Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-29

Parents.
PHILADELPHIA, October 22.-Mr.
90, liar +. Baker. of l 6l9 Market
who on the 5th of S"ptemb,r
I'D letter from Nel4e Booth say
ing that the latter aSs :, III the "b-
10 ,.;on and knew of the whereabouts
srbarley Ross. aud urging Baker to
" the knowledge thus given him in
caring the child, the particulars of
"a, huve been published. rrce we'd
.hs following Letter in NeIHe Booths
n,vritlng on thu 8tn instant. The
.ar was mailed in Philadelphia on
s,h and the New York date is
ovidently a blind:
xaw Yo K October Sd, ker, YOU
damu fool and Ross il crazy
r. Won are in d ruRer; thought you
Al NOR. sense; 80 bar, yon have AL
~ UT lost your chance Of getting the
~ ~ What made ytu give ii away.
Wy Wy must now TO as I say, or L will go
- sure. For Gods sake don't
~ ANYTHING TO any one now, but work
M I want you now to fiud GustO.
"a tben will ensure you the boy.
~ ron o. to Bradford, England, and
Ike few inquiries, you can find
H., casy. You must he Guiet about
:, When You fad him. which is very
~ to do. | will have it fix d, for I
vilI manage to get ilm letter, aud if
Tdou't YOU go as | say and show him
L i L.
y work. | know this, you must k. ep
I'm, Rnss and every body else. Hear
!. the secret Gusto English name is
som harbat and by thus name You will
anJ him i ho sees this [ think it wi
ba all right tell him this the child bOs-
IN owe you in Newyork is Charley
Pass and then tell him who Charley
Po.s il for he don't know [ ought to
kill YOU for yOu have been trying your
hest 10 nab me. So as [ say dam you
and stop YOUR hun+Ing for IlA. [ want
Ross 10 have his boy you leave next
week and you can succeed thake this
Nth Won aid don't show it to living
ami bu, Gu ,tnr or Her bet if you 90 [
VOID murder you SO beware Baker
from you know who.
Mr.. Baker then pub ished the follow
ing personal In the Lager of the 18th
inst:
BosroN : Send me al order Oh Hur-
b,t to deliver to ms. [ will go b
This personal brought out the fol
lowing letter, enc 'osing the order for
the boy. which Mr.. Baker received on
the l4tI. The enveiC pc bore a two
ecu. st amp, aud Was prstmnrked Phil
tAEE 1
Sip of paper, evidently out of an ac-
count book, aud was as follows:
BakeI-i seen You notice y3eday. |
Ces sou head is level L viii do a. you
wish YOU can do ii all right. / Will
not rite any more, not one 'IGe but i
want Ross to have his boy aud you to
ct the reward. CIV, this other pspe
to sam Hurbot or fnisro. You may
the help. | Will hear all about it when
YOU get haca-NeIse Dooth--if he can't
lead III can reed it IT, him, he will
know a!l abOutIt.
In the letter was coded the follow
ing order written o. snort piece II
note paper, and addressed OH all
outside told to Sam HlIrnet
New YORK. AMERICA, Oct. ID, 1875.
Sam-Hurbnt-gIve to this mau Ba
ker my little bJy-wh:ch | gave you t.
keep last October in Inrk State Amer
lea. I have sert hin over I n him. I
Iuve made up with the 0 q woman and
We are IL going to live together. |
hava had big stake aud GEES We can
i've all hight If [ owe you anything
send me word by Baker aud I will tx
it, You know who | mean little Charley
Sprague, INV son. Baker is all ready
to come to York State, 80 don't detain
him. ObiIge, Hiram Sp-ague, your
Old friend, Boston.
Mr.. Baker went to Mr. Ross as soon
as he received this letter and gave al
the information he had. Mr.. Ross had
previously telegraphed to the SEQ land
Yard detectives. but what reply he re
ceived, il any, is not known.
Joseph Ross, Mr. Ross bro'h
traced the man known as "Gusto," ant
found that such a man came to thi,
country nearly three years ago, anC
travelled from New York to Savannah
IN a wagon and two horses, and accom-
panied by wagon and several chill
dren.
He was traced to New York again
where. in October, 1874, he left tn
country in q steamship. Mr.. Bake
has been trying to hnd Noise Booth il
Philadelphia, and has traced him to
house in Acorn Alley, below Spruce
between Seventh and Eighth. Tn
police are aware of his hauuts, but h
has not yet been arrested.
Mr.. Baker's friends in this city, en-
tlreiy indendeutly of Mr.. Ross or tn
authorities, have furnished the none,
to pay his expenses to Europe, and h.
Is to leave New York, in a CunarC
steamer. at noon tomorrow, for Liver
pool. He has relatives IL Philadelph
OF the highest rospectability, one O
Wholesale drug firm of Bullock " Cren
shaw, another uncle wholesale dr..
goods dealer, and q third the secretar,
a