The New York herald., 1874-07-27
The MISSING CHILD.
The Theories Regarding the Move
ments of the AbductOrs.
MIR. ROSS SPEAKS. l..
Records OF the Crime OF
Abduction.


nappers passed. Each change OF direction and
every bend in the road is to be considered Ia the
light OF indicating the Intention and the destina-
tion OF the who held the reins 1t is' obvious,
as any one can see by consulting the map and fol-
lowing the route indicated IN my letter OF yes.
terday. that either the men who drove were ut.
Jerly ignorant OF the roads they travelled or they
were thoroughly familiar with the way and
adopted the most roundabout course in order TO
misiead pursuers and confuse the children.
The ormer supposition does not seem tena-
BILE for moment The fact remains that
these men were seen in the neighborhood by sev-
eral persons some days previous to the stealing.
they we're IN every instance noticed coming down
the road across the railway. or how much the
country towards the nOrthward OF the Llmekiln
pike has been looked over by the police the people
will, OF course. be kept In utter ignorance until
HERALD correspondent penetrates the region.
A COOL, DELIBERATE PURPOSE.
The strange fact is that wherever the horse was
seen the animal looked fresh and free from dust.
The horse might have been curred at o half dozen
points on Fishers lane. / traversed this part OF
the road again to-day. and am satisfied that the
men were actuated by deliberate purpose In
choosing just the route they did. This Is GU the
hypothesis, OF course tnat the route as given is
| not mythical Whether this buggy was driven over
this Identical road 20 and from every visit to the
! country to the n0rth am not inclined to say at
| present; but this Is an important point which the
| police may afford to overlook, but newspaper
| correspondent cannot.
WHERE ARE THE HORSE AND BUGGYP
1t Is an easy thing to disguise man or to hide
child. Little Charlie Ross, dressed as girl, could
be secreted IN nall room in almost any uninquisi-
tive boarding house. That is in the city there Is
little doubt. Strange children at objects
| Of curiosity in the country. In small VII
lagos everybody knows everybody else's business,
| the number or persons in each family and the age
OF each member. The child is. then, very near at
| hand very far away. There is no middle ground.
| AT present. then the officers, who admit to the
| parents ana the public that they have no clew,
might as well devote little OF their time to the
discovery of the buggy II Is Of peculiar shape
| drawing which had prepared OF the vehicle by the
man who was mainly instrumental in furnishing
| all the information regarding the buggy It's
occupants, convinces that the description given
III the Mayors proclamation is exceedingly
| CRUDE AND INDEFINITE
| The shape Of the body OF the buggy Is such that
| II once noticed 1t would be remembered by any
| man who knows one kind OF vehicle from another
This buggy must ne in existence somewhere. 1t
Is an easy thing to hide child and there are
plenty OF dark bay norses but 1t is reasonable to
veyances this in the State OF Pennsylvania. The
pedigree OF every one such should be overhauled.
| the name OF the maker OF each should be ascer.
tanned 1t should be known to whom every Que
has been sold for the past ten years. Mayor
proclamation, commanding the police OF the entire
city and suburbs to search every barn, She'd cellar
such an espionage as chief Campbell. Of Brooklyn,
instituted by means OF his otherwise worthless
should be lound though the heavens all. There is
nothing the earth or under 1t which 1t is lmpos-
| sibie iOr an efficient police force to know.
| STOP FOOLISH ARRESTS
A thousand men can be found to answer the de.
scriptiOn given OF either OF the kidnappers. The
rivNal uyifn thn
the Go,ng can alone
! at the corner OF Richmond and Palmer
streets, declares to this moment that ne believes
Worcester, the individual arrested and discharged
this testimony, tnat neither DR.. Walker, Mr.. Ross
or the boy Walter were ever confronted with this
cluslvely that men may look very much alike. Let
the police, then, give up the kidnappers and by
| former residence. One hundred dollars would open
the mouth Of the most trusted stable boy in the
/ have theory In regard to the ownership Of this
horse and buggy. aud the route 1t followed after
leaving the vicinity OF Richmond street, but want
further investigation before venture to PROFOUND
AN INCIDENT OF THE RIDE.
| AS an example Of the efficiency OF the average
| Philadelphia policeman may relate an anecdOte.
| l avoid stating the precise locality IN order to
save the mans head. was driving along the road
yesterday when was accosted by policeman,
! VINO suddenly made his appearance from the
shadow OF a neigMhnioarl1,g gMi,ay,, nouse:-
Not very much So" retorted, Indignantly
~ mean is your name Wildr' said the police
''That Is not my name" answered.
"I didn't know put , you ,G might M be % MIN: want
this road about this time. Sorry bothered you,
SIR" SAID the Oficer.
correspondent drove on. This incident is char
AN INTERVIEW WITH MIR. ROSS
A correspondent to-day had an interview with
Mr.. Ross, the father of the abducted child, and
| found that he was aware OF all the untOward re-
ports that were in circulation concerning him.
Although o very reticent man he explained each
very plausible # not entirely satisfactory manner
He said that late In June Mrs. Ross was some
what unwell. owing to the fact that she had been
much troubled about the OF her household
and about Mr. Rosss business difficulties, and she
was advised by her physician to go to tue sea-
shore Accordingly sue repaired to Atlantic City,
where she was when her little son was stolen.
The child was lett with his brother IN the care OF
q bousekeeper, and must have Deen playing aoout
the premises when he was enticed into the wagon
with his brother oy the abductors. 1t was not I'M
tune, aud his first Thought was to look after the
little himself. This he says he did He searched
rary in the vain hope that some friend or relative
had him. subsequently he lodged Information
tine poGe @ az 9Se ee 81 ey
could get not the slightest cew TO the child's
At the instance OF friend Mr. Ross on Satur-
day, July prepared placard, giving descrip-
ton Of the child and his apparel and offering re-
ward OF $500 for his restoration. Such a reward,
he was persuaded, would be ample.
The offer OF reward was printed In all OF the
Sunday and daily papers, ana the handDiiis were
pos ted in all parts OF the city.
In answer TO this Mr.. Ross received on the 7th a
communication with what Is supposed TO be a nc
titiOus signature Offering to restore the child Tor
the immense ransom OF 100000.
None OF this intelligence was communicated to
Mrs. Ross at first for fear 1t would drive ner to
distraction, and Mr. Ross still hoped to find MS
child and restore HIM to the mother without her
knowledge OF the awful affair. The news got to
her, however, and she returned home at once.
husband, relatives and friends have naturally en-
couraged her TO hope that her child would cer-
rainy be returned to her, and she Is very hopeful
yet.
Mr. Ross denies most emphaticay that his rela-
tives have offered to give him the amount of ran
som money demanded for his child, but he says he
has been enabled raise 1t and will pay Il Tor the
recovery OF his lost darling. IL has been ran