Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-05
Hitler Held
WITHOUT BAIL.
C. A. Edwards BrOther-in-LaW In
New Haven J%aiI-.Jury Finds VIC
nkip Died from Pistol Wounds.

Hitler, brother-in-law of Charles
edwards, the New York man who
shot to death in a mysterious man
en- here while at the home of Charles
Hitler, another brother-in-law, at III
ollege street, has been ordered placed
d the lookup at police headquarters for
Eafe keeping by Coroner Mix. Later
he coroner explained that Mr.. Hitler
Ias simply held without bail, as the
quest is not completed.
TThe detention of Mr.. Hitler at this
stage of the inquiry into the mysterious
deah of Mr.. Edwards is a climax, al
though more startling developments
may beAforthcoming. A. Maxcy Hitler
is one ohNew Ravens best known men
and is c6Anected by blood and mar
riage ties with many of the aristocratic
families of Connecticut. The violent
death of Mr.. Edwards, who married
Mr.. Killers only sister, also comes
equally close to families which are in
timately connected with the upbuilding
of Yale university.
1t was determined by the autopsy
that Mr.. Edwards died from a bullet
wound which could not have been self
inflicted. 1t was found that not only
was there a bitter disagreement be-
tween the Killers and Mrs. Edwards
over the distribution of the estate of
Mrs. Abigail Hitler, but that Mr.. Ed
wards had repeatedly told friends that
he expected to die by violence. The
singular feature is that the weapon
used against Mr.. Edwards cannot be
found.
A suggestion of financial losses as a
motive for suicide was made by A.
Maxcy Hitler during an interview. He
said: II am sure l don't see what
could have become of the weapon if a
weapon was really used. | know there
was a tangle in the affairs of the Pas
sale company, for l lost $4,000 in it."
Mr.. Hitler seemed positive that Ed
wards death was due either. to apo
plexy or to suicide. AS to the bullet
hole which extends through the lobe of
the ear into the head, he said that in all
likelihood the stroke of apOpleXy had
caused a boil to break and that this
gave the appearance of a bullet wound.
Later when DR.. B. H. Cheney, who
probed the wound when the body wal
discovered, was asked about the boil
theory he said it was not worthy of
consideration.
Three persons only are said to have
had keys to the Hitler homestead-Mrs.
Edwards, A. Maxcy Hitler and Charles
A. Hitler.
In discussing the possibility that MUIR
der was committed A. MaXcy Hitler
said the back door of the house was
found open, and 1t was quite possible
that the murderer might have come
that way. His brothers cook, he said,
was very careless and might have left
the door open. Mr.. Hitler said he him
self went home about 7 O'Clock Tuesday
evening and remained until nearly 10
o'clock the next morning, when he went
to court. His wife and family, he said,
could certify to the correctness of that
statement.
Mrs. Hitler died leaving an estate es-
timated at between $125,000 and $780,
900 in realty and personally, which was
to be divided between her three chill
dren-Charles Hitler of Saiina, Kan; A.
MaXcy Hitler and Mrs. Edwards, wild
of Charles A. Edwards.
The son, A. Maxcy, or "Maxcy," as
he is generally known, was in sole
charge of the property.
He vas taken to his home in a cab,
accompanied by detectives, soon after
midnight and is to appear again before
Coroner Eli Mix this morning.