The San Francisco call., 1897-06-16

the store" He could give no detailed de-
scriptiOn of the other man.
L. Korn ,peated his story, as already
published, about passing the establish
ment of Hoffman, RothchlId u Co. at
about $50 P NJ on June 1, and seeing two
men standing in front of 1t, with one OF
the iron doors open. He was sure tnat 1t
was not earlier than $50 P. NJ.
In answer to questions by the Coroner
he said that he did not know any OF the
mem bers or employees of the firm of Hof-
man. Rothchild & Co., nor Theodore FIgel.
At the time he spoke OF he was accom-
panied by Herman Roos who is employed
in the saloon back of where the witness
keeps cigar-stand.
l. J. Aubert. exchange clerk of the Lon
don, Paris and American Bank, testified
to the deposit cf the draft on the Chemical
Bank OF New York 10 the credit of B.
Joseph on the afternoon of June 1. 1t was
Endorsed with Joseph's name, per Figel.
This is the draft for $l4S2 IS that was sent
to Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. by Minor &
Co. of Heppner, Or, and which Ach claims
was deposited to Joseph's credit by F1gel,
to pay a debt of the latter to Joseph.
Aubert, on being placed upon the stand
and asked about the transaction, said that
lie had been instructed not to give his tes-
timOny unless he was quested to do so
By the Coroner, as the bank had no right
10 be:ray anv of the business of its depos-
itors. The Coroner promptly swept away
his scruples by asking him 10 testify.
From this time on Chief Lees held the
boards until the inquest stood adjourned
for the day. During this part of the
session the Chief exhibited the pistol with
which the shooting had been done, and
while he was manipulating it Mrs. Hoff-
man seemed 20 be unable to keep her eyes
from the instrument that had made her a
widow.
Among other things he testified to the
cartridges used in the pistol being of the
black powder variety, and that when the
pistol came into his possession it had
blood stains on the right side of the
handle. None of these are visible, how
ever, on the weapon now. Ach claims
that there never were any, and that this
tends TO show murder, as Hoffman's
hands were all covered with his blood.
Hoffman's and Figel's Keys were placed
IN evidence and marked as exhibits, and
there were indications that the keys of
the bookkeeper would play prominent
part in the proceedings before they were
over.
There is dispute between the Chief and
Ach as to how they left the possession of
Figel. Figel said he forgot them in the
store, and Lees seems inclined to believe
this explanation. Ach claims that FIgel
sent them 10 GeIlert with a messenger.
They were obtained from Gellert by one of
Chief Lees men. All the articles found
on the body of Hoffman, including his
watch and chain, s. % in coin, an order
book and bundle of letters, were then
submitted as exhibits. The Chief re-
marked that he thought that the clothes
OF the deceased should have been placed
in evidence to explain the blood stained
condition of some of these things. The
new pistol ana cartridges bought by Figel
were also made part of the exhibits The
cartridge box had never been opened and
the pistol never used.
1t was now considerably past 1890 and
the Coroner had nearly reached the limit
of his patience. Anything else2" he
asked.
Yes; enough 10 keep you going for
week, ," answered the Chief in slow delib-
crate words "but dom desire 10 intro
duce them at this moment"
The inquest will be continued at 9
O'Clock Tomorrow morning" quickly re-
SD nded the Coroner, and happy over
their release the jurors quickly took their
departure