San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-17
Amos Snell's Murderers.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE identity OF
one Of the burglars who threw this city
into fever OF excitement by numbering
Amos j. Smell, the West Side millionaire
about two O'Clock Wednesday morning,
February Sth, has been disc overed, but
the burglar himself is still enjoying ali
his freedom. During the latter part Of
January q blonde young man Of about
10 or 20 years old, rented q room Of Mrs.
Wicks, who keeps q boarding house OIL
West Madison street. He was Of light
build and about five feet eight inches
all, his complexion was light, eyes blue
or gray, and quite large and round. He
had small brown moustache and Wore
sealskin cap, brown plaid cape over
coat. wide cut striped trousers OF gray
ish color, and was altogether OF sty fish
appearance. This young man said his
name was Scott. 1.-THE day after his ar
rival" said Mrs. Wick yesterday, "ScOtt
got up and went out wearing
silk hat and dark sack
over coat. Before going, he told me
that he did not wish to make anybody's
acquaintance In the house, that his bust
ness required him to be out all nigh;
and he could not be social. On the
morning of the Smell murder, bet Ween
and 4 O'Clock, Mrs. Wick heard her
lodger come up stairs and go to his room
She thought she heard another man
with him. The ledger turned the light
out in the hall. Between and o
O'Clock he came out Of his room dressed
as II for journey. Another man whom
the woman describes as being older and
genteel in dress, was with him. This
man kept his face turned 30 she could
not see 1t. Scott had SLOUGH hat which
ahA haI hi hnf
pulled down over his face. He said to
her, "well, am going out on the road
today, may come back in two weeks,
and it may be two months. While am
gone, 1 want you to take care of my
things" As soon as they were gone,
Mrs. Wicks' curiosity was aroused TO
such pitch that she began an examina-
tion OF the room just vacated. She fouGd
In the closet a quantity OF silver
ware, two coils of fuse, ycrai
old chisels and chisel hAudies
and bits, lot OF silver knives ard forks
and spoons and other nicnaoks. Mrs
Wick also discovered in u small drawer
pair Of burglars felt slippers
and three sperm candles. one half
burned. Now comes some links In
the chain that will most probably
convict Mr.. Scott whose real name Is
said to be VIM. G Gehright, one Of the
most dangerous and accomplished
cracksDen in the country. Jennie
Clifford, pr0prietress Of a disreputabIe
resort on the west side, has given the
police valuable Information regard
ing Billy Gehright. who, on the night
before the murder, called at her
house and stayed short time.
On that occasion IL was showing, and
he wore sealskin cap, otherwise he
was dressed just as Mrs. Wick describes
him. Miss Clifford remembers that he
carried with him, when there, q mahog-
any case. just like the one found at
SnelPs house, filled with his tools. She
notified the police and said che was will
ing to aid the police as far as
possible. Afterwards, she identified the
mahogany case as the same she saw In
Gehright's possession. The police have
discovered that Gehright Is the son OF a
respectable family, living on the north
side. They have found two or three
acquaintance Of his who have agreed
to assist them Ia the search for him.