The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-20

the other hand, the TACT tnat tnere NAG
been a Quarrel about the dead man gave
ground for suspecting violence.
In the meantime the police had es-
corted Mr.. and Mrs. Sco6eld to the JET
ferson Market Police Court, who told
their stories over again to Justice Pat
terson, who ordered the prisoners to be
taken back to the station and held for
the action of the coroner.
In tie station hCu g the prisoners be-
gan talking more freely, Mrs. Scoheld
being extremely nervous and hysterlcal.
Finally bursting into flood OF tears,
she declared that she would tell the
whole story.
After relating how she had met and
m arried a well-known sea captain,
Captain Stowell, in her early youth in
England; how she had been brought
by John Mccullough to San Francisco
in the seventies to appear as his leading
lady; how Lawrence Barrett, the
stage manager, objected to her on &C
count of her English accent; how she
retired in dudgeon; how she made
good deal of money by specializing in
Ophir at 500. (She afterwards sold
out in New York a. 30 cents); how she
returned to New York and met the
"brother-in-law." d. G. Ferris. who
seems to have figured so largely 10 her
life, and how finally she came to be
Mrs. Scoield.
SOME FAMILIAR NAMES.
"Mr. Scofeld was introduced
to me-" said the lady, "by his
sister, Sarah scofeld. His wife
was dying with cancer. Two months
1 met Mr.. Scofietd again in
Morris B. Baer's Office. He recognized
me and said his wife was dead. l ex-
pressed great sorrow, and he asked me
to go to Brooklyn to look at some pro-
perty over there. l went with him to
Laidiaw & Co.'s office, No. IA Wall
Street. the agents of Tho Bank o. Cali
fornla.
That was the beginning of my &C
quaintance with Mr.. Soo6eld. L was
to him on the 18th OF August,
1884, by the Re7. KeniiWorth Mackenzie
at the church of the Holy Trinity,
corner of Mad son Avenue all Forty
second Street. After tour we went to
live at Thirty-fouIth Street. Some
months after my marriage discovered
through Mr.. Blackwell thai my hus
notorious woman named Condor, who
mad lived with a gamoIer il Salt lake
CITY and taken his name. A few weeks
after the death of Mr.. ecofeld's first
wife, and Just before my marriage
to him, this woman was in
s allied by him in the ec)ield flats,
in the very rooms where his wife had
died. l saw disgrace, out my pnde pre-
vented an expose. The janitress of the
fats also confirmed what had been
told. And from all have learned Mr..
Scoteld has kept up this intimacy dur
ing the past four years, and on the
slightest pre- ext he would leave my
apartments and go cut and remain
away all night. He would go and re-
gister at the Continental Hotel, but
never slept there over night. .r
HER CONNECTION WITH HATCH & SONS.
"Now, as to my business connection
with W. T. Hatch g. Sons. In 1884
wis ed to sell some four per cent. gov
eminent bonds. 1 had some $4,000
worth, and they were then selling at
.24X. l went to Laidlaw & Co but on
INV way l met Mr.. stevenson, who ad
vised me to go to W. 7. Hatch & Sons.
He introduced me to M. Hatch, the
senior member of the firm, and the
father of Nathaniel Mr.. Hatch took
me to Vermilye & Sons, inasmuch as
they had purchased the bonds for me
in the first place. The bonds were then
sold tor me through that Office.
II returned to Mr.. Hatch and in
quired as to what would be a good in
Vestment for nv money. He advised I!
the purchase of railro I'D bonds, but l |
bought stocks instead and it was then |
that my account ommenced, From |
that time I continued to buy and sell |
stocks aud bonds. The father was my |
adviser for some three years, until about |
October last, wen fall of Manhattan |
stock caused me to ocder the purchase |
Of several hundred shares. The stock
advanced IN a few days to several
thousand dollars. Nathaniel Hatch |
came in with the news and advised his !
father to sell. l was then Introduced to
him and there my acquaintance began.
As Mr.. Hatch was member of the |
board, and as l made profit through |
his advice, l always sought his counsel.
He and his other sons had long known
me as a patron of the Office. l con-
sder9d it to be to my interest to Guilt
yate Nathaniel in business sense. |
was frequent visitor at the office and
a sked to see Mr.. Arthur Hatch, Mr..
Nathaniel or Mr.. Chandler, the cashier.
1t was all the same to me.
THE FATAL DAY.
Now, then, for the fatal day. On the
morning of the 9TH inst, Monday,
went to the Office as usual and met Mr.
Nathaniel Hatch in the vestlbute..
told him 1 was going to another
brokers Office and requested him to
make inquiries regarding Missouri,
Kansas IL Texas bonds. | said was
going TO lunch with Mr.. Ferris at the
Hoffman Cafe. and as was going up
town early asked him to send me the
desired. He came to the
c .fs himself instead of sending: he
had no time to lunch, but he said he
would go away and return. he re-
turned about 4.30 o'clock. Meanwhile
Mr.. Ferris was called away to his oftlce:
[ received a note from him saying that
be was going up town, and requesting
me to dine with him at o. Nell s res
tauraut, near my mouse. Mr.. Hatcn
and | left the cafe together at ~
o'clock, Mr.. Ferris met US and we
vent tn Mime. Fanny's for a French