The sun., 1889-03-18
NOT TASC0TT AFTER ALL.
STORF or a REN.tkKaBLE CRdSF
IiTER 1BE WR0SG MAN.
He WAS Followed hy Three Men from Win.
nipeE to southern Cnitforrin-Thcn Ue
was Arrested, but lie vasn't the Fugitive.

He was Followed hy Three Men rro,~ Win.
nipeE to southern Cniifornin-rhen Ue
was Arrested, but Hc vasn't the Fugitive.
CHICAGo March II. A. J Stone, Alderman
Badenoch, and the two detectives who have
beon chasing IA boy whom they supposed 10 be
Tascott, tho alleged murderer or Mtlilonairs
Smell, returned home tonight empty handed.
During tho throe weeks thoy were away from
town they travelled 5000 miles. They first vs-
tied Rat Portage. where tho supposed Tascois
was said to be working. When they got there
they found that the young man had gone to
California. The search then extended to the
coast, tho detectives visiting Vancouver. Vic
fa &cr srrie which hd o,sa ssa
led thom through great enow Iolds. they finally
overlook tho object - their search.
promInent famiiy in Southern 3 m oaiifSrnia. lie lie
n"r" ,dsr s.rItns resemblance to he missing
and is auOut ready 20 believe that Tascott viii
meyer hc iound aivc. "
Mr.. stone talked quite freely to-night but re-
TO reserve names for various reasons. some
bearing upon the future.
ceiyed IRON n law i,rm in MINNEAPOLIS u letter
tive ,inioimt,ion az, 20 what 10 te-
reS S,sa 10 Is Ts: Taso bSMsd %Rs5ea0GHss fSss My My
that OF Ia-roti than any | had yet seen. Tie
Young man was said TO he employed in q t,-
Canadian Pacific, 250 miles east OF Winnipeg.
lett Chicago with lo,r others. including Aid or
We went TO Minneapolis thence to Winnipeg.
an,ithence to the tying camp.
as dcscriIed desc lad workea ed there Dsh Until 1 weeG
before. fo had some time prior received u
E"sia! card from friend Young man In Rat
Portage, saving that there was draft hero
souihSrn California: The CONTRACTOR had held
young man had worked out debt. Upon re.
ceivinE tho card tho young man left at once.
to learn that both young fellows bad gone 10
another tying camp. where we learned that
the they @ had @ to W9pss Il s"g tina,
his bedside. We Obtained some OF the sus:
was Tascott's own hand in ia fac. .simiie. We
hurried TO Winnipeg and there at the bank
evidence, It seemed certain that Tascott hal
written that name, and no doubt rem aimed in
our , nds M I9"1 we were on the ne right tta
tain nameess town in the northwest territory.
near the American line Thence we pursuedi 1t
there the twain had sepnrnted.,
eomranio9 shipped Tor San Francisco By sea.
From Portland the track ran to San Francisco:
Tr%grGio ,hSn 'i that the town NJ in southern
was their destination. and thither [
I"-tci my cumpanlons- Suspecting that
this feature might be n ruse. I remained
10 watch tho outbound China steamer of sthat
week, an! saw hor put forth without Tascott.
A telegram reached me that our man was
caught in tho southern California town, and
waS i'll custody. | hastened thither
"One glance at the prisoner sent my heart
into my boots. b Q was not Tascott, though he
resenbled him in many, points. He was O.
young fellow OF good family. and we released
him without tho iSlaction OF knowing for
whom he was suspected.
" 1t was the disappointment OF my life. We
were all sure that il We found the man who
signod the Winnipeg draft. whose description
We had and upon whose trail we then we're. that
wewould have Tascott. We avoided every body.
taking nobody into our confidence. We con-
suited none OF the authorities in the numerous
places we visited, and loft all we encountered
In a state OF mystiiication. We received u
number OF hints that Manitoba was q good
refuge for boodlers. and so 1t is for any man in
hinding. Such a track less waste OF mountains.
forests. lakes, and big rivers it would be hard
TO ind. will not say that think 1,ascott il in
clues of which am lOpefuL"