Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-24
THE ROSS ABDUCTION CASE.

The interest in the Germantown abduction
case intensfes as times passes The days roll
on and still, as far as The public knows the
only CLEAN of hope grows out of the arrest Of
the man Wooster. Wooster is still in prison,
and Taggarts meD are working day and
| night. Others may doubt and fear, but Tag
CART thinks he is on the right track Thus be-
ieving, he is just the man to bend all his en-
ergies to the task and follow up The trail until
he either meets with success or is satisfied that
he is misled What he is doing or how he is
working up the case is all blank TO outsiders
Even Mr.. Ross does not know what TageaFt
is doing. Your correspondent has just had an
I interview with Mr.. Ross who was disposed
to be more communicative than at any time
since the abduction. He conyerses calm
| ~ and sensibly about the matter, but it is ca
| silly seen that his heart is filled with sorrow
In reply toa question concerning the report
ed receipt of a dispatch announcing that the
child was being hurried South, Mr. Ross re-
| piled that if such dispatch had been received
he did not know il. Mr.. Ross, when asked if
he had heard anything recently to inspire him
with hope said Nothing, sir The matter
stands just as it has from the first The only
| hope rests on the promises contained in the
letters have received. OF course you have
| heard of those letters and don't see any use
| Of keeping their contents secret any longer
/
| letter ask that shall agree TO pay them the
ransom they demand, and they promise to re-
turn the child within ten hours after receipt of
| the money. Such an exchange could be done
very easily. They ask that | shall first agree
to their terms. 1t will then be understood
| that will have the money at hand whenever
called upon. whether that be at the mid hour
of the night al my store or on the street 1t
is proposed that shall beapproached by some
one who will ask for and receive the money
| The delivery of the child will follow In the
| letters am asked TO place confidence in these
men. They say they intend to be faithful to
| their promises, and they expect me TO be faith
full TO mine, They add that they will deal
fairly. so that others NAV know it. From this
| | infer that they intend to continue the bust
ness. Of course ] place no confidence in these
men. and shall not do as they request Thus
far ! have no fears for the child's safety. All
the ettersassure me that the chld is safe and
in good health. BY the way. they confess
that they have got the wrong child. II they
had known my circumstances they would not
have taken my child. | think they are anx-
Gus to get rid Of him indeed, they subsian-
TALLY say so. My greatest apprehension is
that, finding they do not get the money, the
child may suffer for it.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-There are no new
developments in the child-stealng case The
District Attorney said tonight he had hut lit
lie doubt that Wooster and his gang were
implicated in the abduction, and he thought
that. within AS hours, sufficient evidence
would he produced either TO positively convict
Wooster with completely in the case or to
warrant his liberation Phil. Cor. Of Tie ".
T. World