The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-14

tato ana appolutius Iltco VIC miuoi
guardian.
Scarcely fortnight bad passed since the
will had been made when George Wores
was dead and buried beside his wife.
1t is claimed that George Wores left a
will, also naming the boy Eddie as his
heir. and although this allegation is stoutly
maintained by those who purport to know
all concerning the case. this fact has not
yet been substantially proven.
Within a very short time after the
woman described by Wores had been car
ried to her chamber in Mrs. Hoffman's
hospital she gave birth to baby boy.
The thought of the cruel treatment meted
out to her by her offspring's father made
her look upon the face of her child With
disgust. To Mrs. Hoffman she declared
that she could have no love for the little
stranger and she wanted it taken from her
sight.
During the days of the mothers illness
the child was cared for in an adjoining
room, where its feeble cries when heard
by the mother would cause her to call
down some curse upon the head of It's
father.
When she had sufficiently recovered she
left the place, refusing to reveal her iden-
THY and beoueathing her own child to Mrs.
Hoffman. From that time until her
death Mrs. Hoffman claimed to have
never discovered who the mother was or
what had become of her.
The infant was raised by Mrs. Hoffman.
who gradually grew attached to it as il
it were her own.
When the boy was little over years
old she took out papers of adoption. and
ever afterward he was known as her
child.
He was given the name of Eddie Hoff-
man, and by such his playmates knew
him.
Time rolled on and the boy grew an idol
in the eyes of his adopted mother.
When he was years of age chance
threw Captain George Wores across the
path of Mrs. Hoffman.
Long ago time had erased from bis men,
DRY his early life with the sweet-faced
Hebrew girl, and the fact that a child had
been born to them.
A short cOurtship and Captain Wores
and Mrs. Hoffman were married. 1t was
in their own circle notable wedding, and
at its conclusion the bride and groom went
on q tour through the southern part of the
State and into Mexico. On their return
they took up their residence at Mrs. Hoff-
mans home on Folsom street, and until
their separation lived there. After short
stay with his bride, duty called the captain
to his vessel.
Unmindful of black cloud that would
rise in the horizon during his absence, be
kissed his wife and their adopted child
good-by and went away.
During his absence. which was of sew
eral months duration, Mrs. Hoffman, in
some nnaccOuntable way. discovered that
Captain Wores was the father of her
adopted boy and that he had been married
by contract to the Jewish woman.
She made a strenuous effort to locate the
woman, but was unsuccessful.
On the return OF her husband she con-
fronted him with her discovery-that his
own child was under their roof and that
he was a bigamist.
Cruel as the father had been to the
young Hebrew woman who had placed
her trust in him he was destined to be
still more hard hearted TO his child.
The news startled him. and in the pres
ence of his adopted mother the father de-
nounced the child as, if his, illegitimate.
ever born TO the woman with whom he
had lived.
Mrs. Wore's love for the child would
not permit of his abuse and insinuations.
Words led to blows. and after dealing her
a singing slap in the face. be left the
house never to again return.
From this time on Mrs. Wores dropped
the name of her husband and took back
her old one OF Hoffman. The captains
name was forbidden in the household and
was never men toned.
Shortly after this Captain Wores' gave
up seafaring life and took up a residence
in the Western Addition, where he re-
NAMED until his death.
The two had not been together long
enough for their separate properties to
become involved with one another.
At the time of the separation Captain
Wores was reputed worth about $4,000
and Mrs. Hoffman about $4,000
While passing through her troubles Mrs.
Hoffman had but single friend, to whom
she went for advice. He was Sergeant
William Price of the Police Department,
now doing duty at the old City Hall.
About four years ago Mrs. Hoffman was
taken i'll. During her sickness she was
nursed by a neighbor. Mrs. Schrivner,
now living at the corner Of Twenty-fourth
and Valencia streets, and the woman who
now brings action to recover $500 from the
estate for services.
Fearing that she was about to die one
day she sent for Sergeant Price and told
him that she wanted to make her will,
Mrs. Schrivrer was present at the time
and remained in the room during the
entire conversation.
The story of what transpired is told
by her.
Mrs. Hoffman. she says, explained that
she was worth about $780, 900 and tina; she
wanted her adopted child, Eddie Hoffman.
to have it all at her death. That her hus-
band, or the man whom she married while
he was yet undivorced from his contract
wife. Captain Worse, was not to have a
single dollar of her fortune she was very
explicit in explaining. She bore him no
love and wanted her estate so arranged
that after her death nothing could turn up
so as to take it from the child.
The will was drawn naming William
Prica and n man named Svlvaetar as "a