Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-21
TO CAPTURE TASCOTT
A New Reward of $4,000 Offered
Renewing Interest in The Smell
Murder.
Speculation as to Why the Old Amount
Was Doubled-What A. J. Stone
Has 10 Say.

A. ]. Stone, son-in-,sw of the late Amos
]. Suell, who was murdered in his resi-
denee, in Chicago, in February last, called
un the Superintendent of Police Sunday
sad aushorized the Issue of the follow
ing:
$40 600 RKwARD.
CHICAGO, Sept, Il, ISsS-I, Henrietts
Smell, widow of the late Amos J. Smell,
will pay $4,000 for the arrest, and de-
tentios until identified py the authorities
of the city of Chicago, of William b.
tascott, the Supposed murderer of my
husband. The above reward will hold
good for sixty days from this date. All
communications TO be sent to George W.
Hubbard, General Superintendent, or A.
j. Stone, 54+ West M.d,son street, Chi
csSo, III. HENRIRrTA SNELL.
The fact that the reward for TsscStt
was thus renewed and doubled in amount
after lapse of four months created some
surprise, and il was felt among those who
became aware of the movement, th,t
something new and perhaps startling had
come TO light IN connection with the case.
Mr.. Stone WAS seen at his residence on
Ada street and was asked for an explsns-
ton. He said that there was nothing
sudden or unexpected about it. He had
been talking she matter over with
Mrs. Smell, he said, for about three weeks,
aud they had settled upon this course to
be pursued some days ago. He had So
iected Sunday to visit Chief of Police
Hubbard, because he had more leisure on
that day than on any other.
The original reward offered was SO.
900, and was offered March II, 10 run
IL
not renewed. Mr.. Stone says that the
reason for this was because the news
papers had intimated that some of Tas-
colts family were going to furnish i'm
portant revelations aud would DO so when
the reward expired or was withdrawn.
They had, thereto e, waited patiently for
these promised revalaC on', but they had
not come, and, becoming tired of waiting,
they offered new and lager reward"
Then you have discovered nothing
new?"
Nothing. OF course, new theories
these have been exploded and found
worthless"
"Why did you double the rewardY"
Because we want Tasco't just 100000
worth. We think Tasoott can tell"
hN * f'AAN "hA'Nh ANA MT SNNhV w
proceed, but he recalled the remark by
saying:
Il will not finish what was going to
say"
"Do you mean to say hat he could tell
you about some property that is missing
tha' you did not know of Leforef'
mo, no, not that"
"Do you think that he ls, perhaps, not
the murderer and could be induced to tell
who is ~
"No, no. ! will not say what it is. 1t
will be no use to urge me. We wat
Tsscott S20,0o0 worth. l will tell you
that much dvtiua' ely. Yea, sir, We want
that young man, badly"
It is thought by man. ttat Mr.. Stone ia
beginning to give some credeuce to n be
lief, that was qTite general after the mur-
der, that Tascott was not the only person
guilty of the murder Of Mr.. Suell, and
that he has the assistance of these guilty
mpauions in eludipg tho authorities.
Strong as this celief is in the Police
D. partment, no facts or details are known
up 10 the present time to prove that it ia
correct Bat somo new av, nues are be.
ing worked upon this theory, and they
are certainly as promising as any that
have been pursued hereto ofore in the vain
search for the crlminal.