New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-10
ANOTHER DOUBLE MURDER
A MOTHER AND CHILD SLAUGHTERED.
ARREST OF THE PERpETRAToR.

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enth avenue and Seventy-6rst street, woman named
Ann Schumacher and her infant boy, aged months,
being tie victims. The child instantly killed, aud
the mother beaten 10 s.,e Of nseneibty and eit III
such deplorable condition that Is not the slight
est possibility of her recovery. The murdered womaa,
for she may with truth be called So was the wife OF
German gardener named John Schumacher, who owned
piece Of laud at the of Eleventh avenue and
Seventy first street. on which be cultivated vegetables
for the market His house is a little frame one, stand
ing on a slight elevation In bis field, and is long
stones throw from any other building.
Mr. Schumacher is in the habit Of rising very early in
the morning, aud driving To market with such produce
az lie may have for sale He has ia bis employ du1ng
tie Summer TWO or thee German aborers, who wofk
10 lie garden. Two men, named Jacob Stride and
Hans Trustee who have lately been employed by him,
have teen in The babit -eepDg 10 back room OF the
house Mr. Schumacher ana his wife sleeping in little
bedroom of the front room. About o'clock ON Mon
day morning Mr.. Schumacher arose, loaded his wagon
aid drove the city. Stride and Trustee got up
at DOT O'Clock 60 to their labor They state that
tuey found the doors all properly locked and the house
wearing It's usual appearance.
Betw cen six and seven o'clock the men, surprised
that Mrs. Schumacher rad not summoned them 10
breab fact as usual to The house wha. the
trouble was. They astonished TO find that there
was DO FIRE in tie .toye and that Mrs. Scnunaker had
Lot yet arisen. One OF The IN Immediately proceeded to
her bedroom, and opening the door fodnd her ~
ing unconscious the enranguir ed bed her head aud
face bruised and aceroted in most horr ia manner,
while by her side lay her infant child with the top OF
lis head crushed in and quite dead. He raised an
ala mediately, and the ghbors came Hooking TO
the scene Of murder. Among the first on the ground
we've TWO policemen If the Twenty second Ward. AS
sisted by the DeighbOTs, ey removed the dead body
Of the nfsnt and old all that possible for the
fort and relief Of the injured woman until the arrv
OF ply scian. After having done all in their power,
a earch was instituted for of the murderer.
The premises were fret inspected, when it ;er
tanned Il at the house had been RAJ sacked and upward
OF 500 taken from bureau drawer.
A silver watch, having a double case, had also been
taken, bnt the outside case was discovered on the
floor OF the loom. Lying Lear the bed, was also
hammer, covered with blood, which was clearly the
weapon with which the murderous blows were given.
In escaping the perIetraOr had EVIDENTLY eaped from
the bedroom window TO the garden, through which he
passed TO woods in the rear, which are in close
proximity TO the North River. Foot prints were also
discovered leading from the woods TO the house, the
murderer having evidently come from that direction.
The retrsaDg footsteps were followed some distance
into Tie wOoos, hen it found that he had made
halt probably TO ascertain the amount Of booty he had
obtaiDed. On looking carefully about some papers be-
loDgiug 10 Francis Hoffman found from which,
it was surmised, that he was the guilty man. The
police force Of the Ward were nOded vi these sus-
pciOns and directed to arrest Hoffman.
The suspected murderer lie German, about thirty
years Of age married man, and cigsr-maker by oc
cupaon. He was recently employed by SIR. Schu-
maker 10 work in his garden, but was found to be
yeIy ndOent. Remonstrance was of no avail, and 50
about ten days ago he discharged TO hs great dis
pleasure. While employed there he had slept in the
house with the other aborers that he kne what
time they Welt to work in the morning. and had evil
IDENTIFY ascertained where Mr. Schumacher kept his
morey.
Shorty before noon yefterday Officer Richard of the
Twenty second WARD, duty near the corner OF
Broad ay and Fifty seventh street. when soma one
who knew Hoffman him in the street, and pointed
him out, Richard INN, diaely took the suspected nau
into custody, aid conveyed him to the Station House.
Here tie prisoner gave his right name aud was
searched by the officer. On his person Was found
Sl3I 81, some gold studs, knife, several small
articles, and The missing silver watch which
81 onded with the watch.case found in the house.
MIR. Schumacher Immediately sent for, and when
the money and articles were shown TO him, he imme'
diateIy identified them his property. The news of
the murder and Of Hoffmans spread Ike wild
fire III the neighborbood, and the Sstion-House was
besegtd by crowd of people who were anxious 10
see the murderer. Large numbers of men aud women
also vsted the the scene of crime and the policemen
had hard work 10 keep them from the room of the
dying woman.
Coroner o Keefe having been summoned to hold IN
inquest on the body of the child in attend
once at the house. Jury impanneed, who, after
viewing the body, adjourned TO the Twenty second
Ward Station-House, where the following testimony
was taken:
John Henry Schumacher, father of the deceased tes-
thed-l left home yesterday morning about q o clock
10 20 TO market with load of Produce; am hGck
steT, AID in tie habit of going down town very early;
| i,lt my wife and child IN good heal b, and returned
home about o clock; before | reached my house, |
was told by neighbor that my enid was dead, and
tina, my wife very i'll; the watch breastpiG shirt
studf and rolls of money shown the, identity as
my PROF erty two of tie rolls bils, ana the other
two contain silver; portion OF the bs are III current
funds; tie watch was without cover when II was
taken away; the cover which have in my possession
fits il exactly; when left house this morning AL
this properly was there; i know the prisoner, hs
name IL Francis Hoffman; be bad been in my employ
for five weeks but discharged him few days since,
because he demanded higher wages; he knew where L
ke Ut my money his wife also worked for me, aud they
lived in my house; employed the prisoner from an
office; | never had any quarrel with hin
the hammer now shown me belongs TO me- whea re-
turned home found that tue bureau drawer In which
kept NY money had been broken opeu and the money
carried away; the key Of the drawer was usually
kept by my wife during my absences the watch usually
hung over the mantelpece, aud when left home tnIs
morning, il In that position.
Hans Trustee one Of Mr.. Schunakers laborers,
was examined through Interpreter, and deposed:
VT MT 10 bed aDout 81 O'Clock Sunday night, and