The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-30
TASCOTT CAUGHT AT LAST,
Or He HAS AN EXACT DousLs.
The Philadelphia Police Capture Man
Who Answers Tascott's Description
Exactly. and Performs Most
of Tascott's Tricks.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-A man islocked
up in this city tonight, who. if he be not
Tascott, the notorious murderer of Million
aire Smell of Chicago, answers most mar
Velously the description furnished of that
person. For two weeks past the detective
authorities have been annoyed by man
who has been passing, or attempting to
pass, forged checks, purporting to be
signed by ]. r. Wood, general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania road. 1t be-
CHfDe known that the man had left
the city and Chief of Detectives Wood de-
tailed Detectives Bond and Murrell to
hunt for and to, if possible, secure the
culprit. After visiting two or three towns
they reached Reading at noon to-day. An
examination of the register at the Ameri-
can house in that city revealed the name
of Charles Harris, Philadelphia" Upon
questioning the proprietor, the detectives
learned that Harris answered the descrip-
ton of the forger. He was in his room
and they went there at once and found
their man in bed asleep. They awakened
him and told him to get up as he was
wanted
When the man got out OF bed he wore
only a short shirt, and Detective Bonds
attention was attracted by prominent scars
on his right leg. and also gunshot wound
in the right hip. 1t occurred to Bond
that these marks were conspicuously
mentioned in the descriptions of Tascott.
A casual glance also revealed a scar on
the right knee and scars on both elbows.
all OF which are borne by Tascott,
according to the description. Bond
quietly communicated his suspicions to
his partner, and they both agreed
that it was important TO get their charge
under lock and key as quickly as possible,
Upon being charged with the forgeries the
prisoner acknowledged his guilt, and
readily signifed his willingness to accom-
pany the officers TO Philadelphia. Ac-
cordingly they proceeded to the depot and
boarded a train for Philadelphia, reaching
here at >. They took their prisoner 10 the
central station and placed him in a cell.
Tascott is described as having bad teeth,
the upper front ones filed with gold; blue
eyes, rosy cheeks rather good looking,
about twenty-three years old. inclined to
slouch and has a habit of carrying his
hands in lis pantaloon pockets. The scars
mentioned above are minutely de-
scribed.
later description OF the alleged muir
derer says he is an expert guitar and man
dolin player. All these points are observ-
able to a marked degree in the man ar
rested to-day His teethare bad, one upper
front tooth having been filled, and he SAYS
the gold fell out not long ago. From each
side OF this tooth one has been extracted.
Among his effects is n guitar and a small
Fachei he carried contained either and
guitar strings and keys for tuning the
former instrument.
Chief Wood tclegraphed the Chicago au-
thorities tonight and is awaiting reply
from them. In the course of an in
terview he stated that the man under ar
rest answers in a most remarkable man.
ner the description of the murderer
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-Advices were received
by the public after midnight from the
Philadelphia authorities saying the pris-
oner had admitted that he was acquainted
with Tascott, and had played billiards
in the same game with him often in Chicago.
This is taken by the Chicago officers as tending
10 confirm the belief that the man really is
Tascott.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 2a-The detective an.
thorities Of this city are anxiously awaiting a
telegram from Chicago as TO the identity OF the
mysterious prisoner now held for forgery, but
who is believed to be Willie Tascott. lum-
her merchant named Barber, who has had bust.
ness dealings with Tascott's father. took look
at the prisoner lie said he thought the man
Tesembled Willie, but owing 10 the number Of
years that had elapsed since he last saw the
boy he was unable to positively identity him.
DIR. Andrews chief OF the board OF police
surgeons. made an examination OF the scars on
the prisoners person this afternoon. The
wound in the right hip, which the prisoner de-
clares he received in a railroad accident the
doctor says was undoubtedly caused by rifle
ball. The scars below this wound came from
bad treatment of the bullet wound. The scars
on both elbows, the doctor thinks were caused
either by shot or a hypodermic syringe. DR..
Andrews also looked at the prisoners teeth
and found them TO be about as mentioned in
the description Of Tascott. The doctor after
ward said that the scars on the mans body
corresponded exactly with the description OF
Tascotts scars.