The New York herald., 1875-11-21
CHARLEY ROSS.

THE WOMAN AT THoMAsToN SUPPOSED TO BE
MosHER's sIsTER-solIH coNFrRMAToRY CIR
CUMsrANCEs-THE STOLEN sAILBoAT-PRoBA-
BmIrIEs THAT THR BOY is CHARLEY ROSS
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov, 20, 1875
The Charley Ross excitement in this community is
undated The reports from Thomaston and Cheshire
confirm previous statements that strange woman,
believed to be Moshers sister is wandering about from
town TO town with the lost child The theory advanced
ia this-A few days after the abduction OF Charley
Ross a man answering to the description OF hosher
was seen the bridge the Housatonc River
between Bridgeport and Milford, having in his custody
q child which answered to the description Of Charley
Ross Mosher then had sister living in Milford; the
next day a sail boat belonging TO Mr. Samuel Wilmot
OF Bridgeport stolen from Bridgeport harbor; that
boat was the one which Mosher and Douglass used in
their raid on Bay Ridge, when they shot by the
Van Brunts IL conjectured that Mosher put the Ross
boy in the hands of his sister with sum OF money
sufficient to deray several months expenses with the
Injunction to keep the transaction profound secret
Mosher was killed, the money which he advanced
run out and the custodian OF the child was obliged
~ seek other means OF support such is the theory
SUSPICION.
Some four or 1--WE weeks ago young lady visiting in
Cheshire in this state was accosted on the street IN
that town by woman, who desired TO know the way
TO the aims house, with boy apparently about five
years old who bore striking resemblance TO the por
traits OF Charley Ross. The lady struck with
tho resemblance that she insisted upon investiga.
tion but listened to her, and the woman and
child passed on.
A YANKEE LOOKING HER Up.
More recently Mr.. Bunnell, who seems TO be right
good specimen OF an InquIring Yankee, found woman
and child Thomaston the boarders OF HarwintOn,
in Litchheld county, whose actions we're mys-
terious by observation ho learned that whilo
the woman had dark hair, tho child's hair
light Tho woman told different stories about the
child's parentage and when pressed she admitted IL
not her She said she was from Hamden,
Conn., and asked TO be let alono AT times she dressed
the boy girls clothes, especially when passing
through village At times she also covered his face
with a veil and at oil times she seemed anxious 70
divert attention from tho child TO herself She
presented the appearance OF panper Indeed the In
congruity OF her dress with her asking aims Is what
1rgt set young Bunnell on her track.
LOST TRACK
He put himself in communication with Mr.. Ross
but when no sought 70 find the he was
much surprised TO hnd she had flown. For three
days he says he has followed her up hear
ing frJm her and the boy in several towns but
up to-day he had not been able TO put hls hand upon
her. Those best acquainted with the affair say that
Mrs Bradley is bond fde resident OF Hamden, and
that from her former associations she Is likely 70
be tho custodian OF Charley Ross as any one living
She is described to be woman twenty four twenty
Ave years OF age dark complexioned and wholly mys-
terous No one knows exactly who she is or whcro
she came from She described TO be unusually keen
for one her class aud her mysterious DISAPPEARANCE
from Thomaston Just when she was most wanted, Is
taken TO be an indication OF her shrewdnoss. Tho peo-
pie hereabouts believe that the chd in her possession
Is Charley Ross.
The woman was arrested tonight az Newtown, but
dtscharged. she VIA rearresied al Birmingham.