The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-20
CLOSE EDWARDS
CASE AS SUICIDE
CORONER MIX FILES HIS FORMAL
VERDICT IN THE NEW
HAVEN MYSTERY.
SHOT IN KILLER HOUSE
States Attorney Won't Say What
He'll Do.--In His Pow.r TO
Make New Investigation
and Report.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. o. Coro-
ner Mix today filed formal verdict Of
suicide In the case Of Charles A. Ed
wards, who was found dead IN bed
with a bullet in his skull two weeks
ago. II appears to be based mainly
upon the presence Of poison in Ed
wards stomach and bladder.
Points Disclosed by Coroner.
The most important of the points
not heretofore printed upon authentic
information and now disclosed by
Coroner Mixs review of the case are
these:
That Edwards was feeling Ill on the
afternoon of Monday. Jan. 3, the last
day Of his life
That he was stirring about in the
Hitler house afier midnight
THAT there was blood which had fall
len inside the open shirt. CT the Union
suit he wore in bed indicating that he
was on his feet after the shooting
That a dose of laudanum had been
taken long enough before death for
the kidneys to have carried off part
Of it.
That the front door Of The Hitler
house was not bolted on the night Of
the tragedy
That Edwards on his last day Of life
had expressed dread Of apoplexy.
That eminent doctors say Edwards
could have shot himself in the left ear
with his right hand.
Tine actual testimony about the quar-
rels in the family over the estate OF
old Mrs. Hitler are summarized as
follows by the coroner:
prom the testimony taken ii indl-
Gated that there had been serious and
som what prolonged differences be.
tween Allan Maxsy Hitler ana his sis
ter. Mrs Edwards that they wene not
|at all friendly. and that these differ.
ences and unfriendly feelings had ex.
isted some Re previous TO Mrs
Abigail Killers death. which occurred
during the month of November, 1905.
that Allan Maxsy Hitler had been very
abusive and violent to his mother and
to his sitter: that he had repeatedly
made threats that he would do vio-
lence TO his sister and to himself;
the.e threats being made both before
and after the death Of his mother;
that he had made threats that II he
could not be appo 'nted administrator
Of the estate Of his mother and be
allowed 10 continue TO possess himself
Of the income of the Chapel street
property located at the corner OF
Chapel and High streets. New Haven.
which belonged to the estate of his
mother h. would shoot Charles Ed
wards and his sister. the wife Of
Charles Edwards. and himself, and
that he would cut his own throat and
that Of his sister
Regarded as Idle al the Time.
Thee threats we're regarded at the
time By the persons who heard them
as being idle threats. they believing
thar he was very angry and In violent
temper when he male them. Mrs
Edwards. however. became somewhat
concerned and fearful that these
threats might be follOwed by acts OF
violence to her husband and herself
and She spoke 20 her uband about
them. and warned him to be upon his
guard
"Anor MIR. Eiwa.ds death Allan
Maxcy Hitler told Charles A. Hitler
that he tCharlesl would bs suspected
a. well az himself. that they must
stand together. and he advired Charles
10 -ay nothing and asked him II he
had told the coroner about the threats.
Charlie replied yes. and Allan Maxcy
Hule- said. you ought not 10 have told
of the threats"
states Attorney W lliams who has
the power TO review The cor0ner's find
ing and TO rec mmend TO the superior
court refused today 90 cay what
cor-.e he would take lie c1u. II he
sees ft make an Independent investi-
gatiou and rep-u a different con
clusion