New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-18

STOLEN PROPERTY AND BURGLARS TOOLS FOUND
IN THE ROOM oR WILLIAM GEERGHr CHI

IN THE ROOM oF WILLIAM GEERrGHr IN CHI
CAGO.
CHICAGO. Feb 1.-THE name OF one OF the burglars
who threw the town into fever OF excitement by
numbering Amos J. snel. has been discovered. But
the burglar himself Is stin enjoying all his freedom
In the latter part Of January blonde young man
rented room OF Mrs. Wlcbs, who keeps boarding
house In West Madson-St He was slight In build and
about five feet eight inches tail His complexion was
light, eyes blue gray, large and round He had a
small brown must ache and wore a seaI-skin cap a
brown plaid cape overc1at wide. striped trousers Of
ayish color and altogether of stylish appearance
He said his name Scott. The day after his arFi-
vh' said Mrs Weeks yesterday. " scott got up and
went ont, wearing silk hat and dark sack oveFcoaf
lie told me- hat he DID no. wish &c uskr any acqlin
tanees In the horse that his business required him to
b. out all night and he could not be social. took
notice afterward that he tried 70 avoid any Of the cst
Of my dodgers He usually rose late the afternoon.
sa' IN his room playing a mandolin. and about 10
O'Clock or sometimes late IL, when he was sure
everybody had etire for the night he would 90 down
stairs Cautiously and out noticed that many times
he was Dressed in different clothes when ne went ont
HIS hour for coming in during the three weeks he was
here was anywhere between and a He usually
slept I'LL or p m When he went out he invsria
bly, locked his door and gave me the key. Often when
h, went out him carrying Mysterious packages,
but never could find any of them in his The
closet he always kept locked carrying the key N his
pocket
On the morning of the Smell murder, between and
O'Clock. MIS- Wlcks heard her ledger up the
stairs and go to his ROOM He turned the light ont
In the hall Between and o o'clock he came out OF
bis room dressed II for journey. Another man.
whom Tins ~ORIan describes being Older and gente'al
turned so that she could not H. Scott had sloneh
hat winch she had never him wear before, pulled
down over his face lie said to her:
Wen. am going out the road tOday. This Is
my employer here with me. ] may come back IN two
weeks and u may be- Two months. While am gone |
room when / come bark
Then he picked mp his sachel and the two men went
down he stairs as II afraid Of meeting somebody and
disappeared As soon they were gone Mrs.
Wichs began an examination of she room. She picked
ne lock OF me coet door with piece OF wire mo
closet was filed with slvervar two coils OF fuse OF the
n ickneSs OF pencil brown broadcoth oyercoat,
sever al old cIelS and handles OF chi,els and bits
BOOK on maehHSts tOos,a lot Of silver knives, fnrks
and spoons mandolin and various other articles
Mrs Nlcks also discovered tn small drawer pair Of
/ felt slippers and three sperm candles one OF which
WiIllam Gehrirht. The noIice have discovered that
bH IS Tie son NJ respectable parents, who live on the
North side They have found TWO or three ac1dain-
anre of his, who have agreed to assist IN the search
for him.
Inspector Bonfcld at nearly midnight stated to the
surprise of III Sc who had been most positive hbp't
he Of the criminal that The person suspected
was William p. Tascoit. and that ne va the man
who had been the mysterious lodgeI at MIS- "lekS
house Tasroft according 20 Inspect Bonheld
and has hah the Influence OF good home training A
reward OF - 900 has been offered for Tascot, arrest
TaSc0t went also by the names Of CaihfiGh, Moore,
Scott and Clark.
The father NJ young scott Is Colonel James B.
Tasc It, the head Of The }. b. Tascot Manufacturing
COMPANY Colonel Tssc0'f has bcon Ia business IN
Chirsgu for many years and Is highly rrsperred-
When VIII was seven years old the Colonel who
a wfd wer. married hts srrunf wife. lOvable
lady. The boy given every advantage that
his fathers wealth entitled him to- But he was
seemingly bound 10 be Scapesrace- He would not
atteDd school and associated With the worst class
OF vs.. When he sixteen he away nom
home and not heard from for several years. lie
served a term I'm the Kentucky PententIHy for bur
glary.