Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-11
WHERE IS WILLIE TASCOTT?
crest in the Celebrated Smell Murder
are Revived by Recent Developments.
ALBERT J. SMELLS COVERT CHARGES.
III oint at the Man Who Has Been
Lost Active in tho Pursuit OF
the Alleged Murdcrcr-The
Missing VIII.

CHICAGO, Nov o0 Special Telegram 10
HE BEE. The Smell murder case, which
was u topic OF absorbing interest for long
time' has again been brought before the pub
lie. This is due to the fact that Mrs Albert
j. Sncll daughter-in- law of the dead mllion-
aire, has announced her intention of ear
nestly looking for the assassin or assassins.
Two years ago last February Amos J.
Smell was shot down by some one who had
broken into his house. One bullet picrced
his heart and another lodged in his brain.
When found the old man had pistol in his
hand, from which he had fired several times
The body was found early next morning by
the family coachman, lying in n pool of blood
at the head of the stairs leading TO the base
ment. Further down on the stairs were
blood stains, from which traces it was gener-
ally believed that the murderer or murderers
had been hit during the ARRAY. Finally IL
was announced that Willie Tascott had COM
mitted tho crime and the chase after him
commenced. A reward of $4,000, aftcrward
increased to $50, 900, was offered for Tascott
and not for the murderer Tascot commenced
to be captured at least three times n day, but
each capture fuiled of Identification.
Interest in the case has been revived by
the open letter and broad insinuations Of the
younger Mrs, Smell, wife Of the murdered
mans only son, Albert j. Smell. There is no
misunderstanding of her charges which, al
though covertly stated, point directly toward
the man who has been mostactive in attempt
ting to find Willie Tascott. and that man Is
j. Stone, the son-in-law of Smell. Mrs. Albert
j. Smell, in published interview, declared
that the hole bored in the door of the Smell
safe was put through from the inside; that
the paper of most value stolen was old Mr.
SHELLS will, and that the safe was unlocked
by some one who knew the combination we'll
The most damaging insinuation, however,
the young Mrs, Smell voiced in these words
81 believe that one of Mr.. SHELLS bullets
wounded the murderer, not only
because it never has been found, but because
there were blood stains on the
stairs which the murderer or muir
derers used when they fed.
asked Mr.. Stone about those stains, and he
told me they came from the stretcher which
the police brought into the house. | think
that when the case is probed to the bottom ID
will be found that the stains fell from awound.
Perhaps Tascott may have been wounded--
surely somebody was. Mr., Stone come homo
from chase after Tascott in April. He was
quite i'll and had to be driven from the depot
to his home in n cab. 1t was reported ut the
time that he had pneumonia. My husband
called on him to see how he was getting along
and Mr.. Stone showed him a
wound in the leg which he said
he had received while in tho army. The
wound, he explained, had broken out afresh
on account of the violent exercise to which
he had subjected the leg during his trip 1t
was always known that Mrs. Stone was not
| in Mr. SnelPs will"
81 have not read what Mrs. Smell, H., has
| said about me and will not read t,n said
| Mr.. Stone. 81 do not care what she says,
| for it cannot hurt me. But she makes very
| serious insinuations. If she knows where
| Tascott Is, why don't tshe produce him. un-
| derstand she says the boy is near the city.
| we want him; let her point him out. Mrs.
| Smell, ST., is ready to pay literally for his
capture. The reward of $4,000 is no longer
an open offer. 1t was withdrawn because
| we thought some good might come from a
| policy of quiet. There is absolutely no truth
| in the statement that we are Indifferent in
| the matter of Tascotts capture"
In the meantime public excitement Is at
| fever heat again in Chicago over the latest
| developments in this cause celebre, and the
| millionaire's will is still missing