The New York herald., 1874-12-20

between them and fasten she three together you
spirit, but no rudGer was ever attached mat
could see. though there vas socket for II. The
o ss s
awning Of canvas. Several little boats lay at the
stern. but 1t is . singular thing we never saw the
lay there for months Whatever T their ir BUSINESS ness
they carried It on at night, and tell you they car
ali directions None q us ever ventured TO GO Z,
near this Doas. because u was pretty clear to
rs that Is was storing place or depot FOR river
November, and We never saw her Afterwards.
hOsHER AND DOUGLAsf
zone day, whine that boat was lying there, . cat
rugged boat came up from the direction OF Bergen
Point. She drew our attention on account OF her
being painted . ieaden color. There were two
n we had any Holsters. We told them we hadn't
and they lacked OF in the direction OF Bay Ridge.
scribe the men particularly. NY boy there saw
them. What did they lock like, Freddy Here
the other was young man, one he femem-
bered had beard, but he could NOS tell which,
! am quite positive that the fellows on that nrst
boat were a gang OF thieves"
WHAT CORONER REINHARD SAW.
Coroner Jacob Relnnard, oi Jersey CITY, states =
about three weeks on Robblns' Reef last summer .
While there ! noticed that eaden coiored boat
Douglas. From the description am positive it is
the same boat. II had cabin, and l should not
be surprised II they had Charley Ross there all the
time. Only two men were to be seen. They lett
about the LIST OF November, and the body OF the
boy brought TO Speer's Morgue was i0und on the
had been ying. County Physician Stout expressed
the opinion wnen he viewed the body that 1t had
sss and nSVH that % together have srona
that these fellows MADE away with the caild at
that place."
The HERALD reporter went to Speer's Morgue.
Jersey City, where he met the superintendent,
see
the entry made IN this book. (Reading) NO.
vember IL. ls74.-send Tor drowned child st po-
lice station, Greenvlle; 70 be kept two or three
days. by order OF DIR. Stout Then, sir, | sent
man down as directed. The BODY was in the po-
the water or Constable Hook. The man who saw
1t notified policeman, who Ashed 1t out We put
II on Ice down in the cellar and kept 1t four days
Nobody appearing to claim or identity II, 1t was
placed in a coffin, with It's clothes on, Just
as L had been found, and thus we in. in.
his head and said, ION, it is some poor
little thing that fell out OF boat, perhaps. 1t Is
saea sear a., case o. shat snere y no
1t a1rer the regular time. the lace was much de-
composed and dsfgured, as II by dashing against
haps four. There was q mark or vaccination on
the right arm. raised the eyeid and think the
the dress was a cheek frocK Of iine wool ana neatly
made. IL was drawn up at the back OF the neck
with running string but what observed par
ticularly was that the shoes were much too large,
and 1t was clear they were not bought Tor tnat
child; they were almost new. The stockings were
striped, blue, white and red, and made OF wool.
There was sufficient quantity or clotning for the
season. There were no marks Of violence on the
body. NY son buried it and knows the spot"
MYSTERIOUS MAN AT THE MORGUE.
When Douglas sister visited the Brooklyn
Morgue she was accompanied by quiet, reserved
and wore red mustacne and side whlskers. On
Friday, when the undertaken arrived to prepare
ihe bodies for burial TINS man % was also present.
pecially anxious to avoid meeting any newspaper
reporter. During conversation between the un-
that Charley Ross was alive and well, and that ne
would not be surprised to hear OF the recovery or
the missing boy before sundown that day friday,
and that by Sunday at the furthest Charley Ross
would De in the keeping OF superintendent Wall
ing. Mr.. Mcguire then asked what was the au-
the red-whlskered unknown man at once gave the
following informalion:-"I saw Douglas last FRI
Gay ana s nun 80 ead M hsn hs NAYS ana Try 70
penitent, admitted That he had stolen tine child.
ana said he would make . full confession and re-
also said he believed that If Douglas had lived
week longer the child would nave been restored
pnr G To Questions put BY Masare the man SAID
he lived Ia New Jersey and asked the way to Full.
ton ferry. being watched, however, he was seen
somewhat significant, as there Douglas head
quarters have been for months. II ID supposed
give no name, was closely connected win Douglas.
Mr.. Mum, the undertaken. was visited bs re-
porter yesterday, and asked whether he knew the
name or address OF his companion at the Morgue
He answered that he knew nothing about him.
and that all the communication he had ever held
with him was when he came TO his establishment
and asked about the burial OF Douglas. On Thurs
day. however, Mr.. Mum received information
which led MIN to sincerely believe the boy would
be restored very soon. Last evening he had COM
menced to lose faith In this assurance, but he
would not give the name OF his informant. Mr..
Mum will conduct the funeral OF Douglas at his
own expense, on account OF his early ASSOCIATIONS
with hlm IN his innocent days.