The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-23
SLEUTHS YA!NLY
SEEKING CLUES
Mr.. Scott S Murderer May
Never be Found.
STEPS ARE RETRACED
Detectives Show Lack of Progress by
Going Over Old Ground.
NOTHING NEW is DEVELOPED.
Local Police Have Dropped oil. OF the Case
Practically and Conc Back to Loutine
Duties. Leaving the Field TO the
pinkcrton McD-Mr. 6. c.
Scott Talks About
the Case.
NOTHING NEW is DEVELOPED.

There IS a rapidly growing impression
HAT the murderer or murderers Of Mr.
gotn W. Scott will never be brought 20
Justice. This is not only the sentiment cf
she public at large. but indications Of
similar belief are perceptible in the police
department and among those men who
have exercised every plan human insen-
nity could devise TO find out the true
facts and bring the case to a crisis. The
best proof that the police detectives at
work on the case are losing hope IS chat
they are now working over the old ground
sn The faint hope that this time they may
he able to uncover something which will
point to a new plan of procedure on their
part.
So far rs the development of new facts
in the case go the mystery is at stand
Ittill, ard the men who know the most
about II ali arc as sorely puzzled. appaf-
entity. or more so, than is the public gen
orally. The public has the right of form
ing its own theories and not having to
prove them. while the police and detec-
Etives are working on a plane whereon
everything deduced must be susceptible
of proof.
NOTHING DEFINITE.
Practically every person who has been
mentioned in the case in any way, and
scores of those who have not, have been
approached not once, but twice and
thrice, and still nothing has been shown
which would warrant definite action
Even the last theory, which seemed on
Eits face the most practicable and COM
ipletc of all that have been advanced. has
ebout been abandoned and the detectives
olr;,,
This feeling that everything possible
has been done has so far extended over
the police department that the detectives
who were especially assigned to the case
illaye now taken up their re gular duties
lheain and look upon the Scott affair large
!y a closed incident. Anything that
comes to them now will he more in the
mature of an accident although Chief
Tomlinson and Detectives Wren and Glib
son are still keeping their eyes wide open.
They have chased TO the ground abso-
lutelE every theory advanced. including
many which We're far-fetched and prac-
ideally impossible. Every. rumor has been
gone over and every possible point mas
been covered, and this having been done.
lit now seems that the only chance of a
final solution OF the mystery lies with
Pinkerton Detective Krcwson.
kREWSON STILL AT IT.
Mr.. krewson. Lecoq-like in his peISe-
iverance and aided by two other imported
J'inkerton men, is still hammering at the
case. So far as known. however, he is
as much at sea as are the other detec-
ttives, and has found it necessary to re-
trace his steps over many points OF The
case on the lookout for a fact which
might be valuable in the light of latcr
developments.
There were rumors all over the city
yesterday that there had fallen into the
hands of the detectives of the case
through Mr. Fred w Scott, one or two
anonymous letters, which might possibly
throw some new light on the crime
Chief Tomlinson was asked if he knew
anything about these or had received any
himself and he answered in the negative.
iIMr George Cole Scott said. anent this
subject:
so far as / know. my brother has re-
ccired no such letters, and had he done so
7 would most certainly have known Of
sESsA There is no development in the
case which would be of interest to the
public, although the detectives are still
steadily at work on it.
THEORY NOT CREDITED
The theory of a woman in the case has
been discredited by Mr.. Fred AZ. Scott
and other members of the family. but in
the public mind it still stands. Meanwhile
Mr.. Fred Scott has stated that the search
and that no matter what it may result
IN. all information obtained will be turned
over to the police for their action. He is
positive that no woman could enter into
the case in any way.
With the idea OF gathering any facts
that might possibly have been overlooked
IN the early stages of the investigation
into the murder of AIR. Scott, a Times
reporter yesterday Went over the ground
again carefully, and Stlll nothing was
found. Apparently every known fact in
the case has been published and If the
criminal or criminals arc ever discovered
# will probably be through the finding of
some incident in Mr.. Scotts life WHICH
would furnish a clue to a motive, and a
total disregard OF the facts adduced for
time until this motive has been estab
lishcd or upset.
LIKE THE AUSTIN CASE
In many respects the case is similar
to that of Policeman Robert d. Austin.
who was killed in this city in 1888: in
others It is totally unlike it. Mr.. Aus
TN was shot down at corner of Fifth
and Broad Streets by a negro, but the
murderer was seen in that case. In this
no one saw Mr.. Scott from the time he
lefs the Commonwealth Club at fifteen
'ni:'utes TO two O'Clock on the morning
OF che crime until he was heard shout
ing on the steps OF Major e. T. D NV
ers' home Not one person saw the mur-
derer or any man who might possibly
have been the f.lurd .-e:. before
The crime. although afterwards one
man. the much talked of individual with
the light overcoat, was seen passing.
down Henry Street toward Main from
the direction of West Franklin.