Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-11
SdnaGhaStlyM Mystery
Broker Nat Hatch's Death
 Puzzles the Police.
Light May Be Shed at the Inquest on the Secret Which Mrs. Scofeld Guards So Carefully Her Lawyer Advises Silence.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The mystery sur rounding the death of Broker "Natn Hatch seems to have settled into a vast interrogation pomt. To the coroner remains the task of learning what preceded the death and what was Mrs Scofield's motive in bringing him there and in calling she policeman to break the bathroom door. The inquest will be re- stunned this afternoon. c. w. Scofeld, hus- band of the woman whose companionship cost, Mir. Hatch is life has promised;to talk, and there is little doubt that some interesting chapters from the woman's venturesome career will be read to the coroner's jury.
 Capt Reilly saw the woman yesterday, and had a long talk with her. He has concluded that in taking Hatch to her house she had no desire to do him harm, and he now looks upon the affair solely in the light of dissipation II ne woman, he says, has been a familiar ngure fer years up and down Sixth avenue, frequentfng the restaurants with different men. She had visited the dives, occupying private boxes, being sometimes closely yelled, claiming that she was taking observations to be used in future literary work It is curi- ous fact that, though known to be a steady drinkeT and a woman of violent temper, she has never been discovered in any impropriety that brought her within the reach of the law. Mrs Scoheld, those who saw her on the day or her arrest observe, has aged ten years in the past three or four days but Mir Fer ITS does not seem to be at all worried by his untlring efforts to sustain her or keep her from talking. Both parties were closeted with Lawyer Jerome Buck a good part of yesterday. Both received admonitions to hold their tongues
 The theory of violence has been generally given over as untenable, but to-day's inquest will, if Scofield heeps his promise to reveal the events which preceded the brokers fatal leap, unfold the history of his intimacy with the woman and throw upon her dealings a | light she seems to fear.
 All sorts of rumors prevail to the effect that she had lost heavily in stocks and had insisted upon Hatch's making good her ! losses, else she would expose him. The the
 ory that he was fleeing from her husband is
 not generally believed, for Hatch's presence 1 was an cid story to Scofield, and Mrs Sco-
 field says her husband knew she had busi- ! ness relations he must not interfere with
 The notion is generally maintained that he | fled to avoid an exposure when the police man came in answer to her call to break 1 open the door.
 The funeral of Mr. Hatch was held quietly yesterday afternoon at the residence No SC | West Fifty-third street. No trace of the in
 juries received was apparent upon the dead
 mans face. Over the rich casket Dr. William | laylor. or the DroaQWay laDernacle, offered
 prayer, and the Presbyterian service wa.
 read Immediate relatives and friends, ant
 committee from the Stock Exchange
 Messrs. S. W. Babcock, William Bayliss l W. W. Heaton, E. O. Read and Robertson
 Rogers were about the only persons in attend.
 ance. A wreath of immortelles and a bunch
 of roses tied with satin ribbons decorated the
 coffin. Policemen kept back the crowd of
 curious people that assembled in front of the | house.