The New York herald., 1874-07-31
A Strange Boy Discovered IN
Gypsy Camp.
HE Is NOT CHARLEY ROSS.
Intense Excitement while Wait.
ing for News.
The Lethargy Of the Philadelphia Police
Wsiting for a surer Reward
What the Upshot May Be.

newspapers. The energy and perseverance or
one months ceaseiess work has lailed elict The
falntest fabric Of q clew, except the finding OF a
four ryear-o child in camp Of gypsies, who proves
not to be Charley Ross. Not the merest
trace OF the men, the buggy the poor little child
has been found. reward, second only il amount
to that offered for the apprehension OF the Nathan
murderers, has been poweress TO deveOpe any
eoniederates or mutual iriends.n over the case
still hangs the pail OF darkest mystery. What
the original incentive to this act, why MIR. Ross
should be chosen out OF thousand other busi
ness men better able TO meet any snch a
demand for money and why 1t is that the
detectives seemingly take so little interest In the
terrible case of kidnapping which has occurred in
their city, all these and thousand other questions
are stubbornly. demanding attention. Viewed in
any hight the is worthy all the interest which
the public take in 1t. Whether the boy will ever
be found or not Is now becoming seriously
mooted question.
AFTER THE MAIN CHANCE
Anything for a ciew,n Is the strain the men at
the Central once are always chanting The
schemes they devise and the DARK plots which
they concoct 10 trap the thougntiess brigands who
have carried OF Mr.. Ross boy are something
wonderful and must remain for years as moDu-
ments of detective acumen The men under JOSH
Taggert are also planning many schemes
10 beguiie the kdnappers into COM
ing up and acknowledging their mistake.
] was walking along Chestnut street this morning,
when some one touched me on the shoulder.
Turning suddenly saw before me, leaning against
An awning post directly opposite the Central
once, Joseph I. Calvert who is famlliarly known
among '.the boys" as Button Joe.n BY the way,
It a very cruel joke that connected this mans
identity with that OF Buttons IN the "Dodge Clubn
ia a VI IOOkinp
tlg round iace, Jolly smile around the mouth
And when he removes his hat one sees that early
piety has played sad havoc with his hair.
"Why, calvert, this Is a funny locality to End
you in. Watching the Central TO see that the
kldnappers do not come up To the Captains office
and settle ehy' | asked.
"That's about It, replied he. "My opinion is
that, II the abductors were TO drop in over there
some bright afternoon there would be deal OF
cOngratulatlon and hand shaking"
"You think the detectives know the men, then ?"
asked
tives would recognize them as men with whom
they have had dealings before. IL IL lucky for some
oi these fellows that convIcts oaths are not admls
.'Wnat do you think OF the offer OF $500 by the
detectives Tor information which will enable them
10 make $4,000 ~ asked
'.Why, that is simple enough The man who
wrote that advertisement Is evidently thoroughly
familiar with the ten per cent system long prac-
oonPouNDING rELosIEs.
In several big JOBS that | mention the men
got OF all right by returning all the money except
ten per cent. How this can he done you cannot
understand when District Attorney is sworn TO
do his duty Neither can l. About this. then, I
can put only one solution on 1.-THE detectives
tnlnk they can fetch the child, get great deal
Of ectdt and still make $l7. 5Oo.n
"But it's more than ten per cent
THAT be blowed. The man who wrote that
probably did not know how 10 find what ten per
cent OF $50 600 would be, so he guessed at IT,, re-
*'Yon don't think this Will amour. to anything
tbenY" said III parting
.'Of course not. How can IL? Suppose you have
that child safe now in your own hands, you are
not going 10 turn him up without seeing the
"Weil, the cause OF humanity would certainly
prompt me to 10 so, SAID /.
Humanity VS.. $4,000 See how that idea
would WORK over across the street Pshawl This
ts q matter OF business with the villains and they
viii not weaken from any miiu sentImen tality.
Neither Will certain class or men VINO trying
to ind that boy"
..What are they likely TO do then-the latter
''ro hold on I'LL that offer by the Mayor is so
modified that the kidnappers can treat with the
detectives and the latter get the reward without
the delivery Of the cuiprlts,n SAID Button joe.
"Tnese are the conditions, am now pretty well
SATISFIED on which this affalr will eventually be
settled, AS II Is now, no one can get anything ex-
cept this s. 500 for any work short or the
tbe boy and MS kidnappers-both OF them. do you
seeY rhe technicaIties OF the law are always in
terposed to save the corporation from paving re-
wards The detectives have little heart in this
lob as the offer OF reward reads, and from a
strcJy business point OF view don't blame lem. -
FALSE CI.Bw AT HAMBURG.
The Quaker CITY has never been the scene OF a
wilder popular excitement than ii has been TO-
DAY. Last evening telegram was sent here from
provincial town IN the interior OF the state, but
reached the telegraph office OF the Reading Rail-
road entirely too late for delivery. AT nine
O'Clock this morning, however the despatch was
made known, Its contents being 10 the
enect that Two detective Officers of potts.
vnle had discovered IN a gypsy camp, near
cha we
10 the description OF Charley Ross This telegram
WAS private one, but before ten O'Clock thls
morning its contents had spread through this
city's entire breadth and length: crowds OF men,
women and children rushed pell-meL TO the Offices
0r the police, otner crowds barrlcaded the public
bboroughfares IN the neighborhood OF all the
newspaper of1ces: other crowds still thrOnged
the iobbies or all the hotels while the members OF
AND the PhiadelphI dropped business and every
thing else that they might assemble and await with
impatience the announcement OF lurther tidings
from the interior. Gazing from the Mayors office
along Chestnut street In both directions east and
west, the eye confronted an
IMMENSE MASS OF HUMAN BEINGS
moving TINS way and that while in 'front.' OF the old
state House the scene DeggaIs description ADD
lIonal kilograms were hourly received that the
little four year-old was discovered IN the hands OF
woman and man, who claimed him, that the
whole gypsy band had been arrested, while long
ere these teiegrams mad been announced the
Cnief OF Police, along with Mr.. Lewis, the
uncle OF the boy Charley, and few other parties
lad taken a special tram and we're already en
route for Hamburg. In the meantime the above
intelligence had appeared in print; news6oys
tbey assaulted you vehemently wherever you
might chance 20 go, and, seemingly, could not
carry in both arms enough sheets 10 crafty the
popular demand II is useless to attempt
10 describe the excitement which 10
naenced she people or tne eagerness with
winch they rushed from their homes, their Off1ces
and business 30 converse with their neighbor
concerning the news All hoped that IL wonld
turn ont 60 be true, and so strong were these
hopes that they subdued the gravest doubts.
The moment the mail train arrived from Ham
hnrg, your correspondents sought the mail agent,
my train never stops at Hamburg but we always
gosIows ny me depot IN order TO throw of the mali.
saw great crowd there this morning and
ptomnenl among all the people was a tail, sim
man, hCluing in MS arms little child with Gaxen
curls saw yesterday picture Of nttie Charley
hoss, and the moment | saw the child in the tail
mans arms | crieu out Gfeat Heavens thar Is
the very chIld-thank GodrU
fhe brother OF MT. Ross also saw the naIl aren't
and when the latter had related the above tne
loy OF the former knew NO bounds.
Tne statement rendered by the mai agent on v
served 70 spur Ny the popuiaCe into a wider state