New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-10

The touse, IN company WIN 1rus,en, anu We W.
foynd Mrs Scbumaker lyiag upon the bed, covered
9th blood: The reason entered the bedroom was be.
cause irared she was sick; all the norDlng - ~
work within 20 yards Of the house; l 81" no one
enter the bouse; neither did hear any cries " Jus
tres ibe bedroom Dc or was partly open wneh ven
10 ard found the child lying uuder Mrs Schn9hssf
arm; when raised it, 1t Was perfectly dead; Mlr'
Schnuak was alive bat appeared 70 be msensiois,
did not mis- any Of my property; knew n9N.e9 "
tie prisoner, further tnan that he was ~ Mr.. ochu
maker a enploy aud was discharged about one week
since tleIe was no blood upon the oor but the BED
was covered with u.
+ Margaret Heue Hoffman, wife of the prisoner, tes-
tiGed-l live in Eighth avenue, between Fhty.seven,h
Fifty eighth streets over bntchers store aooni
two months ince was married 10 the prisoner, and
he left immedi .tey, taking with him - and two
tickets for Loulsvl which paid Sl2 he returned
af.r week absence, and told me that some oae had
robbed him and he had been AFRAID TO come nome; ne
declare ed be would never leave ne again, aud for
cave him: we have lived together SINCE, and were
both engaged by Mr.. Schuvaker, with whom we lived
about one month; We left him because he had no more
work for us to 90; few days ago the pms ner asked
me TO 20 TO Louisville with hin, but refused ne l
anted nothing fur, her do with hun; he CT led UPON
me agnin on Sunday last, and told mc that he had
plenty of money, upon which [ consented TO accom-
tauy him; be said tie money had been loaned him by
a friend; | had often been badly beaten by him, ana
as afraid be would kill me- since left Mr.. Schu-
makers, Hoffman has been stopping at No. Green
wich street; ON Wednesday last | went To SEQ tue
prisoner at his boarding house, and found that he had
not been there for two nights he was 70 have called
for to-day 10 take me " Loulsville never before
Cd the sLrt which the prisoner has on the coat
and yesi tan dthufy, but the hat now sho an ne
lever Ew beIoIe.
Isaac W. Richards, the officer who made the arrest
tstfed-Wbi'e standiGg at the corner OF Eighth ave-
rue and Fiji y-nin street abou clock THIS morn.
ing butcher came and told me that the man who had
committed The murder coming down Eityseventh
street, TOOK the person Indicated into custody he
told me bis name Francis Hoffman; in reply TO
ny question as TO where slept the previous night
lie lesitated moment, and tnen said ewhere III
SIKH avenue; L remarked that there mad been a muir
der committed in Eleventh. avenue, and that wanted
him ~ d witness; at this he Appeared much dis on
ceIted, and evidently greatly alarmed took him
to the Stat,n-lIonse; Inc property found upon the
prisoner is identified by Mir. Schumacher and one of his
NoIkD'n AS belonging TO them
Mlclnei Snyder deposed-Am Sergeant of the
Twenty second Precinct; | at the 5,aiOn-IIouse
when the prisoner Was brought in; asked him where
lac bad slept Sunday Dgut; lac at trst told me ia
SIKH avenue, but sunsequluy SAID that ne had Just
sIrived iIom Philadelphia; he said that the UOn,y
found Oh him WAS brought by him IRON Germany; he
D ade many contradictory staemeLIs that az once
became convinced of his guilt assisted i'll searching
him. ard the property now shown was found upon hls
person. be was much confused in manner, and made
maLy COIL rad cto' yIslaieneDs.
George Is. Bontnn, nj. D., testided-I made post
nOrtem exam inatlOn OF the BODY OF the child, and
found marks Of violence the rgnt sluo OF the face;
there was an lndentztOn OF Tue Orenedu correspond
ing in sze 10 The head Of the hammer shown; the
skull was fIa,tuIed aud the frontal Done driven
INTO the BRAIN i'll my opinion these injuries caused the
child 8 DEATH
The case was then submitted TO the Jury by the
Coroner and ailer but few moments delloeratiOn the
following verdict was rendered " Tat tue deceased,
Dedrch eDIy Schumaktr came t. hs death from III
juries received at the hands of Francis Hoffman,"
Wien the verdict was announced, the usual ques-
tions sere put TO tie prisoner in response to which
he gave is Lame sge, and occupation above stated.
When asked what he had to cay in reference to the
charge made a. aiDst him he simply replied mt
guilty. He is slight built Of medium hight,
has dark complexion, and something of an idiotc
EXPRESSION. Nothing is known regarding him more
t1an is contained in the above evidence, but his wife
maiifess great aversion to him. He is unable to
.pesk English, and all questions were put to him
through ali interpreter. He was committed 80 the
Tombs by the Coroner TO answer the charge of
murder.