Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06
WAS IT MURDER?
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shaved that il was fred ri an angie
and frnm = ,oin, near the shoulder
rrob,L,v. II was possible. ii was salu'
for :, man to have inflicted such Il
y,u,d upon himself but IN" contil'eu
Failure. to Hni the weapon WIN VIM"
m. shoutiug Was done, seems 10 90
away with the suicide theory.
floors of the Hitler homestead EhVe
been ripped up, the drainage pipes 20
amincd ard the ground under an
around the house dug up Wi,iio"'
vi, ldiny any results IN the search ~.
tn. pistol The autopsy showed ''''
il wa. :. o2-cllibre weapon.
shortly after . o'clock this mor'iiiie
Coroner Mix arrived at his Once anu
announced that he would Immediately
resume the inquest.
Coroner Mix remained at his olil''
about an hour engaged most " ''
time i'll reviewing notes OF ycSlei'"S >
testimony. He had Il britf tei'pi'','
conversation with capt. Co"if" vi nv
headquarters detective force ana i II
tie later Capt. Cowles called III inc
coroner's office and he and me c"r"'l'r
went out together. Ii was Sdiu t''ii
purpose was to visit A. HaHcy filiicr
AT his residence on Temple street.
Coroner Mix said in an interview that
il wa, not likely that the inquest Wouih
le closed during the day ana That ne
had not as yet received the formal re
port of Medical Examiner Bartlett. II"
had issued Il permit for the removal Of
Mr.. Edwards body and it was forward
cd to New York shortly before noon.
absent from
his office, he visited among other places
the office Of the clerk OF Inc SUPERIOR
| court and the office of State Attorney
Williams On his return to his own OIL
| fee ne sent his stenoSrapher TO the Of
| fee of the state attorney. Immediately
there Was i report current OF the pos
slnility OF issuance Of q bench warrant
for an arrest Should such Il warrant he
| issued the preliminary arrangement OF
the marty named in it would be dis
| rensrd with and the ease would go at
once unt:cr the jurisdiction Of the su-
l,eror court.
"A permit is on record at the office Of
! III" chief Of police for y. MaXcy Hitler
| t. carry Il revolver. This was issued on
| April 16. 1904 after his brother Charles
came from the West. In the inquest
| yesterday MI. Hitler was questioned as
| To his reasons for obtaining this per
nat. He said that it Was the result OF
| Il !luk, played upon him by Chief Wrinn
and the late Police Clerk Frank ID.
| Sout Inward. Chief VIM has issued q
denial that he played amy joke which
would have Mr. Hitler to take prcc;u-
items To Keep himself armed.
The oVtrhauling of the Hitler home
stead by Wcrkmcn has been stopped.
| The rooms look as if they had been par
| TALLY wrecked 50 thoroughly have they
| been searched The police are confident
| that the uistol used to Kill Mr.. Ed
Nar,'.; VAS not left in the Hitler house.
| It has been learned that the night
| WHtchman 1t the Graduates Club 81!
| Ella street, 4 short distance from the
| Killer homestead heard Il pistol shot
| on the night "f the tragedy. lie thinks
| il was about !. A. Nj. Wednesday.
Coron,r Mix this neon announced
| that 4. MaXcey Hitler would be- de-
| t:.il"I for All indefinite period under
clus guard Of tho police. He also said
| that his report in the Edwards murder
case might not reach the state at
| turnty' oiIicc for several days.