The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 3, 1897, Page 9

b MNSTERY NSOV - “Isaac Hoffman's Death Still Al f THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1897. A TRAGIC -Puzzles the Detec- { tives. } | WORKED ALLYESTERDAY | . . FOR NAUGHT. -Theories of Murder and Suicide | Waver Side by Side, To and Fro. | commercially. HIS FRIENDS BELIEVE IT WAS /| A HOMICIDE. Many, However, Say He Had Domes. | tic Troubles Sulficient to Make | Him End His Lif. Darker and deeper grows the mazeof mystery surrounding the tragic death of Isaac Hoffman. The theories of murder and surcide waver side by side, to and fro, | | meuning the money. | making said, ‘Twenty dollars.’ 1 gave it to him, “He said, * You will get 1 jumped on my wagon, going up Market sireet, and Mr. Hoffman went around the corner of Bush and Battery streeis and started up Bush street. Thatis the last 1 saw of him. “My judgment is that I lost sight of him about 6:20 P. M."” Out of the §20 given to the deceased by Lauer, onlv something over $5 was found on his body when it was searched at the Receiving Hospital. Another gentleman, whose name has not been divulsed, sai to be acquainted with Mr. Hoffman's financial condition, made a statement to Chief Lees, coroborating the $28,000 note story. His statement is as toifows: “Mr. I Hoffman is a son-in-law of Mrs, 8. 0. Alexander, and he and Mr. 8, O. Alexander were partners in the clothing business. At no time did Alexander own more thaa a third interest in the busi nes “Upon the death of Mr. Alexander his widow desired to withdraw from the basi- ness, demanding her husband’s share of he business, amounting to $48.000, a sum he firm could not pay. Mr. L. Hoffman, Who represented his brother’s interest in £an Krancisco, arranged the demand by a payment of $20,080 and giving secured notes for the re- mainder, $28,000. These notes were to run one, two and three years,respectively. The first of these notes became due and as I. Hoffman could not meet the vayment and also considering that he was ver: [ t t mother-in-law, and also considering that his own wife was sidine with her mother, it is obvious that I. Hoffman conciuded to die rather than suffer the disgrace of be. ] it to-morrow,’ | Hoffman. this month, | bitter against Mrs. Alexander, his | ing severed from his family and ruined | notes was Mr. Greenebaum of W. §. Weil & Michaels.” Many of Heffman’s most intimate iriends refute the report that he was in financial straits. Jalius W. Raphael, who has known and bad business dealings with the deceased merchant for many vears, strenuously denies the statements of embarrassment and says that in his | mind the theory of suicide can find no resting place. ‘Mr. Hoffman and I dined together on Memorial day,” said Mr. Raphae! yester- day afternoon, “and consummated plans | 10 visit New York together in the near future. Mr. Hoffman concluded to visit bis brother, Charles Hoffman, whois in- terested in the firm of Hoffman, Roth- child & Co., who resides in Colorado One of the sureties on the | | i | bookkeeper whose actions at eral tound eriticizes severely the actions of Following 1s the letter: CE OF JAMES STIMNONS, 50 BROADWAY.N. Y., March 22, 1897. Your always welcome fuvor of OF) My Dear: the 17th inst. is at hand and contents noted. | Your mother and Helen surprised me on the | 18th inst. Igot a note from the Marlborough stating that they had just arrived, and, of course, hurried down and found them well and buppy. The iravel has done them u world of £00d und when they get back from their pro- posed trip to Europe they will both have, &8 it were, a renewed lease of life, because they en- oy traveli; Your thai affa; ther gave mea very brief history of with your husband, and I must say that she has been most shamefully and cruelly wrouged, and assure you that if I had been near her she shou!d have had all and every ight protected. It 18 the old, old story, ‘sheeney,” and I don’t blame the ‘Gentiles for making the word *“Jew” synonomous with all that is vile and bad. Bul mark my word—all that had any hand inthis nefarious transaction wlil atone for it sooner or later. Anyone who will rob a widow will surely come to grief and will never pro: per. Your mother has done a good deal of worrying over the maiter. She