Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-23
LITTLE CHARLEY ROSS,

LII IIlE CHARLEY ROSS.
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD OFFERED
FOR his REcovKRY-Hrs ABDucToR SUPPOSED
TO BE IN cKclL COUNTY, MD.
We presume that, by this time, all re sders OF
newspapers are conversant with the recent at
duction Of little Charley Rose, by the human fends
who have since eluded every effort for their cap
turc. Without further introductiou,s . therefore,
we publish the following proclamation issued by
Msyor Stoksly, Of Philadelphia
MAYORS OFFICE, CIrY OF PHILADELPHIA, july
22ilSH.-Att the instance of the citizens of Phia-
dephia, hereby oler reward of twenty thous-
| and dollars for the arrest and conviction of the
abductors of Charles Brewster Ross, son of Chris
tan X. Ross, OF Philadelphia, and the restoration
| Of that child to his parents.
The child was stolen from Washington lane
| near Chew street, Germantown, in the suburbs
OF Philadelphia, on the afternoon of the first OF
July last. At the time when the child was stol-
en- he answered to the following description Age
four years; dressed in brown linen kilt suit with
| short skirt, broad brimmed unbleached Panama
hat, With black band; laced shoes, blue and white
| striped stockings; the boy has long Aaxen curly
hair, hazel eyes, clear skin, round full face, and
| no marks exceptthose made by vaccination on the
arm.
His appearance as above described may ,have
been greatly changed by cutting of his hair or
changing his dress to that Of glrl, Or iu some
other way. The child was dccoyed by two men
into falling top yacht bodied buggy, painted
dark all over, lined with dark material dra wn by
dark bay or brown horse, about l5X hands high
driven, it is believed without check u rein, by two
men, who, as nearly as can be ascertained, answer
TO the following descrption;-
No. WAS man Of rather large size. prob
ably feet 5 or inches high; he was ouly seen
sitting: age believed to be from 35 to As years,
mousiache and full beard or whiskers rather
long on the chin, of brown, or sandy brown col.
Il I,o,.. L. -.
| finger Of right hand.
No. 2-Waa man about feet or 10 inch ca
| high, abo1t % or 80 years of age, Of light or
with tendency to sandy complexion. sandy
| moustache, and rsther red nose and face, having
| the appearance of a drinking man.
One of the men wore broad brimmed straw
! hat, looking as if it bad beeo worn season or
two, and much sunbrowred The other wore a
high crowned dark coored straw hat. One wore
linen dnster, the o;her gray alapaca duster.
Ono of the msn wore large glasses or goggles Of
dark color, probably a disguise
". 3. STORELY,
Mayor Of Phila.
In the cause oil humanity as well as for the in
teresis Of Justice, il is earnesly requested that
the foregoing be given the wide 81 publicity in
every newspaper ia the United Stat es and Can
| ada
Several evenings ago on the south bound train
which leaves this city at II o'clock, a rough
l!-looking man was observed in company with q
distressed looking little boy,who kept continual.
| ly saying that he wanted to 60 to his mamma.
A kind-hearted lady observed the little stranger
ard sent her own little boy to offer him cakes
and candy. Bn! be would not be eomforted,
and kept yaling for his mamma. The man
in answer to several inquiries, asserted that the
boys mother was dead
| Wien the train arrived at North East I'VE
think station the man took the liule boy and
got oh lie Yas afterwards seen by the manager
of the Marcy paper mills. Sheriff scott Of
Cecl county, is searching for him, and every
decent person ia the land will hope that hi:
s?srch will result in the villains speedy capture
SHERIFF SAIEs.--Sheriff Armstrong advertise
to sell at Persons hotel in this city, on the St
proximo, the lot which the Soldiers and Sailor,
Monument is erected, situated on Delaware
avenue and Fourteenth street, In ordinary time:
the Association would not ask twice for tht
money necessary to meet the claim for which
this sale has been ordered. Certainly there i.
public spirit enough left in the community tc
raise the required sum and stop the sale.
The Sheriff also advertses to sell on the sans
day, the brick house nea- the corner of Second
and Searles streets, belonging TO the late Henry
Witssl.
He also adysrtises 10 sell at the house OF Georg,
Whitfield, in New Castle, OH the eth instant, the
farm OF Conrad N. w whitaker, situated In Pencadei
Hundred, and containing fraction over seventy
acles of land.
Also, the two small brick dN ellings on Wolas
ton street between Eighth aud Ninth, belonging
to Andrew Crumlish