Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18
HAVE STRUCK A LEAD.
THE CHICAGO PoLics HAVE CONE
OUT OF A TRANCE,
AaA Nay Psssibly Arrest ss0s sf the
Dargiars a.d Aurdersrs that lsfsst
that Tsvl-Saslrs Murderer Positively
Kssv. bat yet st Large.

Kasva bat yet NJ Large.
CucAso, February ls-The murderer OF
6nesl, the millionaire, is discovered. He's
positively known.
During the latter part Of January, .
blonde young man, of about nineteen or
twenty wears. rented u room OF a MA
Wicks, who keeps boarding house IN
West Madison street. He was slight 81
build and about five feet six inches tall.
His compile zion WAS light, eyes blue O.
gray and quite large and round. He had
small, brown mustache and wore seal
akin cap, = brown plaid cape ovsrcoat wide
cut. striped trousers Of grayish oOlor. and
was altogether OF stylish appearance. The
young man said his name WAS Scott.
The day after his arrival" said Mrs.
Wick. yesterday. Scott got up and went
cut, wearing a silk hat and dark sack
overcoat Before going he told Inc that he
did not wish TO make anybodys acquaint-
snce in the house that his business re-
Quired him to be ou, all night and he could
not be social took notice afterward that
he tried TO avoid meeting anyof the rest OF
my lodgers He usually rose late in the
afternoon, sat in his room playing . man
dolin until about 10 o clock. or some time
- late as II when he was sure every body
had retired for the night. he would go
down stairs cautiously and ont. noticed
that many times he was dressed
in different clothes when he went out.
His hour for coming in during the three
weeks he was here was anywhere between
three and five =. m He usually slept till
two or three p. m. When he went out he
invariably locked hi. door and gave me the
kew. Often when he went out ! saw him
carrying mysterious packages, but l never
could ind any Of them IN his room when !
went to clean il up. The closet he always
kept locked. carrying the key in his
pocket"
On the morning of the Smell murder, BE-
tween three and four o'clock. Mrs. Wick
heard her lodeer come UP stairs and go TO
his rom She thought she heard another
man with him The lodEer turned the light
out in the hall Between eight and nine
O'Clock he came out OF his room dressed -
II for . journey. Another man. whom the
woman describes rs being older and gentee,
In dress, WAS with him. This man kept his
face turned 20 she could not see it. Scott
bad . s,ouch hat which size had never seen
him wear before, pulled down over his face.
He said to her: well. am going out ~
the road to-day"
Are you going to-day
Yes, this is my employer here with me-"
will YOU be back again ~ she asked.
"Yes, may come back in two weekA
and il may be two months. While l Am
gone. want you TO take care Of my thingA
I will want the room when come back"
Then he picked up his satchel, and the
two men went down the sssirs. - il afraid
Of meeting somebody, and disappeared.
Mrs. Wick saw them no more. As soon ~
they were gone, Mrs. Wick's curiosity WAS
aroused to such pitch that she began an
examination Of the room just vacated. She
found the closet door locked and the
key gone She picked the lock with .
piece of wire Inside . strange sight
met her eyes The closet Was filed
with the evidences Of the mysterious
Mr. SCOTS occupation. She found guam
6ty of silverware, tive coils Of fuse Of the
thickness Of . pencil, brown broadclOth
overcoat. which she had never seen him
wear, several old chiseis and handles Of
chisels and bits. a book on mschinists'
tools, . lot of silver knives and forks and
spoons, . mandolin, q pair OF ladys kid
gloves, . pair of woolen mittens and paiI
Of low cut shoes.
Mr.. Wick also discovered in . small
drawer pair Of burglars felt slippers and
three sperm candles. one Of which was half
burned. Now come some of the links in
the chain that will probably convict Mr..
Scott" whose real name is said to be Viii
ham SenrlRIt, one VI tIe HiOst QAuScIOuD
and accomplished cracksmen in the coun-
Jennie Ciinord, the proprietr.ss of dis
reputable resort on the West Side, has given
the police valuable information regarding
Billy" Gehright, who. on the night before
the murder, called al her house and staid .
short time. On that occasion il was snow
ing and be wore . seal cap: otherwise he
was dressed just rs Mrs. Wick describes
him.
Mie Clifford expected him back Wednes-
day night but he came not. She has not
seen him since. Friday or Saturday after
the murder she began to think over the
queer remarks he made when ut her house,
and remembered that he carried with him
when there . mahogony case just like the
one found At Smells house. filled with his
tools. She notified the police and said she
was willing 20 aid the police as far as posi-
ble Afterward she identified The ms
hcgany rase as the same she rad seen 10
0ehri, hts possess OF. The po;ic hav. dis
covered that Sehright IL the son of . re-
spectacle family living on the north side.
They have found two or three acluaint
ances of his who have agreed To assist in
search for him
II IL All Over Now.
PHYlADELPHIA. February 1.-The follow
Ing circular letter between Mess.s W. T.
Lewis and President Austin Corbin, en-
bodying the conditions on which the strike
shall De declared Of, Wa handed to Q
United Press representative by . Reading
railroad official At six O'Clock this evening
Wfype0R HorrI