New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-10
MR.. HATUHS DEATH ACCIDENTAL
AN AUTOPSY BY THE DEPUTY-CoRoNER.'
nuMoRs THAT THE DEAD NAN WAS THE VICTIM
OF A BLACKMAILING SCHEME.

prMops THAT THE DEAD NAN WAS THE VICTIM
OF A BLACKMAILING SCHEME.
Whatever may be the result Of the inquest In the
case of Nathaniel ". T. Hatch, 1t is now considered
almost certain that his death was accidental stll
the scoeds are held responsible for 1t by those who
are investigating IT, Mr.. Hatch, they say, would not
have entered the house unlimited and the woman
herself in her statement says that she asked him In
Dcputv Coroner Jenkins held autopsy on tho
body last night. He found that death had resulted
from compound fracture Of the skull on the right
side at the top. There was confusion on the nght
shoulder and slight abrasion on the right hand. Tho
discooration under the right eye, which looked as IL
Il were the effect Of blow was caused by the efusicn
of blood nom the skull fracture, which extended to
the orbit of that eye. Rumor had 1t yesterday thas
Mr. Hatch was enticed into the house TO be made tho
victim Of wclllad plan Of blackmail
No sooner had tho news Of what had happened speed
abroad than people were found who were Wiling ana
ready to relate Mrs. Scoield's extraordinary ana
romantic history. The first information regarding
her antecedents was derived from letter sent 10
Coroner Levy from the st. Janes's Hotel The writer
who did not sign his name, called the coroner Friend
Levy however and Mr. Levy thought that he recognized
him. This unknown correspondent brands Mrs SEQ
aeld as an mnprncped adventures, who has had no
better object in life than to enrich herself at the eA
pense Of her Victims who have invariably been men
won by her personal attractions. The letter also stated
that before she married sccfeld she let furnished
rooms in house In West Twentyeighth-st' ana thae
several we'll known men about town could throw bsh''
on her ufe Mrs. Twitchel the well-known advocate
Of woman's rights supplemented the anonymous letter
In statement to the coroner which entirely suostan-
ated the writer's accusations and hints In an inter-
view with Tribune" reporter Mrs Twl'cnei s's'eu
as her theory OF the that Mrs scoed had enoea
Mr. Hatch into her house persuade him to hnsncai
support OF q certain company. d. I. ferrs' "h'
,osed at first as Mrs Scofeds brotberinlaw but whose
claim to relationship has turned out to be gOuhaiess'
Is the ownen Of the NowYork State right to the eon'
pauy Mrs scoiicld Is said TO be hanger on OF Mr.
Ferris, and has been especially friendly to him Aha
jealous In his interests when he has had money "a
scheme that looked as II II would pay Mfs seone'N
had a rcmarkab,e in California, whefe as 'i
Libby Stowe she had a constant ring OF ADMIRERS
of whom according to her accusers, escaped uihe'oo
In the Office Of ". +. Hatch g. Son, business was
going on az usual yesterday. Mr. Hatchs DV'ne..
were there during most of the day One OF mem 'op
tho reporter that the firms business relations VII.
M, Schoeld had always been pleasant ana he seem'1
somewhat surprised TO hear that ugly s'or'e' "
blaclmaiI game were in circulation. ,.
The funeral will take place today at Nr haens
home No 80 West Tlfty-thIrdst. several cpieS'm
tlves from the Stock Exchange will attend IL ia0
household Is peculiarly deserving Of sympathy d. '
present Tina There three widows there TWO VI
them III with pneumonia, and the third prostrs'e1 !"
the woe OF her terrible bereavement
Clerks In the Bureau OF Vital Statistics yes'or,
looked up the record OF Sco6elds marriage on n"eus'
Is. 1854 The certificate states that Charles W. .'
aed was fifty years OF age, native OF stanioiu a
scent residing at No. 2l3 IVES, Thrtyfourthst' anu
that he had been married once before The oras
her name Lillian T. stowe and her age a. horn Ia
Eight years II was also stated that she was Do
E6gland and that her fathers name was 'Asn ne h.
Austin She admitted having been MARIE, n marriscs
fore. The names of the witnesses oi 'H0
were not given.