, 1874-10-26

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The abduction OF lI.tlo Charley 11oss is one OF
the sadtlost caaes which haa e7er been mads
public, not only In the evens lthols, but In tho
distressing consequences which hive resulted
from It to the family. The alternate hopeB and
despxtr which tho father and mother liave auf-
fercd tho atandern Which havo boon hoapcl
upon then, tho cruel. practical jokes which
hare boen played upon them by heartleaa people,
md tho malicious mannor Ia xlich certain Jour-
nails have followed them for The mere sake Of
seuaation, have been hitherto unparalleled in
such cases. The littlo boy nas abducted by two
men on the 1at OF July last, whllo playing with
bis brother, and waa carried OF in buggy bo-
5ona tho reach Of his parants. The father Of"
fored reward OF $500, which only brought
out Al Anonymous communication that
$4,000. It was not until 1dno days afsar the ab-
duction that tho philndelphia police took my
steps towards ferrotfng out the abductora, aud
then commenced opoeatiopa by isautng denortp~
tlyo circular. watch uas 10 looso1y and vaguely
drawn that numerous innocent parties were mr.
1estcd upon suspicion meanwhile. the fAther
kept receiving anonymous lottess ofleEiug to
surrender tho child for stated sum. Tho police
authorities, however, would not allow him to act
upon them, upon the ground that public Justice
ought not to be defeated. The City Of phl!aao.-
phia then offered reward of 100000 for aurh
information ~ would lead TO tho discovery OF
tho child. Tic largeness Of the reward In
t1ucea Allan PinkaEton and numerous de-
tectiyes, bath public ind private, to
go to work, aud Mr. Ross had hopea
something you'd bo done. Something WAS
done. but that something was Of snch a
nnturc That It only added 10 tho dist1eas OF the
family. On tho 25tia Of Ju1y, news came Of tue
az7est Of man in Richmond, Va. having tho
cozruo Of o child supposed to bo Charley Roaa,
but it turned out to be child 10 montha Of age.
On tho 4th OF August, q womau waa arrested In
West Philadelphia With chlld which subse-
quansly abe proved vas her own. Then came a
dispatch from Bennington, VT, that q woman
hAd boen arrested there with child answering
the description Of Charley Ross, Like tho others,
this etild 1aa ahoHn to belong to another. Thus
III. Ross Was kept travelling from point to point,
always in eager anticipation Of finding his ch.ld.
bus aluaya disappointed. Then cama tLo news
from odon In this State, With whioh our zeadosa
AFRO familiar, containing an account Of the arrest
Of two men and woman having child auppoa-
cd to ba Charley Rosa in thelr possession, who
turned ont to ho the son OF ono Ja1nos Heuder-
aon. Next cone tho story OF mythical Pitts
burg detective, who was On tho very owe Of dis
covering tic cltld,-a story Which wsa coon
exploded Nke tho rect. Similar sto1iea followed
each other In rapid auccession from Washington,
Jofee,soL villo, Ind. Lincoln, NGb and scores Of
other places ot o atrulnr charactor, each ono Of
which excited hopos In the minds Of the parents
only to 10 cruelty dissipated. Other dispatches
havo been received from parties nho arc ouna-
dent they have asen the chill Iu addition to
these distressing disappointments. tho family
hayo been In the constant receipt Of threatening,
scurrllous, and eowxrdly lessess from synonymous
sources. Benaatonal newspapers, under glar-
ing head-lincs, have printed oil so1to
Of vile elauaers. cruel descriptions Of tho fam-
NY Muu 0t4lt1Qoa AAL4Allf64 ~ t4eA1 kIAeAs hA0
aoue hare eYsn accused them OF being corrupt
and lnarcenar5, and Of having conni7ed at the
abduction Of thoir child for tho eako Of gnln.
Thu sacretaosa Of tholr griof-Btrickon home has
been inttuded upon by prying aud unsentlo-
manly reporters and correspondents, Who hare
written up most falso and crael lotteIB.
These henrtless alandc1s, cruel pesnecutlons,
and hcart-brsaAiug alterations between hope
md lespatr hnvo at last 70 worked upon Ar.
Roaa that thoy hive driven him inaaus, and his
physician ruports him in p sinking condition.
The friends Of tho family, unable 10
stop tho malice and reoldesanaas Of theoo
sensational journals in any other way,
havo brought suit for libel against the
most Of them. which will probably havo the o.
lecs to silence the rest Of the puck. The poos
mother who waita and watches against hope FOR
tho return Of hoz child will have tho profound
sympathy Of tho public, md the hoar.lesa
wretches who havo added to her troubles by their
Gendish cruelty nothing hut ita profoundest
contempt and indignation.
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SOUTHERN SCHOOLS.