The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-04
THE WEAPON
CANT BE FOUND
Suicide Was AT First Feared
But Later That Was Thought
TO Have BeenImpossible---
The Details.

New Haven, Jan. IA rigid investi-
cation has been made into the death
.of Charles a. Edwards Of New York,
formerly president Of the Passaic Chem
ical company IF New Jersey, whose body,
with pistol wound IN the head, was
found eyesterday BIT the home OF his
brother-in-law Charles a. Hitler.
For almost ave hours yesterday Depu.
ty Coroner Pond conducted the prelim-
mary inquest into the shooting of Mr.
Edwards. Those who we're examined
were; A. Maxcy Hitler and his brother,
Charles, and at its conclusion neither
witness was held. Coroner Pond said
after the inquest THAI he would make
no formal statement He talked with
the newspaper men for short time,
however, on the case and said that as
far as he could learn he conld find no rea.
son for Mr. Edwards taking his own
life. aon the other hand continued
the coroner, "there seems 10 me to be
coed reason to believe that AIR. Edwards
! Was lslIeasSt
He was asked If suspicion pointed to
any one man. and be replied that he
would not discuss that phase of Tie
case. The coroner was asked whether
or not the shooting, in his mind, was
the result Of quarrel between members
oil the Hitler family, but declined to
speak definitely on that score also,
Finding of Tragedy.
Mr.. Edwards was found dying in his
chamber BY Charles \. IIilier. He had
retired about II o'clock Tuesday night
after attending birtnsav party in hon.
or Of his sister, Mrs. Samuel Harris,
who is cousin Of former President
Timothy Dwight Of Yale.
Earlier III the dny be had come oyer
from New York for this special pur,
pose, ana Of late he had been frequent
visitor here, usually as a guest of either
Charles Al on A. Maxcy Hitler, both
= Diotiitf p tl7ldWs Att Il islfFtU apPdfeHtlf
in the best Of spirits His failure to
appear at breakfast led Charles Al Hiilrr
to 60 up stairs.
According to the latter the chamber
door was not locked. and going in he
saw Edwards apparently unconscious
from what was ct first taken to be u
stroke OF apopIexy. 4 neighbof, Dr..
Matcah, who il dentist, Was called
and be gave restoTatives, under the i'm.
precision that it was stroke Of apo.
plexy A little later DR.. I3cniamin ri
Cheney reached the house, but SIR. Ed
wards was then breathing Nj. last. III
the course Of his treatment Of the dy
ing man, Dr Cheney foi1na bullet hole
IN the left side Of the head. directly
behind the eaf. The hemorrhage from
II had been pr0fnse. but as IL was
later learned, the missile had zone di.
reetly into the BRAIN The death Of Mr.
Edwards was reported bv Charles A.
Hitler to Deputy Coroner Pond. who at
once went To che house, willis mes
senger summoned A. Maxcy Hitler from
the superior court, where he was trying
@ case.
At first glance Deputy Coroner Pond
thought that death was an act If sui
eide. but the absence OF the weapon
which hours of scarching failed To rc,
veal, at 0nee gave rise 70 a suspicion
al murder, although he declined to so
lexpress himself when interviewed during
the afternoon
Later the police were notified of the
death and guard was sent 20 The house
and several Detectives assigned To the
casH. The police rt once reached the
conclusion that there had been mur-
der. and the investigation proceeded on
this fine. They found that the house
had not been broken into foreibiy, but
an habolfed Kitchen door, which the
boll.e servants chained was ycewely fns.
tened IN ttr night, gave q possible elcw
that soraeo1e had passed out Of the
house BIZ Tint means,
ri vas ststrd by one close 70 thr
situation regarding src alleged differ
1noes between the Killers and slf. Ed
wards. that about three weeks ago Mrs
Edwards came 10 New Hayen, md at
fhat time there WIS trouble oyer the
eettlement cf The estate Of the elder
Rfrp. Hilles who died few vceas hr-
fore II * alleged trat Kls Edwards
called at police hendgaastcfs log po-
lioeYrsp rs accompany her tc the rail.
yoad ,safion IN order 20 protect her
rom tlr tlr~tercd viocact II ceftain
meTbrfs oi tie family Ihe police
last nsaht stated tlnt tho casc Fro5ably
xill deselap into ORE cf ti'c nott sen