The Washington times., 1906-01-05

stepped AT his brothers house to tell
him about the law case. AS / started TO
cnt"" the house my brother-in-laW came
Uui nd saying Hello he hurried off.
rh. ..rst question | asked my brother
Charles when I sot inside was whether
Mr.. Edwards was here about the
estate
Mr.. Hitler then corrected himself in
reply TO another question, and SAID
he had made a mistake and had not
asked about the reasons for MIR. Ed
wards being here. lie was not sure he
had said anything at all to his brother
Charles about it, He did not know that
his brother was here about the estate
lie mad 10 discussion with his brother
in-law about il. There had been no
chance.
Didn't YOU understand that Mr.. I'd
wards was here for the purpose OF de-
mauding his wife's rights To third in
tcrcst in the cstate?"
''Why. no. ne said. 4 nave never 20
my know ledge known that either he or
his wife made any demands. You see.
NY mother made a viii, or at least J
suppose she did. as she told me some
time before she died that everything
WAS taken care of. J did not draw
the Will, nor do 1 KNOW who did. II
might have been made many years ago,
for ali 1 know. / made no suggestion
about my being It's administrators"
Mir. Hitler said he was his mothers
leEel adviser and did not think IL
strange She had not asked him 10
draw The Will for her.
Will Not Yet Found.
lie said the will. TO the best of his
hi
safe in the Hitler homestead and as the
key TO the safe was lost the VIII had
not yet been found. The safe had not
Yet been broken open, Mr.. Hitler eN-
plained. because II was expected that
the key to [ would be found most any
day. The safe S an old family affair
and opens with u big key, the where
abouts of which at this time is un-
known, and this adds an additional
mystery To the case.
Mr.. Hitler asserted that he was per-
fectly friendly with Mr.. Edwards and
that he never had any argument with
him about anything.
All during the interview Mr.. Hitler
seemed positive that Mr.. Edwards had
died OF apopleNy. As 10 the bullet hole,
which extends through the lobe Of the
ear into the head ne said that in all
likelihood the shock had caused boil
10 break, and this gave the appearance
Of a bullet wound.
NJ. Hitler said the FIRST ne knew OF
&r. Edwards death was soon after II
O'clock in the morning, when he went
to the Hitler homestead and when ne
entered he found the medical examiner
and police officials there.
After several questions Mr.. Hitler
cried neTVOusly. we have found no
Will of my mother, but one Of the safes
has not yet been opened" He said this
safe was in his brother Charles home.
But have Mr.. Edwards affairs with
the General Chemical Company, with the
PassaiC Chemical Company. OF which
he once was treasurer, been looked
inJo2" he then inquired. There they
might md some motive Tor suicide,
Though am sure don see what could
have become OF the weapon. II a weapon
was really used Now. I know there was
"A tangle in Che affairs Of the PasSaiC
Chemical Company, for I lost S2.G00 in H.
Why
My brother Charles told ne" he con-
tinued. that on Monday night MI Ed
wards shut the door OF his room when
lie went 70 bed, but or Tuesday he left
IL open. Also. after he retired he turned
down, bus not out the gas. NV brother
Charles also left thc door OF his room
open, Vet he did not hear any report
n someone pressed revolver against
Mr.. Edwards ear you would expect some
sort 0f a noise to hr heard"
Heard No Report.
"Rut Charles heard nothing. NIr Ed
wards had asked him 10 allow him 20
sleep late. ana He did not go into his
room until about Cd clock ia the morn
ing. Then. he says. Edwards was breath
ing family, and he called in Dr. MstcaIf.
dentist, from next door. Both Le and
DT. MetCalf thought Edwards had been
stricken with apoplcNy. but when Dr.
Benjamin II. Cheney was called De said
lie thought there was a wound under the
left ear.
Yes. the back door Of the house was
found open, ana the theory IS support
hle that the murderer might nave come
i'm that way. sun. my brothers cook.
Margaret Reynolds, is very careless and
might have left the door oren.'
Hitler admitted that he had a key Ia
the house. but. he added. II was home
on Tuesday evening at Z o'clock and !
spent the evening with my wife and
three children. I went 20 bed early and
did not leave the house until nearly IL
O'Clock the next morning.
Even then-uow. don't you think this
Is strange-my brother had not sent me
any word of Edwards death-uOt a word
did I hear of it until almost noon,
though before. then he had neighbOTs
and physicians in the house. 1t was
very foolish of him to allow all these
In the house To stir up all the clothing
and effects of my bTOther-in-law, for
then IL couldn't be made certain q bur
glar had not come to the house and
Here is another strange thing. Ny
brother told me at midnight on Wednes-
day that he believed the detectives
thought Mr. Edwards had committed
suicide. I don't know really what tC
make of that though, as / said before,
think they ought TO look into Mr. Ed
wards affairs with the General Chemi-
cal Company"
Had Nervous Malady.
rs il true he was asked. that YOU
were ever I'm a sanitarium? ."
why, not exactly that" he re-
piled. but while 1 was in the Yale
law school, l Overstudied and suffered
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