The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-12-12
Ross received nows OF the discovery OF

Ross received nows OF the discovery OF
his son. Acting upon the Information
that a mysterious "Englshman and
woman" had placed boy four years o f
age, resembling the Ross chill, as n
boarder in the home of "a family living
nan obscure portion Of the country be-
tween Tcnallytown and Brightwood,"
detectives were sent to investigate They
brought the child to Washington The
mysterious English man and woman"
were subsc1u uently arrested. 'but the
detectives were satisfied that the family
likeness proved that the child was
theirs"
1t was on the 7th of September that
the news Of the discovery" at Washing
ton was sent to Philadelphia, but scarce
ly had tho detectives finished their
investigations when dispatch c.me
from Jeflersonvillc, Iudi,na, that the
Ross child had just been found there,
aud that he had beel ph,t,ara2 he'd !,
aud his picture sent IN to Pllal:!,hi,
for id MITIGATION. This proved as dclu
si"e rs all the others.
In ten days afterwards Mr.. Ross
hopes were once more cruelty raiscl by
the following dispatch
Chicago, Scp,e nbcr 90. A Tribune
special from Lincoln, Nebraska, s,ys
deputy sheriff Manning. of Harlan
county, has arrested one Jackson, with
n boy who answers perfectly Tie dc
scripti"n of Charlie Ross. The boy says
his mothers name is Belle Ross. Mn.
ming will leave with the man and by
for Philadelphia to morrow
The foregoing dispatches were n,t 4 |
that came to Mr.. Ross IN t. tn, dotc,
tives at Philadelphia There wc,c
scores oF others that wcr; nore va ;uc
anil unsatisfactory.
pINKERToN GIVES 1T UP.
On the 2Sth of September. Al'en
Pinkcrton announced that the case had
got the better of him, and that he was
willin: to rclinquish the reward Of $50.
600 "to the parties who shall give nfor
nation which shall lead to tn, rc,)vary
Of tho child AMI the captur. OF til e
abductars On the foll,wns ,l,y the
Prnnprietors of Healing [Ptnpn \ ,.aws ,2,
Ross. 1t then came out in the tes,i
mony Of the family physician that Mr.
Ross was sin condition of prostra,ion.
/. in which he is unable to concentrate his
thoughts or to express his meaning"
In spite of that testimony men have
been found brutal enough to make iok cs
at his expense. One Of these, the mos
brutal, perhaps, was perpetrat. in
Philadelphia, i'll front Of the Adams Ex
press Company, Chestnut street. On
the pavement stood box labeled "Rob.
ert Swan, Newcastle, Del" Atabout
9 O'Clock in the morning a distinct cry
of Let me out I'm dying" The box
was seized and lurncl upon its side and
the voice, which it was now plainly evi
dent came gro the inside, cried, ooh.
don't; you hurt me. Let me out" The
reporter, who WIS present, may now b.
LETT to describe what followed in hi,
own way: "Excitemcnt was at fever
heat, and threats Of lynching the partv
who had shipped the box were freely
uttered. In few moments the whole
reiy iyhborhood became aware oflhe TACT
that the lost boy, Charlie Ro. $ had been
found in box at the express Office.
About the express Office things were
assuming highly interesting phase.
Some shouted to burot open the box;
others exclaimed it would be illegal
Many hootcd tho idea Of stopping t,
inquire into it's legality, aniallel.
The boy will ba dead before y,n ct it
open Finally, Warren appeared with
an axe and went at The box. You coul Il
hear the leaves on the trees nuttcr over
head, and every stroke the axe made was
distinctly heard on the corner below,
while, I'm dying hurry camo from the
inside in faint voice. The top is loose;
another stroke, and of il flies 4 hun