The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-05
IS TASCOTT IN CHICAGO2
Police Officers Think the Murderer
Has Never Left the City.

mas never beIL inc Guy.
From, the NetO York Star.
CHICAGO, Sept 30-The police are close
on the track of Tascott, the young burglar
who murdered millionaire Amos J. Smell
last February. They have learned that he
has been seen in the city during the present
week in company with woman who is
supposed to be Nellie Alex ander,
his mistress, but though they
have made diligent search in every direc-
ton, they have been unable to run him
down. There was a story in circulation to
the effect that he had been placed aboard a
northbound steamer for the purpose of get
ting him into the mining region of Wiscon-
sin or the upper peninsula of Michigan, and
that officers had been sent to Escanaba to
effect his capture when he landed, but it
could not be verified, owing to the reticence
of the police and everybody else who is con-
cerned about the young man.
Mr.. A. j. Stone, son-in-law of the muir
dered millionaire, when asked if the story
was true, said: sit has always been my
theory that Tascott was in the city all the
time. Certain indications have pointed
that way, and certain facts have served to
strengthen the belief"
do you believe his friends have had him
in hidingP
Somebody has, / believe. The only
trouble has been TO find that hiding place.
Whoever selected it surely selected a good
one, for we have not been able to get even
q trace of it"
The belief that Tascott has been in the
city ever since he pawned his sachel, guns
and cane in St. Paul seems to have grown
within the past month among the police
officers who are familiar with the details of
the case. IL is known positively that he
was in the city less than three months ago,
and that he was i'll communication with the
Alexander woman, with whom he seems to
be deeply smi ten, but the police were I'M
able to run him down. They Swallowed
tho woman, but she did nothing that
gave them any clew. 1t was evident that
she was acting under Ia colts instructions,
and the police are willing to concede that
he IS too willy bird TO lay trap for him
self Then they undertook to shadow the
young mans brother Frank, ut be was
quickly abandoned, and the case remained
in Stdtu quo, until young man reported to
INSPECTOR Bontield that he had seen Tascott
in the street. He said he knew the alleged
murderer well, and was positive that ne
had not made n mistake
Last winter, wnen the hunt for him was
hottie t, a clew was picked up by an officer
that might have ended in important results
il II had been followed to the end. Tascott
has n cousin in the Town Of Lake who is an
empIoye of one of the institutions at the
stock yards. This young man, for
weeks after the Smell murder, carried
on mysterious CORES ondence with
somebody, and he finally attracted
the attention of his friends. Natur-
ally enough they wondered who his myster-
ious correspondent could be, lie was SO
particular about destroying all his letters,
and they got TO gossiping about the matter.
A policeman heard of the gossip and made
enough inquiries into it TO salty himself
that new trail existed that ought to be
followed clos 2ly, but owing TO the dis
organized condition of the department just
thea, he did not believe it would be wise to
interfere in the pursuit in any way.