The evening world., 1894-06-18
Her SUIT DISMISSED.
Mrs. Hoffman Was Too Ill to
Appear in Court.
Her Counsel Says She Will Now
Bring Civil Action.
The Defendant Denies that He Has
Two Wives.

At the request Of Lawyer w. A.
Lathrop. counsel for the young lady
who says she Is Mrs. Henry Hoffman.
the hearing Of the charge of larceny
against Henry Hoffman. OF the Ber-
wind-White Coal Company, Of So Broad
way, WIS postponed this morning by
Police Justice Martin In the Tombs Po-
lice Court until 2 o clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Hoffman charges Hoffman with
stealing pair of diamond earrings.
valued at 5000.
Mr.. Lathrop stated that Mrs. Hoff-
man was not In court. being quite Ill
from excitement.
The application for a continuance was
vehemently opposed by Hoffmans law
yer, Edmund Price. who said he had
many witnesses here at ereat incon-
venience. Among them was a Mr..
Schaffer, a song and dance artist. who at
one time was In business with Mrs. Hoff-
man.
Mr.. I.athrop stated that he had posi-
tive proof that Hoffman married Mrs
larly ordained clergyman. Mr.. Lathrul
states that Mrs. Hoffman comes of a
highly respectable and wealthy family
years ago and soon after divorced.
She married Hoffman in Boston under
the name Of Virginia Bottle; She has
the papers Of divorce from Bottle and
will produce in a day or two her mar.
riage certificate with Hoffman. She IL
said to be highly accomplished. Mr.
L.athrop stated that bigamy proceedings
would shortly be instituted against Hoff
man in Boston. He said Hoffman was q
regular Jekyll and Hyde of matrimony.
Neither the complainant nor Attorne,
Backus was in court when Justice Mar
tin called the case up again this after;
again that Mr.. Backus was trying Q
case in Brooklyn and that Mrs. Hoff.
man was sick from the excitement and
the heat
He offered to pay all the expenses Of
the defendants witnesses II another ad-
tournment was granted. To, this the de.
fense objected, and demanded that the
complaint be dismissed. Justice Martir
granted the motion, and the case went
of the calendar.
Attorney Lathrop stated to an Even
Ing World'' reporter that the next steI
would be to get at least three civil writ:
against Hoffman. One would be for fals'
Imprisonment In having Mrs. Hoffman
arrested for keeping a disorderly house
another would be for damages for rsn IN
tions with him on the ground that n
was single man. and another for thu
| recovery OF the diamonds.
of Hofrman's counsel. said that his eli
ent had never married the woman, bu
had been friend Of hers, and she hat
| profited largely by hts acquaintance
He said that It was only about a month
or so ago that Hoffman's family knew
| of his relations with the woman. HI
added that, while Mr.. Hoffman Is II
very comfortable circumstances. he Il
not by any means a millionaire.
| Hoffman says he first met the woman
| Ave years ago In Hoboken concer
hall. and became well acquainted witt
her. He visited her very frequently, ant
made her regular money presents.
She bought the Fanwood propert!
money. In September last, Hoffma,
said, he found a young man named Cor
win at. the Fanw ood place. Ostensibl,
he was there to fix the windmill. Hoff
man went to Europe, and on his returl
he says he found Corwln still there fix
Ing the windmill. Corwin still there fix
| the windmill, and q month ago, he says
| he objected to Corwin's continual pres
| ence and ceased his visits to the woman
| Then he alleges, she commenced to ammo
him and the present proceedings re
suited.
Hoffman said that the womna is
native Of Breslau. Germany, and tina
her maiden name was Annie La Matte
which he understood was her marie
name. He did not believe that she ha
been divorced from Bottle.
| Capt. Hoffman has composed a nau
tical ballad about the Fanwood man
sion. 1t Is very long, but he recited
entirely to the reporters after he ha
given his account OF the case.