The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-27

Hoffman, swung his lighter although
younger antagonist around and hugsed
him to his own person.
They were slamming against the door
thcn. and young Hoffman, was bacl,
with his revolver With all his might
the rohbrr lcrked his right arm in young
HoNmann'S direction and pulled the
trigger Of his weapon The hammer fell
on the father thumb
Young Hoffman, heard the click and saw
death for himself IN the barrel of the
Ot her revolver as the rObber strained
and sweatcd to pull the trigger once
moro Facing him was the robber. be-
hind the rohher stood his father. The
Young man shot once toward the cell
ing and ,prnknR of plaster fell on the
two struggling mon.
The ru,,bcr continued his struggle.
unaHrirhtcd wv the revolver shot. Young
Hoffman, shot once again and the robber
crumpled ny IN the older mans arms
and skunk to the floor.
Then a. he saw the struggle finished
the elder Hoffmann's nerve gave wav
and he foil back into a chair Young
Hoffman, ran to the man he had shot
and saw that he was unconscious. but
still covering him with his revolver he
backed tn tho telephone and called up
Police Hcaduuarters He told Sergt
sullivan. IN charge Of the desk there.
what had happened and the sergeant
called NJ Capt. Terence Foley. who lives
az l3u JACKSON street, just across from
the shooting
Whom C,p Foley got to the shop the
4.anior HnNmauu was still ncrveleSs from
the ordeal he had gone through. The
younger man was pretty tremhly too
Capt. Foley searched the body of the
Fubber and found all the iewelry that
~ had fvtpu This returned to the
HuNmduu-.
Ih "ld"" HoTmaun was Coroner of Hud-
son county tor four years back in the '90s
am h"ii IN" inquest after the North Ger
man l.Iuvd iire For tw"ntv-eight wears
he was 4 major ot the SChuct2en and Is
widolr known. particularly among the
Germans Of New Jersey He belongs to
hIrtv-twO organizations Of various kinds
The body of the dead man was sent to
Noili'. morgue in Wa 'hington street
There the man ClO,hlng was searched
Besides a few coppers all that was found
va uu'On card showing that Arthur +
Swingla uad on December 81. lllO. paid hlS
due. D Local 3j1 of Gulfport. Miss, IN the
international Brotherhood Of Boiler
manrr-. Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers.
TIE card was numbered Sp3H3 and is
sgurd by t'e secretary | II Walker.
The dead man WAS about IS wears old,
5 feet II inches tall and weighed 1855
pounds He WIS of light compile Nlon and
hali on the top of hi head His body ia
covered with tattoo marks, as # he had
been Z. sailor. On his right arm the tattoo
MARI show two sailors and an anchor,
htstS og two women and a hand holding
"A cross ON the lei' arm are two flags. a
shield and the Sun : rays held in "A clasp.
He wore brown cardigan jacket, a brown
suit aid a blue shirt.
Cast. Foley and young Hofmann got
into a coach ard drove down to police
headquarters a. soon as the body of the
dead man had been disposed of. There
the story was told 10 Chief of Police Hayes.
He ordered Iiotfmann arrested. had a
charge Of mans slaughter made against
him and then parolei him without letting
him 60 to cell Hoffman, VIII be ar
raigned before Recorder McGovern this
morning