Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-06
WAS SHOT TO
DEATH IN BED
New Yorker Victim Of Mysterious
Murder at New Haven. Conn.
NO CLUE TO THE ASSASSIN

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president OF the Passaic Chemical
company OF New Jersey. and more re-
gently an officer of the General Chemi-
cal Company. with an Office In New
York city. was mysteriously given q
death wound from a pistol ball while
lying in bed during the night the guest
Of his brotherin-law Charles A.
'iiller So mysterious was the case
rom the outset that Deputy Coroner
Pond opened an inquest 1t police
headquarters. following long and
searching inquiry during the day at
street. almost directly opposite east
divinity. a dormitory of Yale
Mr.. Edwards was found lying in his
chamber by Charles 4. Hitler. He had
retired after attending birthday party
In honor OF his sister. Mrs. Samuel
Harris, who is cousin OF former
President Timothy Dwight of Yale.
He retired apparently in the best OF
spirits His failure to appear at break
fast led Charles A. Hitler to go up
stairs According to the latter, the
chamber door was not locked. and
going in he saw Mr. Edwards appar-
emily unconscious from what was at
first thought TO be stroke of apo
plexy
A neighbor, DR.. Metcalf. who is
dentist. was called and he gave re-
storatives under the impression that II
was stroke of apoplexy. A little later
Benjamin II. Cheney. NJ. d.. reached
the house, but Mr. Edwards was then
breathing his last In the course OF
his treatment or the dying man DIR.
Cheney found a bullet hole in the left
side of the head, directly behind the
ear. The hemorrhage from II had not
been profuse. but, as 1t later was de-
termined. the bullet had gone directly
into the brain.
The death of Mr.. Edwards was re-
ported by Charles A. Hitler to Deputy
Coroner Pond who at once went to
the house, while a messenger sum
moned A. Maxcy Hitler from the su
perior court, where he was trying a
case The police reached the conclu-
sion that there had been a murder,
and the investigation proceeded on
this line. They found that the house
had not been broken into forcibly, but
an unbolted kitchen door. which the
house servants claimed was securely
fastened during the night. gave pos
sibe clew that some one had passed
out OF The house by that means. There
was no sign OF weapon.
Deputy Coroner Pond informally
gave his opinion that ii would have
been impossible for Mr.. Edwards to
have shot himself and get rid of the
weapon. and It was equally mystify-
ing. he said. as to the point from
which the bullet was discharged. De-
termination of these facts. II II be pos
sible. was left to the autopsy.
After examination of the homestead.
the servants in the house and both
Charles and Maxcy Hitler We're rig
idly questioned
Mr.. Edwards was about go years old
and a descendant OF Jonathan Ed
wards one of the early presidents OF
OF distinguished ancestry He was
graduated from Yale in the academic
class of 1866 and was an extremely
popular member Of the class
HUNDREDS KILLED IN MINES
Dropping OF Cages and Falling Rock
most Prolific Causes Of Fatality.
la artu
record OF accidents in the anthracite
region was GO killed in and about the
mines The mon thus killed left 145
widows and 4S0 orphans.
The nonfatal accidents number
about 1900 The death rate last year
was largely increased by a series Of
accidents caused by cages loaded with
miners falling down shafts
The falling Of top rock was the
most prolific source of fatalities there
being over 900 deaths from this cause
alone
Soldiers Uniform Must Be Respected
New York Jan 4 For requesting a
sergeant OF artillery To change his seat
at "a theatre FIRST Lieutenant Roy
TAYLOR OFT the Coast Artillery is re
duccd iii rank . numbers Ile was
tried hy courtmartial Tine odense
was committed AT theatre n Sew
London Conn where sergeant Of
Tavurs own company who was IN
uniform vacated scat at rho request
of Lieutenant TAYLOR "lt is hoped :"
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