The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-24
THE TAKING OF TASCOTT,
HOW A SENSATION WAS CREATED IN
BAMBERG.

on tho Charge that he Is a ChIcapo
Mnrderor for whom $500 Reward 10
offered.
BAMBERG, 5. g., Sept. 13.-Charles w.
stewart, rather idiotic-lookiny indi-
Vldual, and j. w. Hardin, made their
appearance on the streets OF Bamberp
Yesterday morning. They had not been
IN town long before Stewart approach
eu tollceman Cave and introduced him.
Sel1 as member Of the Washington,
iowa, detective agency showing his
Dauge and other credentials.
lie said that for considerable length
OF time he had been shadowlng and
tramplng with Il man whom he had
CVery reason 70 believe to b9 Nm Il.
IaSCoJt, The murderer of Amos j Smell,
ol Cnlcago, ILL.,, and for whose arrest
ana dellVery a reward OF $4,000 Is Of
lered. Hardin was immediately arrest
ed ana still confined in the station house
at THIS place. The description of Will
liam B. Tascott, alias u. X. Gathright,
ALIAS Scott, alias Clark. ailas Dixon, the
supposed murderer Of y. J. Smell, who
M"S klileu IN Chicago. ILL.,, on the night
Oh feDrudry ., 1888, is us follows:
ABOUT ~ Or % years Of age, ) feet s or
Inches high, 100 pounds In weight,
slim quit, very erect, full round face
neaVy eyebrows, very lair complexion.
hight brown halr, thin OH too OF tht
head, prominent hazel or dark blue ewes,
Shlall dark nluStaChe, may be dyel. He
IS quite young looking. HIS up-
per front teeth SloW gold H.lins, Il llur
or surface of gold extending along the
tuge Oh The two upper front teeth; The
llllln8 seems to be from the interior sur
lace, extending out to the ends or thu
teeth, showing the line or surface along
lhe euye us stated, and is gate proml-
lent, the upper Up being urawn back
??ho"lhS lie teeth quite plainly, lower
Jaw rcctedlng. lie generally ua5 his
hands III his pockets, aud has une air OF
aioaier Or aptrsph without any plrtic-
ullr business or OBJECT III ViHW lIpiS
rdtner good looking, his cheeks are red,
anu there Is nOLhiug about his appear-
ance when would create suSpiciOl CT
OF his being crimlnaI. Snot In the
ilyh' hp, sears ON right leg, knee
knee and both elbows. Claims to Oe a
newspaper reporter, IS an expert pool
player, and will frequent pool rooms
Inc above Is almost a perfect descrip-
Ilon OIL The man now under arrest, The
marks on his body being almost exactly
a9 described. One Of his front teeth
mas been pulled out, but the other shows
lhc gold ll!!lng rs described. Ills hair
Is not thinner OH the top OF his head
, Than elsewhere but by some 1t is argued
thtt this amounts to nothing, aS there
e are many preparations for the hair that
VIII produce an entirely new and full
grOWLn. III the man arrested is not
G William Is. TaScott it must be said that
ne bears Il remarkable Smltl;,r rity TO him
lie wear neat, black >ult, out both his
n DOdy ana clothing Show decided signs
Oh his long tramI3. He Claims to be
= bartender by profession, and says hard
drinking caused him to loose his lob
9 ana he Is in search Of auother lie
! CLAIMS To be 20 years Old, but looks to be
, aC least 20. Says he Is married and that
his wife Is now IN Pensacola, Fla. Was
born In Dallas, Texas, reared in Auburn.
Ala, and went to college IN Tuskegee
lor louf years, leaving there when ii.
Says he Lett his Old home one year ago
THIS month, and has requested that Dr.
Z. NJ. Howard, Of Tuskegee, Ala, be
written to to identify HIM. At times
ne speaks as If he is uneduCated, and at
other times his conversation bears
marks OF education and refinement.
lie seems To Do fond Of poetry uuu
quotes Long1elloWa and other poets free.
ly. rs an evidence Of his education it
may b" said that while quoting poetry
he sometimes fails to use the WOr.is of
the author, but never fails to complete
the metre and rhyme correctly.
lie says he has recently visited Char
lesion and Savannah and that he met up
with his detective friend and tramn
only last Thursday at the Charleston
and Savannah Railway junction. lie
perSlatantly denies ever having been in
Chicago while Stewart, the detective.
says his chief conversation since he met
MN has heen concerning Chicago, It's
streets and places Of amusement, and
his high style of living while there.
since ms ARE st he has admitted being
In st Louis to some while 10 others he
denies ever having been there
Public opinion Is very evcnly divided
here. some think there is no doubt that
IaScott has bt en- captured, while others
lhlnk the wrong man IS in the tolls.
When first arrested he became very
much excited. but now he seems com
posed and talks freely, and not often
coGtradictorily.
The chief of police Of Chicayo WAS
telegraphcd 70, and his reply merely
asked that llarlin's photograph be scn&
on for identification. This will probaN
pIysbc done tomorrow, and the prison
er VIII De heU until the authorities are
heard from. Stewart, the detective
left town this afternoon, and by some
II is thought that he will not return.
lie certainly seems TO be in earnest and
evidently believes Hardin is Tascott,
Ihls morning while washing his face
In horse trough no remarked to q
paSscr-by that whethe got his $4,000
he would live in II palace.
Ihe chief of police Of Augusta tele.
graphed here this afternoon that Stew
art had been on the chain gang in An.
guSta, and this no doubt hal largely to
40 with his departure. 1t is believed
that ne IS a bogus detective.--Charles.
ton World
The Demon ot tho Falls,
| NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. lO.-A
stranger committed suicide by jumping
INTO the rivers from Luna Island this
afternoon. He accoslGd two gentlemen
saying. II looks as though one could
never yet out" and in few minutes
sad, II am going to try it, They at
tempted to seize him, but before they
coula reach him, he deliberately Jumped
into the river, and was soon carried over
the falls,
Two hours later an elegantly dressed
4 young woman about 20 vnors old