Show retribution BANKER HATCH MEETS HIS JUST DESERTS killed while escaping from an en maffed husband NEW YORK may 8 the dead body of nathaniel W hatch a member of the firm of walter T hatch sons bankers and brokers was found in the yard of no 64 west twentieth street this morning the story of his death cannot now bo told but tho story of mrs lillian scofield a handsome woman aged about 30 suggests murder actuated by jealousy mrs scofield and her husband charlea W scofield wore taken to the police station this morning where mrs scofield said she had dined with hatch who accompanied her home about midnight she invited him into the house scofield was asleep in the back parlor but was aroused by the movements of his wife and hatch the latter was hastily concealed on the second floor fields jealousy was aroused and ho questioned his wife in the most violent way concerning the man who had been with her sho steadfastly refused to give the mans name and insisted he had left the house scofield then left the house she searched for hatch but could not find him and thought he also had left the house she retired and knew no more of the broker or what happened in the night until the body was discovered in the yard this morning scofield was formerly a broker in good circumstances he told the police that he had had cause on several occasions to doubt his cifes fidelity hatch was 33 years old and lived with his wife in a handsome house on fifty third street his difo was formerly one of the most prominent ladies in brooklyn society the generally accepted theory is that hatch was killed by falling from the windoil while to make his escape tho coroners inquest was held this afternoon and mr and mrs scofield were examined from their testimony it was evident that hatch was killed by falling from the window while trying to escape from the husband the prisoners were therefore rat eased naw nsw may 9 mrs scofield who figures in the hatch tragedy was formerly a resident of san francisco A J severance says that she appeared in san francisco in 1878 and dealt more or less in mining stocks and she was known among the stock brokers there as the widow and libby stowell janitor whitehead Whit ahead of the astor building him she came from san francisco in company with one mrs twitchell where she had mado money speculating in stocks this was in 1883 sho has been known under the name of mccormick but was not so known in san francisco scofield became acquainted with her in sal lake city where she was known as mccormick her antecedents are shady and her actions here generally scandalous C D fema who appears in the case as the brother in law of mrs scofield is described as a first class business man of noble qualities ferris formerly lived in wants Sc record in utah looked up all the evening papers devote long stories to the tragedy hints aadil are thrown out by hatcha hatchs friends the world has the following this evening mrs sophronia twitchell told coroner levy today to day that she knew of mrs Scon eldin san francisco ten years ago she was then known as mrs stowell Sto weil mrs scofield came to this country from england when she was a young girl she took the stage and before her twentieth year owned a small theatre in san francisco and started in a burlesque entitled jack and jail after thai she traveled through tho country with a stock company and in 1879 turned up in now york with nearly with this she speculated in stocks and went into various schemes one of her failures was the passion play which she induced salmi morse to put upon the stage of the twenty third street tabernacle and for which she provided part of the money in that she was known as mrs johnson at one point in har career mrs scofield appeared as the wife of a captain whose vessel ran out of san francisco the captain died and the mate was lost overboard and mrs scofield or libbie stowell as she was then called navigated the ship to port in recognition oil kerpluck her pluck and ability the maritime exchange of san francisco presented her with a handsome silver service |