naturally feels very sorc, butlam doing my level best to dis- miss it from her mind as though such a thing never existed. She can never take any com- fort unless her mind is perfecily tranquil. Ihave been trying to make it yery plessant for them in a quiet way, and will do ail in my power 10 make them comfortable during their | sojourn with us. We are all in the enjoyment of good health, thank God, and trosting that these few lines will find you and your dear ones likewise, I am, with affectionate as ever, your affectionate U As bearing upon the letters from Uncle Jim and from Mrs. Hoffman to him in re- ply the following letter was written by Mrs. Hoffman to her husband about six weeks ago: My Dear Husband: Have considered the mat- ter over, and in order to have peace of mind shall do'as you request, providing you destroy the letter I wrote and not mention & word to &ny one. Let ihe past bury its past, and I will admit that I am wrong, but you have Misinterpreted what was written. The mean- ing of any thing was magnified threefold when put on paper than it it was spoken. I will give you the order, providing you surrender the Jetter to me and give me $60 for Incidental expenses. 1t is worth more than that to surrender my prerogative, but at the same time 1 will relin quish my right for a cash bonus, not merely lor the money, though, but to convince you that you are Wrong in your surmises. 1 have two le which You ¢an see when you come home. They are open, and 1do not want Liz- zie 1o sce them. Whatever you have to say puLon paper and inciose in an envelope. Give Lizzie the money first and then send down the order C. 0. D. which is already written. Louis Frie¢man also adds a link to the chain tending to show that Hoffman’s home life was nota Lappy one. He met Hoffman and bLis clerk Figel in front of the Battery-street store at about 6:10 o’clock, and as he was in a hurry to catch & car he did not stop, but as he passed he called to Hoffman: “Hello! Are you happy to-day?" Hoffman, Mr. Friedman says, answered in a bitter tone: »; how can a man be happy with a mother-in-law 2"’ Theodore Figel, who was standing with Hoffman when he made the disparaging remark about his mother-in-law, is the firsy _were a source of worry to Chief Lees. True to s promise, he called at polico head- quarters early yesterday morning. He remained in the detectives’ office the en- tire dav, and during the afternoon made the following statement to Chief Lees: drayman, and spoke to him a minute or so. ‘Tneu went down Bush and met Ferrenbach uear the side door. I went on down and saw Friedman and Mr. Hoftmaa talking together. 1 told Mr. Hoffman that I wanted to get some ink. There is & letter cabinet right alongside of tne side door, which makes it hard to get in, and the other night while try- ing to getin I hurt the lock. Hoffman then gave me his keysand he said good night to Friedman. I opened the doors with Mr. Hoft. man’s keys and Iwent in first and Mr. Hoff- man foliowed. We both walked down 1o the office tozether. Stood talking in the office & few minutes discussing busiuess, in the little ice. He seemed pleasod with busi- ness, He did notsay & word about the books or the ink. He did not direct me to take the books. Idon’t know whether he saw Schutte wrap them up for me of not. I was In the store the last time between five and ten minutes; it must have been between twenty and twenty-five minutes past 6 o’clock. We walked down to the front door together and he was inside of the door as 1 said good- night to him. I do not know whether he locked the door or not again. I left him and ran 1o the saloon along Battery,to Market, and got my grip and books and said good-night to o saloon-keeper and ran for the car and got to the ferry just at about 6:30 o’'clock aud bought & commutation ticket. Tf the boat had been on time I would not have caught it. 1 met Mr. Hilbert at the ferry and he intro- duced me tosome man whose name I forget. On the boat I met Captain Thompson, who is empioved at Frederick’s, and Mr. Eickhoff, the Inwyer, who is Mayor of San Rafael. I ordered four dozen bottles of porter from Hilbert. le'somet & Mr. Lithenberg. I believe the name s, who sald he knew my father-in-law, Mr. Muller, the optician., Rode with Mr £ickhoff on the train and then drove up to the | nouse with him, as he lives right next door, | any more tro 2nd made sn_engagement to go fishing with Rim on Thursday. 