New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-26
THE MN VINO HAS DEAD is 1LIJE AGAIN.
HE UNTXPTCTEDLY APPEARS ~ THE HONE OF
HIS wIFE'> SECOND HUSBAND. But
80 F>TTED GALE IS SLAIN.

Tl,, domestic tranquility Of Frank Il"rm"' ;
home N Railway. y. j., was rudcly and hneAP"c'
cdlv disturbed last Friday evening By The appearance
of David lIonrIan who supposed TO b" dead, ana
who was the former husband Of l"rmc>s wife, whom
lie married ana deserted twelve years ago
David Hoffman. sr ana hl> family wen, 10 Railway
twenty Yeas ago. The family consisted Of Holman,
ld, wife and David jr.. the only child. The Hon
mans apprai-d TO have plenty of money and "n-
tered variou, enterprises. accumnaing ,till moFr
wcnlh and young lioiman's every wish wnN gra'ihcd
In hi, travels he met Miss Margaret schuer.
talented yuung German girl. Whose parents, thOnSh
poor were well known and respected In the neighbor
hood Ilofman's parents opposed the match ana
sent him away for time, but he shorty alcrWhiu
returned and married Miss >chulrr. The parents Of
younC Hoffman then made the best OF II and bought
the Mclck Hotel property In Mah-st. for the young
couple and for time things went well. Holman
soon tired OF the monctony and Ills father purchased
Il nquor store In sixth-avc., York, and Holman
and his wife went there TO live. lie had been
there only short time. when one day twelve
years ago he sold the business and disappeared.
After waiting several weeks for dingS OF the missing
husband Mrs. Hoffman, who was left practically
destitute. was Obliged 10 return 10 her parents at
Railway.
Five wears ago Mrs. Hoffman received letter
from her mother inlaw saying that her David
had been killed In a railroad accident In the West.
This was the first tldnes which ia" deserted vile
had had from her husband, ana although nraSr'
and Indefinite sl. believed thai nc had met his
death and wore m1Irning for n year. Three years
AGO Mrs. Hoffman married her present husband, and
lad almost forgotten her first husband when lie
aIp,art,i TO her Friday evening.
Hoffman went 10 Railway on Thursday, and keep
ing hi. identity concealed he went hbout among
farmer acluaintancrs VITO did not recognize him, and
lound how things had gone during his absence. lie
then went to the Iicrmrs's home and demanded
that his wife and their cleyrny y,dr-Ud boy should re
turn To him. This she refused Ia do and scored
him most bitterly Tor his dc>"riiOn OF her and their
unborn child and told him that he nlon" was rspon
silr for the report OF his own death, his object being
that she might do she had done and 80 ire"
him from his obligations 10 his vile ana cllld.
The stormy interview was interrupted By the arrival
Of husband No = who when Informed that his
visitor WAS III. long-nisNing Hoffman. immediately
elected him from the honac.
Holman. whcn sccn declined TO give an. cXplana,
tion for his long silence. and merely said he had
been out through the West mining. and now That
h. Ind become wealthy had come To claim his wife
and child since hc had found them alive.
Hoffman has engaged lawyers and Will test the
legality of his Wie's marriage 10 ll"rmrS. MIS-
iIcrnie, declare, that she Will have nothing moro
io do with Ter former husbanl. - far ns New
Jrrsey's law l. concerned nothing can be- done, rs
the Iapsr of las declared Hoffman legally
dead 20 far H. his wife WAS concerned. but IL III"
dcsrron took place In New->ork state the lawyers
nny be able TO put different pha-c on the ease
than the residents have alrcndy settled In the wifcS
favor The elder Hoffman is dead, and lis wife, who
Is wealthy, lives In Newark y. D.