The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-12-19
Charlie Ross.

The most intense excitement was
created throughout the country on
Monday last by the report that two
burglars, named Douglas and Mosher,
had been shot and killed, while attempt
ing to commit burglary at Bay Ridge,
Long Island, that morning. Douglas
stating befor he died that Mosher was
the abductor of the boy Charlie Ross.
The following particulars we copy from
the Philadeldhia Press of Wednesday :
New York, Dec. 15.-Intense excite
ment has prevailed all day at police
headquarters in this city and at the
Brooklyn Morgue, where lie the bodies
of the two burglars shot at Bay Ridge.
Eager crowds have surrounded both
buildings in the expection of some new
developement as regards the missing
Charlie Ross. On the conclusion Of the
examination of the bodies, this after
noon by the Coroner's physician, the
crowd In the room vacated the place
on the entrance of three gentlemen, who
Quietly looked at the bodies and then
wenttoa room adjoining that in which
the corpSes were. These men were
Chief Helms, of Philadelphia; Mr..
Lewis, uncle of Charlie Ross, and the
man, a citizen of New York. who some
month ago met Mrs. MOsher in the
child. He had been ON the lookout
for the boy, and so impressed was he
with the great affliction that came on
the family in the loss of their child, that
he was unable to rest without making
a search for the boy. He dreaded that
a like aflliction might come on himself.
His wife was worried almost to death,
thinking that such crime could be
committed and the perpetrators escape.
One night, while passing along the
street scrutinizing the face of each child
he met, he came upon Mrs. Mosher and
the boy. lie Immediately recognized
the boy with her as the child Charlie
Ross. He accosted the woman. She
pretended to be a stranger. He offered
accommodation for her and her child in
q hotel without letting her know his
suspicious. While at the hotel he noti
fed Inspector Walling. The official
visited the woman, but after examna-
tion allowed her to go. This man was
positive that the child with her was the
boy. The insp ctor at the time laugh
ed at him, and was incrednlous of his
story. Since then he ascertained that
the man was right, aud has used every
means in his power to oh.ain clue TO
to the whereabouts of this woman. OF
course the woman told her husband, and
he, confdlng in his "pal," rehearsed
. to him the narrow escape he had. This
! substantiates Douglass story. Later
in the afternoon two women came tC
the Morgue with member Of the Har-
Dor Police. One was Douglass sister,
l the other, is supposed, Mosher's wife
Q They identified the bodies. tn o.
supposed to be Mrs. Mosher said: "It';
a shame they shot mOle than once. NJ
matter what they did, they should no
: have been killed like dogs!" The TIVE
$ women came from New York. Still
@ later, the uncle of the boy Charlie, ac
companled by Charles brother, Wal.
ter, visited the Morgue in company will
: Captain Irving and other detectives 0
l. New York. The room was cleared
IS and the boy Walter viewed the bodies
# He was unable to express any positiv
= opinion concerning the identity of tn
u men. Pointing to Douglass body. h
7, said 81 think he is one of them"
!. The Brooklyn Eagle this evenin
al printed story in the shape of dis
!, patch from this city, to the effect tina
Charlie had been discovered, indent
70 fed, aud exclaimed, and that he was o
S. his way to Philadelphia. The polio
pronounced the statement as woll
without foundation, The following az
'A ditional facts as to the movements {
l. Mosher, with whom died the secret Il
xe the present of the boys whereabOut,
ns are given publicity; Within five day
49, of the stealing, Mosher returned to Ne
W York from Philadelphia, and brougl
to with him child. He went to his res
It. dence ON RivingtOn street, and 'wt
ar there three days, when he was see
: there TO leave with the child. This d
o. not come to the knowledge of the pc
he pie until long afterward, as no clue ha
n then been obtained connecting Mosh
he with the abduction, and it was on
hu after the giving away of William Mos
W er that the watch was set on his NOV
s ments. The investigation was begu
he by Captain Heddon, and disclosed tn