The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09

chant in his office. The salient features Of
Colen's statement follow:
ION June /, between $50 and P. NJ, l
was standing at the corner of California
and Battery streets. l heard two whistles
blowing. L looked up California street
and then toward Bush. l saw three men
standing at the corner of Bush and Bat
terry streets, and saw Special Officer Fer
rem bach, who was standing by the patrol
box. l met Ferren bach coming from Mar
ket street at Hoffman's door. He said to
me: Turn in the ambulance in hurry !;
| have a funny case i'll the store here. L
went to the patrol-tox, opened the door
and rang in the telephone for the wagon.
"Ferrenba opened the iron door and l
went inside. l took out match and lit
the second gas-burner in the front of the
store. We then went back TO where Mr..
Hoffman was lying in the second office.
In the front office there was one incandes-
cent light lit and in the thlrd office was
another incan descent light lit.
"Hoffm an was lying with his face down,
his feet at the foot of his chair, mis- head
living near q stool in a corner. His hat
was about foot away from his head, up
side down, but not dented. picked up
the hat and put it on Hoffman's desk. L
then went to the front door, and, as l got
outside, the wagon was there. Otncer
Love and myself carried the stretchef as
far as the front office and then he ana L
went into the office and picked up the
body, taking him by the shoulders and
Officer Love by the feet, ard put him on
the stretcher and carried him to the
| wagon.
sfAt this time 1 telephoned to the
Chiefs Office for a detective Immediately.
rftl uynt n
Ferren bach. l asked him where the
pistoI was. He said it was on the table IN
the third office. took it and opened 1t
and found three cha N beTs empty and two
| loaded. l asked Ferrsn bach where he
found it and he pointed to the floor IN the
center of the room in the back ot1ce. L
looked for the bullet and found 1T in
chair | told Ferrenbach that we had
better send for a messenger and get some
one who belongs to the store. l went to
the front door and messenger was there,
and Ferrenbach sent him to some place
on Sutter or Post street for young Hotf-
man.
"Detect1ye Crockett came and we went
back to the rear Office to search for more
evidence. l gave Crockett Hoffman's hat,
the bullet and pistol.
"WhiIe looking for evidence l found
big pool of blood under Hoffman's face;
big pool in the back office, one foot from
the west Wall, elRnl 1HCuoS SOutl Va tHO
partition. The east side of the telephone
door and PARTITION were covered with
blood and fingermarks. There was also
pool of blood about eight inches in front
of this partition; also newspaper doubled
up, covered with blood; also on the chalr
in the back office and on Hotfman's desk
| found blood also blood marks on the
door at the head of Hoffman, desk. There
was blood running down the side OF MS
desk; al so blood spots in the center OF the
desk l also found bunch of keys IN Mr..
Hoffman's Office (where the BODY was
found) on a lite shelf. and turned them
over to Ross Whitaker.
Next day, June 2, in the afternoon,
was detailed at Hoffman's store. MI:
Hoffm ans Youngest brother, myself ana
two other gentlemen in the back once
| were looking for further evidence. Young
Hoffman picked up a flattened bullet IN
front Of the telephone office and SAID, l
| want to keep this 1 said, Not when
am here. l want it as evidence. AND l
| turned it over to Detective Crockett 1t
was blood stained.
II made q thorough examination anc
| found three pieces of bone IN the pool OF
| blood in front OF the tele ephone room and
| turned them over to Whitaker Then
| searched and swept the room thoroughly
| and could find nothing more. Then went
| into Hoftman's office and searched there
and found small bones in the nool OF
| blood where his face had been lying.
The record book OF the California
| street station shows that the box was
turned in at O'clock on June box 152,
Bush and Battery. To the nearest OF NV