Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-25

smells Stage.
Cuc,so. Feb. u Ch,cf OF Police Hub.
bard tonight issued TIE fo,loNirg rular;
TWO rnous>Tn DOLLARS REWARD.
Looh ont for and arrest A. >. Saclls ALLEGED
murderer, VIM. g.. TaStoti, alias Gathrigh',
alias Moore, alias scott, ala, Clark twenty
fwo or twenty-thrcc years OF age, five feet
eight or nine inches high, i65 POUNDS weight,
slim built, very erect, flll round face, heavy
eyebrows, very fair complexion, dark brown
hair, thin on top OF head, cut short, farce blue
eyes, small, thin dark mustaehc, lnaY be dyed
wore when last seer brown end era, striped
pants, st Q half inch wide, darh coat, vest
and o%vcrcoat, black silk hat, square top ring
set with carnets and pearls, one perl miss
in. He may carry 8 cane with A round gold
head engraved with ". Il. r. in monogram.
also russell colored oval valise eighteen
inches long and eight inches deep hung by a
strap over his shoulder. The above reward
will he paid for his detention and capture IN
Ill officers arrival.
The startling features OF the case are tina,
VIM. b. Tascott, the man wanted, is a son Of
a prominent and wealthy citizen, Col. J. b.
Tascott, n leading wholesale paint merchant
Of the city. He was born and raised within a
block Of the murdered man, Smell. Though
well educated. he early displayed u liking for
the companionship Of wild boys. 1t i. raid
that he has served n term in the Kentucky
pcnitentiary for burglary. lie returned a
few months ago, and hi family and friends
tried 10 reform him. one Of these friends.
Mrs. Henrietta Owsloy, invited him to her
house. and Young Tascott returned the Kind
ness by robbing her. The theft was discover
ed, but Mrs. Owslcy refused to prosecute.
For several weeks before the Smell murder
Tascott boarded with Mrs. Wicks. in the
same neighhorhood, under the name IF Scott,
and ia thought To have been the one who com
mittcd all the burclarics which took place in
that vicinity before the murder. Since then
no trace Of him can be found.
Mr.. SHELLS estate was probatcd today. II
Is estimated at 81, 800, 900, but OF this 5000,
900 was conveyed to his wife four years ago.
He left no will, and the balance Of the estate
Will bc divided among his widow aud tour
children.
WAsHIEGToS, Feb. IL The senate
special Pacific Railroad committcc held a
preliminary meeting th., morning and
voted TO enter first rpon m Investigation
Of Union Pacific matters. 1t decided to
begin its hearing February % and 20 in
vitc the Pacific Railroad commissioners
and General Johnson. commissioner Of
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