The San Francisco call., 1897-06-23

I. Allen, proprietor of a gunstore, four,
five or six years ago. He had never
bought pistol from any other place, and
the only other firearm he possessed was
parlor rifle which he had bought from
Cla brough, Golcher & Co. He added that
he had mad the revolver from three TO six
years.
What was your purpose in buying q
revolver?" asked the Coroner.
when 2" asked the witness in turn.
"At the time you left the store on the
1st of June"
Because" replied Figel, 81 in attended to
work at night in the store. About a week
or ten days before that time Hoffman told
me be wanted TO buy revolver. and 1 told
him had one. He asked me If it would
go off, and l said it would, but that it was
too small | thought. He said it was large
enough for him. 1 sold it to him for $5
That was in his Office
WAS anybody present when you sold
him this revolver" was asked.
Yes; I suppose the other officers and
employees. 1t was sold in Mr.. Rothchild's s
office.
The witness was shown the bunch of
keys belonging to Hoffman, also his own,
and he identified them. IN answer TO the
question as TO what had become of the
key to the Battery-street entrance, he said
he had mislaid it. He had had two KEY
rings-one for his Page-street residence
Z
gave up his residence on Page street he
put all the keys on one ring. He gave the
old ring to one of the boys and he ham
mered 1t straight, it having been bent. A
week or ten davs after that time he came
down to the Office one evening to work
and discovered that he had lost the key.
de opened the door OF the Bush street
entrance, and the glass door on the insi e
| was locked, and he forced the bolt and got
IN. 1 hat was about the middle of May.
Mr.. Hoffman was there then.
When did Gellert relieve you of the
cash Z" was the next question by the
! Coroner. About week before at nv
request" was the answer. II told Mr..
Hoffman that / wished 10 be relieved of
the cash, because / was busy fixing up
The books, and wanted Gellert to take it
| for few days"
Had you and Mr.. Hoffman had any
trouble about the cash2"
mo, sir. Mr.. Hoffman drew several
sums of money on May Is, the day of
closing our books, and asked him to give
a receipt"
! Did he object2'
mo, sir; he made some remark that il
| was not necessary, but he gave me the
receipt. / told Gellert that Hoffman had
drawn quite sum OF money. and Gellert
asked me If l had a eceipt. That was the
! hrst time thought OF getting "A receipt
when Gellert suggested il 10 me. Hoff.
man gave me the receipt at the store in
the presence of the other officers and en-
! ployes. l don't remember whether l told
Gellert at the time got the receipt That
was rather late on the afternoon of Nav
! Is. When / made out this receipt l did
not place the name of Hoffman & Roth
/ child there. Hoffman signed IL and asked
why the name OF the firm had not been
put in. filed in the blank the following
day-May 10. l had left it blank because
| l thought il might be nv name in thar.
instead of Hoffman e. Rothcbild. Hoff.
man said he diIn't want anything said
about i..'
WAS there anything crooked a bout itP''
was asked.
mo. sir; only that Hoffman told me
mat ne didn't wantto have anybody know
anything about it. He drew the money