The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-19
DIR. BARTLETT's STATEMENT
Complete Discussion of tho Theories
 Advanced by Dr. Wolff. M

\ careful reading of SO much of Dr. Wolffs report upon his investigations in the Charles Edwards case as has appeared in the daily press shows but few alleged findings which were not previously discovered and considered by the officials a't the time of the ln- vestigation two years ago before their verdict in the case was made, and none of these. in any way alters the opinion reached at that time. There are in his report numerous theorIes, and denun- citations of the manner in which parts of the official investigation were con- ducted, some of which may well be re- ferred to- Any consideration of pr. Wolff's report is useless without re- calling certain facts regarding the Edwards case about which there can be no dispute The body, that of man weighing nearly two hundred pounds. was lying in bed. the face turned somewhat towards the right, with a bullet wound in the left ear extending mp into the tissues on the left side of the head Only a single drop of blood was found on the bedding under the head. On the other hand, the front of the left ear the beard on the left side below the ear, the front of the chest at it's upper part for about five inches in width and four and one-half inches vertically were more or less blood- stained: also the upper front part of the combination undersut which was on the body was blood-stained in places over an area seven inches wide and nine inches vertically. At least one of these stains was vertical streak. Others were small. spots, while still others were large in size and showed | that the blood had soaked in from the under side of the garment. In addition l there was distinct drop of blood on the upper part of the foot of the left stocking which had soaked through this on to the foot. And also there were stains on the soles of the stock 1 ings which suggested that blood had been stepped in and which upon chem ical examination showed blood present. Blood stains were not found upon the carnet in the room where Mir. Ed wards body was lying, but numerous drops of blood were found on the stairs leading from the basement to the first floor. and some were on the
 carpet here at the head of the stairs. These were not as alleged near the
 right side of the stairs tgoing up) but
 near the center of the treadway and
 in some cases nearer the left side of
 the trcadway. There was little blood
 on the railing at the right of the
 stairs.
 The autopsy showed that the ear
 had powder grains close together
 around the bullet hole in the car. that
 the bullet 22-calibre' one, had
 struck the skull obliquely with force enough to fiatten the bullet and tC
 blacken the skull at the point where it impinged but not hard enough tc penetrate or fracture the skull
 There was some free blood upor
 oppning the skull and d comparatiyel,
 small amount of injury to the brair tissue was found At the autopsy ther, 2 were present in addition to the medi
 cal examiner numerous physicians. in
 cluding a skilled anatomist and sev eral surgeons of long and wide experi ; ence. men well known not only fo l their ability and judgment. but als : for their veracity. 4 careful. consider ] ation of the brain injuries made , seem perfectly possible that rerso I with such an injury as there, foun : might be conscious and ahle to val i for a considerable distance after re 1 ceiNing the wound.
 . It is to be recalled further befer ' forming an opinion that .he odor c - the stomach at once suggested l. poison of some kind and that a chem;