Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-13
A. MAX KILLER HELD
G. A. Edwards Brother-in-law
In New Haven Jail.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL IN MURDER CASE
jury Finds Victim Died From Pistol
wound That Could Not Have
Been Self InHicted-Fear-
ed Violence.

ner here while nc the home Of Charles
A. Hitler. another brother in-law, at lit
College street has been ordered placed
IN the lookup a police headquarters for
safe Keeping by Coroner Mix. Later
the coroner explained that Mr.. Hitler
was simply held without bail, as the
inquest is not Completed.
| This action was taken at the end of
a FIVE hours hearing at the coroner's
office Mr. Hitler was present when
tho order was given TO Detective Ser
geant Ward 10 take him to police head
quarters Hitler walked calmly along
the street to the station house, but on
reaching that place he began 10 gesticu-
late wildly and TO talk almost lrration-
ally. Tie was very pale and appeared
on the point Of collapse from the men
tai and nervous strain undergone by
him during the last thirty-six hours.
The detention Of Mr.. Hitler at this
stage of the inquiry into the mysterious
death Of Mr.. Edwards is a climax, al
though more startling developments
may be forthcoming. A. Maxey Hitler
Is one of New Haven's best known men
and is connected by blood and mar
rage ties with many Of the aristocratic
families of Connecticut The violent
death of Mr.. Edwards. who married
Mr. Killers only sister, also comes
equally close to families which are in
timatcly connected with the upbuilding
of Yale university
1t was determined by the autopsy
chat Mr. Edwards died from a bullet
wound which could not have been self
inflicted 1t was found that not only
was there n bitter disagreement be-
tween the Killers ana Mrs. Edwards
over the distribution of the estate OF
Mrs. Abigail Hitler, but that Mr.. Ed
wards had repeatedly told friends that
he expected TO die by violence The
singular feature is that the weapon
used against Mr.. Edwards cannot be
found. m
The investigation of the death of
Charles A. Edwards of New York, who
was found dead with bullet wound in
his head at the residence of his broth
er-in-law, Charles A. Hitler, on College
street. continued to absorb the atten-
ton Of the coroner and the headquar-
ters detectives.
Interviews given during the day by
the Hitler brothers and by friends of
the family all seemed to indicate that
there had been serious family differ
cnces over the estate Of the late Mrs.
Abigail Hitler, whose death occurred
on Nov ., 1908. She was the mother Of
Charles A. ana a. AIaXcy Hitler and
of Mrs. Edwards, wife of the victim Of
the tragedy According TO the state
ments made. the chief difference was
over the appointment of an administra
tor of the estate, though the question
whether or not Mrs. Hitler left a will
seems also somewhat unsettled, The
estate is estimated at upward of $50
600. A. MaXcy Hitler, breaking Il reti-
cence which he has manifested since
the discovery Of the tragedy, said TO
an interviewer that to the best of his
belief. his mother left a will and that
it was in a safe in the Hitler home
stead where his brother Charles has
lived for several months The key Of
this safe, A. MaXcy Hitler said, had
disappeared and the safe had not been
broken into, he explained, because it
had been expected that the key would
be found most any day. The safe is an
old fashioned one, with a big key 1t
was the property Of the Hitler brothers
father Mr. Hitler added that he was
on friendly relations with Mr.. Ed
wards and had never had an argument
with him A. Maxcy Hitler is himself
q lawyer. but he said he did not draw
mp the supposed will and did not think
it strange that his mother had not
asked him to do so.
Charles A. Hitler when asked about
the situation said that about Il O'Clock
Tuesday night Mr.. Edwards babe him
good night and went to his room. The
next morning. as Mr.. Edwards did
not appear early 20 take a train for
New York. MIR Hitler went TO his room
and, opening the door tried to arouse
MIN. Failing to do so, he knew at once
that something was wrong and hurried
ly summoned a physician, DIR. b. H..
Cheney. Mr.. Hitler said he supposed
ut the time that his brother-in-law had
been stricken with illness, and he
feared he had had stroke Of apoplexy.
From a friend of the Hitler family
II is learned that Charles Hitler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards We're agreed in
desiring the appointment of New Ha-
ven banker as administrator of the es-
tate OF Mrs. Hitler, but that the APP
pointment was opposed by A. Maxcy
Hitler. 1t is said that the latter de-
sired the appointment for himself.
In explanation of his failure to hear
any report OF a revolver during the
night. when the bullet which killed his
brother-in-law sped to its mission,
Charles Hitler said that he sleeps ha-
bltually mufiied In blankets. even to
his head, as he is naturally subject to
chills. With his head thus covered he
might not be aroused by even so sharp
ch In ha xf