The sun., 1888-05-15
A CONFESSION FROM FERRIS.
HE DID SET 4 DETECTIVE ON HATCH
AND LILLIAN SCOEIELD.


AND LILLIAN SCOEIELD.
Did II For Fun, He snys-Coroner Levy
Sends Him to the House OF Detention ier
Keeps-Thr Jury Ransnck. the House
Where Hatch Died and Comes AWAY
Suspicious OF Fcrris-where Was He
That Fata, NIEhtf-some Papers scized
David G. Ferris the business associate of
Lillian E. Sconeld passed last night in tho
House OF Detention In default OF $4,000 bail, as
q result Of tho discovery that he set detective
on Mrs scofeld and Broker Nat Hatch on Mon
day night last week, who tracked the broker to
the woman's house after midnight.
The inquest into the manner in which Hatch
came to his death under Mrs. Scofelds window
shat night was resumed by Coroner Levy yes
terday afternoon In room 10, City Hail, which
was again Jam OF spectators. -Four women
we're there with escorts, to look and listen rs
usual. Ferris and Mrs. Seoheld came In to-
eether, on good terms apparently. though she
knew he had been setting detective on her
and though she pretended lator on to be highly
Indignant at 1t. The new testimony was not
the first to be presented. Mrs. Scoileld's hus-
band was called His present residence is the
House OF Detention He testified:
rot home 10 "a West Twentieth street about 10 O'Clock
hast Monday night doors of the second floor
locked because loose articles were in those rooms
and painters were the house. went Into the exten
aon room OF the first Hoor took of my shocS and lay
down on a sofa fell asleep awoke again at exactly
o'clock by my watch and heard voices up stairs rec
sgnized Mr. Hatchs voice went out into the hall and
cart way up stairs Mrs sconsld came down and said
Mr. Ferris was up stairs told her recognized the
voice Of Mr. Hatch She answered that M Ferris would
not 70 he had to meet me, So after some words
went Into the paror She went up stairs, and after
few minutes down again. saying that the party up
\ .th thnh
"vcry WELL" answered, 81 will go, and for good"
She would let 90 up stairs to get overcoat
saying could come in the morning after It Accord
ingly went out and sat on . stoop near by. l saw
Policeman Mccormick several times during the night
I was waiting for Mr.. Hatch to come out and told
Mccormick SO. About 51 went back to the house,
intending get my things and leave for good. Invent
into the back chamber up stairs through the broken
bath room door and was collecting clothing when MFs
"s1 t
s rruss e M ana
Hatch" and things Of that kind x..-.n..,,,,
vas related 70 my wife BY msrriaes H.vs had slight
had Tsa no h him 70
f.own that he was with my wife many times at fI my
sssecistinR with him intimately She always replied
that he was great friend of hers.
hot MR HATCH's CUSTOM TO GO OUT DY THE
WINDOW.
MI. scofeld said that Mr.. Hatcn had been a
very frequent visitor. at his apartments in the
moving to Twentieth street
had 80 soIn nnsI rsaon til rs with hm
him has
Winch ester at very late hourS Sometimes have been
Sus i ieey havs ohen Went out and istt me there.
the
70 lump out pf ADSn 'enk Pin ri mads
Sn :; out of v9ao" whom
Olive you ever Thought that Mrs seoned married s,
'sS fes aG was bankrupt
time Mr.. Hatch had called forty fifty times perhaps
objected to his frequent visits: many Of them a.
Sometimes they talked business in my presence could
the H. but W did not hear Mr. Hatchs Voice ar after Mrs
% jurOrNWhst NV were ar. scoaods pacifying words
Tuesday % she said
2s. - ySS9 q S,s ~ seh ASow that
C9r91'sr Levy made an , effort 70 to get ct Mrs
objection. he succeeded Mr.. Scofield said his
e .hs hsa ssd aSsat y0 e. Mrs. sso Pd in a S
the laughter that this answer caused A Juror
wanted to know whether .scoheld married her
"
Coroner ruled the question 1t out.
MRS. sCoFIELD WANTED TO TELL SOMETHING.
The Coroner raised laugh by calling: Mrs
Fanny, or what's-her- namep ?"
LADY with pronounced features and French
complexion. Her hair has Just a. tinge OF red
f fend she wore gorgeous yellow flowers on heI
black bonnet. Her answers were given in
grieved tone and with comical brogue; She
yepeated over and over. that Mr.. Hatch and
other peoples at her restaurant that Monday
night. There was nothing else new in her evi.
de1ce e.. except that Mr. Hatch .so was not drunk
,sergeant sheldon q the ThIrtieth, police tes.
tiled that Ferris and Mrs; Scofleld came into
She asked the Sergeant for private talk and
told him she wanted advice; that she had been
e and nsrd sbH
say something but Ferris. who appeared ex.
ceedingly nervous. INTERRUPTED. and presently
when an alarm of fire came in and the Ser;
geant's attention was momentarily distracted
they went away.
FERRIs's DETECTIVE TEsTIFIEs.
Edward A. Clark, police detective at the Cole
man House. then testified to the story he told q
Sun reporter on Sunday. Between S}s and
hurry inquired at the hotel for detective
oo Sams %s I Hnd 4. g
and led me at rapid pace to Tweny-seventh street
Ferris showed him Hatch and Mrs. Scofelt
dining at Fanny's across the street, and tolC
him to watch them and see where they went
and net to- leave them until they separated
Then Ferris disappeared. Clark watched MIR
Hatch and Mrs. Scoileld go from Mime. Fannys
70 "a West Twentieth street At "a Wes
basement entry for a moment and looked VI
and down the street. while Mrs. Scoheld move(
on. Then he followed Mrs. Scofsld as she Wen
down sixth avenue; Whom they arrived at tn
Hatch looked all about, down the street, dowI
the avenue and finally mounted the steps
backward, AS retainer Ferris gave the de
tsGtiys 80 on account, and instructed him, t'
NECESSARY, and condemn the expense.
When detective Clark had finished his stor,
he slapped his hands together and leaned bacl
IN his chair awaiting cross s:examination. II,
said that Hatch CID not act like an intoxicated
man. From all appearances Mrs. Sconeld mus
have unlocked her door Though she says sh,
didn't, for she was on the stoop a considerable
time before Hatch decided to go up and whel
he did so the door opened, they went in, ant
the door was closed again in jifTy."
MRS scoFIELD's ACCOUNT WITH W. Il. HATCH
SONS.
Mrs. Scofield was recalled She brought th
lease OF her house, which, 1t appears, belong
to the Rhinelander estate. Mr. Ferris neye
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