New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-12
BAIL FOR MRS. SCOFIELD.
HER HUSBAND DETAINED TILL MONDAY.

Althoush nothing was developed at tho inquest In
Inc case of Nathaniel W. I. Hatch yesterday whch
would IncrimInatc Mr.. and Mrs scohcld Coroner Levy
,hougbt It best to take chances SO until Monday
- ~. inquiry will DO resumed and probably I'm
hd he holds them In bonds of e., 500 EACH with tho
alternative Of imprisonment
The little stufy courtroom at the Corohers ONCE
could net accommodate onethird OF tho peopie VINO
wanted 10 be present. so Just when heat ana crown
ing were beginning to mako 1t perfectly ihtoioraoio
Levy announced that he had tor inc
nee ~ Room No 10 Of the City Court Chambers
There was Immediately rush for the ei'y HAIL ana
n.ss.-bv in the ncghborhood were edined with tho
acle of several hundred men Of respectable ap
pearanco racing wildly across the PARK through tho
rain The result of 1t was, moreover 10 attract many
or,sd.rs ~ curious turn of mind and when Coroner
levy took his seat he found that there was not even
standlng room for less privileged persons
To saw that Mrs. Scofcld and her husband are not
nm s,eak,ng terms would be to state the situation
mildly Tboy do not even look at each other She
ajlude, 10 him as shes He calls her sho.' He
4, alone in tho world, like IshmaeL He had no
counsel while his WHO'S interests were sharply looked
after by Jerome Buck The DlstrctAttornoys once
was actively represented by Assistant DstnctAttor
new Hartmann, and ex-Judge BEDFORD was also In
attendance Tho police of tho Nineteenth Precinct had
big contingent present. Captain Reilly, Sergeant
scbmttberge several detectives and several officers
The iurymen did not altogether discrodt the con-
ventionaity which adjudgos to all juries the disn-
tnguishng adjective Of intelligent To DO sure,
they asked few unnecessary questions but perhaps
after all they did not hinder the work Of investigation
more than Coroner's iurles generally do
WITNESSES CALLED BY THE CORONER
Coroner Levy briefly told thom what work was DO
fore them and began to call on tho preliminary wit
nesses police officers, painters who were engaged In
the house at No. "a West Twonticths and one of the
hut In ~ of them A of
novel interest and brought out no important facts not
already published.
James A, Mccormick, plump and rosy young Off
Ger In uniform with his brass buttons and his face
shining related in easy colloqulsl style how on
Tuesday morning he had broken in the bath room door
at Mrs scoheds urgent request though he had thuoght
and said, "Taint exactly in my line,' and how after
ward no had met Sco1cld the street and talked to
him, adding:
sconed said he watching for party by the namo
of Mr.. Hatch, who was in this house with this woman
this lady, his wife. who had told him to get out saw
scoaeld every lap made up till o'clock lie said he
wanted clear Of divorce He scemsd dovnhesrted
and ashamed. The bathroom window down when
forced tho door. in the rscm nftecn or twenty
minutes
Mr.. Buek-DIdn't you testify the preliminary exsmi.
nation before the Coroner that the window was open
The witness-No, L didn't testify at all (LauGhtor)
Mr.. Buck-Ohi
officer Stephen j. Reardon, Charles Banspach, q
painter and Hubert Geenen, a neighber, all testified
to tho finding OF the body and what had occurred then
Tho witnesses all agreed that Mrs scofeld was
terribly excited when she was told what had happened
"The lady held up her hands, said Mr.. Gcenen,
illustrating his words with action, and cried My
God'' The body fully clothed, even to an over
coat, and there wero signs OF any sounie De
tectvo Thomas F. Hayes, who traced the movements
of Mrs. scoGcld and Mr. Hatch Monday night testi
fed to the wine supper at Madame FanDy's which
preceded the visit to No Ga West Twenethst there
by corroborating the statement Of Mrs. sconcld.
MRS. sCOFIELD IN HER OWN BEHALF.
Mrs. scofed herself was tho next witness called.
she was sitting In crowded corner beside her friend,
d. O. Ferris and to get 10 the witness stand had to
cross tho room before tho staring multitude Of men,
She walked with downcast eyes, and was apparently
a trne unnerved by the scrutiny. She looked some
what faint when she took tho chair, and asked for
glass of water. She began her story in low
tone, almost insudibc in tho din Of talking and
stunning OF the people within aud of worhnicn work
ing without, sho gathered confidence, however, -
she proceeded, and spoke clearly and distinctly,
answered all questions without hesitation volunteered
not little information, and gave tho impression that
sho told the truth. Her appearance was qute at
tractive. She tastefuIy oisd, not ovcrdrcssed,
ard the dark hue Of her gown was relieved, not cy
any gaudy coloring but by the sparkle OF jewels In
her ears, at her throat and on her wrists
The witness said that Madame Fanny Joined Mr..
Hatch and her at table, and interested Mr. Hatch SO
much by her "reminiscences Of life Of vclssltude that
he insisted on ordering second quart OF champagne,
and the witness thought small bottle after that was
drunk, but she was not quite sure OF that She In
vlted him into the house, to which she had nowly
moved and proceeded to light up the rooms so that no
might sec them She heard snoring in the back par
lo and surmsed correctly that her HUSBAND was there
agleop. While she was upstairs With Mr.. Hatch sho
heard steps and knew that nconeld must DO awake
70 s saS Mr. s5 aoh sa dS don't g ss
and going downstairs told seoneld that her broker
was visiting her and begged him not 10 become a. noisy
say that was M Hatch who was was qR,s5r but SEQ
heard his voice and said the witness, am almost
certain that heard Mr. Hatch pass across the door
so loudly that he could easily hear IT." She did not
want her husband 10 know 1t was Mr. Hatch because
The rest Of the story /. already we'll known-how Mrs.
scofeld knocked and called at tho door Of tho room,
vain found the door OF the bath room which communi
Gated with tho lnncr room where she slept Locked got
room empty and went quietly to bod to DO awakened
by the terrible nows Of Mr.. Hatch's fate.
MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Tho witness then answered a number OF questions
Of moro or less pcrnence put by to Coroner, tho As
slstant DistrctAttorney and the Jury. These are
some of them:
Odd you hear any noise as Of window opening when
the door was being broken In A.-No 1 think It was
done during the time Mr.. seoned was talking TO ne In
the paror.
Q.-was any one watching you that you know of when
you entered the along with Nj Hstchi A-No one
that know Of
Odd you see anything Of Ferrsi A.-No.
Q.-Coud any have gone upstairs while you were
talking to Sconeldl A.-No.
Q.-How long had you known Mr.. Hatchi A.-For
three years slightly bus was quits friendly for the past
six months Our rotations were Of a purely business
nature.
Odd Mr.. Hatch have great deal OF money on Mon.
day night A-Madame Fanny told that pulled out
tweny-dollar note. The bill eight nine dollars
and he told keep the balance He very gen.
erous have seen him fling five dollars to q walter
O-were your business transactions with Mr.. Hatch
prontabls or unprontsblei A.-Prontable.
o-where do you live nowi Al lef. that house
many hours and never want to enter 1t again. To
avoid reporters went 10 hotel uptown.
Mr. sconeld a smooth shaven man, who has sneak.
ing features with the accent on the nose, next
called but as the hour growing late and SIX or
pftn had sin 10 be examined tha