New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-18
LEAVING A HAT BEHIND HIM
DID WARNER D. HATCH COMMIT sUICIDEi
A LETTER sLATING THAT HE INTENDED TO LEAF
FROM SANDY HOOK BoAT-No REASON
KNOWN FOR HIS ACT.

A LETTER sLArlNG THAT HE INTENDED TO LEAF
FROM SANDY HOOK BoAT-No REASON
KNOWN FOR HIS ACT.
Alarm was caused in the Office of the Hatch Litho-
rraphlc and Engraving Company, az Nos; - ana
"a Vesey-st. on Wednesday morning, by letter al
dressed TO MIR. Ihroop, the secretary, ne leller
Sad Leen written by Warner -. Hatch, the prcsl-
dent of the company and stated that the Wrllef III,
tended to end ms lie by jumping from ,ne stern "a
while The vessel on It's way from New ork 10
Sandy Hook and that he would leave ms nat, with
his card in the lining the boat. The letter was
mailed in New-lork Tuesday evening. MT.
Hatch was in the Office of the company ON Monday
and tberc WAS nothing unusual in hls behavior. As
his home was at DObbs Ferry. his absence from the
Office on tuesday had not caused comment
Nr ThrOop and another menner OF the company
NJ once sought the officers of the steamboat Inc
ST Johns had made trip to Sandy Hook on lues-
day leaving the foot of Rectorst. at lI:l' y. III,
Nothing unusual had been noticed by the passengers
Grst that no Lat had been found in the stem OF the
boat, but when they questioned the mchneIS % '"V
crew a deckhSnd said he had io9hI q nat ~ ,,,
Tuesday afternoon while the ST John was pts1iln5
through the Lower Bay. lie thougit nc u"i H''
been lost hy passenger who neglecl"u /" MAI ..
ouiries for it aitcrward. The Dat was P Gu
mud in the lining was Mr.. Hatchs card me purse
of the vessel remembered that alter the u'p"i
from the dock ON Tuesday AFTERNOON Il m" E', '
him two letters and requested MN 10 p"st 'n,I',
lie gave the letters to the baggage master M no
mailed them on the return OF tue vessel 10 ne GU.
Neither took special notice OF the lcti'IN'
4 was NOT unusual tor them to receive letters Whch
noSseugrrs forgot 10 post before going ON the boat
There was little doubt. however thai one oil llI
- letters was that received by Mr.. Throop, and
that tho other was addressed TO Mi ha'ch' VIE at
Dobhs Ferry. - ;
famed regarding MI llatchN strange WsappeaINnCe
until yesterday. vhcn information was gwen 10 ,u5
police il was said that Mr iiatch PIouapH h"V
carried out hs scheme OF dIoWluug hlnrti Il pH
that no cause for hl, suicide was kllo"Hi M
was forty live years oli. five i'gt ana zen u'ng'
high slender aud straight. WITH torid comneAIon,
tegt,iar feature, aud sharp, brown eyes no vas
rather bald and wore heavy gray hiuslaciH
Inhn A. Miller of No. 80 lne-St. counsel Tor the
Hatch / ,thnpruhc and Engraving Company,
made the following statement YESTERDAY
"lherc is no cause AT present known u VT iia'Ch
family ur friends Tor his supposed suicide. lie was
a. man nr considerable wealth and refinement, aud
lived i'm pleasant home at Dohhs Ferry. lie had
nn children hut hs relations WITH ms ne hdu ue'h
nf The hauniost character. When lac left home ON
Monday morning he babe me NIc an sUo'''"u"''
pood.hyc "a usual. and did not hcttay IN any way
his intention not to return, lie business Was pros
porous aud promised well Tor tho iutu'o' lu'lo
inyo hevn nc lutsVs or dciRloeti"h' to worry MN
ltia general behavior die not suggest INSANITY aud
le had made 40 Cumplt ANTS OF HlVkhVN MI
Hatch lived iu THIS ctN iium MS ,boNh''I UNI" HN
purchased hia huumci homo Ht lonu' lVilN, P,"
e. Wus not nupp,nrd to hr y iuHn to Coulrnphlo
suicide even m case of ,crlout trouble. When hle
holy Is found Will hcoNo that lac has e"Wtnllt'd
.uicida cannot understand why lac SHOULD wish
o. play Piacutal Joke "i 10 =" my ',"'ns l"' "
time, III. act indicates sudden insanity ,
A Nh Hatch's hou-c At Dohhs fcriN stands ON tie
Ion Of AN elevation that uNriloohA inc nUuauh
llyer IN "A triangular plot ot ten acres bounded on
tLr tLtee sides hV livmgston-avc. Broadway and
Natorst. 1t Is oil brick two stories Ia li'lBht, WIN
a llst roof and has 4 Wide plaza ou the west SIDE
Tho house Is surrounded with stately trees aud we'll
kept ueensward. with here and there larteITe
Of varcgated flowers. The house Is handsomely
furnished. A TRIBUNE reporter who called there
Yesterday was told by young diy relative oI MIS-
Hatch that there was no information To lnpat
Thc reports about Mr. Hatch had Frustrated ms
wife II was ascertained at the railway depot That
Air Hatch took the S:27 m tram for this city on
TUESDAY. appearing in his usual health and sprts
ii was sand that he frequently Sh>enjed hhSeH
from home on business for days and weeks.
Al officer of the ~ Johns SAID last ight that The
bal was found on the return trip Tues lay nlght,on
stcrn. A heavy haudspike was laid across IT To
keen IL from blowing away. Tie thought 1t woulQ
be next To impossible for man totump overheard
nj that point without being seen. The force OF the
water driven back by the wheel would quickly
drive him astern, and some one ol tie many people
would be sure t. discover him. II hr Jumped over
hoard al an he must have done 80 ate: the boat had
been made fast 10 the pier and Che pse@ensrrS tad
landed I he boat lands at sandy Hook with her
rnrI side q lie wharf.