The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-24
THE TRADE OF KIDNAPPING.
The Detectives Eager for a Share
in Its Profits.
CHILD STOLEN.
Particulars of the Second Auda-
cious Crime.

PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1874.
The heartrending news of another kidnapping
Ia made public this afternoon under precisely
the same circumstances as those connected with
that OF Charley Ross. little boy just four years
DID, whose parents reside at the corner OF
Forty eighth street and Lancaster Pike, but whose
name is for the present pIrpOsely withheld. was
yesterday approached by two men in a wagon and
prevailed to get In. One or the men was black,
the other white. The little one readily consented,
and no word mas reached the parents concerning
him since.
ANOTHER PERSONAL.
The latest personal In the Ross Is the fol-
lowing:-"C. X. RI Will agree 20 terms in every
particular"
WOOSTER MAKES A STATEMENT.
Wooster made statement this morning giving
n history OF his criminal career. His real name is
Christian Worcester. He was born In Massachu-
setts. During the war he was at Indianapolis and
was appointed BY General hOvey as CHIEF Special
Agent ol the secret Service with the rank OF
colonel. General Warner was commandment OF the
post. He states in cOnc!usiOn:
e anS all right
about Inc % q%arfsi!sa with al sonsSsay saloon
and elegant black as up flor for
10y Ross stolen. and was at home
WOOSTER RELEASED.
ity In the abduction OF the little boy.
As no evidence has been obtained against
Wooster, lie was this evening released by the
authorities. He is a well known criminal, but
promises TO do better IN the future.
THE REWARD OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
As announced in the HERALD this morning the
Mayor OF Philadelphia has offered reward OF
$4,000 Tor the recovery OF the abducted child.
little Charley Ross and the OF his kidnapper.
By u special act OF Assembly the Mayor was pro-
h,biied from Offering any reward on the part Of
the city itsel ana TO evade this the citizens of
m
tributed the amount and requested the Mayor 10
announce 1t under his own official signature.
AvARlCiors AnDOR OF THE POLICE.
The scene around the Mayors office to-day
haffles description. Detectives, public and prl-
vate, have been rushing wildly 10 and fro, and lt
seems oregone conclusion That If the case is not
"a bogus one,' and n the child Is eventually dis.
covered, II VIII be Oy some other person tnan the
haphalard gentleman N management, Captain
Helms. any one OF bIs three or Jour av0rtes.
these gentlemen. alter waiting twenty-fv days,
have actually accomplished nothing at all. nor
has the notorious ring master Bill Mann, or any
hi- neopnytr succeeded IN dong anything
better. II the child should be found, ana ir Mi.
Mann could convince he public that the restor;l-
ttun 90 as parents was owing 10 ms own personal
ana superior cunning, o course such an impress
sion would he sure 10 acquire success for HIM in
the coming iail campaign. But his apparent
efforts, even when coupled with those OF the de.
tectiye police. have avaied nothing, and the vet
efan politician needs look else where Tor his
POPULAR campaign document.
MsEtIiJfy ~ THE DETECTIVES.
There IL no telling what cxertlon may be made
elsewhere; hut IL T. sale 10 say that, as far aS
present indications are concerned, the local de-
tective management WI Ice AS ignorant OF the
whereabouts oi the cbilG twenty days hence, pro-
vided IL u not IN the meantime discovered by
some one else, "a 10 X today. The representative
newspapers OF the ciy, almost without eXcep-
ton. blame the officers for their Dungling manage
ment throughout, and one of them day speaks
As foows:-
The impression, sorry to say, begins TO gal
ground that t sad business has not been well managed
hs the authorities. from chief Jones down Not one
half ha detective has been assigned to the duty
detecting the counircls while the police have
val In a efforts silence the
the agency winch could have given them the most
sistanCf.
Ina new IN the affair to communicate. The depart
mrnt IL continually receiving kilograms, but III
are based upon such slight evidence that the Chic
OF Ponce considers none OF them worthy OF con
ndence.