The New York herald., 1875-12-08

press ONCE, IN the middle OF the DOCK"
We'll what's his businessYn
"He is a dealer in Old Red Rock, Tweed Island and
Indian Harbor oysters
rs be al home now, and where does he live2
II donr think he lives in the sity heard MIN
taking with gentleman who said something to him,
and heard Hoffman say TO him he going TO Green
wich Conn"
"wei, don't you know where he stops 10 New
York2'
No, don'tn
"We, where do you liver"
81 amt got no place at all don't i've anywheres
did you ever see Hoffman driving carriageW
~ donh knowr but know ne was Boss rweed's
coachman. He's the that received the big
present from the Boss he gave b 10 $1,000 for bis
| New Years."
'Now, tell me where you liver"
~ don't live anywheres"
whats your name then ~
81 ain't got any.
"Whai do they call your
'T dom know
"wen now, want 10 buy some oysters, can't you
tell me where l find Hoffman :"
III YOU want 10 buy oysters you had better Rof
man yourself / couldn't sell them you"
"Now, sonny tell you what III do with you III
give you dollar If your show where Hoffman
nves ~
~ ANT gong 70 90 ~ you MEnt arrest
s'Oh no; there's no fear Of that
owen, amt gong to risk it,
This ended the conversation, but it clearly proves
that George W. Hoffman is the who used to
drive Tweed and who answers every description to
the man who took away and brought back the Lamb
carriage. The result Of the effort TO trace Hoffman
being made known at the HERALD Office, reporter
lhereupon started Immediately for Greenwich, Conn.
HOFFMAN POUND
II was not generally believed Yesterday that George
W. Hoffman had left the city that is II he had driven
the Tweed landau But the HERALD detective, who had
so carefully watched his from Sunday morn
ing forward lost track Of him, and, therefore
rally believed that despite the assertions Of his friends
Mr. Hoffman had lett the city by the early yester-
day morning The detective followed him to
Greenwich Conn., and saw him when
he stepped on to stoop OF Smiths hotel or
rant opposite the depot at thai place 1t TO
accost him then, but later in the day viii be herein
after shown, his Identity with the black mustached
driver pretty fairly established
". HOFFMAN,
was without doubt the driver Of the Tweed carriage
around whom such web Of mystery has been
woven. BIS description furnished in these
columns taes exactly with the mans personal charac
terlstics He is about five feet seven inches and a
quarter high, lean and somewhat salow, with black
mustache ana loo wei hiilreo 10 De mistaken fOr
ordinary hack driver He is quick and 1.-THE respect
able appearance and altogether unlike who has
been forced to handle the lines and whip for living
Perhaps his age does not exceed thirtythree years AT
all events he i Just such as was photographed
\ verbally by the special detective Of the NEW YORK
l HERALD But TO resume the history Of his pursuit
4 WAS SEEN
and spoken with IN the evening and after great deal
\ Of trouble by the writer VINO had been despatched
his trail II was a task by no means triaing 70 reach
HIM but although for tew moments he lost
he waz found length in his own house very unex.
pectedly him, and fairly freed This is how it
came about-HoGman went into Smiths after
he had arranged at the telegraph Office for
the transmission Of certain despatch from
New York and the settlement with the
loungers and persons about the depot that nquirers
we're to that he had been OF Green
4 wich for two or three days Home he arrived in
the evening and report carefully circulated 70 the
\ effect that be had gone to Stamford Everybody in a
village Of Greenwich's proportions cannot be bribed
fixed that the HERALD detective had no difficulty
ascertaining about six O'Clock That George w. Hof
man had gone Stamford but actually then
the supper table IN his house Half hour later,
in an open country wagon, the detective drove up
I Georges gate and alghted
The house. large whitewashed frame building stand.
| ing on a knoll overlooked Indian Cove and faced
! northwestery direction the once famous buildings
known as the Americas Club House. light glimmered
in one or the windows Of the notable old structure
mile two the placid waters Of the and
around the small shanty and bar for the accommoda
ton Of HoGman's oystermen on the point near the
steamboat dock a few rods from his house three or
four lounged. All was stn except the pattering
and nothing could have been mere unnviting than
the appearance Of
THE HoFPMAN HOUSE
The visitor opened the wicket in the white picket
fence, and mounting the roughly hewn steps in the
rocky slope reached the piazza and raped at the door
There q shuttle Of feet within and moment 10
two later the door opened foot or two and a man
thrust his head out He q black mustache, was
about the middle height and bore a saow complexion
The remainder may be better told IN dialogue
aArc you Mr George W. Hoffman ~ sad the visitor.
II am, unnestatingly replied the in the door
way
"wn you step outside a moment2"
what forpn
II have few words to say 70 you
Here Hoffman turned his heel and whispered
sornelh .ng to female who held light ID her hand
behind him Then, facing The visitor and
stepping out the piazza ne SAID,
Now see here, there's IN question.
ing me am not gong questions Then,
checking himself suddenly and scanning the muiied
stranger from head foot be continued "Bu who are
you and what do you want ~
y am one who knows you, knows all your transac
tons and movements during the last three days and
saw you leave New York this morning
"wel, don't what you know. You can't get
70 admit or deny anything
Hold hard there Mr. Hoffman. How DO YOU know
that want you 70 admit deny anything, what
subject even want 70 speak about 2n
/ pause q a few seconds followed, which was broken
I by Mr.. Hoffnans saying You haven't told me who
you aren
II have, indirectly admit lf you want to know
more explicitly don't know that have any good
tn rennn.t an. III