The New York herald., 1874-07-30
A Possible Clew Found
at Last.
1 MYSTERIOUS CLOSE CARRIAGE.
Letters from Thieves and KnaveS Still
Received by the Father.
PHILADELPHIA, July %, 1874.


ever. and one is often at loss to comprehend ex-
actly wnat they mean, but from the present ope-
rations OF the force It is thought that the CORE
spondence has actually been renewed or that
there are strong suspicious that 1t will be re.
opened at early date. Whether this is so or not
1t is certain that
MYSTERIOUS LETTERS
continue to pour In on tho father OF the missing
boy. They may or may no. be written by the real
kidnappers. and 1t Is certain that many OF them
are not n these letters are to be credited the
boy is iD several States OF the Union at the same
time There is one persistent writer from wor.
cester, Mass, who would do an act OF mercy II he
would stop writing. The great number OF cond.
thing startling to contemplate. In all cases the
writers OF the letters say, ''send us the money"
or deposit the money and give us time to draw
It," or send Us certified checks" aud we will give
you the boy. Rather q 'cheeky" demand, am
sure.
SAVE HIN FROM HIS VISITORS.
II there is one reason why Mr.. Ross should be
pitled for the loss OF his chid aside, Of course,
from the grief which such calamity in itself is.
calculated TO ortng 1t is on account Of the great
number OF visitors who throng his store with all
sorts OF ridiculous theories There Is one old
gentleman who calls every day TO reterate his
belief that the little boy has been carried of BY
the gypseys. He says he is sure OF 1t, because he
"heard OF case Of the kind when he was boy.r
Another chronic case is an old lady who calls to
inquire after the boy, and on being informed that
there is no news, bursts out into the most uncon-
troable 1T Of crying, and usually concludes oy So
liciting the loan OF q few pennies.
MRS. DR. WALKER IN THE CASE.
lady atltred In the black farmers satin
Bloomer dress OF the future entered MIR. Ross
vactQrdQv
speakable. In her eyes, and an evident inclination
to blubber and talk apparent around the mouth.
avoided her. The strangers in the store all did.
She perambuated to the rear once with the
stride OF broken.hesrted Minerva. The extra.
neous cloth In her pantaloons duttered and
Mapped as she marched up tho store to the high
rostrum. All stood aside, and, noticing the vehe.
ment way IN which she clutched her sun umbrella,
caudidly say tnat 1t was the ssddest sight ever
witnessed. Such wreck ol womany charms!
Ing IN make 'SSH np were eth thrown away.
9! must see Mr.. Ross" said the lady.
"He Is at lelsure.' said the gentlemanly book
''Madame."
"Win you say to him that Mrs. Dr.. Walker
wishes to see HIM. continued the lady.
II am Mr.. Ross" said that gen ntlemau, coming
"MY TRoUBLEs.n
"weil, sir, want to tell you about my trou.
81 have troubles enough OF my own, Madame.
Do you know anything III relation TO the child ~
''No. alas thar is, I thought did, but Twas
mistaken, ana that Is the cause OF all my woe."
'How's that ~
''Well, in this way. live in Washington" she
went on to say, land day or two ago / had some
persons arrested ior the kidnapping Oh your
child--twO men and a woman. They could not be
held, the Judge said. as there was no proof. The
law-wnere l wish they still were-they began
action against me lor false Imprisonment / mad
~ q te.sttt HArn ynn1
cor clothes,i' heard some one whisper.
al do not know what shall do" sne went on.
Here she broke down and cried as II her heart
would break Her grief WAS some thing dreadful
to see. such bhehted prospects in one so young
Il am sure don't know what you will do, said
Mr.. Ross. ~ have no money to give you."
male went out.
lhe Pennsylvania Detective Bureau is hard at
offered reward OF g. 500 ior anv in,ormat,o9 tnat nat
will give u clew to the whereabouts OF the thieves,
while the advertisement leaves the informant
under pledge OF the strlctest confidence
POSSIBLE CLEw.
little excitement has been aroused in this city
evening IN the Allentown Star, and reproduced In
a Phi!adelphia newspaper this afternoon, that
lore barber shop in Allentown, on Tuesday July
:, con aiming two men, woman ana a BOY said to
resemble very closely little Cnarey Ross. The
child was taken into the barber shop, aud his
curls were cut on. The party then drove away.
AT the time of this writing nothing further is
known than tbe above. IL Will be noticed that the
description OF the wagon and the fact OF It's being
drawn by two jaded horses render the account
somewhat doubtful, as the thieves drove away IN
open carriage. drawn only by one horse. The de-
scrptiOn OF the child, as stated above, corresponds
somewhat with the very accurate one published
In the HERALD this morning. The description gwen
OF the two men Is OF but very little consequence,
since at the time they made Off with the
child they were in disguise, and wherever they
are now, or course present an entirely clfferent
appearance. Everybody seems TO now entertain
stances the child may at some time be returned.
the kidnappers will never be arragned. They
have for go long a time evaded the energy and
shrewdness OF the police that the latter acknOwl-
gagged the yacht-bodied wagon where they went
TO after leaving Germantown, where they have
been since and where they are now are
all questions wrapped in mystery deep,
dark and lmpenetrabe. while after every stable IN
town has been earched, hundreds OF houses over
turned and detectives placed at newspaper and
post Offices. there has been found no ciew TO the
morse, the wagon, the Kdnappers or Tie child.
Alter nll this time has been consumed one tDlng
only has been ascertained which is IN Its way, OF
but little less vital interest TO the community than
the recovery oil the little one.
THE STUPID ISCOMPETENCY
OF the police now stands indisputable
fact before the people, and each parent
the consequences. In case his little one is
carried of all that will be lett ior him Will be
barter with the thieves, for the department. has
clearly shown itself unable TO arrest kidnappers.
Perhaps thn inhuman outrage may yet become
the means OF arouslng an Indignation so great
that the Mayor viii be compelled TO place upon his
force men who are In possession OF some other
talent than tnat required TO manipulate success
fully political campaign.