St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-09
Banker SHELLS Slayer or His
Double Captured at New
Laredo.
His Description Tallies Ex-
aetly With That Of Will
o'-the-Wisp.
President Harrison Respites
Jack Spaniard, but Jim
Walker Must Swing.
Forger Aliens Partner in
Crime Is Bagged by In
speetor Byrnes.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-A special from
Laredo, Tex. received here this even
ing, gives description of the Tascott
suspect under arreststhere, tallying more
closely with that of the much-sought
fugitive than has been the case in any
previous capture. According to details
mentioned at leng tn, the prisoners ap-
pearance corresponds exactly with the
description contained in the reward cir
of Smell. the millionaire, for
whose murder Tascott is under indict-
ment. The scars on Tascott's elbows
and legs have counterpartS upon the
Laredo man, and though there is nogold
in the prisoners front teeth, cavity
which had once been filled is there. The
arrest was the outgroWth OF singular
accident. Night before last at about s
O'Clock. young man knocked at the
door of Sheriff Sanchez's residence and
asked for supper, which was provided
for him in the hall. Mr.. Sanchez
noticed something peculiar about his
TaScOtt. He went up stairs to get the
description, and, while absent, the SER
want was asked who lived at the house,
and when the man was informed that it
was the sheriff, he at once departed.
The sheriff hurriedly took the direction
the young man went. and soon overlook
him, engaged with him in conversation,
and became convinced that the man
correspondent in appearance with the
MURDERER OF BANKER SMELL.
The man was taken to the sherlff'S
office, where close examination was
made, and the sheriff was satisfied that
he had the right man and locked him
up. Different names were given by the
prisoner, but he finally settled on that
of A. 0. Delphine, of Concordia, Kan,
where he claims to have been at work
as fireman on the night of the murder
of Banker Smell in Chicago. He has
been loating around in Mexico for about
two weeks, most of the time with rail-
road men, two of whom came to see him
this morning and called him Newt"
bp which name alone he was known
lie of Tascott's handwriting at
to consisting of four lines
of letter, the first line reading:
"What's the use of our rushing" Sher-
if Sanchez CAPPED these words on a piece
of paper, with the exception that he
wrote them: "What is the use," and
asked his prisoner to copy them. The
fellow did so in disguised hand, and
mechanically wrote the contraction,
whats" as it was in the fac-simile
writing. He stated positively that he
was never in Chicago; yet the two men
who have been with him in New Laredo
say that he has frequently talked with
them about Chicago, and he displayed a
thorough knowledge of that place.
Sheriff Sanchez has forwarded a photo
graph of the prisoner to the Chicago p0-
lice. and to-day was awaiting the result.
Chief of Police Hubbard received the
news with Indifference and said he
would simply wait for the photograph,
which would not be here for several
days. A. J. Stone, son-in-law of Tas-
colts victim, took a lively interest in
the details of the report. He was not
excessively sanguine, however, as to
the result.