The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-01
EVIDENCE TO
PROVE AN ALIBI
Testimony Along That Line
introduced by the
Defense.
Two More Witnesses Who Saw
Hoffman in Front of His
Store About $50.

The defense in the Figel examination
yesterday offered testimony to prove an
alibi. They called witnesses who saw
Figel at the ferry at 6:27, and others who
claim to have seen Hoffman in front Of
his store arguing with a man in the neigh
borhood of half past 6.
Alfred Farnsworth, an artist of San
Rafael, saw Figel on car going toward
the ferries at about 6:25. Later he was
with Figel on the boat, and did not notice
that his actions were any different than
usual.
The assistant agent of the Tiburon ferry,
Carrel Johnson, testified that he sold
FigeI q Communication ticket on the even
ing of June /, and aiterward sold one to
Farnsworth. He said the gates of the
ferry were closed that night at 6:31 and
the boat left at 6 "a
On cross-eXamination he said he didn't
know how long it took him to make out q
ticket. Mr.. Ach asked him TO ascertain,
and will call him later for rebuttaI
D. B. Davidson. the cashier OF the Ne
vada Bank, saw Figel running to catch the
boat at 6:28. He saw him on the boat and
thought he appeared as he generally did.
An attorney, Thomas keough, also saw
about 6:2S.
Officer Ferren bach was recalled and re-
peated his testim ony as to N Getting Figel
| on Bush street at 6:l0
Leppo Korn, a clerk in a cigar-store on
| Calfornia street. testified that he left his
store at 6:26 by the clock in the store. He
| walked down TO the corner OF Market and
| Battery, and from there he saw two men
| talking IN front of The MISUNDERSTANDING
store, the door of which was open. 1t
| took him about seven minutes to walk to
Market street, and he thought it was
| about $50 when he saw the men.
| On cross-eXamination he was asked how
| it could have been $3.50 when it took him
seven minutes to walk the distance. He
was five minutes fast. He could give no
description of the men he saw.
The elevator boy in the Nevada block,
| Everett Harris said that the elevator
! shut down al 6:10 clock on June 1.
NJ chael Nj. Rice, a prospector and
miner from Arizona, was at the Nevada
| block af er the elevator had stopped run
ming. He walked down Bush street, and
| passed the Hoffman store about 6 80
| There he saw two men in a discussion.
| One of them, he said, looked like picture
| he was shown of Hoffman. At the time
ne saw him he seemed excited about some.
| thing. He could give no description oil
| the other man. Figel was asked to stand
up, and the witness said he bore no re.
sem blance to the person he saw talking te
| Hoffman.
On cross-examination he testified that
he came to San Francisco on May 81. TIC
test the memory of the witness Mr.. Ach
had him detail at length about every
place he had been since he came to tins
country from Ireland in 1869, how long he
| had STAYED at each place and what he did.
| Mr.. Rice said lie did not know definitely
what time he had reached the store Of
| Hoffman, Rothchild e. Co., but thought
| it was about $50. He could not tell how
| long it took him to walk TO the store from
the Nevada black, but had heard that Mr..
| Ach tad walked that distance in seven
| minutes.
| When questioned as to statement be
had made to Chief Lees that he did no.
know what time he had reached the store
and that he could not identify either Of
| the men he saw there, he said he had
made such statement. He denied tina,
be had ever told a reporter that be had
been the Sheriff of his county and a mem
| Der of the Board OF Supervisors of his
| town, but said he had been Under Sheriff
and IA clerk OF the board. The cross
| examination will continue this morning.