, 1875-10-12
CHARLEY ROSS.

Hono time ago. was arrested hcro this morn
ing.
CHARLEY ROSS.
Efforts to rndslco yNcxtcryc1t TO Com
fess-f2n Knows Nothing. but SayH,
nScnrch tic Catholic Inssitutiuns.''
.tt,o FORK NtrnAI
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. U.-After tho conviction
of William II. Wcstervelt for completely in the
conccaimcnt Of Charley Ross. IN not giving up
Mosher and Dcmgiaes to justice when he knew
that tho police uero after them be NAB taken to
Moysmenslng Prison, II, T., tLls city, whero h9 l,as
before he should bo sentenced, lis counsel hay
ing moved for nov trial. tho arguments upon
which question u was necessary to lear upon
both aides. hince his trial he has been constant
ly visited by Mr.. Ross assa his agents. who hase
tried In every way to secure sono furthor
information from hiIn,--some clew. howovor
vague aud elight, that may lead 10 tie rocoyorY
Of tho Child lilo has been told that Mr. Ross
will uan lin influence to obtain him full par
don II ho will tell what common reports credit
him with knowing Of tllo whereabouts Of tho
child. Officials OF tho State AMI Cisy Hofesn-
meuta layo intimasod to lin. that pardon viii
OF ttlo arai1. however. The prisoner always
has the snt,e answer to such offers, Know
nothing more than have told I do not know
wlero tho child t., and If my ]ifo depended on
sos4 na os % ELL o9 S1S day {Rss RGs ,sS & sfS H.
did lot fail suggestion that may ho worth fol-
lowing IN. lie did not speak from positive
knowledge, ho said. "but tel! Mr. Noss to
search tho Catholic Institutions
Icing ashotl what institutions lo Tofofted to,
be said. '1Ao or,,han asylum and SCHOOLS"
Did be know Of any nucL places In particular
or any city where this lad best bo donos mo-"
he rep!lod. "search tham all. Tho boy may bo
found iu one."
allow did llo know7"
II do Aok know" WAS Ills pettiah ausnor. "I
only hope 90. How Hllould know7 only nd
yisn II. have theory, that'a all"
''Wlat was Ills roaaou for suggesting this
stop ?" His answer Bliowctl the shrowdneus Of
tho mon. Itwas thought worthy OF lie sub
tiost detective.
"Clarley Koss," l.o said, ''miglt DO In one Of
thoHo institutions In Off most public streoss III
this vosy city, and DO as fur a,say 80 il le woro
OH tic othor slde OF the globe. lilo would bo ns
much ont Of tho world aB II Eo woro tiead. The
Fister OF brother having Charge OF these placoa
might innocentiy have possession Of that child
! lie could bo given into their hands in thousand
wayn-aud thoy be profoundly ignorant that tho
wllolo world IL looking for lin. Ivory nawspa-
per proper In tho land has published the story Of
| the abduction and tho description OF tho child
| yet theHe religious orders would not AeAr word
ii it. Why For tho simple 1eason that q $780,
| l!lar paper never entera tholr walls. Only TO-
! ligious papers aro over found there ...
I This suggestion, which was made In Language
substantially that g,yen above, "aa TOO valuA6!o
l
reception Of children, boil, Catholic and protes-
I tAnt, religious aud SECULAR, wero visited at the
time tho Polico uaade do1niolary viaita to ovory
house in this city. lust year but not only waa
| tint search not Thorough one a8 far ns 1t went,
but it did not extend to any other city than Ihis-
] adspIa.
Tho plan propoaed by Wcstcrvelt Is 80 admira-
bio that every ono will naturally wouicr why
~ alwass tho caso When bright idea s evolved
| In att emergency. Perhaps suue may claim that
it las boon broached before, or oven tfat It las
hesu dono in tie police search before alluded to
| ing thorough Investigation III all tho religious
institutions OF tic United States Las mover boon
attempted.
! Wosteryoit's suggestion has beon adopted. A
leading Catholic journal which circulatea in oy-
DRY 1soman charteble o. religious institution IA
| the United btatoa and OahadA is about to pub
lisll-porllnpg by this tIno las publisllad-a do
| scriptou Of tho missing child. Whether ANY
| thing couaoa Of 1t time alll show.
VI one thing tliAk the public may rest as~
| sured, WeBteryelt does not know the hldiuR
| placs OF Charley Noaa. II he 4id he would have
| shyea limsoK before. Only day or two aRo a
rich man. a Westorn merchant aud man OF in
huence In public atrairH, asked to sce lYfatorre!t
you will tell Dir. Noas. pr any person you choose
to nn,ne, whore or hoW C4lrley lions can ba
| found, ! will mt only pledge you my word tha.
you shal! haye FREQ pattol', but wlll give you
|
from hero ps,d to .uake you comfortable" IL 1t
likely tl4at man who Iaa shown that ho has
| affection for llla chll1ron would have refrsed
such III, ofor ~ this when he secs the gatea Of 9
| prison closing On him peshaps tor lite, aud his
own little oass suffering ID Iuucll ~ haf " il
unreasonable to hopo That tills msn inows any
Moya tl!au ho has told. Ills suggestion wal
merely that Of MI unusually acuto snan who hal
| thought much on the matter.
Judge Elcuck tlliA morning passed eentouce
| u},oi. WestexVclt az follows;
1.-THE ssutonce Of tue Court IL that you pay ,
flua VI 81, tha coHts Of prosecution. and thE
you undergo IN Imprisonment IT. solitary con
tn4n1ent at hard labor In the Eastern lent
te1,tihry Tor the term Ut seven yeara, aud tha
YOU sta9d committed unsil tLat sentence b.
coupled wlth."
Tie prisoner listened With apparently close in
tese4t to tho words of the Judge. When sh'
severe soutenco was announced, aud sle word
'sofen years at hard labor pronounced. IL
bout his head forward aud shook like > leaf, Al
tho tipatatt removed him to tho largo dock !
was seen that 10 WIS crying like child. Aus
when ho took hia seat Ao bowed lis bead In Ill
hanaa a1io continued weeping.
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a Chicken Xsofy.
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