1 bought the ink after I had rested a while in the house. Tcame back downtown to buy the ink and met a_young feliow by the name of McAllister, I think, and asked him where I could buy some. ke Said Keilner's and I mis- understood it for Kelly’s, but he did not keep any, and I bought the ink at s stationery store. 1al30 asked Mr. C. P. Ware, a customer of the store, if I could do anything for him in town the next day. The reason why I wanted to get the ink at the store 15 that T am particular about the books and wanted to get the same colored ink. Idia not get the ink at the store, as there were no small botties around. 1 was asleep when I got your telephone message at San Rafael nave been keeping casa until about two we ago, when Mr. Isuac Gellet: took it; Mr. Hoff. man was very fond of nim. 1 was very busy with closing the books, and I turned the cash over to him_ We had the best two months since I have been in the business. I had to take the correspondence, and Gellett helped me out. He spoke to me about the letters you have there. Itbink he received them about six weeks ago from Mr. Simmons. . Hoffman sentdown by her girl that if he (Hoffman) wou d return those letters she would not have e. Hoffman either telephoued or toid the nurse that he would not give up those letters for all the money in the world. He had a private box in the ) saf and he has the key to it and the letiers may be there. Abe Hcffman, his brother wrote a letter to Charles Hoffman, saying he was sorry for lke that he had so much trouble. This worried Charles and he seut Ike a telegram asking what the trouble was: if there were more trouble than usual. He lelegraphed back thet there was no more trouble than before—simply talk of his mother- i-law. Hesaid nothing to me about going over my books. My books are all right. 1 am satistied to have them gone over any time. About & year and & half ago tne books were experted by Pete O:cott and Joe Lavery and I was complimented by them. | it done. Mr. Hoffman pprove or object 1o i, s. Alexander out, I think for Bas ail baen paid up but re was $32, profit They bought 000. 1 ISAAC HOFFMAN and the Scene of the Mysterious Tragedy. The Cross Marked 1 Indicates the Location Where the Shots Are Supposed to Have Been Fired, Cross 2 the Spot Where Hoffman Was Found Wounded and Dying and Cross 3 the Door Asthe investigation into the manner the wmeichant met bis death proceeds. At one hour the detectives are confident that the dead man’s hand held ine revolver which Springs. Mr. Hoffman was then, Casement of the Third Room, Which Was Disfigured by Bloody Handmarks. 1 as | ended his life; the next some insignificant fsct pointing oniy to murder m ifself and the oned. These vacillating phases of the Dresent buffle the police, but Capta anifests heory of suicide is aban- case at in Lees, aseisted by several of his best detectives, 1s hiard at work and confidently ex; unravel the mystery. Y pects to Particular stress in substantiation of the beory that Hoffman committed suicide is vlaced on his bitter mother-inlaw, Mrs. story leading up to the misundersf between the the dead man and h: relatiors with his Alexander. The tanding is wife's motber is a simple one. When L. O. Alex- ander, who was Hoffman’s died, his widow demanded her hu onie-third interest in the firm. H itis stated by Dr. Danziger, who partner, isband’s offman, was an Mr. F fiman seemed cheerful to me all day always, in 2 happy frame of mind, and iv‘nm.l" .m'l;aln:h]] r-,-m\mlum pers that | , inthia ie nurse said ne leit the bouse in an ugiy 1 nothing could have been furtber from his | 3,001 P 403 not notice it yesterday any more mind than thoughts of self-destruction. | {000+ S1¢ hot noticc it yesterday any more | “The story of financial embarrassment a business we ever had. I hav isa farce. The dead man actually had firm about ten years—snce September, Ileft th and was with the old firm last night & litilebefore 6 10 put a private pa- more money than he knew what to do with, and_the rumor that he was unable to raise $28,000is to be laughed ar. He probably had some domestic trouble, but nothing tending to turn a man’'s mind | from