The New York herald., 1874-07-25
low her to destroy them. and thus destroy all

>, " has been asserted over and over again that
tnIeats OF personal violence 10 the child had been
received oy Mrs. Ross; but, so FAR as known, no
one mas seen them unless 1t were the parties them.
selves, selves, and the doubt has arisen IN mdny minds
Would IT or could II do possible harm to a .ae.
tectve case" even though he be the chiei to pro-
duce letters threatening three weeks ago 70 lnure
the child unless the money was paid
SINGULAR CASE OF SICKNESS.
SlXtn Query-lOu being the father &c, would
you, III your intercourse with detectives and
others. alter three days had elapsed since the loss
ol me chlld say that your wlIe was Ill, and you
could get no information from her Tor lear IL would
Kali ner. when at tnat moment IN reality your vile
was a, Atlantic CITY and had taken bath Oh the
beacn that same day, the 4th OF Juyf
The proclamation OF $500 was pacarded on the
morning oI the an or night OF the 80; ana II IS
not near III at Atlantic CITY AS she was
SAID TO be, as II ana not lnterere
since. correspondent OF a New York Journal,
unwlttingly ut the time, mad an interview with
Mrs. ROSS at her house III Germantown week or
ten days ago. lie went here III search OF Items
OF course and was received by lady IN black,
who spoke OF the loss OF tue child with great phi.
losophy, stating iii would not be harmed /; wOu!d
be returned;" such things had TO be borne IN this
world, &C.. and the correspondent ANXIOUS 10
Was told, d. i Tam am Mr. Ross , VIE" 10 say he was
aghast is drawing II very mildly lnueed. He lett
that locality. and repeated the CONVEX satlon 10
several pssther cups at Centra headquarters, /
believe, Substantially as have related It.
INABILITY TO DESCRIBE THE CHILD.
Seventh Query-ls 10 possible that you. as the
father OF Il lour year Old aarng." could not give
description of the,Dabe, ..lnother's marKsn ana
all, without recourse to the mother, even II she
That question will answer itself
"ALONE IN THE HOUSE"
Eighth Query-N ould you, as the father &c, un-
dertake 10 take charge OF TWO cnildren, one lour,
the other SIX years OF age, while the mother was
would so away and leave the cnlldreu to his
charge. when the latner had business difficulty
TO straighten out that had been produced through
nnanclal crisis
PECULIAR LINK.
Ninth Query-Mhy was the description OF the
child telegravhed 'twlce" .'white linen spr on
two days, when on the third 1t was discovered
that 1t was .'orownf' me excitement OF the mo-
ment could nave accounted 1or this; but, with all
the mysterious surroundings o this most mys-
terious case, 1t Is peculiar hnk IN what hundreas
consider peculiar cnain of circumstances.
A BLINDFoLDlSG POLICY.
Tenth Query-Wouid you, as the chief of a force
! OF detectives. and claiming to nave any brains
whatever, send out ON Il case OF genuine child
| stealing "the weakest men you mad on the force,
and keep all the Old veterans in the office AT Police
I nnd some thlng out and "plpe" III the wrong
| quarter
| on ms accidental discovery that man named
I Harris was Hanon, the wretch who murdered
little Mary Mohlman, selected, as the first one TO
be started III this case, the very weakest man he
! had under nim This po,lcy was followed all the
way through, up to the time oil his virtual aban-
donment OF tue case, by recalling his men. Sucn
veterans as Callahan, FRANKS, Levy and Iryon may
have found something II started sooner. OUT
trained and keen eyed, they woud doubtless
have come to tue same conclusion as Josh raurart
THAT there was tning behind All this that viii
come out III time. Says Tagsart to a ne spaper
man, ''l know more about this case than you do,
IL Icou!d only tell you now, but can't. Can 1t be
possible there Is an American citizen OF African
descent IN the wood pile ~
NOVEL WAY OF RAISING FUNDS.
Eleventh Query-When the talk became both
loud and deep that there was possibility oi Il
conspiracy. and you could get no Information from
those tacitly referred Ia, would you not think "a
little investigation that way might 40 good even
If 1t entered the precincts Of the ,amllys
1t is merely gwen as one OF the rumors OF the
city that III TINS day OF StupendoIs crimes at whlcn
the " orld stands aghast IN this day OF widespread
financial ruin IN this day OF Jay Cooke emoarrass-
meuts and Franklin Saving Fund frauds It would
Ie possible thing ior person who had been In
financial difficulty and COMPROMISED with his
creditors at three Six nine and twelve months, to
go into conspiracy Of this very character to raise
the wind and start anew.
AN INGENIOUS PLOT.
The plan is not such dtt1cult one aS at first ap.
pears am IN business, member OF q firm. |
md am going to smash mp; most business men
crash really comes. Icompromise with nv credit.
ors and by good management or good lucK-call it
Hs six a%a
not nc r for
in IN case lost my child make an arranseme
with certain parties to abduc the child, take 1t to
| q place OF safety, giving them twenty-our--yes,
say thirty-six hours start. The people are appalled,
by such crime as child stealing, known only
among the Gitana ana Bohemians-it strikes ter.
ror to the hearts OF all parents, and touches them
right at hearth and home. A blaze OF Indignation
follows, q meeting is called and money raised Tor
the purpose OF securing the chd's return. The
sum IS large one, cav $50 900. and as soon 1t is
raised detective. whom have arranged with,
walks home with the child and pockets the reward,
share Of II, as per agreement. This Is posi-.
BILE thing, even in our day OF immaculate detective
purity.
CONCLUSION.
This cannot be the case in the Ross abduction
The reward OF $40 900 offered by the citizens,
the signature OF the Mayor, Dy proclamation, Is so
guarded that IL will avail nothing unless the abduc.
tors produced. The project lor cash by outside
parties has failed here, and will continue to fail.
The people Will tolerate no tampering with
crime this kind. and az trips to Bellair, Md and
other out OF tne way places have Jailed, would 1t
not be good idea lOr the police authorities OF the
city to look little closer home instead OF going
far ''afeld ?" Many child, wept and cried over
as lost in the early twilight, has been found costly
asleep aud In bed.
The above is merely sent as series OF questions
which are asked every day III the city OF Phila1el
phia and pass from mouth to mouth. They
asked in the interest OF truth ana in the cause
humanity. They show the feeling as 1t exists In
this community, and as they have not heretofore
been asked publicly. their appearance in your col
umns may spur those who are working for that
end To recover the child at all hazards, without
any compromise whatever Is tne sincere desire Of
yours, VNDEX