The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-15

Survivor of ths AIIeend shooting Gives Him.
self up-Hia STORY PnrtIH Contrndicted.

self Up-Hia story PnrtIy Contributed.
Frank Hoffman Of a3S First street vent TO
Polics Headquarters yesterday afternoon and
told Capt. MgClusky that he had coma To sur
render himself Holman In the man who bnld
the New Brunswick police chat ha had been
forced to Jump from a Pennsylvania Railroad
freight train by Vincent Opitz. who shot at him
twice on account of an old grudgn. HOFFMAN was
allowed by the New Brunswick police 70 return
10 this city, but several hours Inter the dead
body OF 0pitz was found alongside Of the truck.
and the local police, thinking that Hoffman
might know something Of Optics death. asked
that Hoffman be taken into custody.
Hoffman talked freely 5o Capt. MGClusky, He
said that he and Opitz were walters. and that
they deoided to go to Atlantic City to get work
in ono Of tho big hotels there. They left here On
Tuesday night. and boarded . freight train ab
Jersey City. At Newark they we're discovered
and thrown or the train. Then they boarded
another freight. with the Intention Of trying to
WORK their way 20 Philadelphia.
We thought, =" snid Hoffman. 'thut va could
have \ couple Of days there to slick up so we
could make 4 prasentable appearance when wa
applied for work at Atinntiu City. While wa
Ts sGn riding din on on S me bumper IN nsTwsen tW1 iar}
was going, at. full speed. but I managed 70 climb
was just starting to climb down between tho
Gnrs when he hrsd at me. heart the outlet
WulhJle ONeI my uthu. L SAL Ou JlH DlluphE3
and ha 1Rma along the car and trad again.
Then I got scared and jumped. The tnl must
have made mo unconscious, a. the next thing
knew a policeman had hold Of me. The po-
icemnn took my address and allowed mo 20 70.
and came back 70 this city.
What made Opitz shoot ut your" asked Capt.
McClusky.
we had n -1w some time ago replied Hcff-
man. but had Thought that chat vas all set;
ted, some time ago Opitl. under The name of
William Miller, made love 60 a girl named
Pusiln. who worked in 4 restaurant lG 80 White
street. Opitz told me that she had saved 800
and that ha intended TO marry the girl. get hold
Of the money and then desert the girl and 90 Co
Europe. 7 did not think this right and I told tho
Rev Mr.. Schneider Of Second avenue. He told the
housekeeper &C $40 second avenue. where che
Pusim girl lived. The housekeeper told the
Pusim girls brother. but. IN the meantime,
Qpitz had secretly married the girl. When tho
brother heard Of Optics scheme he rnflset 20
let the girl 70 TO him. and that's why Opltz was
sUr- IN me-"
Hotfman's body bore n scora OF bruises and
scratches. which he mIghn have received by
jumping rom the train.
Capt McClusky autographed % Chief Of Police
HouseIl II New Brunswick and received a reply
that IN Opit8'q lead body a revolver with two
chambers an ptY had been found. Chief Hous-
ell naked Tint hoffman be held 80 AZ to allow
the Public Prosecutor \ chance 20 rench this
city 1o-,tay.
At $50 SECOND avenue. tho huusekaeper de-
clarad that she had never heard Of a girl named
Pusim Or Of = man named Miller or Opttz. and
that she had never had q talk with the Rev. Mr..
Schneider.