sane ideas, and consequently I be- lieve my friend was murdered.” Abraham and Henry Hoffman, brothers store o'clock pecause I wanted per away of mine in the safe ceposit and tue saie deposit closes ut 6 When I got ihere I found that T did not have the paver. | suppose it 18 down at the off.ce now. It Wns & private paper of my owb. It had nothiug to do with the business. I | went to the Safe Deposit with my books and | of the deceased, also deny that Isaac Hoff- | /iy’ \1q atter that 1 walked up Sansome man was in need of money. “Financiaily | Jircér to Market and down Market to Allen's | he was avove trouble,” they both say, and adhere 1o the beiief that a murderer's hand is responsible for the merchant’s strange ceath. To further strengthen tbe suicide theory gunsiore and bought a pistol- mith & Wesson—and put it in my vaiise belore the salesman from whom I bought it. From therel weal (0 the saloon with the pistol in the grip. The pistol had not been loaded. 1 then thought i would have 1ime 10 g0 10 my tailor's (Biiss, many point to the merchant’s domestic | on su1t street, in the Lick House, to try on troubles. Chief Lees has now in his pos- | my suit. I haa an appoiniment with the session several leiters or copies of letters | ¢ r. | Isoid the pistol—the one I had before 1 bought this new one—to Mr. Hoffman about one week ago. He kept it in his desk, and 5 for it. 1t was too small fof me; found which were written by Mrs. Hoff- man to her uncle, James Simmons of New | | York, but which fell into the deceased’s | hands. > gave intimate iriend of the deceased. was una- bie- to pay the sum demanded, $48,000, but | e raised $20,000 and gave his notes for the | balance peyable in two or three years. Ttie first note is now due, it 1s said, and Hoffman was unable to meet it and rather | Orie of the letters which substantiates the statements of domestic trouble isas | follows: EAN FRANCISco, April 19, 1897, My Dear Uncle: Your leiter of the 13th re- | ted u 88. 1 did not have any books or with me the last time I went to the The young man in the gunstore can u thatl put the pistol aud the cart- ridges in the valise, The first time I left Mr. Hoffman Ileft him | T1old him that { would sell h. this year, and we have outstandings to the amount of about $325,000. ever saw any ietiers which conld demon- ‘ate that they expected any losses. There are three p the two Hoffmans have an undivided int 1 think Rothschild’e in- terest1s wbout 000. 1 took the check- book and small cashLook over with me. They are all securely wrapped up. I lefs them over at San Rafgel. 1 telephoned to my wife that 1 would not be home until the 10:30 boat, as Tthought it was Monday on accouns of ay the day before. Then I happencd to think t it was Tuesday, and telephome wife that 1 wouid he home on the 6 to wait dinner for me. 1.do not know whether the boys in the office know waetner Mr. Hoffman bought the pistol | itom me or nol. Inever told auybody on th outside about my sffairs with Mr. Hoffman, e kept the pistolin his desk. He did not give me any Tt n for wanting to buy a pis- tol. He simply t>1d me about u week ago that he was going up the sirest to buy a pisiol, and mine, that | wanted a iarger one, and soid. him mine for 5, and bought the new one last night. L. Friedman of 320 Market street made the foliowing statement to Chief Lees: Tt was about fifteen minutes past 6 o'clock last night when 1left the store with my pa ner and walked to the corner of Bush and Battery streets. 1asked my cashier ihis morn- ing what time she left, and she stated to me that she left at 6 o'clock last night. Ihad some letters to 100k over, and when I got to the corner of Battery and Bush streets 1 asked holi- | 'v!ained the circamstances to the postoffice nspector and the inspector told him that toere would be no more trouble about the matter, and nothing was dove. Mr. Hoffman felt very badly about this matter. One of the most important links point- ing to bomicide is the autopsy held on the body. It was completed yesterday after- noon at_2 o'clock. Coroner Hawkins, Autopsy Physician Gallagher, Dr. Morgan, the chemist, and Dr. Samuel Kahn were present. Dr. Gallagher found that two of the bul- lets fired bad entered the head, while a third made a superficial wound on the forchead. All