The New York herald., 1874-07-29
YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JULY 49, 1s74-rRRLE SHEET

30 far from home He said that the man lived up
tneir way, asked him II his parents knew him.
nice man. He further said that the man had fre-
quentlr spoken 10 him.n
This closed this interview, and left even more
III the udrk tnan ever.
THE PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS.
saUuIa be here stated, out OF simple justice to
lournai,stic spirit and enterprise, that the NEW
YORK HERALD has communicated more TO the
ponce ana The public concerning the mysterious
Sbdnctlon OF Charley Ross than all the other New
foIx and Phladelpha journals combined. Did
not the files OF the separate Journals snow such
conclusiye proof OF this the sstement might be
reearneu as egotstcal. but since the Philadelphia
newspapers acknowledge it by reproducing each
day the plth and spirit OF its columns nothing is
WantnR 10 corrob0rate the truth OF this assertion
The HERALD was the first to enter INTO the de-
tails OF this case and give analysis OF the corre
spondence passing between the kidnapper and
the oroken-hearted lather; 1t the first journal
10 state IN iul the plan proposed by the robbers
0r reosiving t the ransom and restoring the child
ventating each theory which from the beginning
has agltated the public mind.
STRANGE "PERsONAL."
The Press THIS morning recognizes these facts
by publishing a Personal" whicn appeared in the
HERALD OF last Sunday, as follows:-
of Sw a II. e o S a%pe %s in the hope
sane over snr oSs aDaaefon will pay an amount equal
Charles B. Ross he may restore the child
10 e US se souaEe Mhe & to pro felony
on receipt OF answer from the right parties, propos
and % sne Ui o% ona
Address Arthur Purcell, General Post Office Philadel
phia.
Commenting upon this advertisement, the Press
draws the following conclusion:-
There is deal Of conjecture on the streets as to
has
ployed private detective who, the representative
OF that paper will endcavor 10 uncarth this long
shroudcd mystery.
Turning aside from this, and leaving It as one OF
those conJectures the truth OF which time only
can develop, and returning to the Central Head.
quarters OF the police, your correspondent has dis
covered the following acts:-
THE PARTIES ARRESTED
some time ago, because they had engaged car
rage upon several occasions at a certain livery
stable, have not been released, as pre-
vlously stated, but still held 'in quod."
They have, moreover, been proven to
be guilty, not OF abducting Charley Ross,
but OF having been engaged in the "sneak
thief business among the residences OF German
In a dusty carriage along the Germantown roads,
and an immense amount OF stolen goods, consist
ing OF money. silverware and clothing, was found.
in their quarters at the time oil their arrest.
Beyond this nothing can be proved against them,
and they are now exOnerated from having had
anything to do with the abduction. Again the
police have failed, although they have laid hands
upon set OF criminals highly dangerous to the
best interests or the community.
MINOR REWARD TO BE OFFERED.
personal IN one or the papers tomorrow will
announce reward OF $2,500 offered by the Penn
sylvania Detective Bureau, for information that
Will lead to the arrest OF the abductors and the
recovery of the child. The personal Will be so
wOrdcd as to open Tree communication without
exposing personal identity, but at the same time
demand good faith