The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-03
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
Detective Dier Says Tascott Did
Not Murder Smell.
THEMILLIoNAIREs SLAYER KNOWN

: He ID n Respected Resident of Chicago.
Who Has Subsidized Tascott to Shield
HimsolE-Tascott,L Located In Alaska by
Former Chioagoan, Talks of the Crime,
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-"Whether William b.
1ascott is in Alaska or not, he did not
murder millionaire A. j. Smell The man
who murdered Smell lives in Chicago and
lswsil known, He does not wantto have
Vascott caught, and he is fuYfshing him
Gonsy f1hiesgo al the time to kssb away from
So said Detective join A. Dier, after
being shown the dispatch from Spokane,
Wush., to the effect that Jules Beauvois. a
<miner recently returned from Alaska, de-
ciared that in Sitka, Juneau and other
places be saw and conversed with Tascott.
Detective Dier perhaps knows more
about the famous Smell tragedy than any
pther man In Chicago outside of the par
Elephants In the bloody deed. He passed
more than two years in making investiga-
lions of the mysterious robbery and assas-
nation, and in searching for the muir
frer.
III Tascott is In Alaska" said Mr., Dier.
Ee went there after March last, for at that
te he was in certain town in Manitoba
1t there or elsewhere, there Is little dan
OF bis apprehension and return to
ilcagos As matter Of fact, the offer of
sFeward Is no longer in force, and If any
Ae should arrest and bring Tascott to
Chicago he would have his trouble for
nothing.
Could Have Caught Tascott Easily.
Jules Beauvois knew Tascott in Chi
cago, and should therefore be able to
recognize him In Alaska, although Tascott
1s much thinner faced than he was when
the murder was committed"
II worked two years on the case and
spent II 600 OF my own money in following
- uf Tue matter. As result ] am able to
declare that Tascott never murdered Smell
The man who did the killing lives In Chi
cago, and has spent fortune keeping Tas-
cott out of tho way and In covering up his
own tracks
There were four men implicated in the
EoDbery and mlirder-the man who did the
Killing, two other men and Tascott. Tas-
oott was taken into the scheme under the
pretense that robbery alone was contem
plated. lie was placed on watch on the
outside of the house and the other three
! men entered. After rifiing the bouse of
valuable papers they made noise which
orought old man Smell into the room, and
thls sman to whom have alluded killed him.
Az the sound of shots Tascott, according
20 nus own story and from other evidence
nave secured, ran away. Tascott re-
manned in town a day or two and then
went to St Paul. where he remained three
weeks, during which time he received by
express u big package OF money from Chi
cago, with Instructions to leave the coun-
try.
The man who did the killing went to A
drug stora on West Madison street shortly
AFTER the killing, and had wound in his
reg dressed. The drug clerk who was on
nSnty that night was a green boy who had
en- i'll the store only few weeks. and
ew comparatively nothing about the
finess
lie had no means and was working for
lance. Three or four weeks after the
der and while the police and detectives
seiffching Heaven aad earth for clews
drug clerk went to watering place
vorth of Chicago and opened drug
.&sxpWith $4,000 stock of goods"
aioysments Since the Murder.
has Tascott been all these