The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17
PlNKER1'ON PROBE
IN SCOTT MURDER
Detective II. B. KreWson
at Work on Mystery.
ENGAGED BY FAMILY.
Simultaneously Comes Theory of a.
Woman in The Case.
RIGID INQUIRY is UNDER WAY.
Half al Hour fr.m m the Time Mr. Scott Left
the Comr,onwcatf, Club Uatil Found
Wounded is t, Be Accounted For.
Watch Mystery is Still Uncs.
pIa.rsd "A Turn in the
Case is Expected.
Simultaneously Comes Theory of a
Woman in The Case.
RIGID INQUIRY is UNDER WAY.

In the maze OF mystery which surrounds
the death or MIR. John w. Scott and the
circumstances leading UP to it there has
appeared suddenly a noted Philadelphia
detective, engaged by the family of the
dead man TO uuravel the scarlet skein
and to reconcile the apparent contradic-
tory assertions and minor points of cvi-
dcnce thus far gathered into one coherent
whole. simultaneously with his appear
amce there came yesterday the first sug-
gestion of a woman in the case. This
came from Coroner Taylor, who, within
five minutes after a long conference be-
tween Chief Howard, the detective and
himself, declared that that theory was
under consideration The detective is IL
! B. krewson, superintendent Of the Pink
er;on Agency in Philadelphia.
This may mark the turning Ttolnt IN the
case. Certain it is that the local detec-
tlves and the Police Department, working
as assiduously and as zealously as men
ever worked are still at sea- IN this stu
alton there has been called in to the case
an outside man. who Eas already started
the probe. 1t is confidently expected that
by the time of the inquest. next Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. some Developments
will be ready to put before the coroner's
jury. Meanwhile the Police Department
of this city is lending every aid to Detec-
tive kTewSon
SUDDEN SECRECY.
With the taking of the case by the
Philadelphia detective there has Suddenly
been thrown an impenetrable veil of Sc
crecy around ali proceedings. Chief How
ard absolutely refused to say anything
about the case yesterday. save that it was,
SO far as he knew, nc. nearer solution than
ii was at the time OF Mr.. Scotts death.
This was Immediately after the confer
erce, in which there was laid before Mr..
1rewson every fact and every theory that
had been gathered. The Chief even re-
fused TO say who the detective was. Cor
oner Taylor was the only man who would
talk at all about the case, aud he, as
stated, Immediately following the confer
once. spoke first OF the possible woman
in the affair.
If we could learn the exact moment
when MIR. Scott left the Commonwealth
Club, said DR.. TAYLOR. there would be
great point gained AS matter of
fact the time. as near as can be learned,
was about ! 80 o'clock. Every fact shows
that when Mr.. Scott was first heard on
the steps OF Major Myers residence. two
utes OF 2 that is possibly FIVE minutes.
The ncain thing therefore is to learn
where Mr.. Scott was between the time
he left the club and the time he was
found on Major Myers steps.
MYSTERY. IN MOVEMENT.
1T should not have taken him the
greater part OF Eaif an hour to walk the
TWO short blocks in between these two
points, but assuming that he was stopped
or dropped into some other place Oh his
way llcEle the time would be accounted
for. Nc estimate places the time OF his
leaving the club a later than 1:3o o'clock.
II ii had been later, of course this queS-
tion of his whereabouts would not exist.
I'VE are, of course, considering all
sorts of possibilities in this connection.
MIR. Scott was seen at any place be-
tween the time he left the club and the
time he was found. we want to Know it,
because in that way may be shown def
nitely, or rather more definitely. tho
cause OF his murder. There may be a
woman in the Gaze; yes. and for the pres
ent We are paying c".ae attention TO this
theory
AS a matter of fact. more work OF in
restIg;Ition has been done along this lire
Than has been stated. The police OF the
Third St;tiop, under the direction, Of Cap
tain Huice have been particularly active
in this matter, and the name OF many
persons have been mention ed. In this
connection it has keen stated that when
Mr.. Scott left the club he said he thought
he would take short stroll over to
Broad Street" ara this statement has
received due cor sdarltion and attention.
The immediate neighbornood of where
Mr. Scott was found has been ransacked
for information on this subject,
KREWSON AT WORK
Meanwhile Detective krewson has seen
ana t@i1sed with all the policemen Who
iSnn fnI1rr n ,.1f1R flaS
s,la>4ly over tha grounds in West
1H-aElIia Street. He has personally seen
The blood stains Oh the sidewalk in front
OF tfs, Myers residence, and the stains
On the steps of the house and the
eu udScd imprint OF Alr. SCOTS hand On
the door where he reached for the b y
while trying to summon help. All these
things have been carefully studied and
on the strength OF these and the facts
thus far gathered ne will proceed IN his
Investigations.
Developments in the case yesterday
were vague. Particular efforts were
made in the direction of locating the
Match which was, under the highway
robbery theory, supposed TO have been
stolen from Mr.. Scott at the time he was
struck down. The statement that it had
been left at the Commonwealth Club or
had been placed voluntarily in the posses
sion of o..c OF the club members by Mr.
Scott is as yet unverifed Secretary
Crcfshaw, OF the Commonwealth Club
Says IL ii is in the ciub-itau lie doesn' Z
know 1t. and Coroner Taylor. when APP
pr:snd of the matter, caid.
ii that watch is in anybody's posses
sion 1t should be produced. 1t would be
a bad thing for the man who has it IL it
should be found on him.
OTHER CITIES AT WORK.
Thus with the watch still missing the
theory Of robbery has log TO stand on,
and incidentally Chief of Detectives Tom
linson has sent q detailed description OF
the watch broadcast over the country TO
ses If il has been sold or pawne6. IN this