Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-15
WHO is HE?
DID THE MURDERER OF MILLION
ARE SMELL LEAVE CHICAGO
In one of the Burton Cars? MySte'
1iOus Inscription on Door
in a Wichitr Car.

For long time the best detective talent
in the country has been baffied in all at
tempts to discover either the identity or
the whereabouts of the party, who last
winter murdered Millionaire Amos Smell
at his home in Chicago, although reward
of SIG, 600 has been offered. IL Will be re-
rnembered that Mr.. Smell heard burglars
in his house, and going down stairs TO in
vestigate. was shot and killed by the
burglar or burglars Suspicion immedi-
ately fell upon a young man named las
colt. a Young man OF good family but
peruicious habits and associations.
The detectives Immediately and
it would seem, without much prudence,
sent word all over the country that young
Tascott was the guilty party. II he had
been he was fully warned in that way. For
the next few weeks Tascot was reported TO
have been seen in score or more OF places,
but each time there proved TO be some mis-
take about it
For the past few months interest in this
matter has subsidized, but now, here IN
Wichita, there appears to have been dis
covered possible clue which may eventu-
ally lead to the discovery Of the muir
derer, be he Tascott or some one else
Some two or three days ago there was re-
ceived at the yards of the Burton Stock
Car works. one of the Burton stock cars,
used bv the Chicago, Rock Island x Pacific
railway. The car number $40 came here
loaded with large number OF different
articles, odds and ends of railroad or car
material, Drawbacks, links, coupling pins,
brake beams, and great many other
things in that line. In one end OF the car,
at the floor is a small door a little more
than foot square, and higher than it Is
wide. Directly in front of this door
inside of the car and under this
heap OF car material was cleared
out a space just large enough
to have permitted medium sized man tc
curl up comfortably. On the inside Of this
door or board, which covers this hole is
written. with pencil, in a good even bust
uess hand, evidently By a person accus
toned TO writing, the following inscription
The murderer Of Amos Smell, rode in this
Car, from chicago and all the police car
The words represented By blanks are not
of such a character as to appear in print
but convey 70 the police the information
that they can do the best thin. they kno7s
how.
1t is said that the car can be traced bach
to Chicago, which city it lett about the
time Of the Smell tragedy, 1t is possible
that some tramp inspired by desire 20 ex
cite curiosity. or 70 divert the attention OF
the detectives, might have written the IL
scription II is at least certain that who
ever may have been the party who rode II
this car. he intended to take long lourneJ
and took greater precautions 20 AVOID
being discovered than are usually takeI
by tramps Then, too, II Is hot unire
ouentiy the case, that fleeing criminal.
| beco me elated at their temporary success
! in evading the detectives, and in . spiri
Of bravado throw OUT some slight eiew
simply for the purpose OF tantaiizing tn
officers This was notieeahly the case viii
the Adams Express robber, Jim Cum
r1ings,n whose exploits are yet fresh in tn
the minds Of the reading public Whsthe
| or not this is case Of the one kind Or Q
| the other remains 20 be seen