New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
HoFfMANS CONTRADICTORY STORIES.
Further PROOFS OF HIS GUILT DIsCovERED-A
STATEMENT FROM HIM.

STATEMENT FROM HIM.
Coroner Hyler, of Port Chester, was i'll the city
Yesterday. aud he said that additional proofs that
Theodore Hoffman guilty of the murder of H.
Marks, the Hebrew pedler, had been discovered
The trousers which Hoffman wore when he was ar
rested have been identified as those which Marks
purchased on Monday at the store of Goldstcin &
Epstein, No. % IIester-st. At the Westchcster
County JAN al White Plains, Holman gave yestcr-
day the following account of his movements on the
day of the murder, Thursday, and on Wednesday, TO
a TRIBUNE reporter:
% On Tuesday night | slept at home, on the Fox
Island road, Early the following morning started
for New-YoIk visited Brooklyn and purchased a
pair of trousers, which had when arrested from
John Paret, i'll Fulton-st. Early IN the afternoon
walked up Third-ave. TO Harlem, and then con-
cluded to walk all the way home to Port Chester al
though had money in my pocket. cannot say what
time l started to walk or how long was on the
way. | followed The old post-road to New Rochelle,
then up the railroad track to Rye, and then by the
pos-road to Port Chester, and thence to the hut OF
William Knox, where l remained all night. had
no axe with me then. | left Knox about o'clock
on Thursday morning 10 go TO Mr.. Bouton's, we'll
TODD farmer Tor whom had occasionally worked,
bur as thought It was then too early to see hHn
wandered through the woods near by until nearly
o'clock, when l called. | helped Mr.. Bouton to
shell some corn and harness his horses. left with
him in the wagon about 10 o'clock and rode with
him as far as Ridge-st, Rye, whore left the wagon
to walk home. Instead of gong home, ] cone uded
to turn back and went to Mr.. Bottoms house ! he
axe had with me then was one that / picked up III
Mr.. Beu,Oa's shed. / can give no reason
for taking the axe into the house with me, or for
entering the house AGAIN. DIR. Sands called while
4 IL l1.l ar.I
said to Mrs. Bouton that she seemed TO have num-
Der of visitors 1 left soon after Dr. Sands and
started for Rye. where bought pair OF new shoes
and left my oil ones. Hoffman stated on Thursday
night that he bought the shoes nj store at tie Bow
cry and Great J0neS-st., New-YOrk.l Besides the
shoes, bought northumberland, for which /
paid 10 cents. l entered a BARRIERS shop at Rye to
get my hair cut, but the barber was engaged
with customer and was afraid 10 wait, rs
might miss the first train for Ncw-lork.
] cannot tell what time il was when left Rye.
III liman stated 10 Coroner liyler that he reached
Ncw-YUrk by o'clock. several persons tcstli0 d
on Frd 20 having seen him after , o'clock. and
one saw HIM board the train which left Rye at 5:2S
4" got to the Grand Central Depot before the gag
wa, lighted. | went down town by a. elevated
train 20 Grand-si, paving 10 cents fare. " ar
Grdud-st IN the Bow ~, bought fur cap. and at
another pace near by ordered fireman cap tor
nv ia h +, paying 81 on account. hoffman con-
tradICtcd this IN another statement IN winch lie
SAID that he walk .d down the BoVery To Chatham
square and purchased his cap there from Mr. Ne
cure where he mel az Old acquaintance. II SAID
that he remained IN McGaires company nearly IN
hour
' then went to the Globe Dime Museum, wh. re
/ was nearly ala hour. / hen went 10 the Grand
Central D. pot aud started for hoMc by the eX press
train which left Mt $3.50 p. IL. i was arrested on
reaching p0rt Chester
To Deputy Sn,rl u1y and J. W Lee, Chief Of
tire White Plains police, who took HIM from Port
Chester 10 he COUNTY jail, the prisoner sid that
nothing could be proved against mm, a no one saw
him DO any violence 10 the peclcr Hotmau SIN
talks with the utmost assurance and GOODNESS about
the matter.
The demonstrations II sorrOw for the murdered
pedicr yer. continued and ntcnsihcd yesterday Ut
No. 10 E.sex-St. Crowds OF Polish Hebrews co..
leCtcd at the tenement house Huu surycu towards
the r.. ms on the third floor ocCupcd BY Ina d us
Marks AID his family. A rude collin, containing & e
remains OF Zephauiah Marks, ha been carried TO he
rooms. BESIDE Ii were seated several Hebrew
women, WHO drew Their hair bout their faces. beat
their breasts and cried aloud. Men IN the room
talked earnestly about the murder and the burial oil
IN" body
Il was said that the body would be taken 90 tho
synagogue az ~. - Ahcn-.t this m'rllng, and
that funeral service would be he'd there TODAY.
Tn murdered man was moi a member ol any lo-B'
or benefit society, and his relatives are too poor 20
pay the expenses ut hs tuncTAl. Assistance woul
be gwen, II was SAID, by tho Hebrew benevolent