The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-16

woman was what she claimed to be and
asked her to call again. In the meantime
she consulted with Mrs Kirsch. and when
the woman called again shortly after u
o'clock the boy had been taken away.
AS investigation into the case proceeds
more light is thrown on the fact that Mrs.
Hoffman died possessed of jewels and
valuable papers.
Mrs. Franz Imohl is an aged German
woman living with her husband in little
frame house near Assembly Hall, just off
Mission road, and near to the place where
Mrs. Hoffman died.
When seen yesterday afternoon she told
the following story: "Mrs. 81 Gilman died
about O'Clock in the morning. went to
her house about three hours later.
MY husband hitched up his horse and
drove to town to find MIR. Price, and at 2
o'clock brought him out to the house.
Hidden in the clock was the key to
the Safe Deposit box. knew IL was hidden
somewhere about the house, but did not
know where.
when Price came. Mrs. Groom and /
bad Mrs. Hoffman ali dressed and laid out
on the bed. He went up to the side of the
bed and looked at her. and then went the
clock and got the Safe Deposit KEY.
"Mr. Price was the executor, and it was
the desire of Mr.. Hoffman that he should
take charge of her effects.
AFTER securing the key he then turned
to me and asked where her pocket-book
was and l told him that George Wass, who
was lying sick in the other room, had it.
"He went into the other room and ]
went with him. He asked George for the
M f0o nd tho olA
his hand under his pillow and brought il
ont.
"Price opened it and found either 81 or
Sc in silver in it and some papers He
asked George If this was all there was In
the pocket book and George said yes.
swell, / gave her $50 a few days ago
and she could not have used it, said Price,
to which Wass replied that he did not
have any of the money.
"Price then went into the other room.
where the body of Mrs. Hoffman lay.
son one side of the room was bureau.
he opened the top drawer and looked all
through it, ] had seen into the drawer
myself several times before and it con-
tanned nothing but papers.
He looked through them all carefully
and then closed the drawer and locked 1t.
THE other drawers were all carefully
Investigated by him and then locked up in
the same manner.
''Re searched ia all the other drawers in
the room, and after locking them put the
keys in his pocket and went away.
'Her wardrobe was handsome one,
and contained several silk dresses that
cost from $50 to 500 each, SO Mrs. Hoff-
man told me. and L know they must have.
''All of these dresses were taken away.
some before the funeral, some after.
"At the sale OF her wardrobe none OF
these fine clothes were offered, and where
they went do not know.
MRS. Hoffman had box in the Califor-
mia Safe Deposit vault on Montgomery
street She got it she told me at the time,
some six or eight months before her death.
to place her valuables in.
''She had lot of diamonds, but would
seldom wear them, preferring to know
they were safe from being stolen.
81 know these diamonds were in the
Safe Deposit box for she told me so, and
added that after she was dead was to
have one of the rings.
I'm speaking of the worth of her Jewels
she always said they had value of $1,000
knew she had some papers, but neve,