Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-24
MURDER SEEMS ID HAVE BEEN
 OBJECT
indications Of Foul Play In Connection With Buggy Ep- iSode,-SuSpect Was Not One Of 6rindell Party.

After working Ger sssss-ssIz. ssIsz. s;sa,5 SJIi the case involving the stealing of a buggy from the Palace livery stable by a man giving his name as Adolph Hoffman, Sheriff Jack White arrived in Bisbee yesterday morning from the Huachuca mountains, where he was called on Friday by a telegram an- nouncing that the missing outfit had been found and there were indica- tions of murder having been commit ted. The sheriff is firmly of the opinion that foul play has been done, although neither the victim nor the perpetrator can be located.
 On Friday White received a dis patch from Huachuca Siding relat- ing hefinding of the horse and bug gy, and at once departed for the scene. On his arrival he found the equipage and horse, as had been re- ported. Those who had used the buggy had driven about a mile south of Huachuca Siding, where they un- harnessed the animal and let him go, into a gulch. where it was found up side down. Near the spot was a yalise filled with harness makers tools, a pair of red blankets and an empty pocket-book.
 The seat of the buggy was covered with blood and there were all indica- tions of a murder having been com mitted The place was only a short i, distance from the Barbacomi river, jn-
 to which the murderer could easily | have thrown his victim. At this point | the stream is about four feet in depth and the sheriff dragged it for a long distance. but could find no trace of
 the body.
 l Investigation around Huachuca II Siding disclosed the fact tfal the DC 1. cupants of the b ggy were a rather
 elderly man and a young one. The younger seemed to order drinSS quite freely. but in every instance the Olds
 one was called on for the pay. Some r | provisions were bought ali tho ' couple started south from that place that being tn elast seen of them. 5 1t is the theory of the officers that . whoever the manS Hoffman is, ht
 hired the buggy at the Palace stables and. enticed an older man who had ltried to secure work here a short time
 ago. to go to the mountains with him evidently with the idea of murder | ing him to secure the money whicl
 the old fellow displayed at Huachuct Siding. ATT1NlQS 2L COuFeulcA place. the officers believe, he accom-
 plished his purpose, robbed the body
 threw the corpse into the river ant
 succeeded in catching a train at some { station along the route. The harness
 makers bag has been identified a , belonging to an elderly man who ap
 piled for work with Hughes, the sad ) dler. about two weks ago. The iden
 tity of the man giving his name g.
 Hoffman, the officers have not learn
 ed as yet, or at least they will no
 say.
 ' Sheriff White, when seen by Re ' view reporter, seemed confident tha F he would be able to clear up the mys 3 ltery within short time.
 $ It was definitely learned that thu ! Hoffman connected with the matte ! is not J. E. Hoffman, the sole sur e vivor of the Grindel1 expedition int | Mexico and Timburon Island. Tn | man connected with the myster. '. gave the name of Adolph Hoffman T which lead to the report that he ant | the explorer were one and the sam '- party. It has since been learned tha
 instead of being under suspicion o Ii horse stealing or muruer, J. E. doI 8 man is confined ill tine Calumet < Ar h zone hospital.