The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-22
BENNINGTON.
THE SUPPOSED ROSS CHILD.
Conn ". Hall Appointed Guardian
OF the Child Recently taken
for the Ross BOY mt
Bennington.

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influential and public spirited men, whit
for the past week has been in New Yorl
and Boston. investigating the truth of TIN
stories told by Fred. Hamilton and his Sc
called wife, concerning the child which
was with the woman recently arrested sup
posing him to be Charlie Ross, returned
Friday morning bringing with him the
child, accompanied by Mr.. Levi j. Grooms
and wife of 1862 Third avenue, New York
city. After their arrival the necessary
writingswerc drawn and Mr.. Hall was, by
the Probate Court, appointed guardian OF
the child
Before stating his mode of obtaining the
boy will give its history.
ABOUT JANUARY, 1871
it was left in basket on the doorstep of
house occupied by Mrs. Grooms and her
widowed mother, this being before her
marriage to Mr. g., with note giving its
name rs
'CuARLEs sHAHwooD,'
inclosing n considerable sum Of money and
desiring them to take care of it and money
would he sent them for its support. The
lady shortly after married Mr.. Grooms
taking the child with her. The money
continued to come for few months. then
suddenly stopped after which no more
was sent them.
Mr.. Grooms and wife are very nicc.ap-
peaiing persons. well dressed, but are not
possessed with means to any great extent,
and probably at times find il difficult TO
live. They kept the child as long as they
could in justice to themselves, and had
thought seriously of turning it over 10 the
city authorities, when about las; March
Fred Hamilton having learned that they
wished to get lid of the child, came 10
them requesting it be given TO him. lie
was recommended as man of means.
gentleman and one that wo,iid take Gaze of
the boy. He represented himself rs hay
ing wife, which proves not to he the
case. Upon these favorable recommends
tions and statements they gave him the
boy, but exacting no paper, those pro.
duced by him being of his own manulnc-
ture. The next heard Of the child was its
beng taken for Charley Ross in this place,
the circumstances of which have appeared
in these columns
IMMEDIATELY
after the visit of The uncle of the Ross
boy, which proved the child not TO be the
lost one, Mr.. Hall made up his mind to in
vestigate the origin of the boy in custody,
md Immediately started for New York.
where lie found Mr.. Grooms, who, upon
being informed of the facts concerning the
treatment the Child was receiving, gave its
history as given above, and offered his as
sistance in recovering it from Mr.. IIami-
ton aud placing it in better hands
The Hamilton woman and child then be-
ing in Boston, Mr.. Hall went from New
York, there when after obtaining tie help
of the mayor of the city and other promi-
nent officials Mr.. Hamilton was pre-
vailed upon 10 assign back any and all in
terest which he had in-the child to Mrs.
Grooms. After obtaining the boy the
party consisting of Mr.. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grooms and Charlie started for this place
where they arrived this morning, when the
papers were executed, appointing j. V.
Hall guardian as aforesaid.
This termination Of the affair is much
more satisfactory than was expected.
There are a number of our citizens who
wish to adopt the child, but it will prob
ably remain with Mr. Hall for the present,
where it will receive the very kindest of
treatment
Mr.. Hall is deserving of much credit for
the energy displayed in ferreting out what
to all TO be q mystery which
would forever remain unsolved. ~