Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-15
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esr. vho would aak il his name wa,
Dakss, aad II he he'd lived in SoutI
OaRohna. Upon his answering eyes
10 both Questions, the man would
quiskly disappear. This had happen
I'd repeatedly, he said. and whenever
hs had bsen able to stop his questionel
! and d0nsnd his reason for wanting to
know, the stranger would always re-
fuse 10 talk further. It was always q
different man who approached him, he
declared. That day, he said, he had
seen Boothe in Washington square,
Hnobssrved by him, he thought, and
had followed him to drinking saloon,
whore he had lost his trail.
sEAKE6 A PERSONAL INTERVIEW.
Hr. Russ Immediately prepared q
''psrsOr,sl" for the Evening Star, in
prsssxcs Of Baker, and signed it with
hls Rsme, Ma fo4Iowst
s-Shou:d like DO have q personal
inssrvisw With you. VT. B.
fhis pubissation promptly brought
che foliowins response. addressed to
yo3aS esker:
soT 70 Hs noUarr.
sss yosf sotics to-day IN Star.
l woRH ssns and zee ycu. You are
puszing q !sb upon me. Iwon's write
oo noEe, 90 sha< ends is. You vii;
&Ad ths boy where l sAy, and by the
aas you get this I viii be in York
(nssaing Rsw York. probably>) [
eot &soGsy, And y1u cat oatch me in
40 trap. De 10 / Asy and you will
ssscssd. sOme detective has pus you
up ~ thia. What have said is true,
20 help Re Goi.;
: Esa sAa't know any more IL yoa see
me, fur I don't know. You want to
Gee 0e only b coop me. Ynu will
nsvsF see me asain. So goodbye
I d,daH think yes would try that
SaHs after told all. am the only
oas vho knows where hs L.
EHLsE B.
This was the work Of the same hand
b1t IL vAs 0ore scrawled than the
other lester, aud the latter portion
Wa 70 blotsed a. to be undscipher-
abIe.
RHeULAR sUkhoEs.
Ca his way hoRs from work that
evening young Baker Was crossing
WalA1s 0erest, at the corner of Nine
tssaSk srsst, ct dusk. He was hailed
hy q Raaa accompanied by o woman.
both were entire strangers 10 him
-t4s RAl said This 10 Dir. Baker,
fosaszE st South Carolina, I be-
hsvSf
AE. Baker replied, 81 am, but as
yod have the advantage of me, may 1
ask your name"
Fhe stranger snswered, III is not
necessary for you to know. Somebody
Wishes to see you on business of i'm
portance 70 morrow morning at the
West Fhiisdelphia depot, between
seven and nine O'Clock. Will you
pleAss make it convenient to be there %
Baker AAId lie would. but wanted the
nAme ~ the person. The stranger
told him that he would recognize the
uan at sucs when he saw him. He
refused 30 answer any further Ques-
IiOus, aud hs and his companion were
loon Lost in the crowd.
Young Baker sent TO Mr. Ross,
through his employer on South street
md Aaked an uncle, who is employed
~ Il. O. Eby d Co. Wholesale gro
,ers Of $50 Market atreet, 40 20 with
liza 10 she place Of meeting. His un-
lie did NOT arrive there until half past
o'clock and vas just 200 late. Mr..
Ross did not reoeive word in time to
AVE detective on the spot, and the
| An Of course escaped. While Baker
Fss looking for the man who had SO
nyrterIously::sunmoned him, his South |
]arolfns acquaintance grasped his !
and, saying 'I am the man who |
'ants to see you" Baker asked why
e had sent for him, and he answered |
hat it was because he had been a
riend to him when he needed one. and
g WAS determined not to tell his
tory 20 any one else. He then hur-
edIy repeated manly what he had
Did MIR. Ross about he stolen child
eiug alive and well and at the place
/ England which he had mentioned.
[e implied thathe expected Baker to
Urn this information to account in
pecuniary way, and that he had con-
ded IN him to show his gratitude for
le Kindness he had shown him, for
h N Baker asked him about the re-
lrn Of some money he had advanced
M, he intimated that he could make
n good thing" out of the return OF
Harley Ross and pay himself several
mes over. In tie midst of the con-
s,* alton the whistle blew and the
raz started The man jumped
o51rd, be-i- aim good bye. said sons
a1ns aannt esiae far away where it
FEs u.eicns 10 look for him, and was
eer SO roatse.
YoUHe BAxxR DIsAPPgARs-
Ycnrg Bake. feqortsd wet had |
kit1 -Is1, 70 NJ. RJse, scd gave as |
-eoi = Description o. sn4 man ss hs |
~sa .Sf.. ~ a Al! Ian >hst q, /