Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
TAsCuTT THIS TINE.
stones Chase Of snen's Murdersr
Ends In Success.

Triple Murder and Suicide in Nevada-
Triple Hanging In Arseansas-Idis
Convicts Go Craxy In Sung
- Sing.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 16.-A dispatch
from West Selkirk. Man.. says Tascott has
been caught on Lake Winnipeg. No par.
ticulars have been received.
Recently five detectives arrived from
Chicago having q clew to the Whereabouts
Of Tascott, he being supposed to be work
ing in some OF the neighboring lumber
camps The detectives left here suddenly,
supposedly for British Columbia
News arrived last evening from Lake
Winnipeg stating that Tascotr had been
captured and is now on the way here in
charge OF the detectives. Tascott was GER
tainly here recently aud there is proba-
bility that the right man has been found.
The Pioneer Press Winnipeg special
gives the following more definite state
ment OF the capture OF Tascott: "Soms
Indians arrived by dog train at two O'Clock
yesterday at West Selkirk, conveying the
news that Tascott, the murderer of Smell,
the Chicago millionaire, had just been
captured on Lake Winnipeg by the Chi
cago detectives who, accompanied by the
son-in-iaw OF the murdered man, have
been following a strong clew with the re-
suit stated for the past few weeks They
arrived near here just after Tascott left
his work to 60, he said. to Dakota How.
ever, they are reported to be on their way
to this city with the murderer"
A dispatch received at ten O'Clock last
night from Selkrk says the Indians who
brought the information from Lake Winni-
peg have gone to one of the lodges at
the reserve for the night and can not now
be located. Great excitement prevails
among the villagers at Selkirk. but many
are disinciined to believe the report
brought in by the Indians.
The man who was traced to Rat Portage
by the Chicago party and supposed to 10
Tascott is reported to have gone north
from that place and would undoubtedly
strike Lake Winnipeg on his journey as
the country on the east of the lake il
almost impossible.
ANOTHER QUADRUPLE MURDER
AUSTIN, New. March 16.-At Italian
canyon, twelve miles from here, yester-
day afternoon Samuel Rumble killed his
father-in-law, George Hosking. and his
brother-in-Iaw, aged fifteen, by shooting
them with q shotgun, the charge OF shot
entering the neck and severing the jugul
vein on the former and tearing away the
face of the latter. A boy, John King.
hearing the shot ran toward the house
gun. The latter asked the boy to
shoot him. The lad refused
and Rumble than took the boys horse and
rode three miles to the lower ranch. There
the murderer entered the kitchen OF the
house and, with pistol. shot Mrs. Hos
king in the head and then shot himself in
about the same spot. The four bodies were
found at the two ranches lying at right
angels, forming a cross. The shooting
division of property. The bodies were
brought here last night and an inquest
held. -s-s
TRIPLE HANGING.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, March 16.-Three
negroes were hanged at Arkadelphia yes
terday by Sheriff Abraham. OF Clark
County, for murder. Their names were
Dan Jones, Anderson Mitchell and Will
lam Green, the latter a preacher. The
crime for which the men were hanged
was the murder OF Arthur Hor-
ton, also colored, September 81,
1887. Four other negroes were impli-
Gated in a logging which was administered
to Horton just before he was killed. One
Of them turned States evidence. The seven
entered Horizons room, their faces COW
cred with flour, wrapped a quilt about his
head and shoulders and forcibly carried
him $50 yards into the woods. where he
was given 150 Iashes. Then. as he promised
to leave the State, he was left sitting on a
log and the crowd apparently dispersed
1t was noticed, however, that the three
sufferers of Yesterday fingered behind the
other four and were finally separated from
them. The next day Horizons body was
found lifeless, with the skull. collar bone
and two ribs crushed in. The neighbor-
hood effected the arrest of the principals
before Sheriff Abraham was notified OF
the occurrence.
CRAZY CoNvICrS.
SING SING, N. Y, March 16-About
eleven O'Clock last night the prison OFF,
Gals were startled by shrieks from the
seventh gallery. On going to the cell of
Martin Donnelly, aged twenty-five. who
was serving a three years. sentence, the
keeper found him crouching in q corner,
calling to some one to save him from the
devil. A light was placed in his cell and
he Gained down. To-day two other men
were taken to the insane asylum. Princi-
pal Keeper Connaughton says that the
men are going insane owing to their hav-
ing no work.
GOVERNORS NEPHEW.
fVICKsBURG, Miss, March 16-Rod
Lowry was arrested and committed to
Jail last night charged with stealing two
overcoats from a saloon. He is a nephew
OF Governor Lowry. He made an attempt
some months ago to brain his wife with
q water pitcher and divorce proceedings
followed. sE
Missouri Assessed Valuation.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, March 16-The
total assessed valuation Of all the taxable