New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-23
MORE NOTORIE1T ron MRS. SCOFIELD.
SIZE CHARGES TWO POLICEMEN WITH TRYING
TO BLACKMAIL HER.

SHE CHARGES TWO POLICEMEN WITH TRYING
TO BLACKMAIL HER.
Mrs Lillian scoHcld, VIII, first gained notoricty In
connection With the death oi Nathaniel Hatch. liz"
stockbrOhcr has onco more obtrndcd her PERSONALITY
on the public. several times since Mr. Hatch lay
dead In he rear yard Of her house West Twentieth
ST.. having fallen TO the stone pavement while try
Ing to escape through window. Mrs. Scohcld
has been brought before the publlc and courts IN
various financial disputes. and her latest appear
ancc was before Police Commissioner McC!ave III
Headquarters yesterday. when she charged Policemen
Connolly and McGuckn. a'nchcd 10 the Jefferson
Market Court, with an attempt at blackmnil. TIL"
affidavit, filed by Mrs. Sconcd. who now uses tr
name Of Lillian f. Iansmcre tells singular story.
She now lives at No. 100 West For,y-irstst. ON
Marcl she was n prisoner Of Jefferson Market
rooc Court charged with larceny. The charge had
been preferred by Of her boardcrs who>" Trunk
So had detained. Just before tho hearing 50" was
seated In tho scrgcanis room hcr affidavit declares,
when McGuchtn approached her end said that II
would take money 10 get her out Of her trouble"
You Will be locked up over sunday sh" declares
he said unless Connolly can fix II with u Judge"
Mrs Sco'cld Offered check i0r SltO. Mo'l'kln
declined the check according to her story. the
ground that 1t would compromise HIM lie ihcn
sought ont a lawyer named King who lad acted
q, Mrs.. scoicld', counsel ard sa1 lon can give
yo.ir check to Mr. King and he will get he money
and give It to mo- Mrs. sconc.i promptly declined
this prop N on tie ground TINT King wolh probably
claim The money counsel fors. she had LETT money
and Jewels in her house. Mc'uckin suggested that
the Justice would probably allow her 10 90 homo In
the custody 81 tho court o1.cces. Justice Grady
readily granted her Application and. accompanied by
McGuclIn. Connolly and King. she went % her
home. Connolly. she declares. took from 4 bureau
drawer a diamond bracelet and star.
lie proposed that Mr. sc-Hc!d should raise 800
tho brac"l. before returning 10 the corr, and givr
4 IN the money Mrs .colcld refused y do this IN
less she frat received receipt In The vcsiibulc Of the
on their return. according 10 her statement; she
went into the scrgcants room and there handed the
bracelet 10 Mct,uckin. who gave II 10 King. King.
She says. then gave her tho receipt Then she was
promptly taken before Justice Grady. who discharged
her. McGuclin went with Mrs. scoaeld and KIM TO
GlOvcr's loan Office Thrive ehih-S:. and oiXhavc.,
where she told the morcylcnd"r that tM,
attempt Lachmai! and he handed her the braccl.t
Aflcrward when she had left the loan shop,
she says, McGucMn after Ter and
Rested her for stealing The bracelet. lie led
her down the avenue 10 Thirty nnh.s,. whore
he stopped, and suggested that Mrs. scoicd should
hand over the bracelet TO King. Then they went 10
loan Office on Thirty nhist.. but failed To raise the
money. Mrs scoGcd went home, leaving the bracelet
In The session Of King. few days ia',r she went
to Police headquarters and preferred charges against
conn.hy, King and Mrs; scolcd were present In
called the case. But Mc;uckln was absent sick
leave, ard the hearing was accordingly adjourned
mainly inter sted In getting bhk her bracelet:
King promptly handed 1t to her saying that he h" had
had been ms bic TO reach her.
The accused policemen who bear excellent repn-
9Is 1y d,ny the Tn Go, weT "n the
night Of March and arrest her. She pleaded sick.
but mis- sa1,crfsc failed and arr she had been
OF the h use clad only In her night clothes.