The San Francisco call., 1897-06-24
asked him what he did with the receipt. he

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Il put it in the iron safe for about i've days;
then put it in the Safe Deposit vaults and
lett it there for two days then took II out ana
carried it in my pocket for about two weeks,
as wan ted IL show II 10 GellerL"
Now, gentlemen of the jury. wish TO call
yonr sttentio 10 the fact that Figsl testified
yesterday that Mr.. Hoffman signed that re-
ceipt on the 18th of May. have here Jele-
Mr.. Hoffman was stopping a. that place on
that date.
The witness displayed the telegram as
follows:
SACRAMENTO, June %. 1897.
!. Hoffman registered the night OF May II,
and left the afternoon of May 1S.
Golden Eagle Hotel.
This created a distinct sensation. The
witness resumed:
ou see. gentlemen, Mr.. Hoffman was not
in the City on the day that Eigel says he
signed that receipt. During the interview
referred TO began to question Figel about
his own affairs Dut he stopped me saying that
had no right to do so.
l then asked Figel why he came back to the
store on the evening OF the murder, and he
said 1t was to get e small bottle of INK, OF
which, he said, they had samples from deal
ers as Mr.. Hoffman wanted The books written
up IN one kind OF ink; the door was opened
with a key, ne said. de saw Mr. Hoffman
there and talked with him about ten minutes
on business matters; he (FigeD left about
Now l hand YOU the csshbooks which he
said he took home that night. Those marked
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are In the
handwriting of Mr.. Gellert, and the writing
in i is IN red and black ink and lead pencil.
TIE other marked Monday, Wednesday and
Friday is in that of Figel. and the last entry in
the book is in lead pencil. l hand you the
checkbook, the stubs OF which you will see
bear the handwriting of Figel.
1 reported this interview to the Chief OF
Police, and asked Mr.. Bohen to remember il.
but he said he knew nothing about books and
figures. 1 went to the First National Bank
and looked over FIgePs accounts and found
credit in the amount of $500 on April z,
which has been referred to; that check for
$500 had been placed TO the credit OF r.
Joseph. The Endorsement was '3' Joseph,
per Figel.
l asked the receiving teller OF the bank if he
noticed FigePs demeanor at the time he made
the dep0sit, and he said he was excited he
asked the cashier if he had noticed the little
bookKeeper's excitement.
On the tn of June Mr.. Joseph came to my
Office in response TO request, and he told me
that Figel had visited him at his house on the
Sd of June; that they had walked together in
little park near the house; that Figel said to
him:
az want you to do me favor, but am
afra i'd you won't do it."
''Why not? What is it2" said Mr.. Joseph.
"WelI," said Figel, Il want you TO say that
you cashed check for Mr.. Hoffman on April
z Tor $3500 -
Mr. Joseph declined to do this.
] then sent at once for Chief of Police Lees
and told him that had important evidence
pointing TO murder or suicide. told him
what had learned, and Mr.. Heyneman hiss c.
retary, took down the statement. Mr.. Joseph
stated that ne did not know the amount that
Figel had deposited
learned afterward that the Chief h ad got
ten some explanation OF the $1,000 and
asked him what it was and he refused 10 tell me.
/ told him that was in this thing working to
discover the truth IN the interest OF The firm
and of the estate and did not think any thing
should be kept from me. Still he refused.
The witness here asked the Chief, who
U ciffinU the CnrnpRF at his a o.
for certain deposit Sins OF FIgel's and pre-
sented in close succession long series of
checks and memoranda OF moneys re-
ceived by the firm of Hoffman, Rotbchild
d Co., and whether not credited on the
books or, instead, placed 10 his own indi-
vidual credit at the First National Bank as
he sta ted then the account ran.
On Marcn 23 1897, the firm received from
NJ ZeDker OF MeTced a remittance OF $500.
which was entered by Figel. On the same day
in the same writing Flgel charges the bank
with $1,000, other moneys having come in.
The bank book balanced on the 26th OF
March, and there was no account OF this
de posit.
on April 13 there was entered in the retty
cashDook receipts follows: HES 500 so. j.
b. Raymond $45 90, Moyse $142 %, Gorham
& Rothschila 1926 05; total 1912 80. On that
date the bank was cuarRed in tire cash book
with deposit of $1159 o3 that was made, and
again charged with deposit OF 1912 so that
was not made.
d Co. received from Cornell, Oliver g. Co. OF
Merced draft on the Commercial and savings
Bank for 1924 46. 1t was Endorsed in the
name of hoffman, Rothchild Co. Cornell
Oliver & Co. were not credited on the books
nor was this check placed in their bank but
was placed by Fgel to ms own credit in the
First National Bank, where he kept his per
sonal account. The letter from Cornell e. Oil
yer making the remittance is not to be found
nor was the receipt transmitted TO the firm
copied, according to the invariable rule of the
firm.
check from B. F. Gilman of Marysyille was