New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
MRS. SMELLS COVERT CHARGE.
A NEW TURN IN THE CELEBRATED CHICAGO
MURDER CASE.
IyTIMATING THAT TAsCOTT WAS NOT THE
MURDERER OF THE OLD MILLION
ARE AFTER ALL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Chicago, Nov. 10.-The smell murder case has AGAIN
been brought arcsh before the public This Is due 10
the fact that Mrs Albert J. Smell, daughtcrin-aw Oh
the dead millionaire, has announced her intention OIL
earnestly looking for the assassin assasslIls Two
years ago February Amos J. Smell was shot down
by some one who had broken into his house. one
bullet pierced Ids heart and another lodged In his BRAIN
When found the old had u pistol in his hand, from
which he had fired several shots. The body was
found early the next morning by the family coachnan
living in pool Of blood at the head OF the stairs lead
ing to the basement. Further down on the stars
were blood stains, from which traces it was generally
believed that the murderer murderers had been hit
during the fray. Finally ii announced that
"willic7 Ta,cot had committed the crime and the
chase after him began 4 reward OF $4,000 after
ward increased Ia $4,000, offered for the capture
Of TascOtt and not for the murderer Tascott began
10 be captured at least three times day but cach
capture failed Of identification. Interest in the case
has been revived by the open letter OF the younger MIS-
snell wife of the murdered mans only Albert j.
SHELL There r misunderstanding the DRIFT oi hcs
insinuations, which point toward the man who has
been most active in attempting to find TaScott-A j.
stone. the son-in-law Of SMELL Mrs. Albert
j. smell, in published interview. declares
that the hole bored in the door of tho
Smell safe put through from the inside that thi
paper of most value stolen old Mr. SMELLS WILL
and that the safe was unlocked by some one who
situation. however. the young Mrs Smell made was in
these words:
81 believe that one OF Mr.. Smells bullets wounded
the murderer; not only because il never has been
found, but because there blood stains on tho
stairs which the murderer or murdercrs used when
they fed. | asked Mr. stone about these stains and
he told me they came from the strc-chcr which the
police brought into the house. | think that when
the case is probcd the bottom II Will be found that
the stains fell from wound. Perhaps TascOtt may
have been wounded. surely somebody was. Mr. Stone
came home from a chase after MScOtt In April lie
was quite III and had to be driven frm the depot to
his home In a cab. II reported ut the time that
he had pneumonia. Ny husband called on him 20
SEQ how he was getting along, and Mr.. stone
showed him wound in the leg which
lie said he had received while in the army. Tho
wound he explained had broken out airch on account
OF The violent exercise to which he had subjected the
lec during his trip. II was always known that Mrs.
Stone was not In Mr. smells Will
have read what Mrs. smell, ir, has said ahout
me- and will not read IT," said Mr.. stone ibis even
iNg o do not what she for u cannot hurt
me-
nut she makes very serious insinuations'
II she knows where TasCOtt Is. why DON'T shc pro
duce him ! understand she says the boy i near the
city We want him let her point hm out Mr..
smell. is rady TO pay literally for his capture
The reward Of 10000 Is longer an open offer. II
wa, withdrawn because We thOnght some good might
come from policy of quiet. There IL absolutely 10
truth in the statement that Indifferent IN the
matter 0f Ta.cOit's capture"
The millOnare's Will 4, still missing.