The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-01

nor her son knew of his presence.
The man, Feidenbaum says, slept with
him on Wednesday and Thursday nights,
and went to bed with him last night also.
Feidenbaum says that he waS nwak-
ened by noise In the front room this
morning, and that he jumped up and ran
downstairs in his stocking feet. He said
that he ran out of the back way, hut
denied thai lie knew anything of the
murder.
He grew violently angry when asked
IL he did not escape from the window,
but he failed to give any reason why he
should have run away at all II he did
not commit the murder.
He said that he was tifty-three years
old, and was born in Carlsbad Germany.
He denied emphatically that his hands
were bloody last night but The Even
Ing World" reporter could plainly gee
examined them closely.
when he saw the reporter, examining
sssin.t his coat. His nails We're long long
and black with dirt. and 1t was sug-
rested that the dirt In them be an
a.ixsed. as was done IN the case Of
shakespeare" for proof that 1t was hu.
man blood on the hands.
Feidenbaum describes the alleged man
who slept with him AS a blond with n
Hight mustache and chin beard and
about twenty-six years old.
called at the scene OF the murder this
morning. the body OF the woman had
already been placed in an ice-boN.
The floor was covered with blood for a
space fully six feet square, and blood
was on the walls and furniture. The
back room was also In a fearful condi-
zion, and on the bed were blotches and
streaks Of blood.
On the mantel In the front room were
Two little cheap bouquets OF tissue-paper
Joseph Muller who has the apartments
on the same moor with the h9hmans,
said that Feidenbaum brought tn" flow
ers home last night and gave them to
the widow.
Mr.. Muller said that Mrs. Hoffman
was OF cheerful disposition and iduli2rd
her boy. The boy made IS a week work
ing for a man named lustig, and Mrs.
HOFFMAN was also helped by her nephew,
who Is well off.
found and a receipt for s. for rent.
No other money was in her possession.
The dead woman was about nttN-thrce
years old. and showed traces OF former
agreeable disposition. she came with
her boy from Hungary two Years 49,
Lustig, who now lives at $40 East
Tenth street.
According to Young Michael lIom
sleep. in his mothers back room ol
Tuesday night but engaged the room
on Tuesday and did nor sleep in 1t unit
Wednesday night He was TO pay 81 foI
the room on Friday. He said that Fri
day was the day he was paid for work
he did for a florist at Sixth avenue AN,
Twenty-second street.
Yesterday Feidenbaum was to have
paid the dollar, but he did not return
home until about 7. NJ. As he entere,
the room, Mrs Hoffman was puttiHl
some money in her pocketbpok an
Feldenbaum saw, her do II.
He seid that he would have TO put
of paying for his room until to-day
but that his brother also wanted room
and that they would each pay 81 IA week
for their accommodation, aud eight
cents each morning for their hreakfas I
Soon after this arrangement was mad,
the Hoffmsns and Feidenbaum retired
aud the hoy knew nothing more unit
he was awakened and saw his motnc
being murdered. Feidenbaum dii no
secure any money before ~ made hi,
escaps.