The New York herald., 1874-12-22
CHARLEY ROSS.
Burial Of the Burglars Bodies in the
Presence Of Their Friends.
DETECTIVE THEORIES.
Clinton j. Mosher on His
Brother William.
FOUNDATION OF THE FAMILY
Early Life and Career Of a Noto-
rious Man.
THE SECOND WIFE.
Why Mrs. Mosher Ought to Know
Where Charley Ross Is.
MRS. DOUGLAS ON MRS. MosHER.
Early Life and Career Of a Noto-
rious Man.
THE SECOND WIFE.
Why Mrs. Mosher Ought to Know
Where Charley Ross Is.
MRS. DOUGLAS ON MRS. MosAsR.

The bodies OF Mosher and Douglas, the burglars
shot at Bay Ridge week ago and who are said 10
have been the aoductors OF Charley Ross, were bur-
led yesterday at Cypress Hills Cemetery. When re-
moved from the Morgue in Brooklyn, alter the
Coroner's inquest they were placed in vault and
were yesterday taken from there and put
into the ground. Mrs. Mosher one OF her brothers
in.law. Mr.. "Gill" Mosher, and other members or
the family were present and remained to witness
the last rites. The body or Douglas was prepared
for burial by Mrs. Num- who was present at his
birth and who performed a friendly woman's
onices for HIM at that time. She gave her SER
vices free OF charge, as she had known the family
. long time and had always felt deep attach
ment for the young man. MRS. Douglas, VINO has
been living with her mother since q short time
alter her marriage. was at Mosher,s brothers.
house last night IN connection with some arrange
ments concerning the search 1or Charley Ross.
She is small, quite pretty woman, young. and
Douglas, 1t IS said, was much attached to her.
She USED every effort in her power to reclaim him,
but was never able to make much headway
against his vices. If the remaining members of
the Mosher family are to be believed they are all
most anxious to 1nd Charley Ross not because of
any reward that is offered. but principally for the
reason that one OF them was the abductor OF the
child.
Although any immediate prospect OF finding the
boy seems to be at an end public interest in the
matter remains unaDated, as Is shown by the let-
ters which superintendent Walllng continues to
receive volunteering advice and making sugQes-
tions and offers OF information. Unfortunately
these are Of little Importance save as they are In
dicative Of the sympathes OF the writer's In the
efforts being made and are calculated therefore to
AFFORD both moral support and incentive to
the authorities. The opinion that the child is the
hands OF those who are ignorant Of his Identity is
gaining ground with each passing day. ~ think
so," said an Official who has had much to do with
the case and in giving his reasons therefor,
said
Vs. THEORIES OF DETECTIVE
''Mosher and Douglas being the original abduc.
tors, the principal responsibility for the crime, Of
course, would rest upon them; and whatever
might be the completely IN the subsequent deten-
zion OF the child, neither the responsibility attached
to 1t or the emoluments likely to accrue there
from would be SUFFICIENT to prevent the delivery of
the boy to the authorities in order to receive the
reward which would either directly or indirectly
accrue thereorm. OF tnis Mosher, who was
tainly not lacking In shrewdness and foresight,
must have been aware, and what more natural
than his searching for some guardian Tor his prize
who was ignorant OF the fact that o child
uuu OCCu otolCAs ovulC pClSou VI PCASOuS
who never read the newspapers, are out
OF the way of receiving any Information as
to what Is gong on and who would not be
likely therefore to learn anything OF 1t, no matter
what the hue and cry likely to be raised. Either
this the child Is dead, and every probability Is
against that, as has been SHOWN again and again."
'But where DO you ind such people in this
.'Find tneml Why, there's any quantity OF them.
Within two DAYS | can md 100 families not
twenty mies from the City Hall, VINO never heard
n Reechpr scandal
sensations which have appeared In the news
papers. They can't read; they have no care about
anything except getting their daily bread, and
haven't the slightest idea OF what Is going on IN
the world around tliem."
CONCERNING THE REWARDS.
As the case at present stands there would seem
to be no authoritative offer oil reward for the re-
for the recovery and tie arrest and conviction OF
the aDductors. As Is well known, all negotiations
on this basis failed, as neither the family nor the
authorities were willing 10 guarantee any I'M
munity to the cnild steaers, and alter boOtless
efforts, through private correspondence and the
personal columns OF the Philadelphia press, to
arrange some plan by which safety would be as
sured to the criminals, the matter was allowed to
rest. The death OF the men Mosner and Douglas
10 the case. SO certain. however, was the
speedy recovery OF the child considered
been thought OF. superintendent Walltng, VINO
takes deep personal interest IN the af1ali, has
Bile tor the payment OF $4,000 TO any one producing
the caid but other tran this there IS no standing
q.
accomplIccs oil Mosher. there can be no doubt that
they are waiting for the chance OF making some.
g % the reuDe ta aua Tk ars sney sas
that the cleN5 furnished them BY the dying burg
lar Douglas are useless and to this conclusion
they are liable 10 come at no distant day, the offer
OF liberal reward. together with immunity from
prosecution. to those having the chlld may result
In his production. Already tns mas been sug-
gested and Is unaer consideration by the authors
ties. With the offer OF reward. and al'er
tracing out the whereabouts bouts o.,a Of Mosaer her
detectives are now actively engaged IN dong, a
thorough search Will DE made through every To-
boy with % people wno do not Know who he is said
the or1cial before referred TO, '1 believe. II ever
found, IL Will be while running around.wlth the
children OF some poor family, the members OF
which are as innocent as possible OF any wrong
been well paid lor taking charge OF him and
promised more, which they confidently expect to
.'GILLr MosHER ON "BtLL.n
Clinton j. Mosher commonly known as ''Gill,"
made the following statement to a reporter OF the
HERALD last night
'My latncrs name was John Henry Mosher He
was born at horsenecK connecticut, and came
from there TO New YORK. He die, GIed tweGty,seyen
ss sesas a Long
coasting vessel called the saluda,
He lived III GoercK street III tnis city, and owned
Two houses there, Nos. and Ill. some time be-
tore his death nc sold those houses and put the
money into vessels. IIc nad fifteen sons but four
o. whom were living wnen he ded. lhe four we're
lohn H.. Clinton, j., William anG Alfred. William
was the second youngest. My mother was
born at Hunts Point, Westcheslcr. Her
name was Hunt. William was born at
No. 2ol Division street OH December
e5 1922. He was quite q child when W. nved IN
uOercK street. lie never learned Il trade, but was
man who could make anything. lie often said
10 Inc, i don't Ike 10 go into tue snOp because
am not as practlsed wltt the tools as these other
men, bu: could make boat just as well as they
do.' He was iond OF reading and was well IN
structed man. He was always experimenting
u<l harhu "a nn In tVan
with us until he was about twenty then he got
married. J think tnat was In lS4S. lie married
the daughter ol q woman named Walker, who
lad some property IN one ol the streets running
nto Grand street. After tnat he opened a saloou
II Grand strecr, near Jackson. lie nved there
lbout two years. His wife took to drink
and he got divorced rom her. Wnat became
OF her alter that l don't KNOW but / met
her q few years ago IN the street, and she had tnen
the annearance OF q WOMAN who was drinking