The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-19
foLLowED A RAISE rgAaL.
Eruitess Chase After Tascott From
Manitoba TO Southern California.

Aanftooa 10 c9uthern California
CHICAGO, March is.-T'he Chase for Tas.
eost hiss ended IN failure. A. J. Stone, SON
in-iaw Of the fugitise's supposed victim,
Millionaire Smell. returned empty handed
% Chicago Saturday night, after fruitless
journey Of several Thousand miles stone
Has accompanied by Detectives McDsnald
saa Williams, following clue which took
them 10 the Canadian Northwest The
rarsnst led 10 The Pacific coast There a
capture " as made. but the pFisc1er. like SO
many Others before, proved 10 be the
wrong man.
Mr Stone estissa;es tia length OF hfs trim
3. Seee miles. lie talked quite sreeay, esis
remarked with Significance. "if must be
understood thai choose 10 reserve names
| Tor vafioas reasons, some bearing upon the
/ failure. About a month ago" said stone.
y RECEIVED from law flrin in Ainpsspo
/ lts letter Stating that they had . client. q
resident Of Winnipeg. who had sorne an
ta0ftfative Information as 20 whar he be-
aeyea Tascott's whereabouts Ny inquiry
/ following showed that the suspects de-
scfsption tailed more closely with thar os
Tascott than any I hsd yet seen. The
xogDg man was said 20 be employed Ia q
telling camp near sas Portage 30 miles
east OF Winnipeg. I left Chicago with four
Others. aud three weeks ago
tonight We went 10 Minneapolis.
thence 20 Winnipeg and Themes.
/ discover that young man such as de-
seTlbed had worked there until week
/ before. He had some time prior received
a poStai card from friend, Young mau
n Ear Portage. stating that there wes
draft there froza his father, who lived In a
certain town ia Southern California Tae
contractor had held back the card for two
o. three weeks, until the young inan had
worked oEt the debt. Erpon receiving the
card the young nlsa asft ~ once. We theu
bore down upon Rat Portage. only to hear
that DgfA the yoHnE fellows hsa gone ~
another tie camp, where we again arrived
/ 10 learn that ;lles had moved on 20 WinBt-
peg, SAYING thai the frSs yonag fellow
fstheT In southern Gasifoyn8a was dying
and they would hasten - hsS bedside.
Now we obtained some of the suspected
writing IN the Nrsf tielang camp, and Il was
Tascoii'S own hansi ia fse simlie. We hnT.
ried 20 Winnipeg, and there st the hank
ssi1ed the suspects signature fo our sfsck
nz evidence. /, seemed certain that las
coit had written that pame. and no doubt
/ refasiBsd in oar minds that we we're on
( tne right track al last
j -0Ei Of Winnipeg wE rna tae geeHt so a
certain uame3ess town ia fizs Northwest
Territory. near the American line Thence
We pursued i boz % Vancouver, and
I thence By boa. 70 Seattle. The Iext Jump
brought as 70 Tseun.s. and there tie twai1
Asd separated. Cur msn. continued M.
stone. s.went t1 fcztland hy rail-. and his
companion shipped for Sau Francisco bF
sea From Portland the track ran 20 san
4 Francisco, and We reached i Seek late
It seemed probable that sa@t town IN
Southern California. when tie craft was
Issued ass their destination. KRa thitheY
+ posted E1y com T&Dlons S8specttng that
This feature might De a Tgse, ] remained 70
+ watch the eHibou1d CniaA steamer 81 that
week. and ssw Der pat fsfsa without
( TaArnst
"a telegram reached nee that nEaT raaz
was cgnxlt II fne soutaerncal8fofRsA town
and was IN custody. One RsAace ~ say
( prisoner sent tsy heart into my boots. He
was not TAScOft. though he Fssern fled him
5 in many rsints. he was yoang feiiow %
good family, aa6 we released him without
tne satisfaction 81 knowing for W h6gn he
wes suspected. Twas the disappointment
Z Of NY life," said MT. Stone .swe were al
sure II sEe found the m8n y hD signed tse
Winnipeg efaff, wA0sa description we had
End uP0n y hose trail we then we're, that
8e ~onld bare T9se5st iw4a g:cs say that
I thtak Tsssott ls ia th&t e0aafTy- Bat ~
/ sazy BE. ] have other clues Ok whlcs am
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