among the signatures to the appIica-
ton Signed first Is the name Of Judge
Adds Hitler, Then follows the sigma
ure Of Sarah Katherine Hitler Ed
wards, by her attorney, Prof. Wat.
eous.
In the body of the paper 1t is set
orth that the heirs are Charles Hitler,
\. Maxey Hitler and Mrs. Edwards A
paragraph announces that no will of
he deceased has been found and that
he estate is approximately 100000
And 1t is further ordered" goes on
he petition that a copy OF said pafi-
ion and order of the court for a hear
ne be mailed TO A. Maxey Hitler or
lis attorney. f. p. Arvine"
Contest Due January 10.
The order Of The court IS that there
hall be q hearing on the appointment
administrator ON Jan f9 Al tisar
| ime Maxey Hitler VIII have chance
appear and state any formal obiec-
tions to the granting OF letters OF ait
minlstration. II Mrs Hitler left a will
As has been alleged. then will be the
opportunity to bring forward evidence
or a will Itself.
Judge Livingston w. Cleveland. who
will hear the application, is the same
fficer who was first called upon to de-
eide the contest over the wife of the
ate Philo S. Bennett In which William
Jennings Bryan was concerned.
Both MIR Arvine and Maxey Hitler
declined tonight TO make any com
nents on the application Of any intend
sh action on Their part. Those who
pretend TO know assert that Maxey
Iiller refused to sign the application
'or administration,
OF the utmost Impotence toward
revealing the facts In the strange
leath of Charles A. Edwards will be-
he proceedings in the settlement of
he estate of Mrs Hitler Two. II not
lll fthe heirs, have been accused OF
obtaining advances from the estate
turing her lfetime. II is the sd-
'ustment OF these matters which has
led TO the d'fenences over the distrl-
button of the property.
Coroner Mix Is evidently impressed
With the developments in the case
,ince his Tentative statement" was
issued This was plain today when
nc gave out a statement leugthening
he time Of his investigations two or
rhrec days.
Prior to the apnearance Of The facts
discoveries by the amateur sleuihs OF
he Yale Graduates Club, and one. or
wo even more significant discoveries
brought TO light tojay. he expected
20 complete his investigations aud
hand his finding In the case over to
he Superior Court last night or today.
Coroner Not Sc Confident.
The coroner Is aid 20 have confided
% his friends the wish that be bad
never issued his tentative statement
which may naturally be regarded as In
dicating that the statement Il now
something OF handicap In arriving at
his final conclusions in the case.
Coroner Mix Is quoted by a friend ss
aging that be has been greatly hand
capped BY his inability 20 bring 70
'his city Witnesses badly wanied. One
+ the Witnesses desired. according 70
the coroner's friends. Is Thomas Van
Kalkenburg. son-in-law Of the late Mr..
Edwards Il is understood the coron-
ar considers it a possibility that he
might give te. timony of considerable
value.
Another statement made is that the
coroner obtained bat little evidence
from Mrs. Edwards
The coroner vCuchsafed the state
ment today thai no new evidence ~
had been presented TO him.
Il Is quite possible that the curouer
must not have learned that the bottle
1f laudanum upon which he aid -
much stress in bis tentative" suicide