New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-06
HEARD EDWARDS SHOT.
NEW TESTIMONY GIVEN.
Fe1U Cle5cS and No ArreSts in Nel1-
HaUen Murcer Mystery.


Edwards. of Nev-Yorx. at the old KILLER house
on College-st, Wednesday morn-nG. as at tho
beginning of his inquiry.
\. Maxcy Hitler brGther-in-law of the nur.
dered man. and with whom he had not been
on the best Of terms. eon accoun. of family
troubles regarding the settlement of the Hiller
estate. was still under strict police surveillance
to-day, but remained at his home in charge
of detectives. No charge OF any kind has yet
been made against him:
While new Developments came thick and fast
to-day there was turn to the situation
and the solution of the murder is still clouded
in mystery tonight.
Among to-days important developments was
the statement of AnsDn Stanley. night watch
man at the Graduates Club. who said that hs
heard a pistol shot at o'clock Wednesday
morning from the Hitler house while on duty.
The Graduates Club addition. Elm-st..
tends back right angles to the yard OF the
Hitler house College-st.. and is close to
where Mr. Edwards was shot This is the first
definite statement Of the time at which the shoe
was fired. and is the most important informs-
ton yet received of the actual murder
KILLER GIVES POLICE PISTOLS.
| During the day the coroner gave up the idea
! of finding the lost revolver in the Hitler house.
! which had been ransacked from cellar to gar
ret, and sent to a. Maxcy Killers house to find
such weapon Mr. Hitler at once put two
pistols in possession Of the police both old
weapons One of them, from which one buleci
had been fired, taken to John E Bassett's
! gun shop. in Church-st, where IL was left to
/ be examined by experts and the bore compared
with the .22-calibre bullet extracted from the
murdered mans head. 1t was an old double
| barrelled derringer
| 1t became known to-day that the police were
| trying to connect the murder with some one
who used chewing tobacco, though neither OF
the Hitler brothers nor Mr. Edwards used to-
| bacco There enough in this clew IL
seemed, to keep the detective department busy,
| but results came from it
! statement was made to-day that among the
papers supposed to have been taken from the
wallet of Mr. Edwards a pOcketbook diary
containing memoranda and receipts of hnan-
cial transactions between Mrs. Abigail Hitler
and her sons. especially A. Maxcy Hitler. This
diary had been. given to Mrs. Bezanson. the
nurse who attended Mr. Killers mother. who in
! turn gave it to Mr. Edwards
Mrs. Bezanson would not say tonight why shs
had done this or what the book held but IL is
| believed that the contents of the book may have
| an important bearing the case II only to
! settle disputed relations of the Hitler family.
and especially A. Maxcy Killers relations TO his
mothers finances
This diary is missing, though it is believed
| that Mr.. Edwards had it with him Tuesday night
| last a search for this book is now going on.
One of the theories of the police tonight wa1
that the murderer probably entered the Hille-
house to. secure certain papers relating to busi-
ness interests which Mr.. Edwards was known
| TO have with him. The police think that tho
intruder may have disturbed Mr.. Edwards. and.
| to cover his retreat. shot him.
To sift the possible business interests which
/ Mr.. Edwards may have had in town. a com
| plete inquiry made to-day. Charles Hitler
! stated that Mr. Edwards had personal business
! of his own in the city. not related to the Hitler
| affairs. but refused state what this business
| was.
Coroner Mix began his days work early this
| morning. He went at once to the Hitler house.
| in CoIlege-st.. where he went over the premises
| again. Toward noon Coroner Mix Deputy Cor
oner Pond and Medical Examiner Bartlett. with
Chief of Detectives Cowles went to the Office Of
State Attorney Williams in the Superior Court
Building. and there was long conference.
STATE ATTORNEY CALLED IN.
At noon Coroner Mix Deputy Pond. Dr. Car
malt Dr. Francis Bacon and Professor Ferris. Of
| Yale met State Attorney Williams for another
! conference. it being understood that the State
Attorney was being informed 70 the progress
of the inquest and the autopsy. Mr. Williams
was called in to-day in an advisory capacity.
Concerning the business relations between the
heirs of Mrs. Abigail Hitler, information was
cumulative to-day to the effect that there were
serious disagreements. In which A. Maxcy Hitler
was opposed to Charles Hitler and Mrs Ed
wards that the family dispute the
division Of the estate and the appointment Of an
administrator and that much i'll feeling had
arisen A. Maxcy Hitler was especially attentive
to his mother and had more or less charge OF
her business interests here. which con-
siderable
Charles Hitler was quoted to-day as saying
that Il have reason TO believe that Maxcy is
looking fer greater share of mothers property
than he is entitled to" A local banker was
asked to act administrator but refused be-
cause of the family division.
Mr. Hitler to-day outlined the questions put to
him by the coroner last night. and his answers.
all of which. he said, perfectly satisfactory
from his standpoint These the principal
questions that Coroner Mix asked
Do YOU own a revolver?
Were you out after midnight on the night Of
Have YOU ever made threats against E1r Ed
iHS5'@ Do You carry key to the CoIlege-st house:
What your feelings toward Mr. Ed
wards?
To these questions Mr. Hitler said ne replied
that he never had a revolver. ana that he
not out on the night in question
In answer TO the question about having made
threats against Mr.. Edwards. he said tina a.
had made TO threats. but that he had made tia
statement during disagreement over properly
that such actions and such talk VIII some daJ
bring their just punishment" Mr. Hitler
planned that he did no, mean this s3 any tf-eas
of violence. but rather as matter Of divine
retribution
In the matter of his carrying key. Mr. Hitler