The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-09
TIE CHARLEY ROSS MYSTERY.
More Proof Of WeservcIr- Connection with
the Abductorr The Interesting restlnisn,
Of Bucretia n. Peer- Of IIroohlyn,

Of bucreus y. Peers Of Droohlyn.
PHtLADEIPHIA, Sept AT the wustcr-
welt trial to-day the arst witness was Mr.. WIN.
V. Mexican, editor OF the I1iblfc Ledger, who
testified to having first seen wv estetvelt soon
after the shooting Of Mosher and Dougla =. lie
detailed a conversation he had with the prisoner
on that Occasion regarding his visits to Phila-
dolpha, at the request Of Bill" (Mosher), To
ascertain whether anybody hnd been ina lring
for Moshcr at the house. II inquiries had not
been made. Westcrvelt was To publish this per
sonal: "Nnpoieon-Ii ave been there, and ihey
are all we'll" II inquiries had been made, the
personal was to read NapOleOn-Iiave seen
them. and they are not well" MesterVclt SAID
that he had not published any personals Of
either kind. lie also detailed the visit to Rom
1nut. lie said he was asked to accompany
MOsher and DOuRlass there on picnic, and sub
sequently aHcertained that the picnic was for
the purpose of roobery and burglary. lie being
out OF work aud out Of money agreed to 20 with
them, and the three went together. Two DAYS
aud two ni-hts were spent by the party Ia the
neighborhOod Of RondOut, but his w estervelt's)
heart gave out aud they did not rob any III zee
Moaner wrote no letters from Rondout, as far
tween witness and westervelt was on july s,ls75
IN superintendent Walhngs office. This was
nnrleier than the first. The witness accused
Westervelt OF having concealed several things
at the first interview with him. witness told
him that he had learned that he Nv estervelt
the abduction. and as had been since learned he
had the opportunity of delivering no Douglass.
bviu sdlu tne WltiloSSs ttAt ne 0au
acted In bad faith with me and with the police
that he was responsible for the fate of the child
that " the child was killed the blood would be
on his hands. He rose up from his chair, and.
raising his hands, suid. 'God forbid lie de-
MED very earnestly having acted I'm bad faith"
The following testimony produced great
sensation in the court room:
Lucrctia 9. Peer affirmed; reside in Brooklyn. " Y.
"a" the prisoner gu the 9th Of Juiy Ia bfto Ign. 1
upper part Of brooklyn. Seated opposite 10 toe car
y as man and child recognizes tue prisoner, vii.
nam Weetcrvelt a. that man. The cliid waeyory iaf
WIN dark elcs, light soft, curv hair and about four
years Old. The cnid had on Drown linen suit SHOES
ana stockings over the line suit draw u a o nc
cot ON sack. He had no nat on. The never spoke
TO the Guild but once Toe child cried ana he turned
to and said, Hush hush % TIE child seemed frirht.
ehed at him, and screamed, aud the said, go
see mamma; 20 see mamma" The child stopped
screaming then, aud Wcstervelt took some crackers
The crackers and was quiet. When came 20 North
Fourth street he left tue ear carrying the child his
hfu NOil Fourth street ~ ~ that part OF Brooklyn
known as VII lamsDurgh. / think had read OF the
auuuctiuE 81 Charley II -, but didn't remember
the time. Vhotngfaphsuf tharlt Ross were handed
Tue Witness) These picture bear very strong re-
ombanee To Tue child saw In the on the 9th VI
july ana consider them very good likeness.
The remainder Of the afternoon session was
taken up IN the cross-exHmination ~ Mrs.
Peer, In which she said that she first saw the
prisoner on July 6, 1874, aud next saw him
III June. 1870, IN Moyamensing prison. She
went there 70 see II she could recognize him.