The New York herald., 1874-08-11
THE LOST CHILD.
The Philadelphia Police Find
Another CleW.
A Herald Correspondent Follows to a
LudicrOus termination.
TIE REPORTED CAPTURE In VERMONT.

Stin the same impenetrable mystery overhangs
the Ross case. Az before the papers are filed with
Tumors OF the finding or lost children In several
parts OF the United states, but each item OF in
formation Is prefxed by the declaration that
.there ls no truth IN it.n The organ OF the police
administration declares this morning that the case
b just as dark as ever.
One Of the most ludicrous incidents in the blus-
serlng search which the police are making for the
missing boy occurred last evening. AS demon
strated the thing to my own satisfaction In less
than two hours time, had decided TO say nothing
about the story; but as learn at Headquarters
ana see by the evening papers that the police are
searching for the boy in question away out along
the entire line OF Germantown avenue. VIII taxe
pity on them and tell Just where this ooy is. Ater
the way In when the various journals mere are
uniting ont bulletins this afternoon it would be
1ust about as proper a thing as they could do 10
cease talking OF bogus news. few dollars
expense and two hours time would enable any OF
them 10 speak just as advlsedly as do.
TRACING A CLEw.
About ten O'CLOCK last evening was sitting on
the porch In front of my hotel quietly smoking
when boy rushed up and placed a note IN my
hand. suffice it to say that after glance at It's
contents hurried TO the nearest livery stable,
and alter ordering good team and driver, sat
Gown to get a careful understanding OF the note
In brief 1t said that the police were after tall,
dark man who had been seen on Germantown ave.
nue. near Jefferson street. during the afternoon
IN hgnt wagon. With him, and the object OF all
tLis curiosity, was small boy very much answer
ing the description OF Charles Brewster Ross
Time was everything to me, and after sending
private telegram to the HERALD office to nave two
columns OF space saved stuffed roll OF tele-
graph blanks into my pocket ana we were OF.
drv waa n ma and did not snare the
horses. Down to Firth and thence north toward Jef-
1ersop street. Just fourteen minutes after starting
stepped out on the corner OF Germantown avenue
and Jefferson street. The note had said that the
man and boy had stopped at FURNITURE store.
or course every store would be closed up, but
knew that in that neignborhood nearly every
shopkeeper lived either in the rear OF over his
store, 30 was not ANXIOUS. No policeman any
where IN sight. then approached man on the
corner and asked him where the furniture store
WAS He directed me fur ther up the street two
blocks. Doubtless he thought wanted a cotf1n.
drove there. Not mucn OF place either. but, for
tunatey, man was sitting on the step. He knew
nothing. Back to Jefferson street. Accosted two
men on the opposite corner. one OF them had
heard Of
ana told me that the wagon had stopped at
musical instrument repairers shop. No. 42l Just
below. He was kind enough 10 go with me and
fastened. Just as ! had guessed, the proprietor
hved IN the rear. vigorous knock at the door
was rewarded by having IL opened and q genial
looking man asked me IN. stepped III ana
eaid:- -.
"a the representative OF the NEW YORK HERALD
WIN you tell me all about this story In the very
teWest possible wordsr'
sTxTEMENr OF WILLIAM JOHN CHRIsrY.
"Yes there was very strange thing happened
this afternoon. was sitting out IN iront OF my
store about Two O'Clock, when tall. German look
tna dark complexlored man drove down and
stopped In front oil the street."
"Fr0m what dIrectionW
"Why, around the corner Of Jefferson street.
he got down ears aso od Se e' fatal Io Year nouS
your correspondent) He came to me ana said, \
want to leave thus boy and trunk mere. wnere @
was trunk in the wagon. 1t was huckster's
cart with top. The boy was very neatly dressed
and clean His short dress was Of white nannel.
j asked the man why he brought the child to me,
and he replied, Il was ordered 10 bring the boy TO
No I42l North Third street, but there Is no such
number, and this is the only place could find or
tnis quantity OF di2its In This locaiS.' ne 10,
sisted on leaving the BOY ana M wanled d 70 n1 dre
wouldn't let him."
'Did you ask the boy his name ~ asked.
Eyes, and he said 1t was Charley Ross scno-
..rhe deuce he did Did he say where he liveda'
..No; but the man said he had brought him from
No. ANS Amber street, and tnat his Iather was TO
BE- sent or ana NV wopa nn Se fSe bon N ana SToye
away. 1t is just my luck II had only"
.'ihank you very much " said and then to the
driver mo 2,2l8 Amber street. DO YOU know ity''
mage esan ana ,a Closed d the door, 7hryone minutes
.CharIey ROSS schofeld," ruminated. "Elther Q
blunder a lie or big point"
Ny heart smote me az, after san dasning past past
pulled the door bell of No. 22ls Amber street All
quiet; but in a few minutes steps were heard, and
an ord gentleman came TO the door. In reply to
nv apologies ne SAID that he had not retired.
tnen told HIM my business, and said that Mr..
Christy had said that a man had brought a boy
from that house. The old gentleman said
"My name is Mr.. WEIGH. do not possess boy
OF that aye"
name OF Schoneld ~ asked, quite unconcernedly,
as was now settling fast into the belief that the
driver OF tnat wagon had been SO drunk that he
did not know where he came from or where he
would go TO, and thus might nave given the
whole thing away" Remember, say might have.
The old gentleman replied that he did not know
OF any family on Amber street OF the name, and
man comDa along stepped to n nm and said
..wil you be good enough TO tell me wnere Mr..
"Certany,u he replied, 'he lives in the secord
house In That row on the opposite side OF the street
near the next coIner.No. 22e7, believe
l was on that doorstep In just six seconds. No
door bell but q loud knock brought man to the
door AFTER fully eight minutes OF waiting. Behind
terious about that surely. He said he knew moth
ing; but, as have since found out he would tell
nothing Then there was only one thing left to
DO TSe man would not say whether he had or
had not boy named Charles Ross Scho6eld; would
not say he was IN or out OF the house. then asked
the girl. She managed TO say, before interrupted,
that the boys name was element Laws Scno-
6eld.n ana that he was not at home. -
now began TO daylight but TO follow the
story clear out, after coming so far ordered the
cOacnman to drive down 10 Jefferson street again,
and TO begin at First and stop at every NO.
l42l--from that next to the SchuyIkill-until we
found this particular house. This ne started 10
DO, but at the corner OF the next street ! saw
man and his wife sitting on their 'front.' steps, ENJOY
Ing the pleasant night air stopped and asked them
Il they mad seen boy drive past their house IN
wagon, and described the man and the morse.
Ihey at zee said that they had little Clement
ScDoneld go past with man In just sucn con-
veyance, and that there trunk In The wagon.
HAS Mr.. or Mrs. 5chofed any relatives living
on Germantown avenue ~ asked
"Mr. schofeid's fathers Iolks live In North
Eighth street." SAID the lady, 'but don't know
wnere."
thought the thing had been put up on the police
as joke, but ~ had had so mucn trouble con-