The New York herald., 1874-12-20
CHARLEY ROSS.
Results Of Superintendent WaIlng'S Mys-
teriouS Expedition
M r S. M O S II E r j.
The Dead Burglars Career as
Told by His Wife.
A WOMAN'S DEVOTION.
How She Goi Her Husband Pardoued and
Followed His Fortunes.
AN UNFORGIvING FATHER.
Search for the Boy Drowned in
Newark Bay.
THE FISHERMAN'S TALE.
What the BED WhiSkered Man Said at the
proaEJvn Mo.wuo
How She Col Her Husband PaldODed an
Followed His Fortunes.
AN UNFoRGIvING FATHER.
Search for the Boy Drowned il
Newark Bay.
THE FIsHERMAN's TALE
What The Red WhiSkered Man Said at the
Brooklyn MOrgue.

That immediate expectation Of the speedy re-
tnrn OF the lost boy Charley Ross. which grew out
0f the death OF the men who were admittedly his
aDductors is at an end. Not but in the innu-
Derable "clews" furnished the police by the un-
timely taking OF OF the burglars may ultimately be
found the solution OF the question: but it is evil
dent enough to those WHO nave watched the pro-
ceedngs OF the detectives that they are all anoat,
Rnd that the winding OF the labyrinth which leads
10 the boy, whether dead or alive, must be CON-
nenced anew. Failing the recovery which 1t was
hoped and confidently expected would follow on
the Long Island tragedy, the only course left has
been adopted by the police authorties-namely.
of searching out as far as possible the life OF the
Asductors from the time the great crime CON-
mItteu, conhdenr that in the knowledge thus OBJ
talned Will be found the roao to success. Hap
ply for this purpose the man Mosher was
Wen known TO that numerous class who when
out OF durance, are constantly under the surveil-
lance OF the authorities; and now that their for
mer companion and friend is beyond the fierce
krasp OF the law they are not un willing to curry
some sight favor with its representatives by tell
ing all they know. Already there is reason to
believe that much information regarding the lie
Si the dead burglars has been fu, nished to the
superintendent or Police, and that in the end al
intervened since the abduction will be known to
HIM. In shis 1t is clear enough lies the only ra-
taonal basis OF hope that the child will ever be
restored TO It's friends. in recounting his story OF
tae buried child at New Britain, which appeared
IN the HERALD of yesterday, the Superinten dent
stated that o ten in tracing out crime informa-
tlon which seemed triGing leads to the most i'm
portant results, while the cew which held
IOrtn the brightest promises OF success as
often proved entirely worthless The truthfulness
Of the latter proposition has been entirely estab
lshed IN case and IL is only to be hoped that
she Iormer VIII be as enectually verified. Acting
upon his experience IN tnis regard it Is fair to say
inat superintendent wallng allows no fact or
circumstance which may have the remotest bear
lBe on the case, to go without investigation. He
IL IN constant receipt OF letters from members OF
the sympathZiDg public, many OF them suggesting
ways and means ior the recovery OF the child TO
recount which would ueggar beel. To them all
he gives q careful attention, and yet from none OF
them can 1t safely be said he has derived any ben
efL Many OF them are excessively absurd and
hkely TO make an important addition to the
enrious literature or the day should they ever be
published.
THE DROWNED CHILD.
The child drowned IN Newark Bay, near Bayonne,
constituted the central point OF interest at Police
headquarters yesterday. The superintendent had
. consultation with the man who found the body,
who Is a resident OF New York and was engaged at
ihe time In dredging for oysters. He was carefully
examined in reference to the child which, accord
Ing 10 Dls statement, was about the age OF the
Ross ooy. A picture OF the latter was shown him,
md he Jailed TO discover any resemblance, partl-
colarly dwelling, however, upon those differences
IN appearance which could be easily made Dy art
or the passage OF time, such as the length OF the
hair, tne amount OF nesn, &C., which led to the
conclusion that his opinions on the subject OF
identity were OF no particular value. O1icers were
kent to the locality with instructions TO investigate
the matter, examining the Coroner. the physician
who testified on the occasion and all persons h2v-
1nE anything TO do with the inquest or the burial.
wGile thus proceeding in an investigation OF the
matter the Police Superintendent Is well satisfied
that the pody found was not tnat OF Charley Ross.
Nor does he believe, rom his knowledge OF crlml-
MAJ Glasses, that the boy has been IN any way IN
INTERVIEW WITH MRS. xosHER.
Mrs. Mosher Is medium sized woman, about
twenty-five years OF age. neither stout nor thin,
good looking and gentee in appearance. In
manner she IS subdued and retiring and in speech
slow and measured. she has been left, BY the
death OF her husband, completely penness, with
four Young children. her parents are respectable
only daugnter. She has had six children during
The eleven years she has been Mosher's wife, two
OF whom died. She was married TO Mosher when
but fifteen years of age, he being at the time
turned f0rty. She acknowledges having loved him
him have never undergone a change. During an
interview with reporter OF the HERALD last
Dlgnt she told the following story
was fifteen years old when j married Nosher.
was at the time made his acquaintance living
with my family IN this city; he was Or a visit 10
Eame house with us; shortly after ] made his ac-
guaintance was asked by him to become his wife.
thought sufncient Of him TO do So but my tam-
,iy objected TO it. When spoke OF the matter TO
nv father he answered me that the
sssea me G0 II wouIs 0y wait yeai and da'see see
now things turned out in that time, and promised
han I 1uSa r no nynm hutM Mnaba ~o
naliy at me, telling me he did not want to wait
iong as that. He talked SO much about 1t and
AZ last yielded to his entreaties and we were
married in the Methodist church in Wiiiett street.
No girl could get kinder husband than did, and
rom the day he married me up TO the one when I
ssw him last he never changed TO me.
Dnt yu s,,ep we 20 biiea rooms IN Avenue a. Nv S1s
pand at that time worked at boat building-get-
linR employment where ne could around the city.
work generally. / have seen few men In my life
that were more industrious or attentive when
svexything went well with him, but sometimes 5
pad NICK would come and then he was SUBJECT to
FITS OV MELANCHOLY.
natured, easy.dispositioned man naturally. anc
sis duiness soon wore on He was always kind
rar sna attentve TO me caring for me and hts chil.
say OF him aud his lie, don't complain. don't
read the papers much myself but from
many misstatemenis made about him. Tne
nrst knex or suspected OF ANYTHING
L
among his people. They were hut whispers at
frst and not meant for me to hear OF course
they made me uneasy when had heard many of
these stories, but In the commencement did not
believe them, trusting my husband and having
faith n him. IL was all brought out one day when
ne was arrested, think, for assault and battery
but am not sure. He was leaving the court room
after the fria when some oficer. VINO recognized
him as man who had broken Jail in westchesIer
county some time before, arrested hin. only heard
OF that a few days after, and you can imagine my
astoDiEhment At the news. He was taken TO
white Plans and tried, / think for burglary, and
cent to the state Prison iOr five years. He was
the best conducted, hardest working man In the
prison. and earned the good opinion Of all the