Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-18
NOT CONFIRMED.
The Story of Tascotrs Capture Has Little
Foundation.

The Story of Tascott's Capture Has Little
Foundation.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 17sh-The reported cap
ture OF Tascott has not been verified. The I'M
corrOborated statement OF the Indians who
brought in the report is not accepted as con-
elusive. and interested persons will depart for
Lake Winnipeg tomorrow by dog trains to
ascertain the truth of the story.
The Journals Winnipeg special says: There is
no doubt that Stone, of Chicago, was here few
days ago and that Tsscott was in this vicinity.
The best reports seem to indicate that the
searchers for Tascott have gone to the Pacific
coast -
LATEST FROM WINNIPEG.
LATRR-A dispatch received this evening
from Winnipeg says Nothing definite can be
learned as to the reported capture of Tascott
until the arrival of the next mail from the
north by dog-train. Indians lately arrived de-
scribe two men whom they met travelling north,
one of whom is believed TO have been Tascott
The Chicago detectives cut page from the
Mansion House register which contained las
colts handwriting The Winnipeg police are
certain that Tascott was here not long since.
ENDS IN A FAILURE.
CHICAGO, March l7th.-The chase for Tascott
has ended in failure. A. J. Stone, son-in-law
OF the fugitiye's victim, millionaire SHELL has
returned empty handed to Chicago, after a
fruitless journey of several thousand miles
Stone was accompanied by detectives Mcdonald
and Williams. Following a clue which took
them to the Canadian Northwest, the pursuit
led to the Pacific coast. There a capture was
lndue, Out the prisoner, Ike SO many Others be-
fore him, proved to be the wrong man
A CHASE OF 5000 MILES.
Mr.. Stone estimates the length of his trip at
5000 miles. He talked quite freely, but re-
marked: 1T must be understood that l chose
10 reserve the name for various reasons some
bearing upon the future. About month ago
received from q law firm in Minneapolis letter
stating that they had a client, resident of
Winnipeg, who had some authoritative inform
alton as TO what he believed to be Tascott's
Wharaah inn CHI
that the suspects description tailed more
closely with that of Tascott than any had yet
seen. The young man was said TO be employed
in tieing camp near Rat Portage, $50 miles
east of Winnipeg. | left Chicago with four
others, and three weeks ago tonight we went
70 Minneapolis, thence to Winnipeg, and
thence to the tieing camp We ar
rived there to discover that young
man such as described had worked there until
the week before. He had some time prior re-
cciyed postal card from friend young man
in Rat Portage, stating that there was a draft
there from his father, who lived in certain
town in Southern California. The contractors
had held back the card for two or three weeks
until the young man had worked out his debt.
Upon receiving the card the young man left at
once. We then bore down upon Rat Portage to
learn that both the young fellows had gone to
another tieing camp. where we again arrived to
learn that they had moved on TO Winnipeg, say
ing that the first young fellows father in South
ern California was dying, and that they would
hasten 10 his bedside.
Writing in the first tieing camp and it was Tas-
colts own hand, or a fac siu.ie. We hurried to
winnipeg, ans there at the bank added the sus-
poets signature TO our stock of evidence 1t
seemed certain that Tascott had written that
name, and no doubt remained in our minds that
We were on the right trail at last. Out of Win
nipeg we ran the scent to a certain nameless
town in Northwest Territory near the American
line. Thence we pursued it hot TO Vancouver,
and thence by boat to seattle.
The next jump brought US to Tacoma and
there the twaiu had separated. Our man." con-
tiuued Mr. Stone, went to Portland by rail
and his companion shipped for San Francisco
BY sea. From Portland the track RAN to San
Francisco, aud we reached il week too late
Itseemed probable then that the town in South
ern California whence the draft was issued was
their destination. and thither posted my COM
panions. Suspecting that this feature might be
a ruse, remained TO watch the outwardbound
China steamer OF that week, and saw her put
forth without Tascott. A telegram reached me
that ourman was caught in Southern California
town, and was in custody. l fastened thither
and one glance at the prisoner sent my heart
into my boots. He was not Tascott. though he
resenbled him in many points. He was a
young fellow, of good family. and we released
him without allowing him the satisfaction OF
knowing for whom he was suspected"
" II was the disappointment of my liie" said
Mr.. Stone. we were AL sure that if we found
the man who signed the Winnipeg draft whose
description we had. aud upon whose trail we
then were, that we would have Tascott. / will
not say that think Tascott is in this country,
ou; ne may be have other clues of which
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