the wounds were on the left side. The first bullet passed through the head, and, af:er entering the parietal bone, lodged 1n the brain. The second bullet entered through the left cheek and went through the roof of the moutn, tearing away the bones of the jaw. Hoffman must have swallowed the bul'et, as it was found lodged in the stomach. The third bullet grazed the forehead and passed through the rim of the dead mer- chant’s hat. Tnere are various other reasons whv Chief Lees and his detectives are unwill- | ing to accept the theory o! suicide. | The blood-stains on the floor of the telephone-room indicate that Hoffman endeavored to open the door, propably to call for heip. Hand-prints ate on the glass door, on the wall and on the door- knob. It is hardly likely that Hoffman tried to call for help if he had attempted suicide. Blood is spattered also over the walls and furniture of the rooms, and in the first room entered from the storeroom bloody nand-marks aisfigure the door- casing. No arops of blood are on the floor in this room, which indicates that the wounded man did not make the stains, as everywhere he moved a trail of | blood marked his course. 2 Another strange feature of the case is the manner in which the door lock was found by Special Officer Ferrenbach shortly before he discovered Hoffman, wounded and dying, in his office. The lock had been turned, but it ‘ailed to catch the bar-cluich in the proper man- ner, and the door was easily opened. If Hoffman closed the door he must have used a light to find the keyhole, and in that event he would have certainly noticed that the bolt was im- vroperly sprang and would have rectified his mistake. On the other hand, if a man ‘wnh the blood of a fellow-being on his hands went out the aoor, ciosed it behind him and hastily locked the door, as he thought, he would take no time fo see | that it was properly done in his anxiety | to escape. Chnief Lees said last night that he had (not concluded his investigstions, and | until that was accomplisbed he would decline 10 express a definite opinion, but the public could judge from the facts he | had so far ascertained. | The Chiet scouted the idea that the | wounds could not have been seif-inflicted | and demonstrated how easily it was for | man to fire the shots with bis left hand. | “There were three shots fired,” said the | Chief. “The bullet fired at his right tem- | ple passed through the brim of his hat, hit the wall ricocheted out the coping and fell on a chair. !The brim of the hat where the bullet passed through is powder- marked, and there was a powder-mark on his forehead just below the brim. *Part of a ball was found in the back of- fice in a pool of blood, just where one goes into the telepbone-rcom. There is a wound in the side of the head, where the hair is burned and singed. That tall went into the skall, drove a piece of the | ekuil into a furrow of the brain an inch | and a Laif long. The ball there split in two and one half came out at the leit tem- pleand loaged in the pool of bliood re- { ferred to, wh-re it was found. | " “The other bullet entered the left cheek and tore the top of the roof of the mouth | away, broke the upper jaw. smashed things in the mouth generally and feil | into the mouth and he swallowed it. It was found ir his stomach. | The three shots are thus accounted for. | Which shot he fired first or second I don’t | know and have not troubled myself to find out.” The Chief refers to the letter from M s. Hoffman’s uncle in New York, and Mrs. Hoffman’s reply a3 preof of the unhappy | domestic relations of Hoffman and uis wife. The letter from Mrs. Hoffman to her uncle was taken by Hoffman from his wife before she bad an cpportunity of posting it, and it was a revelation to him. The Chief pointed to the] statements of Friedman, Lauer aud Figel, 1o show that Lauer saw Hoffman after Figel was iast seen with him. J¥riecman saw Fieel and | Hoffman together about 6:15 ». . and Lauver fixes the time he saw Hoffman alone at 6:20 ». M. Figel had to catch the 6:3) boat 80 that he could not have been with Hoffman later than 6:20. Figel suid that a few days ago Hoffman received a dividend of $250 from thLe Build- ingand Loan Associailon, and Mrs. Alex- ander threatened to bring suit against him for recovery