The Portland daily press., 1896-10-09

tees. Believing him capable Of making
q smart, honest mau, they put him
out on probation with farmer.
But it was not long before the farmer
appealed to the authorities, and the
bright youth was before Judge Bonney
to answer to charge of larceny.
: In this crisis of his career, Mr.. L. Il.
Donahue, now the Monument Square
clothier befriended Hatch. Mr.. Donahue
was trustee of the Reform school and
had become Interested in Hatch. He
told Judge Bonney that if he would
suspend sentence he would get Hatch
"A place as row boy In the Falmouth
hotel.
Judge Bonney approved this. and sf-
ter giving Hatch much {atherly adj
vice, allowed him to go with Mr.. Dona-
hue.
This was in the forenoon. About the
middle of the afternoon a policeman
dropped into Judge Bonney's Office and
remarked that they had THAT little fel.
low" down in the station held on charge
of stealing.
1t seemed that Mr.. Donahue, who was
then foreman for Morgan g. Butler
the clothing manufacturers, took the
boy down there to fit him out with a
new suit Of clothes. During the process
the boy managed to get on two vests.
And he had no sooner reached his new
post of duty at the Falmouth than he
slipped out and pawned the extra vest
for rs cents.
This was soon found ont, and Mr..
Donahue brought the incorrigi BILE
youngster back to Judge Bonney. The
latter sent him TO the Reform school
during minority.
After Hatch left the Reform school
he WAS in Bangor and Auburn Jail and
finally appeared in Portland. Here be
invaded Capt. BENZ. W. Jones's yacht
and took away all the movables he
could find. Then he likewise went
through Mr.. Prentiss I4oring's cottage
at the Cape, and took away what he
could. This was In 1887.
For this he appeared in the Superior
Court under another name; but was
recognized by Judge Bonney, who
asked him why SO bright, good looking
young man could not lead a straight
life. Hatch replied that the police were
down on him everywhere he went
The judge recalled the former clemen.
cy in the Superior court as evidence
that everybody was not down on him.
Hatch was sentenced to term in
State prison. Before going there, and
while lying in Portland Jail be made q
determine effort to escape. He, with
fellow prisoner called Liverpool
Jack. dashed out of the door by the
workshop one day. Liverpool Jack II
was speedily caught; but Hatch ran over
the Eastern Promenade to the shore
and leaping into boat he found there,
pulled for the Marine hospital. His
course was observed, and when he land.
ed an officer had reached the placs in
a team, and took him as he stepped
ashore,
Hatch was brought up in the mum
cipal court on Thursday charged with
stealing overcoats from Gray's and
Shaw's business colleges, and with be.
ing a common thief. He pleaded moi
guilty and announced that he would
conduct his own case. Officer Skillings
was the first witness. He described
the circumstances of the capture OF
Hatch whom he found near Silverman's
pawn shop, with two of the coats in his
possession. When arrested Hatch said
he belonged in Boston, and acknowl
edged to the taking of coats from
Gray's and other business colleges
There were in the court room three
coats and according to the officers tes
timony no acknowledged that he had
stolen all three.
Bernard Silvsrman. who keeps store
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