New-York tribune., 1874-12-21
TIE CUARLLY Ross MYSTERY.

c,rw To THE MISSING CHILD OBTAINED-TIE
POLICE OF THE OPINION THAT HE Is STILL IIv-
ySG-KTAsoNS FOR THE BELIEF-TIE INIoHMA-
TION WITHHELD BUT or AN UNMISIAhAbLt
CHARACTER
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 2C.-The Public Ledger Of Mon
day will contain the following:
II 1, generally known tnat Monday last. immedi-
otey after the receipt Of the news OF tho killing of
Mosjer and Douglass in the Bay Ridge burglary,
Can't Helms, Chief OF the detective force
OF this city, went to New-iork. accom-
ponied by private citizens. for the purpose OF
learning every hing possible as TO the Identity OF the
burglars with the abductOrs. After the identification
was completed they, in company with Mr.. FRANCIS ID.
Lewis, a detective employed byi Mr. Ross engaged
in cooperation with Mr.. walling, the superin
tendent Of the Eew-York Police Department.
IN an effort 10 get some new cew TO thelwhereabonts
OF the stolen child The result OF this has already
been published. They, however. In the course
Of the searching inquiries made in New-fork during
tho last week obtained circumstahtial Information
confirming the diving statement OF Douglass that the
child. contrary TO the very popular belief on the sub
iec is still living This information was gwen direct
and In an forn 10 one Of the philadelphia
party and by him TO the police authorities, who were
close at hand, but IL cannot DO puoished
ia as specific form he got IT, because that might de-
feat the expectation OF getting any further Information
from the same source. The following. however, Will
lief the police departments OF the TWO cies tat no
harm has come 10 Charley Ross:
The abductors had always adhered subbornly 10 one
MAN that 49, they demanded that the $4,000 ransom
should be paid that they should then have sone
margin Of time to examine the money and see that
IL WAS not marked and TO get away TO some
distance and that for these purposes they must have
the money from five TO hours before the child was
handed over boy being held for that time as kind
n, hostage for the good faith OF his friends.
Th,s plsn the abductors stuck TO from
frs, 70 last on the other hand. the police
departmen and those who represented the family and
the citizens reward und were as resolue that NO such
nan shoud be carried out that would make every
nosibe TO recover the child and make his recovery
the means Of capturing the brigands, and that there
hond he no COMPROMISE Of the matter that would en-
he the tbieye To get the money and then mako their
cscape. Thus there was asruSgle nVoIine endurance
aud determination on both sldeS, ths 'ne'es expect
ing TO wear ont the patience OF the suuorib.
family ana the resolution OF the police, ana
he latter being determined 10 wear out the resources
and purpose OF the thieves Ai.er :, ,h "a cise
OF November that hey were DAHeu ana ocaen ia tn1
plan hey had stubborny nela 20 or 80 iog ''e r i
mar they would have to adopt some otheI. IheV
had very hard pushed for the means ot h'ihg
and thi doubtless compelled them to take the IlsA oi
| The conclusion to abandon their nrst plan, anu
an the night before they wero killed ut Bay
Ridge they were CONSIDERING ano'"'r ,n"s nS
he the oasis ~ simultaneous eAchnhgo
of the child for the money The oo'.ous ueduc ION iro
hs \, that the child III ist have been hl'o AZ tuat th
s,turdnv Dee IL, or .lso tho abductors wouid
have had no necessity Tor considering a} chauSe o
plans. and especially change that wona @ i.iuo ,no
nrmction Of the CHILD at the time whom tue money was
pad IL may be added uAt the poivo uo'oa
ad any ~ suppose the chi'd ntu u'c 'nu % m NV
was iiying y TOW hours before his a0dac'or' we'o
kill0d