of half ol the amount. | Hoffman retaliated by threatening to sue her for §6000, which he claimed she owed im While the detectives work and worry | over the case, the dead man’s widow in her | bome thinks aot of the manner of death but of the death itself. No matter what | may bave been her feelings a few days | ago, now that her husband is dead she | grieves his loss. She is prostrated over the news of the awful death and refuses to be comforted. Her two youngest sons, 0o young to re- alize the shocking tragedy that took their fatner from them, play 2nd look with | wondering eyes on their weeping mother, and with iisping tongues ask where papa isand why he stays away so long. They are to.d that their father -wili return to | | them soon, and in a contented way they | | resume their froiic of innocence. Eagles rarely change theiadd ates, as do They usualiy wa e for life, other birds. { NEW TO-DAY. | A TRUE VITALIZER. | NEW TO-DAY-DRY GOODS GREAT SPECIAL SALE —_— o 3 NEW SPRING GOODS TO UNLOAD OUR LARGE SURPLUS! 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Saturday fo Monday round-trip ticket at reduas1 1112000 | TES, Ruus through to ¢ From Niles. tickets to all poinis be- SANTA #7454 Santa Cruz Ex and Principal Way Stations. 125 Nowatk Co 8% *2:15¢ Newark, Al & Stal A:15r San _S4:13p Felion and Santa Oniz. L | 9On Sundass round.rtp URUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). | yond San Rafael at bal (Foot of Market Street.) cursion, Sants Cruz rates. Tickst Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle hullding A. W.FOSTER, R. X: RYAN, i Pres. and Gen.'Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent rville, ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC aldor C tious. e, Felton, Bould: and’ Priuc au CREEK ROUTE FERRY. RAILROAD. A in the store and saia good nigut to him. The | my part bat the | e T ks R G than face a suit in court ended his life. Goived xud as usualidelighted on DOruBIDE | 15octime T went 1 fhe StorsT wene in ro | s PIIIuer Wist the Rty aans ey 15 900 11:00a. $100 3900 $3:00 . | the contents. I wish 10 God you had Leen here e narter 400 10:00 *8:00c.m. Trains leave from and ‘Whether Hoffman was financially em | during my mother's trouble, What she needed | the Battery-sireet side I camo down Bush | past 6, When I got in front of Hoflman & ive at Market-st. barrassed or not is another question the | R8T OIS FORRIE, ¥ et sbe necded | street, and had a key to the Baitery-strect | Alexander's store I am pretty sure ther Mo Prom OARLAND—Poot of Broadway.—*6:00 8:00 10:00a.x. =ik % deteotives are endeavoring (0 solve. It | [iound she would not have besn trampied on, | 107, DUt misiald it Mr. Hoffman was stand- | Hoffman turied _the ~comer of ‘Buth atd| 11200 100 13:00 *3:00 14:00 *G00rae Ferry. | S E . on Bush an tery talking to a} k attery. A i ——— = wasloarned yesierdsy that John Tauer, s |1 on’t undersiand i¢ to ‘this ‘day” how | {BE OF Bush and Batiery talcing to aMr. | walked towstd Baterr. At the Figel, ang COAST DIVISTON (iivd & Towmsend Sin) | SANTA FE EXPRESS. dimysatn forChe. T iR, Jom': G 0. | Procedinby T bos g have SUowSd . suok | siore opposite ourk- iom BuSK strect. | thes pailbed DSEHT the tiohs i L oL JT| “DR.. PIERCE'S ELECTRIC BILT.” | ~700* San Jose and Way Stations (Now To Chic:go via A. and P. direct line. e B e thasry potat v this | thougnt ~he "was ™' the "~ ail- powerful, | HO 8 “a liitie fellow."ife was talking | said to Hoftman, ~ATs you happy? acd hs - L Ak be 7:30 sEamden Wednesdays only)..o... 1:30F | yeqves every day atb P. u. Carrying Pullman vocating the suicide theory point to this | IhOUERE everything in h's power. ‘Tnat my | 10 Mr. Hoffman and as I came down |replied, “Friedman, 10w can I be hoppy if I N APPLIANCE THAT GIVES SPARKS OF | $7:30A Sunday Excursion fur San Jose, Palace Drawing-room, #is0 n.0'ern upholsiered fuct'as indicative that the dead merchant | §ii. (iners name shouid io out 14 a burning | Bo bade Mr. Friedman good;night and Hoffman | have such & mother-in-law?’ That (a1 the Iife Into your nerves. Sparks that sou feel. Santa Crax. Facific Grove, and o | Tourlst Sleeping ¢ ara, which run daily through wasin financial straits. The detectives, | nnda most outrageous sheme. There isn't s | "P0 | Walked toward the store. I ask:d Mr. | conversation 1 had with him, and then T took | its power 1s Joit upon the. sartece. of the badet ia 2100 5o okl Way Kations.. i T3P | from Uakland (0 Chicaso, via Kausas Lity. A thy | Hoffman for the keys and unloced the doors | & McAllister-street car and went home. I left | one moment. It permeates every vitai fanc:fon. O Paside Grove. Tons it o Bex ¢ ars for Denver and st Louis. : however,do not lay great stress on the | day thatIdonot think of it. What was the | and gave him his keys back. Ipositively did | Hoftman and Figel about to euter the store, | EVery lecturer on the public platform, every }nflm.; Grove, Paso nub[u,' San ‘Boston Excurslons via Kansas City, Chicago, fagt; as ofttimes men much wealthier | name of Hoffman in comparison with Alexan- | 898 K270 RUm A0 SeTEiRcl, TPOntTely 4id | Hofman and Figel abo saw him. * | physician of note, every scl-ni/fic work (nat you Frin ouisie; Guadalupe, Surfaud = | Montreal and the White Mountains iave every than Hoffman was reputed to be find | der and now Alexander has sunk inio obli- left them a¢ the saloon on Market street, near | " : read, lells you that “Eiectricity Is Lite.” kvery 194 8 Ty, Way £ © Zigop | Tuesday. - " ay change. Yes- | ¥ion, I siucereiy nope to be resurrectad some | 1/t (B 3 | About two weeks ago he told me a good | element of your being gives demons ration of the TBOA Foto ATeo el Was Stiows 3:005 | _The best ratiway from California to the East. i thempelves withions msny aasnge. future day. I do despise what is low ang [ Allen | many things about his family affairs.” He | truth of this assertion. It is a fact, Noane doubis and Way Stations. ... 8:00¢ | o 0C (L L ek, 10 Tust, iateresting scemery, terday Lauer made the following state- | ment:to Chief Lees: <l “I first saw Mr. Hoffman aiter closing | hour on June 1, at 6:15p. ». . I came into | the store about 6:15p. M. and took the elevator downstairs with Mr. Hoffman. He said he thought there was smoke or dust coming up the elevator shaft. “1told bim he imagined that. It was the wind blowing down the grating which wade the dust fly. *“He asked me if I brought those cases for the Mail dock; also one case for Mr. Rothschild. I told him I did. “Itold hime Schutte wanted those cases shipped early in the morning on the Port- land steamer. Then he went outside. He looked up Bush street, and said: am expecting Figel back.” He then went #nd ¢tlosed the store door, pulled down tHe handle, took out his keys and locked tiie door. “He then put his keysin his pocket. 1 | Put iwo packages in my wagon, and was £0Ing to drive off when Mr. Hoffman asked me if | bad any money. I said, Yes, How much do you want? He | mean, and lean only toward the good and honorable. 1 am my father's dsughter in that regard. But what in the name of heaven was I 10 do when I have little chi dren? If I were to espouss ma’s cause openly ne would bring suit for a divorce on the fol- lowiog grounds: He says he paid my mother more than was coming 10 her, and that Iam aiding and avetting her to rob my husban the world would cpndemn such & woman (m: self) if the inside ‘fects were not known. Io- wardly, however, 1 side with my mother; it almost kills me sometimes when | think of the injustice done; that she ever received any- thing at all is a miracle. But as you say, right will prevail in the long run. I am sure Charles Hoffman is gelting his deserts. Now, dear_uncle, [ haye & favor 1o ask of you. WnatIwrite to you in strict confidence must not be revealed. “Taero are certain re: sons why I must ask this of you. Have von been talking to any one lately about what I wrote to you? It.h 0 my husband’s ears, and he says I ta.k about him to you. Please do not mention anything to sny one. Some day wrh-gs you may, but notat pres- ent. Hoping to hear soon irom you, your ai- fectionate niece. An answer from Mr. Simmons to a let- ter evidently similar in purport to the sev- I met Ferrenbach on Bush/sireet, end he asxed me if I was going to work. I 3aid that I had forgoiten something, I think ne was crossing over Bush street from the north to the south side. The first time I went out I went out by the front door. The cond time 1 also ceme out by the front door, and left Mr. Hoffman and ran to catch the boat. It was just a coincidence that I bought a pis- tol Jast uight. 