The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-18

some authoritative information as 10 what
| he believed 10 be Iascott's whereabouts.
My inquiries following showed the sus-
poets description tailed more closely with
that Of Tascott than any had vet seen.
The young man was said to be employed
in tieing camp near Rathportagc, a
town on the Canadian Pacific $50 miles
east OF Winnipeg l left Chicago with
four others. Two weeks ago we went TO
Minneapolis, thence to Winnipeg; and
thence to the tieing camp. We arrived
there to discover that young man such
as described had work there until week
before. lie had some time prior received
a postal card from q friend, young man
in Rathportage, stating there was draft
there from his father, who lived in GER
tain town in Southern California.
"The contractor had held back the card
for two or three weeks until the Young
man had worked out debt. Upon re-
ceiving the card the young man left ut
once. We then bore down upon Rath.
portage only TO learn that the young iel.
low had gone TO another tieing camp,
where we again arrived 10 learn thAt they
had moved on 10 Winnipeg, saying that
the first young fellows father in Southern
California was dying and they would
hasten TO his bedside. Now we
obtained some OF the suspects writ
ing in the first tioing camp, and
II was Tascotts own hand--in fac
similc. We hurried to Winnipeg and
there at the bank added the suspects sig
nature TO our stock OF evidence. Il seemed
certain that Tascott had written that
name, aud no doubt renamed in our
minds that we were on the right track
at last. Out of Winnipeg we ran the scent
to certain namelcss town in the North.
west Territory near the American line.
Thence We pursued IL out TO Vancouver.
and thence by boat TO Seattle. The next
jump brought us To Tacoma, aud there the
twain had separated.
'Our man" continued Mr.. Stone, 'went
TO Portland by rail. and his companion
shipped from San Francisco by sea- From
Portland the track run 10 San Francisco,
aud we reached IL u week later. II seemed
probable then that the town in Southern
California whence the draft issued was
their destination, and thithor hasienod my
companions. Suspccting that this meas
ure might bc rusc, | remained 20 watch
the outbound China steamer Of that week
and saw her put forth without TascotL A
telegram reached me that our man WIS
caught in the Southern California town
aud was In custody. hnstcncd thithcr.
Ono glance ut the prisoner sent my heart
into my boots. lie WIS not 1nscott though
he rcscmbled him IN many points. lie
was u young fellow OF good family. aud
We released him without the satisfaction
Of knowing for whom he WIS suspected.
1T was the disappointment of my life,
said Mr.. Stone. "Ncwcre all sure that II
We found the man who signed the Winni.
peg draft, whose description We had, aud
upon whose trail VIZ then were, that We
would have 1ascotL We avoided every.
body, taking no one into our confidence.
Wo consulted none OF the authorities in
the numerous places We visited, aud left
all the traces well covered up Such a
tmcklcss wasto OF mountains, forests, lakes
aud big rivers Il would bc hard 10 lind.
will not say that think Tascot isin Man
itoba, where II Is limited lac was, but lac
may be. am still hopeful"