New-York tribune., 1907-09-02
FIND HECKLER SLAYER.
cRIlfE ON DEAD BURGLAR.
MGn Shot By Charles FARRELL IN HIS
Fiat Identified.

The burglar shot Saturday morning while fiee-
ing from the fat of Charles Varreil. No 225 East
saith street. probably the murderer of Sophy
Hec1er tho servant foun6 slain in the home of
Leo Mack. No. 20S East ed e!rcoJ. on August 5.
Mrs. Henry Hoffman,, of no. 302 East S4th
street. yesterday identified the body as that Of
her husband Preceding this the body was
identified by Mrs. Gunther. of No 234 Sd street,
as that of her lodger, whom she had known as
Henry Heinmaun. According to Inspector Nc
Cafrerty. head of the Detective Bureau, the two
are one
Hoffman,, or Heinmarn, was being sought by
the police for the Heckler murder Late in the
afternoon of August 3 smoke was seen coming
out Of the windows Of the Mack home The
blaze was small and easily extirguished. The
fremen were in the house for an hour or more.
During the entire time they We're there, the po-
lice assert there lay at the foot of the basement
stairs the body of the murdered girl. 1t was
not discovered, however, until the arrival late
that evening of her employer.
The Heckler woman had been left in charge
Of the house while the family was away
The first cIew TO the murderer came in the
shape of information from Lizzie Molon. or
No. 3S Oliver street. q washwoman. who did
work for the Mack family. This woman told
The police that shortly after the family left
their home in the Hechler womans charge she
saw the servant in company with strange
man. He mentioned working in a bakery with
her
Later. Mrs. Mollon says that Sophy confdee
to her that this man came frequently to the
house. and at last Sophy said that he had Of
fered her marriage Mrs. Mollon said that on
August 8. the day Of the murder, she had
called Sophy up or the telenhone and that dur
ing the conversation she had distinctly heard
tie voice Of a man in the same room with
Sophy making gruubling remarks.
The detectives found that Sophy Heckler had
gone to work in a bakery in Amsterdam avenue,
near S4th street. in 1906 a man named Henry
Hoffman was also an employe of the bakery
He was traced TO No. 302 East S4th street
There the detectives met the mans wife, who
said that her husband had left her on August
after slight quarrel They trailed the woman
to the house at No. 234 Sd street. kept by Mrs
Gunther.
In the mean time a driver in the employ Of
mineral water company. who had called at the
Mack home on the day Of the murder. said he
caught sight OF a man peeriag at him out of
the parlor floor window. The description he
gave tailed with that the police had Of Hof-
man
At the Third avenue house Mrs. Gunther told
them that she had a roorer whom she knew as
Henry Heinmann. who had disappeared The
detectives found some of Mr.. Macks property in
his room On a card in the room was written:
Henry Hofmann No 302 East S4th street"
On Saturday afternoon, when the papers were
full Of the shooting of the unknown burglar by
Mr. Varren, an idea strHck Lieutenant Cary.
Taking a long change, he went TO the Morgue
and took a good description of the body to Mrs.
Gunther. At once the woman pronounced IL to
be that Of hey boarder. She went to the Morgue
with her daughter Josephine and confirmed this
Then Mrs. Hoffman, went TO the Morgue and
identified her husband.
Mrs. Hoffman, said that her husband came OF
wealthy family in the fstherland. and that.
save for single time, when he was charged
with stealing a horse and truck, he had never
been IL trouble.
No charge was preferred against Mrs. Hoff-
mann.
Hoffman, was shot by Charles Varreh him.
self, and was instantly killed. Mr.. NarreH was
discharged by Magistrate Corrigan.