The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22
EVIDENCE
IN FAVOR
OF FICEL
Testimony Tending TO Es-
tablish an Alibi
for Him.
FOUR NEW WITNESSES
APPEAR.
Proceedings Again Made Elk.
tremely Interesting by the
Attorneys.
LETTER FROM AN ALLEGED
YELLED WOMAN.
Attorney Lloyd Promised TO Have
His Client on Hand This
Morning.
LETTER FROM AN ALLEGED
YELLED WOMAN.
Attorney Lloyd Promised 10 Have
His Client on Hand This
Morning.

It was shot" session al the Coroner's
Office yesterday during the investigation
into the death of Isaac Hoffman. The
rise in the temperature was directly due
to the presence of Reuben H. Lloyd, who
on that occasion made his public debut in
the case. First he mad it out with the Coro-
ner, but in a comparatively mild way.
Toward the close of the session. however,
he and Attorney Ach had the most excit-
ing passage-at-words that has yet occurred
in this connection. In the course of it
Ach charged Lloyd with uttering an sin
famous falsehood." Neither apology, ex-
PLANTATION, blows nor shots followed. The
matter was simply ignored.
a most interesting witness was Miss
Lillian Cohn, stenographer employed III
the store of Heyneman & Co., at 80 and
35 Battery street She testified to having
seen Hoffman walking along Bush street
toward Sansome III company with another
man, at about 6:25 P. NJ. on the evening of
June L. She knows Figel bv sight, and
gave it as her opinion that the second in
dlviduaI was not the bookkeeper. Her
testimony was in part corroborated by
one of the statesmen EN- pIoyed in the same
establishment with her.
1t was another disappointing day for
those who expected to see Z gel put on
The rack. There had been an understand
ing between the Coroner and LLOYD that
The suspected man should be placed on
the stand the first thing yesterday morn
ing. The appointed hour came, but the
call for Flgel was unresponded to. After
each witness lett the stand the Coroner
repeated his demand for the absent wit
ness, but with equally fruitless results.
At last Lloyd explained that Figel must
have misunderstood the hour, and added
that he would be on hand at noon. He
said that he would have his client present
at 8 O'Clock this morning without fail. It
was then IL o'clock an hour and half
earlier than the usual time for adjourn
ment. By this time the Coroner had been
worked up to such state of aggravation
at the manner in which his plan to ex-
anime Figel yesterday had been frustrated
that he summariiy adjourned the inquest
until this morning at o'clock, al the
same time ordering Mr.. Lloyd 10 have the
elusive witness present at that hour with
out fail. The attorney promised to COM
ply.
During the examination of some of the
witnesses Lloyd suggested several ques-
tlons TO the Coroner, and Ach objected to
his doing so. The latter claimed that, ac-
cording TO the code, the attorney for the
accused had no right to be represented at
the Coroner's inquest 1t was this that
led to the rupture between the two attor-
neys previously referred to. After the ad-
iournment Lloyd had a conference with
The Coroner, to determine, if possible,
what rights snd privileges were 10 be ac-
corded to him as the representative of
Figel.
''This mans life is at stake, " he said to
the Coroner, ''and l Will not allow him to
go on the stand unless l am allowed to
ask him questions.
''You can certainly do so" replied the
Coroner, "but they must be asked through
m ia in ba Of ha hor
will ask them
''That is all that l ask. There is nothing
TO conceal, and l will put this man on"
On this understanding they parted.
Unexpectedly to all persons an entirely
new witness came on the scene yesterday,
who gave most impor ant testimony IN
favor OF the suspected man. This was
Thomas Turnbuil of Fruitva!e, who stated
that he had been on speaking terms with
the deceased, and that on the evening of
the tragedy he had seen Hoffman enter
his place OF business as late as 6:32
O'Clock. The importance of this testi-
mony VIII be seen when taken in connec-
tlon with that of q mum ber OF other wit
nesSes, who have testified that FiGeI was
al the San Rafael ferry at that time.
That startling developments were ex-
pected by everybody was 10 some extent
indicated by the presencs on the scene OF
all the attorneys interested in the case.
Fo- the first time was there such gath
enng. Rothchild, Ach and Murphy were
there in behalf of the firm OF Hoffman
Rothchild d Co., while ex-Judge Louder
back and Lloyd were there to watch mat
ters for FIgel Chief Lees occupied hl,
customary place at the left of the Coroner.