The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-17
EDWARDS HAD BIG
LIFE INSURANCE
USED BY SUICIDE ADVOCATES
TO SUPPORT THEIR THEORY
AS TO HIS DEATH.
FACT JUST DISCOVERED
Coroner Mix Delays Filing His Find
ines In the Edwards Mystery
Laying Blame on His Steno
grapher

New Haven, Jan. 1G.--Coroner Ell
Mix still holds to his elaborate uicide
theory In the Edwards case He tells
his personal friends that he has practi-
cally closed his investigation, but In
giving detective from New York,
who II at work In the interests OF Mrs.
Edwards. chance 10 bring in new
evidence before formally clio ing the
case.
All the old medicine bottles on the
table beside the bed in which old Mrs
Hitler died last November were taken
today by the local pcliee 10 the cor
oner. They are being subjected 10 a
new scrutiny All the evidence before
the coroner has been that while Mrs.
Hitler took many drugs. she never
kept any laudanum in the house. The
search of her medicine bottles implies
that the coroner wants to make sure
of her theory as TO the laudanum bot
lie from which he holds Edwards
drank HIS theory explains now the
laudanum got into the bottle but what
II is he won't say.
This laudanum bottle is a four
ounce prescription phial labelled In
handwriting Rock and rye for c.
with the rest of the word Colds" OBJ
liberated. Mrs. Hitler had kept 1t by
her bedside for years. No druggist In
New Haven sells laudanum without
placing the usual Poison" label on 1t.
So Edwards couldn't have had the
rock and rye bottle filled with the tine
ture Of opium without its being proper
ly labelled. Moreover, deligent inquiry
fails TO find any druggist who ever
sold Edwards laudanum.
Coroner Delays Decision.
The coroner Today announced that
he has postponed fling his findings
upon the Edwards mystery ascribing
the delay to the fact that his steno-
grapher Is engaged on another case
IN Ansona. He declared; however,
hat not one new fact Of Importance
has come to his knowledge. When ask.
ed today II there wasn't new fact be-
hind his sending the dead mans cloth
es and bedding to Medical Examiner
Bartlett. he laughed and wouldn't an
swer.
Some Yale students attempted a
sensation in the discovery of a shirt
sleeve Tutoring from behind n closed
blind at the, rear Of the house, II had
reddish stains on Il but lhe Sensation
evaporated when Medical Examiner
Bartlett reported that the stains were
simply iron rust.
The diary which figured in this
case will not figure in the coroner's
report. unless he changes his mind.
It will he kept as an arehiye by Mr..
Mix This little book was kept by
Mrs. Bezanron. Mrs. Killers nurse,
who. under the old womans direction.
entered from time TO time an account
of the circumstance under which Ger
tain sums were advanced by Mrs. HUI
Ter 20 her sons. In case OF probate
court contest this document may be
produced, as evidence of Mrs. Killers
Intention that these sums advanced
hould be charged againit the recip
isnts' shares In her estate.
Charles Killers story.
Charles A. Hitler. WIN slept IN
the next room to that of Charles e.,
wards on the night Of the latter s
death. went to New York today. II was
said. 10 consult Mrs. Edwards about
the murder invest igatlon and The es.
tate. Before leaving he gave this
story Of his actions at the time nf
Mr. Edwards DEATH
when entered Edwards room
about o'clock be vas breathing. al.
though Thought rather heavily, Tho
FIRST thing noticed was thai he left
the gas burning when be went to bed.
i thought this a little queer but re-
uarded Il as an act of ihoughtlessness
on part, and turned out the gas.
vent 60 the shutters tc open them
with The idea that the light coming
IN the windows would wsken him
sradually. d'd not look particularly
at bis face. but went down stairs TO
breakfast
u would have. sWake1ed him then
hal bo M told me the night before
that De wanted in sleep late. although
ho did wish 60 catch one Of the morn
inc trains home. The secnnd time {
went M ] took him nv the arm to
awaken him and saw that he was IN
serious condition"
Those who think that Edwards plot
ted suicide with intent 70 throg sus-
nicion On others point out hts remark
that he wanted 10 sleep laie- as signi
ficsnt
Essssrds' Life Insurance.
u was learned TO-DAY that Edwards
carried life Insurance policies Tor s5+.-
1ao instead If SIS oea ss erst reported
The suicide advocates make much OF