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Show K'O CLUE to MURDER OF llfl Aothorities Now Satisfied . Death Was Due to Blow , From Thag. Although detectives of the polirs department de-partment have besa working earnestly oa the ease of Adolph Hoffmann, who died yesterday morning as the result of blows oa the head indicted by a holdup anted with aaadbae; or slua. ehot, they have thm) far been unable to gain any flue that would tend to reveal the ideatitv pi the thug or thug who murdered mur-dered Hoffmann. Thev have extremely little to work anna ia etieneetiop with the ease, and look nnos it as one of the most difficult problems with which they have beea reonire.1 to work for many months Hoffmann was struck down on Third Sooth street between Second and Third West streets at en early hmir Tnneedar I ' t ' ADOLPH HOrTMAOTT. morning and died yesterday morning after a shot siege of Insanity reused by s blood clot oa hta brain. He told the story of 'the assault before ha loaf his reason, but waa oaable to say svsa if one man or two bad held hint up. . Hoffmann waa 33 years eld and lived kt 84.1 Month West Temple. Aa autopsy was perforated by Dr. A. N. Ilaaaoa, county physician, and Dr. T.. W. Hteveu- son, bis araistatit. last night. Dr. HaB-aoa HaB-aoa ia of tbe opinion that Hoffman waa ' struck over the bark of the head, and that the cut over the left eye was caused by alriking his fac oa the curb- gaiiig wHra be fell. Hoffnison was born at Basil, Bwltier-land, Bwltier-land, and rente to thia eitv seven years age. Ha Wat a carpenter bv trade, aad was married, but had not children. He was employed bv the Halt Lake planing mills, lie was aa active member of the Hermonie aocietv of this city, had ' served aa the treasurer for that orgeat- - zatmn for two rears. |