The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-05
WANTED AS A WITNESS
Mr.. Edwards Expected Death BY Violence,
According 10 Frlsnd's Statements.
RsvsiVr Not Found.

10 death I'm a mysterious manner Tues
day night. while at the home OF Charles
A. Hitler, another brother-n-law. at III
College street. last night for short time
was locked up at the police headquarters
by order OF Coroner Mix.
IL was later explained by the latter
official that he wanted 10 have Mr. Hitler
handy on the resumption of the inquest
later In the evening and that Mr.. Hitler
was simply held as witness ana AT
the time in no other connection with the
case
The action was taken at the end OF
a sitting Of tho coroners inquest or ABOUT
five hours. Mr.. Hitler was in the coro-
ner's office when the order was given,
and Detective Ward at once conducted
him to the station house.
At the same time, Charles Hitler, tne
brother, was allowed TO go home for sup
per Maxcy Hitler had a telephone mes
sage sent to his counsel, Erliss r. N Aryine,
companied Mr. Hitler 10 the station mousse
INQUEST RESUMED.
The news OF the coroner's action spread
like wildnre and the general suppostIon
was reached that Mr.. Hitler had been
For this reason Coroner Mix made the
definite announcement that Maxcy Hill
ler's detention was simply temporary as
far as he could determine at the time
and II was also stated that later In the
evening the inquest would be resumed III
the coroner's office.
This proved to H. the case. for az
o'clock the inquest was resumed ana
among the witnesses called were Mrs
Maxcy Hitler, Charles Hitler and Maxcy
Hitler. the latter being conducted from
the station house about i0.30 o'clock
Among those who were with the coroner
at the time was Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Hoyt of the city court. Inc
examination OF Mrs. Hitler proved a some.
what difficult task. owing 10 the fact that
she Is extremely hard OF hearing. MaXcy
Hitler was also further examined.
SUICIDE UNLIKELY.
Another long-dra wn-out proceeding was
the autopsy on the body OF Mr.. Edwards.
which was begun at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and completed at II o'clock tonight.
Medical Examiner Bartlett. who was In
charge. then began the preparation OF
his report. which will go 20 the Coronerd.
II Is stated that the report Will show
that Mr. Edwards was killed by bullet
OF % calibre. which entered the left side
Of the head behind the ear, and ranged
upward until Il almost protruded on the
top OF the Uranium.
The weapon used must have been held
very close TO the head. The point whether
the pistol was held by Mr.. Edwards or
by another person is not yet made clear.
~ the coroner has not announced the
medical examiners verbal report, but II
is understood that an opinion has been
expressed that such a wound might have
il was unlikely.
EXPECTED VIOLENT DEATH.
While the coroners inquest was in
progress tonight the sidewalk in front
OF the building I'm which his office Is To-
Gated was lined with people. This was
| especially so when people left the thea
| tres two OF which are only short dis
tance away for many Of them, out OF
curiosity. stopped to inquire as to the
| gathering.
Many OF these people had the opportu-
nifty of seeing Mrs. Hitler. for she left
| the coroner's office at II rs and was driven
| to her home on Tempe street At that
| time her husband was still being ques-
| toned by the coroner.
1t having been determined by the au-
! topsy held during the afternoon that Mr.
| Edwards died from a bullet wound which
| could not have been self-inficted, Coroner
| Min took up the line OF inquiry begun
! by Deputy Coroner Pond to determine a
| motive for murder
II has been found that not only was
! there a bitter disagreement between the
! Hiiers and Mrs. Edwards over the distri-
! button Of the estate OF Mrs. Abigail ,Hll-
Ter. but that Mr. Edwards had repeatedly
| told friends that he expected to die by
| violence.
The singular feature is that the weapon
| used against Mr.. Edwards has not been
! found. although a strict search for 1t
was kept up all day
SAYS WILL IS SAFE,
! Interviews given during the day by the
| Hitler brothers and by friends OF the
| family all seemed 10 indicate that there
| had been serious difference over the estate
| OF the late Mrs Abigail Hitler whose
death occurred on Nov. 3. 1905. She was
| the mother OF Charles A. and A. Maxcy
| Hitler and OF Mrs Edwards, wife OF the
victim or the tragedy
! According TO the statements made, the
| chief difference was over the appointment
| OF an administrator OF the estate, though
| the question whether or not Mrs. Hitler
| left a will seems also somewhat unset
tied The estate Is estimated at upward
OF $4,000
| A. Maxcy Hitler, breaking reticenCc
| which he has manifested since the dis
| covery OF the tragedy, said TO an Inter
| viewer this noon that TO the best OF his
belief. his mother left will, and that
| IL was I'm a safe in the Hitler homestead.
where his brother Charles has lived for
| several months.
The key OF the safe. A Maxcy Hitler
said. had disa ppeared and the safe had
not been broken into he explained. be-
cause IL had been expected that the key
would be found most any day
The safe Is an old-fashioned one. with q
big key. 1t was the property OF the Hi
Ter brothers father. Mr.. Hitler added tna'
he was in friendly relations with Mr.. Ed
wards. and had never had an argumen
with him. a. Maxcy Hitler Is himself {
LAWYER but he said he did not draw vi
the supposed will and did not think !
strange that his mother had not asked
him To do so.
KILLERS HOME UNDER GUARD.
with an uniformed officer OF the police
on duty at his house. a. MaNoy Hitler
who was detained temporarily as wilt
ness last evening during the course o
the Investigation OF the death OF hi
brother-in-law. Charles A. Edwards o
New York. was allowed To pass the nigh
at his own residence on Temple street.
The long examination which Mr.. I'LL
ler and his brother. Judge Charles A
Hitler were subjected by the coroner yes
terday told on both men. but was paf
ucularly evident I'm the case ~ a. MAKE
KILLER.
when early IN the evening the corone
ordered an adjournment OF the inques
Na-