1paid 12 for if. I believe that Schuite did see me with the books and grin; he met me a8l was going to the saloon. It ‘wae about five minutes to 6 when I stood on the edge of tne sidewsik and met Schufte with my books and valise. I asked rcautte if he found his pin and he said mo. 1 then walked down to the saloon and left my books and valise at the saioon. Then Iwalked up Market to Sutter, intending 0 go to Bliss the tailor to try on my suit.1got up to Lick Alley when I changed my mind, thinking Iwould not bave time; then I went down Sutter to Ssnsome down Sansome 10 Busn, and met & Mr. Jacobs, a @ toid me thet his mother-in-law went to the banks and wanted 1o spoil Lis credit. This was after old man Alexander died, About ten days ago he told me of trouble he hed had with his wife. He came home one night ad | his wife accusea him of having told M. Levy, her uncle, that as 500n as he had paid Mrs. Alexander the last note he intended to sue his wife for a divorce. He denied this to his wife and said, “How could 1 say such & thing when you know how attached I am to the Jour children ? How do you expect me to do any:hing like that ?" About six or eight months ago he told me that his mother-in-law swore out a warrant for him for opening some mail that did not belong to him. He said a postoflice inspector came 1o serve the Warrant for opening her mail. When the inspecior came ne smid o him, *Who do you think swore this warrant out for me?” The insvector said he did not know, and when Hoffman t0.d him that'his mother-in- law had done so the inspector thought there must be some mistake. Mr. Hoffman ex- e S e The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. t. With your nerves and blocd charge¢ wiih -Lis electric force there Iy 1,0 chance for disease, no place for weakness. It s the fupdamental princi- | ple of vigorous manho.d and womanhood. Wh-re it Is disease cannot be. It cures without drugging | the stomach. Give it & tial UL Pierce’s Pai- ented Beit Is warranted (6 be Superior to all oth. ers. and is 0ld at KEABONABLE PRICES. Buy 10 belt Ll you see Dr. Plerce’s. Cail or send for FREE BOOK. Address DR. PIERCE & SON, 704 Sacramenio st., cor. Kearny, or 64U Market st', below Kearny, San Francisco. Agents as follows: Hoden Drug Co., Stockion: R k. Gogings, Sacramento, ana G. G.'Morenead, San Jose. 43 For RUPTURE use R. PIERCE'S Ma vetic Kl Iruss.” RAILROAD TRAVEL. MOUNT TAMALPALS SCENIC RAILWAY (Via Ssusalfio Ferry). Leave San Francisco Commenci: 2, 1897: WEEK DAYS—0:45 A. M.: 1:45, 5:15 ». ¢ 2 SUNDAYS—8:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11°a. 27 1:48, “lickets for swie at MILL VALLEY or THOS. COOK & SON, 631 Market st. San Franciso (unaer Falace Hotel) Telsphoze Nain 5UG & May Grove . P San Joso © San Jose o 3:30p San :30r San Mateo, Redwood, Mezlo Park, and go d nieals in Harvey's dising-rooms. San Erinelsco Ticket Office—t44 Mar. ket street, Chronicle Building, Tel, phone Main 1531 Oakiund—-1118 Broadway. | T T . wae. Gilroy, Tres Pinos, Santa Salinas, Monterey and Pacitic ud Way St Jose and Way St A for Morn * Sundays excented 11 M onday, Thursday and Ssturday nights only. 4 Saturdays and S § Mor NORTH PACIFIC C0AST RAILROAD (Via Sausalito Ferry). ¥rom Sao Fraucisco, Commencing May 2 1897, WEEKDAYS. ¥ for Afternoon. £ Sundays only, t Saturdays only Sundays. § Sundays and THE SAY VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. ROM APRIL 18, 1897, passenger tralus wili run dally: Bouthbound. ings, Cou.iervilie, Yosemi Lankershim wich 9:age to and For Mill Valley and San Rafasl--7100, *8:13, #9:45, 11:30 a. x.: *1:45, 3:.0, 4100, 5. SO0 80P | Extra trips for 8an Rafael on Mondays, Wedaa days and Sasurdays &z 11750 7o ae L canes SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—*8:00, *9:00 $10:00, 11:00. 11:30 a. 3. 1:00, *1:43, *2:30, m[nnl; 5:30 ang Valay. Trains marked * run to San Qasatin. THROUGH TRAINS. ¥:00 4 x weekaays for Cazaders and way eta. FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIY Stations. 10 steamboats of ing San Francisco and S ockion | 4oms: 1148 ». M. Saturdavs for Cazaders sey at Merced with staves from Saell A M. “undays for Cazadero Mariposs. etc.) gy 9:00 a. x. undays for Pa.ny irom Madera Keres and way stations 2