The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

streets. The shop was closed between 6
and o'clock on the evening of June /,
and on his way home, while IN fIont Of
the Hoffman Rothchild house, witness
heard a shot, seemingly fired in that
building. Witness mel man just around
the corner and remarked about it to him.
Several witnesses were called in an effort
to locate the time m ore exactly, but with
little success.
Phiiip BeaIe, who keeps saloon at Clay
and Davis streets, said that it is his abit
to close his place not later than 90 minutes
10 Z; that when Pleasant passed the saloon
that evening it was still open. Pleasant
traversed the following course: Down Da-
Wis to California, to Front and Market,
thence 10 Bush and Battery. These were
the only circumstances developed 10 fix
the time.
The character of Thomas Turnbull, who
has heretofore testified 10 having seen
Hoffman enter his place OF business at
6:32 p NJ of the day he was murdered,
was attacked through several witnesses.
John +. Mcintosh, who keeps a saloon at
A. McAllister street, said he had been in
partnership with TurnbuiI and that he
had been refused license until he should
get rid of him. Turn bull had said to hlm
on one occasion, speaking of the Fair will
case, that he would like 10 get on the jury
of lone of those tat fee cases."
S. G. Little, who lives at Dixon, knew
Turnbull and said be was not relia BILE
man, financially not worth a snap," as
he did not pay his bills. B. +. Newly,
Deputy Sheriff at Dixon, said that Turn
bulls reputation was bad, Oscar G.
Schultze, who keeps a general merchan-
disc store at Dixon. having told him that
Iurnbull was one of the cTookedest men
and greatest liars he ever knew.
Chief Lees was called TO say that he had
made inquiries OF the Chief of Police OF
San Jose, and understood from the lat
ter's report that the Alexander boys were
IN that city on the night of the murder.
he said he had sent an officer to Sacra-
mento to investigate as to whether Hoff-
man was in that city on the 18th and 18th
OF May, and he read the following report:
l received information which have inYes-
tigated. This Information is as follows:
/ Holman held 30O0-mile ticket No. 24647,
issued by the Southern Pacific Company at
the general Office Nav II, 1897, in exchange
for book No. % 262 held by NJ. II. Dreyius
one OF Hoffman Rothchild's travellers Hoff-
ramento on train No. 3. q P NJ, and arrived AT
Sacramento at 9:40 p NJ: lett Sacrs smento for
San Francisco May 18, 1897, on train No 2,
$40 P. N. He arrived san Francisco at
S:45 p NJ.
Harry H. Hoffman told the story of the
fire of 1891, substantially as given in his
formal statement published in The CALL
OF yesterday. So far from Mr.. Hoffman
reproving the two boys for having extin-
guished the fire, he rewarded them each
with new suit of clothes.
w. a. Ryan, 3 reporter of the Chroni-
Gle, had made tests of the time required TO
go from Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. TO
the ferry substantially as FigeI reports
himself as having done on the night of
June l. 1t took him five minutes on one
occasion, when the car was just right and
there were no InterferenCes. The second
attempt under different conditions, cost
him seven minutes.
Louis Seldenberg, reporter of THE CALL,
made the same test of time, going from
the Cabin saloon in company with Cor
poral Geimann. He made it point to
choose the time OF day at which Figel
made his run for the boat, leaving the sa-
loon at 6:25. He was just FIVE minutes
and twenty seconds on the way.
Dr. Samuel s. Kahn was present at the
autopsy made on Hoffman's body. AS
one familiar with gunshot wounds ne
testified that he made careful examina-
tion and that ii was his opinion the wounds
were not self-infiicted. This was all of
the testimony. Officer Mccormick brought
forward the bloody clothes of the dead
man, which were displayed and offered as
evidence, and Officer Charles Crockett
identified bloody newspaper which he |
had picked up from the floor of the office |
near the elephone-room. Chief Lees
read telegram from Detective Ross |
Whitaker at Sacramento in which he con-
hrmed the previous evidence of Mr.. Hoff- |
mans having been in that city at the |
dates aud time mentioned.
The Coroner called for any other testi-
mony that might be at hand bearing on
the matter, asked the jurors if there were
any points that they desired to be enlight- |
ened upon, received no answer, and de- |
ciared the inquest closed.
~ on will now re tire to your room, gan
tlemen," said the Coroner select your !
foreman and bring in your verdict in |
writing, stating who the party was, when |
and wnere he came 10 his death, and all |
the particulars attending such death; |
whether or not such death was accidental, |
suicidal or homicidal; state whether or |
not crime has been com mitted if a !
crime has been committed the nature OF |
the crime; II the perpetrators are known |
or any accessories, or any further finding |
that you may have from testimony offered, |
you viii set down II writing and bring in
as your verdict"
The jury retired and the crowd OF wit
nesses, the lookers-on and the officers
themselves evinced their satisfaction at
having reached the end of the long in
quiry, and that what remained was wholly
with the jury For the few minutes the
jury was absent officers, witnesses and
lookers-on mingled freely and seeculated
upon what the return would be. w. NJ.
Taylor. Fgels friend, talked voluply
and smoked a short-stem pipe. When
the verdict was delivered he was the first
to leave the room and hurried awav.
presumably to carry the news TO his
friend.
The jury was out just fourteen minutes.
Filing IN, the verdict, already written out
and signed, was presented, so that it was
apparent 10 dellberation had been found
necessary.
The Coroner approved the verdict and
the jury was discharged with the Cor
oners thanks for their long and careful
attention to the testimony.
FIGEL'S ARREST ADVISED.