The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-16
DR. METCALF'S DENIAL.
NOT CORRECTLY REPORTED IN
 NEW YoRK REPORT.

MOod Night Before Death-Mrs. Ed
 wards Interviews Charles Hiller-
 Nephew of Dead Man in This City
 Yesterday.
 The status of the Edwards case re- mains as before, so far as new deyel- opments are concerned. Coroner Mix $ report is not yet ready, and as has al- ready been stated probably will not be until tomorrow or Thursday.
 Dr. Metcalf denies that he was cor rectly reported in the New York pa pers, which alleged that he said that Judge Charles A. Hitler said to him after the body of Charles A. Edwards was found; This looks like Maxcy S work Dr. Metcalf says he never said it and that Judge Hitler did not utter the words or anything like them in his hearing. At the same time," contin- ued Dr. Metcalf, something occurred to make me think Charles Hitler was innocent. The aspect of the case is SC , peculiar that it isn't safe to say any thing.
 Dr. Metcalf dictated the following statement:
 Margaret Reynolds, Judge Killers servant. speaks with a very broad brogue, but I was able to understand from her answers that she had called both Judge Hitler and Edwards that morning, and that both answered.
 MT. Edwards?" I asked. "Yes,' she replied.
 w nat did he say?'
 T can't tell you.
 Maybe it was only a groan,'' sug- gested. And she made some sort of as- sent or dissent couldn't say which.
 Edwards was lying with the clothes carefully laid over him and tucked in From the appearance of his face, as looked at him at first he seemed tc have suffered a stroke of apoplexy. The body was still warm. The feet were ir a rather uncomfortable position, anc placed my hands under the calves and put them in a more comfortable posi- tion. He was lying on his back, his face turned on it's right side and about an inch away was the bloody handker- chief His right arm was stretched out at right angles to his body; the left at his side, but Judge Hitler told me it was folded over his chest when he entered the room. This looks like apoplexy," l said, turning to Judge Hitler; The has fallen and struck him self on some substance"
 I then examined the body more par ticularly. There was no breath, nc pulse, no heart beats, Judge Hillel said' "Oh, dear; oh, dear, and wrung his hands.
 I went over to the basin and found the water in it perfectly clear, Then asked Aldis to bring me a wet towel and when he brought dry one moist ened it and washed Edwards face.
 Turning to the judge, I said. Why Aldis, Charles has been lying some time. What Is the first you knew about tt?''
 .sThe first I-knew," he said, twas al S.20. I came up and opened the door and said: Get up Breakfast Is ready. I got no answer. He was breathing softly. and I thought he was tired out and wanted to sleep, so didn't disturb him. An hour later went over to the he'd and called him by name, shook him. but he didn't stir nor make a s;und. That was the first time I got the notion that he was surely i'll. couldn't wake him. Then l went into UT house and telephoned to Mrs Ed wards"
 ! But what were you doing between 8:2G and tho time you came into my house?" I asked. "That was a whole hour"
 T went down and had breakfast, T said Judge Hitler.
 Judge Hitler went out to telephone again and on his return Dr. Cheney also returned with him.
 Dr. Cheney at once took hold of the body and tried artificial respiration and turning to me, said: Tt looks to me as if he was dead
 It was while he was examining the body that I found the incised wound in the ear.
 Dr. Cheney got out his probe and said: ''1t looks like pistol wound. You are an old army surgeon, Dr. Cheney isn't 1t pistol wound?" Tt looks like ft,' he replied. And then, inserting the probe in the wound, he added: T have found the hole in the brain case (The wound was not penetrating one, the bullet def1ecting and being found un- der the scalp at the base of the cere bellum. Dr. Cheney does not remem' Der making the statement Dr. Metcali attributes to him).
 It was after Dr. Cheney arrived that the incident of searching MT. Edwards pocket occurred. Judge Hitler was fum- bling in MT. Edwards clothing and Dr Cheney said: ''You ought not to toucf anything, MT Filler" Mr. Hitler re- piled: 1T was looking for his papers ol nocketboolS," I forget which.
 The specks found in the bowl art also an important feature, because 1t is dear to my mind that they were drop ned in the bowl while the man was 1T he'd and that he never got up afterward so important did they appear to mt that after the coroner summoned mt the first thing I told him, and the frs thina I pointed out was this feature. I showed to me that some person had