The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
ATTORNEY LEAVES
AFFINITY IN AUTO
William II. Hatfield Abandous
Soul Mate After Short
Stay Here
Sacramento Police Ask Local
Officials to Find Missing
Legal Light

William H Hatfield. young attor-
ney of Sacramento, and son OF L. T.
!. Hatfield. prominent lawyer there.
:. is being searched for by the local po-
lice at the request Of Chief Sullivan
OF the capital city force. The local
department. expects to find the miss
ing lawyer in some place where drinks
are mixed. for already they have To-
Gated the woman with whom he left
Sacramento. In search of the high
and dizzy life. it seems. Hatfield has
returned to the city which was the
scene more than two years ago Of an
active romance in the young mans
life. 1t was here that he and the
Young woman who is now his wife
fed from a sanatorium TO be married.
About that time both Hatfield and
his bride TO be, Miss Mathilda Boyken.
had been patients at the St Helena
sanitarium. The girl was under treat
ment for a mental trouble, the young
man for dipsOmanis. The wedding was
2 consequence.
ARRIVED FROM SACRAMENTO
2. san Francisco has not been concerned
with Hatfield since the time of his
marriage until this week Early in
the week he arrived from Sacramento
with Mrs. Harry White. The couple
went TO the Grand hotel and registered
as w. H. Harvey and wife"
- While Hatfield and his affinity were
= AZ the Grand a sUbafhnity OF the Sacra-
mento lawyer appeared on the scene,
: but no serious damage occurred be-
s tween the rival forces. Friday Hat
Held took Mrs. White out for an auto
MOBILE ride. They reached the Savoy
: hotel and Hatfield asked the woman TO
. wait in the car while he went IN to get
2 drink. But he never came out the
same door that in he went. After wait
: ing an appropriate time Mrs. White
grew tired and returned to the Grand
: motel, where she is still waiting for
q Hatfield.
]: When Chief Of Police Cook received
=. word from Sacramento that Hatfield
. was wanted he hunted up Mrs. White
and had her brought TO police head
: quarters. She was unable to give any
. Information regarding her companion.
: TRIED TO BORROW 500
~ But late Friday night Hatfield ap-
. peared at Schin Brothers cafe where
; he was known, and tried to borrow
500 The loan was refused the young
man. but that did not discourage him.
- He showed that he had q handful Of
coin left. He left the place, ostensibly
for the ocean beach or the Barbary
= coast, or some other liquid resorts.
The marriage Of Hatfield and Miss
. Boyken November p, 1906, was an in
&feresting affair. The young woman ar
4 rived in the city on the day preceding
the marriage and registered at the Ma
q 5estic hotel under the name she was
:. a-oOIt 10 assume. Then she telephoned
announcements Of her wedding TO all
her friends. Miss BOyken's family lived
. in Belvedere and Immediately few to
the girls side 10 stop the marriage.
But Miss Boyken had already tele-
-. Eraphed to Hatfield to come and marry
.her His brother. Victor Hatfield
rushed TO the city TO head him OF.
WE'D IN REDWOOD CITY
. But while the relatives were planning
!. desperately 10 circUmvent the loving
couple the pair slipped out Of the city
and went 10 Redwood City, where Jus
Tice Of the Peace Harmon married
them The bride gave her age as 1s,
The groom said he was &c.
90 Advice from Sacramento last night
indicated that neither matrimony nor
treatment had broken the young mans
taste for liquor. He is considered there
10 be of on a periodical jag.