The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
BOTH BULLET
 AND POISON Charles A. Edwards Com mitted Suicide. VERDICT OF THE CORONER Entirely New Aspect in the New
 Haven Case. Until Saturday it Was Believed tha4 the Man Was Murdered--A.
 Maxcy Hitler is Relieved
 of Surveillance.
VERDICT OF THE CORONER

New Haven. Conn.,. Jan. S.--Sufcide hy means of both bullet and poison Is ths explanation given by Coroner Ell Mim of the death of Charles E. Edwards of explanation given by Coroner Eli Mix homestead here Tuesday night last
 This finding is contained in pre- liminary report to State Attorney Wil- Hams. and is based In part on the dis covery of morphine in the body of MT. Edwards by Medical Examiner Bartlett and the surgeons who performed the autopsy. The finding Is supported by some portion of the evidence taken at the inquest. which extended through five days, and which is not yet com pieted.
 The preliminary report is made at this time to relieve public suspense and Coroner Mix adds that Mir. Edwardsg death probably was one of the most re- markable on record The theory or suicide, however. appears not to have been held by the coroner until Satux. day. when detectives unearthed in tn@ shrubbery near the Hitler house 2z- calibre revolver and 8 half pint bot tie containing a quantity of laudanuna. Until that time, and in the absence or a report on the chemical analysis of the viscera, the weight of evidences taken by Mir. Mix was that MT. Edwards had been murdered.
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 The first action taken by CoroneF Mix today after reaching conclusion in the case was to order the release from surveillance of A, Maxcy Hitler, brother law of Mir. Edwards whos Thursday evening last. was placed Tn charge of police officer
 The coroner's report does not dispel the mystery in the death or Mr. Eo- wards and until the complete finding is ready, probably no solution can be found as to why MT. Edwards, as coro. ner Mix describes his actions. at ' o'clock on Wednesday morning iaess clad in his underclothes left his cham Der and descended to the basement. lighted the gas. unbolted and opened the rear door, twice discnargeo - yoIver at himself. one bullet going Into the ear, then fAfIing to Kill himself, threw the weapon away, drank lauda- mum and tossed the bottle after the nistoI and with blood flowing from wound in the head, dragged himseii back to hls chamber, got into bed. drew the bed clothes over his shoulders ana after placing a handkerchief under nls head to stop the flow of blood, iapsSu into unconsciousness, death coming six hours later"
 Tho coroner's finding came late tnis afternoon after he had conferences with State Attorney Wtllla ms, Meuc@t Examiner Bartlett and Charles Huier. brother of A. Max Hitler. He saiu that for the present he had little to say except that up to two days ago it was his belief. supported by the evidence at hand that Mr. Edwards had been murdered.
 The finding of the pistol with which the wound in Mir. F5dwards's head was inflicted the recovery of bottle con- taining laudnanum and the partial re- mort of the autopsy gave dinerent aspect to the case. The pistol and pot lie were discovered Saturday by detee- lives who were using q rake on deep litter of leaves under 0 lot of shrub" bery, The pistol. which was exhibited. was bright in it's nickeled parts almost to newness, although the barrel and the chambers were slightly rusty from l being out in the rain last week In discussing the find the coroner | said: ..
 iIn my opinion the man shot himsels first and then took the poison After | taking the poison he threw both re- volver and bottle away and pulled nlm z self upstairs. Under certain conditions neither the pistol yN'und or the dose of poison would have killed man pus l in this case it is my belief that one | acted with the other in causing tha | death of MT. Edwards.