The New York herald., 1874-12-17

had confidential friend here In the eity
man, who Is supposed to- have been in the
secrets OF the dead burglar. has been watched Tor
S Gs hs as aNS
help them to knowledge OF the cnild's where.
abouts. Captain irvlng said-"l think that but for
been developed In the matter before long. They
were moving toward an arrangement to return
Not long ago two personals appeared in the HER
AID that think may say had close connection
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done unless q general concession is made or
Of ali TO o
Tarsus.' One OF them was on o Sunday. forget
aae a p aa peen e 91e a NJ a
tions. think the thieves would have given up
the child at any time Tor the $4,000 reward, but
the difficulty was in the getting the money with
out putting themselves into jeopardy. In arrang.
ing for transfer OF that kind great care would
and the people who would present themselves
would be very many degrees removed from the
ssd 4 saen o% the sIs s
could only have been settled the boy would soon
nave been returned to his parents. When ne was
Mr.. ROSS WAS Wealthy,
or supposed to be; he suddenly soon after was re.
not expect much from him. we are not ba1ied
yet; no. we 40 not feel that way, but we have
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boy is closed. and any moment may open up . new
one" In the Central Once OF Police the general
OF "BLl" Mosher. All the old officers were hunt.
ing up "reminiscences OF MIN in their memories, and
skeii Of MS eventfui career was passed from one
to the other.
Inspector "Frankn Speight. standing BY the
hIs lOrsnesa e sasctlysIy, "rhosns, see .hey say
thirty ns w years s ago. Now can remember the
Moshers forty years back" ''Yes," said Inspector
have heard of them in connection with Dennis hH;
McCabe's gang In the Thirteenth ward" "Now.n
rsspondied speigns, II reSoleet esd re%emoer g,
his sons, this one who has been killed and an
other, younger than him, were, know. members
Peleg Wanshs. vanish Harm, swift, .Conl' Pearsail,
Nat Seeley and the Moshers were
SNEAK THIEVES,
who took In everything that came handy. When
hogs used to run in the streets they carried OF
many squealers,' and the butter that farmers
brought TO market never slipped through their
''well, Inspector said a reporter, who had
been quietly lstening lid this party meyer en-
Yes" he replied; "thlrty-seven years ago, just
before went on the police, this party broke into
within few days alter wonderful uniformity IN
the headpieces OF all the smart young fellows OF
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on this gang In the Thirteenth ward was broken
up. De9nis McCabe moved up town, on the cast
hts men who had run his pedding wagons were
dispersed Some followed him up town, among
them 'Conk' Pearsall, whose SON. young Vonk,'
robe thieves who had their headquarters IN Hulet
Odel,s stables. on Twenty-fourth street.
'Wnat became OF old Mosner and the ooysw
''Wby, they stuck to the Thirteenth ward and
took to thlevng along the rivers. One OF the boys,
however, In think, Continued 70 peddle on hts own
the river tnlevlng. When commissioner Matsei
was Chief OF Police | remember that we found
thieves storehouse and hiding place under
aocx 19 IN e fme Vicinity Of Forty second street North
cerned Ia that place and In the. robberies that
helped to stock 1t with goods. For number Of
years @ % naven,t heard anything ,, oi the Moshers
professiOn.u
Here Inspector Thorne who had been listening
II know something Of tie mo Moshers later t6an you,
Frank; for arrested one OF them, and took him
70 Connecticnt, on charge Of horse stealing,
During the day the rumors about the child were
numerous apd wonderfully various. AT one
time Is was said that superintendent Wailing's
Monday and had sent HIM on TO Philadelphia. This
story, IKE most oI tue otners, was undeniaoy ab-
snrd. rumor that had some foundation tn fact
was circulated later IN the afternoon. 1t reported
tnnt some OF the detectives OF the New York police
had been lea by clew which superintendent Wa-
in Long Island SOUND near 'Ws wesport, Conn.,, and
horrid old couple, the only ln6abtants Of the ter
intendent waIng for explanation he said that the
people who told the story had only learned part Of
!he ! true iacts lac and mad trusted TO their imagna.
story. For several months, he said, an old couple.
man and Vile nave lived In retirement on an
pear wespr S0nn They nave been
sss on A. ns ass.a island Tns people o.