Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-12
How Broker Hatch Died
Mrs. Scofield Tells Her Story
 at the Inquest.
HER HUSBAND SCARED HIM
An Exciting Scene Which Hatch Ended by Hiding While Scofield Raged-The Finding of the Body-The Scofeldi Held in S2, ,bOO Bonds.

Finding of the Body-The Scohelds
 Held in S2,bOO Bonds.
 NEW YORK, May 12.-The inquest upon the death of Broker Nat Hatch was held in this city yesterday. Ths first witness was Officer Mccormack, who told how he broke in the door of the bath room at the request of Mrs Scofield.
 He was followed by Officer Stephen J. Reardon and Hubert Geenan, one of the painters who discovered the body.
 Then Mrs. Scofeld was called as witness She first told the history of the afternoon, about the call at MT. Hatch's office, and the dinner at the French restaurant in the even ing. She said:
 "We had drank-Mr. Hatch, Mime. Fan nie and I-perhaps two or three large bottles of champagne. We-Mr. Hatch and T. walked down Sixth avenue. He was quite himself, and, as always, g gentleman. He insisted upon seeing me home. When we reached my house, into which I had but day or two before moved, I was unable to manage the Yale lock. Mir. Hatch took the key from me and opened the door. thought then he would go, but he asked me to light the gas in order that he might see that was all right.
 "I lighted the gas, and then, thinking that my husband might be at home, I called Charlie! Charliep several times. There was no response, but I heard snoring from the back parlor, and rightly divined that Mir. Scofield was asleep on the sofa in the back parlor. At that moment Mir. Hatch, still standing at the door in readiness to depart, asked me where the bathroom was. I told him it was on the floor above. He ascended the stairs, but presently called to me that the door was locked. I then remembered that all the doors on the floor above were locked. went upstairs, unlocked the back parlor, leaving MT. Hatch in the hall, and entered the bath room, which also opens | into the hall. I unlocked the door of the bathroom and bade Mir. Hatch enter. As he entered I lighted the gas, and then, leaving the bathroom, lit the gas in the back and front rooms on that foor. A moment later MT. Hatch, with his hat and overcoat still on, | came from the bathroom into the back room, l from which the bathroom enters, and we stood moment looking at the apartment. l then conducted him to the front room and | asked him if he didn't think it would be a | pleasant home when it was all in good order | At that moment heard footsteps upon the | front stairs.
 | ssMr. Hatch also heard them and said: | Perhaps that is your husband. Good gra- cious! This is no time for me to meet Mir. | Scofeld.' I said, T will sec who it is,' and left him. This is the last time saw him alive. He was standing in the center of the back room, fully dressed, with his overcoat i and hat on. met my husband on the stairs and said to him: Please don't make noise | This is my broker and if you make any dis | turbance it will ruin me- MT. Scofield, whs
 was just awakened from his sleep, was noisy He shouted in voice that must have beer
 heard up stairs that he knew who it was that it was Mir. Hatch. I was indignant nE- -N-x TT
 business relations, but recalled his position pleaded with my husband not to raise : scandal. I asked him to step either into tn
 parlor or into the street and allow the visito
 to depart. He said he wanted to leave tn
 house, but must have his overcoat, which wa
 upstairs. told him he could not go upstairs
 He then said his shoes were off and he couldn'
 go out I waited with him until he put q
 his shoes and left the house. I then went up
 stairs to tell MT. Hatch that he might depart
 found both the bathroom door and tn
 door into the back room locked. I knocke
 and called him by name, but received n
 response
 'sI didn't know what to do For more tha1
 an hour ran up and down stairs, alternatel
 looking out of the front door and knockin at the doors. It finally occurred to me tha MT. Hatch had effected his escape throug
 the front window, as he might easily hay
 done. I felt no further anxiety for him, an
 was merely anxious to get into my own apar,
 ments. I couldn't force any of the door
 myself, so finally spied policeman an
 called him in. had him break the bathroom
 door, as the one most easy to force and mos easily repaired. The bathroom window wa
 closed.
 "After gained access to the room locke in all the closets, under the bed, and in fac everywhere, for Mir. Hatch, but failing t find him was firmly convinced that my theor , that he had gone from the front window wa correct. I then locked the door between tn front and the back room and went to bed i the front room. was awakened at 6:30 b. noise in the back room. unlocked th , door between the rooms and saw Mr. Scofiele l He was angry and was making preparat ior l to leave the house. I persuaded him not F be foolish, but to lie down and take some res
 to which he consented. It was not until a
 hour and a half later, when the painters came
 that learned of the catastrophe which ha s befallen MT. Hatch
 !, The hearing was adjourned after Mrs. Sc, ] fields testimony until Monday. The Sc ] fields were held in S2, 800 for their appearanc 2 on that day