Show CHILDREN SEE E FATHER KILL THEIR MOTHER Isadora Isadore Isaore Hoffman Shoots Wife Wik Then TaXes TaKes Acid d dand and Shoots Shoots Him Himself I DRIVEN MAD MA BY DIVORCE ACTION Boy RisKs Riss Life but Cannot Prevent Tragedy That Leaves Him Orphan Crazed Orae with rage rae on account of or his h wife filing fin sut for a a. a divo divorce Isadora ISadorO Hoffman a a Jew peddler shot abet sho and killed iii lis Wa wife wie Carrie Oae Hoffman Hotan at their ther home 1011 South First Firt West street at 11 1 o'clock last lat night Immediately Imme Ie- Ie after Hoffman HoJman had bad ha killed kie his hi wife he rushed toward the window trough through which he had ha entered his hs own ow home hom and anti as a he crawled through beia ho he crale raised ia a a. a small sa vial vil of or carbolic ad add acid to io his Up Ups lips and drained th t tho contents cotet Then Thou ho turned from the te window and again entering the kitchen he ho raised the te revolver to his hs right temple and nd blew out his bis brains bral Hoffman forced to his Hofma an entrance entrance i I I I I I I home through a kitchen kithen window H Ho had hd been ben away from home for some sometime sometime time te his family being bein ignorant of the fact tat that he was wa in in inte the te city EnterIng Entering Entering Enter Enter- ing the house hOWe he be went directly to t the room where his wie wife was sleeping and leveling a a. D revolver shouted I havo have come to t kill kiU you youl His wife wie screamed for help and her oldest child Lewis rushed in from an an adjoining room in the hope hoped that he be could bo be of assistance to his bis mother Hoffman Hofman oi pointed ted the gun at the lad and told him bim that he would J corad further fur further ther at the risk of his bs life The boy stopped and Hoffman Hofman fired at his wife wie under tinder tho the very eyes of his son ho pleading that his his his' mother be spared snared Although b it was reported that two shots snots were fired red at Mr Mrs Hoffman Hofman investigation investigation in in- in shoTs shows that only one ODO took effect Tho The boy says that he ho heard two shots shots' fired frell one before he entered the room and one after ho he got ot into the room The only shot taking was in the tho neck on on the left loft side Tho ho bullot bul bul- lot entered the nock and wont went straight ht down into the bod body dOWnto It is IS thou thought ht that Hoffman Hofman shot his biS wife ife while she aha was lying in bod bed It Itis Itis t IS is thought that she attempted to rise rise But he be struck her and then as she she- lel fell back jack into bed bcd flied fired fed the shot that caused her death eath f Children in i the tho Room Boom Rom When the tho police ponce arrived the boy and bis hIs two sisters one 16 IS years old and the hc oth other r a wee tot of were moann moaning in n the room where their mother lay The woman died ded juit t as the police entered entered en en- entered the tho ro room m. m Hoffman Hofman died instant instant- I ly temple after aCer be he had fred fired the tho shot hot into his The theory that Hoffman Hofman first frt tried to take his bis lifo life b by b taking carbolic acid add w was s advanced t this B m morning when it was discovered that Hoffman Hofman had severe so se yore vere burns burn caused b by the acid His mouth was burned severely both I mout was on the tho inside and out olt The Tho undertakers say that when they brought the bodies hodies bod hod- ies to th their ir establishment the tho odor of the acid was was was' wa very stron strong It is supposed supposed sup sup- p posed sed that Hoffman n first took tho the acid aid and then theix fearin fearing that it would not be sure death shot himself through h tho the temple The Tle Hoffman orman ta family faintly m 1 were vere well wen known in the tho Jewish Jewsh settlement where they lived Hoffman Hofman has ha been awa away a n good share of ot the time of ot late peddling Jew jew- elry about abut the countr country Mrs Mis H Hoffman tiled filed ted suit ul for tor a divorce w ago ag on the grounds of desertion It I is alleged al- al by neighbors that the family has not been congenial for or some time The children worshiped their ther mother moter but the mother and aDd father did di not get along alone well wel together The children are very bitter biter In their expression of their opinion of ot th their h. h father fater Lewis the boy declaring that If it his father were now alive aUve ho would be bo glad of or a chance to kill ki him with wih his own hands Lewis Lwis Is 15 large lare for tor tile age and h. h has hus worked and ad helped to support support tho tIm family tamly for tor or the last year car lie le declares declares' decare that ho will vill MI do his best bet to take care caie care of his two sisters as their means of ot support has ha been ben taken away from them rho Tho lad is a strong bright eyed eye fellow and talks of the sad bad affair In In a manly way He lie says that he has hau h always alway hated his father as he lie did not treat tret his mother right According to him him his father has his been in tho the habit during tho the last two years vears of or drinking and gambling The Tho bo boy says that Jils father lather never treated his mother Ii tight light ht and anti he be wishes that his father had killed himself and let his mother live hive lle to take caro earo of ot the family Neighbors say any that Mrs r. r Hoffman Hoffman Hoff Hoft- man man has always boon bonn a hard har working woman and has hal worked hard to 10 support her little Iter hittle family Sue She had the thc respect of all who know knew her ller and tim tho neighbors l deeply re regret ret t the affair deeply The children are ure staying slaying for tho present present pres- pres ent at the home of ot neighbors hiving lUlng at 1091 South West Tho The Hoffmans wore were wore married ried seventeen en I years year ago no in Minneapolis Mrs Hoffmans Hoffman's I maiden name was Carrie CarrIo Garbor Carbor Her mother motor Is still living and is In a crl crit Ical condition as 88 a result resul of tho the murder of her laughter The bodies were taken to the E. E E W. W Hall Hal undertaking establishment and the funeral arrangements will be announced later inter It I is that wi Mrs Hoffman's Hoffmans body will wi bp be bl shipped to her old homo horno In iii Minneapolis for rOl burial burAl Ai cording to lo the custom of the Jews Jew al who takes hl lila his own must be untied buried th the amo IRmo day If it possible A body of or Jews have gone to tho the establishment her where th the bodies bles lie le several times today did kit that the bod body of the tue slayer b h bf burled bulled at Inc oner Acting Coroner Hal Hai- pcr who h Investigated the the thc cas last night flight fR says 11 It will not be possible to h have hi e c Iha body boy burled burle today tOlan as nn an Investigation In burial must be completed made and preparations for VI the tho I |