St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-25
LAUGHED AT IN CHICAGO.
Windy City Officials Smile at the
Tascott Story of st. Paul Of
ficerS.

Windy City Officials Smile at the
Tascott Story of st. Paul Of
ficerS.
The Chicago police are inclined to
laugh at and ridicule the stories of
Chief of Police Clark and Capt. John
O'COnnor in relation to the TascotU
case. The Tribune says there is no
doubt that if these sleuths knew half as
much about the matter as they now as
sumo they ought to have captured the
willy Willie. AT the time of the murder
OF Smell Frederick Ebersold was chief
of police, Cart. HenShaw chief of de-
tectives and John Bonfield inspector,
and neither during their time nor after
wards, it is asserted, did the Chicago
police send out a circular giving a
description of d. Gartha as the sup
posed murderer.
MIR. Bonfield said yesterday that the
story OF the st. Paul men was part truth
and part fable. He had nothing to do
with the case officially, and was not
made acquainted with the facts nor the
work being done until after Ebersold
was retired and George w. Hubbard
was made chief of police. Soon after
wards the first clew as to who the muir
derer was, and which is now for the
first time told in detail, was discovered.
In the murdered mans Office was found
a paper box with some chiseIs in it. 1t
was such box as can be found in any
| hardware store, and SO attracted no
| special attention. On one end of it,
! however, there were small letters and
| figures indicating the buying and SELL
| ing cost of the goods, such as merchants
usually mark on original packages.
| Inspector Bonfield regarded these trade
marks as pointer, and sent Detective
Hanley with the box to locate the hard
| ware store where the tools were sold.
| After two days he did so, its location be-
ING on West Madison street. The next
day the storekeeper was sent for and
| questioned in the presence of Inspector
! Borfeld, Mayor Roche. Chief Hubbard.
! and A. j. Stone. When he saw the box
he admitted The trade signs and figures
| on the end were made by himself, and
| he added: 'Gentlemen, you will be
! astonlshed when tell you who got that
/ box at my store" He then said it was
| young Tascott who got the box from
him a day or two before the murder,
and detailed the circumstances in con-
! nection with il.
up to this time" said Mr., Bonfield.
''this WAS the first suspicion or intima-
| blOll tllO pOilCS idu ICCelNON lldL as
| colt was connected with the crime. Be-
fore that there was not even the vaguest
hint as to who The murderer was, and
| the name of ID. Gartha | had never
heard of then, nor since, until saw 1t
! in the Tribune to-day, and so 10 de-
scription o? him could have been sent
out 10y the police. After the hardware
dealers story was heard and discussed
Gy those present Il WAS decided to give
the Information to the press, and then
The first descriptive circular in connec-
ton with the murder was sent out by
the police. There is no doubt that TaS-
colt was in St. Paul at that very time.
For week before Detective Hynes and
Adrich went 10 st. Paul had man, a
| former companion of T2scott, in that
city trying 10 locate him.
In this. connection the Tribune has
been informed as fact of circum-
stance which is a new revelation even
20 the police. IL is that on the night
that A.. j. Smell was murdered he had a
long interview in his Office with adebtor
Of his. The latter came to pay him
some money. and, at Snell's request OF
demand, the amount was paid in gold
coin. The sum was about 5000. The