The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
THE DOCTORS
ALL AGREE
They Say Hoffman Gould
Not Have Inflicted His
Wounds.
Some Exhaustive Testimony on
Powder Marks and Bullet
Holes.
Louis Friedman Saw Hoffman Enter
the Store for the Last
Time

Judge Campbell resumed the hearing of
the evidence in the Figel case yesterday
morning. Most of the session was de-
voted to the testimony of expert witnesses,
who again described the wounds on Hoff-
mans head and gave their opinions that
ne could not have fired the shots himself
The witnesses for the d tense were ex-
cused until next Thursday. 1t is doubt
full if the prosecution will finish It's case
this week.
Before his cross-examination began Dr.
Morean said he would like to change his
answers 10 two of the questions asked him
Saturday. He said: II testified that the
shortest distance pistol could be held to
avoid powder tattoo was two and half
inches. l want to say now that to avoid
the tattoo the pistol must be placed di-
rectly against the skin, This is also the
case with the bur ming OF the hair"
Continuing the cross-eIamination Gen
eraI Barnes asked il the witness knew
what treatment the body had received at
the Receiving Hospital and if he had
heard that the steward there had found
powder smudge two and half inches in
diameter around wound No. and pow
der grains inside the mouth. He an
askea the Hypothetical question, If you
had heard that this was the case would
your opinion as to the distance the pistol
was held be changed?' Judge Murphy Oh
jected 10 the question and was sustained.
Barnes said that these facts had been
established and would undoubtedly be
proved when he would call the witness
again.
DR.. Morgan could not say which wound
was received first. He was asked if he
knew of certain cases where persons had
been wounded and the brain injured and
the patient had walked some distance
afterward. The witness knew of no such
clses.
On being asked if the deceased might
have inflicted both the shots DR.. Morgan
said he might, as far as the effect on the
for him 10 inf ct the wound IN the cheek
without making powder marks and burn
ing the hair.
In the redirect examination he testified
that the bullet had severed veins and
arteries and caused profuse hemorrhase.
The court said that the idea of bringing
out the profuse bieed ing was to show that
the powder grains would be washed from
the mouth. YES, SAID Mr.. Ach. 1.-THE
court saw the idea, but the counsel didn't"
Coroner Hawkins testified to being
present at the autopsy, and described the
wounds on the head OF Mr.. Hoffman. He
said he found no powder grains or marks
in the mouth. He didn't think the
deceased could have shot himself from the
condition in which he found the wounds.
DR.. S. S. Kahn testified that he was
present at the autopsy. He thought it
was very improbable that MIR, Hoffman
had shot himself.
Henry Harris, a salesman for Hoffman,
Rothchild IL Co., said he never knew of
Mr.. Hoffman having or carrying a re-
volver nor had he heard that Figel had lost
mis- key to the store. Onthe night of June
l he wrapped up a checkbook and two
cashbooks for Figel who took the pack
age toward the front OF the store. Later
he returned without it.
Harry H. Hoffman was recalled. He
never knew Of the deceased carrying a re-
volVer. At the time of his death he was
planning to send his family to the coun-
try and the family of the witness was to
90 with them. On June the witness
found the piece of bullet In the tele phone
room and saw the blood stains on the car
pet In that room and in RothchI d s office
The mailing clerk, Clarence Post, wa
recalled and testified that he never saw
any small bottles of ink about the offices.
He was shown a roll of letter copies and
identified them as some he mad copied for
the firm. He said to the best of his
knowledge he had mailed the originals.
DR.. o. +. Westphal was shown the re-
volver in evidence and swore that Figel
had owned one similar to it.
Louis Friedman was sworn and told of
seeing Hoffman on the evening he was
shot, He said: Il left my store about