New-York tribune., 1875-01-12
4 REMARKABLE CLEW TO CHARLEY ROSS.
THE BOY WALTER IDENTIFIES THE HORSE DRIVEN BY
THE ABDUCToRs OF HIS BROTHER.

TIE BOY WALTER IDENTIFIES THE HORSE DRIVEN BY
THE ABDUCTORs OF HIS BROTHER.
Superintendent Walling was busily engaged
yesterday in following up Last cew to the fate Of
Charley Ross and has stronger hopes than ever that
something will be learned positive than has been
found since boy stolen last Jly superintendent
wang prepared circulars describing as well as possible
the horse and carriage which used by Mosher and
Douglass carry off Charley Ross and sent them about
the country He also caused advertisements TO be in
serted in ten different newspapers, with re-
quest that the New-Jersey papers would take
special pains TO copy and display this
descripsiou OF the horse and carriage. On Sat
urday word was sent TO Superintendent that horse
very nearly answering the description sent ont had
been left in Fleets stables on Fairst In Newark
y J. and was still there. Detective THUS was sent to
Newark and he learned all the facts about the horse
ana reported them superintendent WalnG on s1tur
dav night. The matter seemed of so much importance
and the description OF the horse good that super
utendent Walling telegraphed to Detective Hines in
Philadelphia. asking him TO send on the person who
could best identify the horse That was driven by Mosier
when Charlie Ross abducted.
After talking with the family, Hines decided
tAat Walter Ross Chareys brother. knew
about the horse than anybody else, ana it
WA decided that he and bis father should be
sent on to this city by tie first train on Mon
day morning remarkable fact was that before quit
ting Philadelphia the boy Walter said to his father and
Others I shall know the horse sure. He has white
star upon his forehead white hind leg, sore back.
and there is a wind gall on one Of his hind legs
But I shall know him best because when the horse
started he turned around and laughed" The father
and other members of the family thought the laughing
of the childish expression but did not fully
understand what meant at the time.
Mr. Ross and Walter werN met at Newark by De-
tectve Titus all went TO Van Fleets stables yester
day Mr Van Fleet said that on Friday, Oct % last,
/ hov or
question to his stables and asked TO have the animal
kent until Monday The horse was very poor ana thin,
and appeared though it had been turned eut in the
woods His hair Of dead, reddish color common
TO animals poor condition. and burs were SUCKING 10
his name and tail. He bay or brown, about l5i
hands high had a white star upon his forehead and hl4
hind leg was white above the feOck. The back or the
horse was sore and there projection upon his
law that might be a Mir. Van Fleet added
Mcpday ' as he had agreed TO- Mr.. Van Fleet
said tnat he afterward met The young man In Null
I berry-st horse car. He was accompanied by young
lady appaTenty about Is years of age, weressed and
genee They had baggage with them, and In the course
OF conversation admitted tlat they were GONG away
upOn from the Centre-St depot As lhey wore
| about quitting the car the young man SAID that ne
would call for the horse the following Thursday
few days aterward the same young man aud an older
called at the stable to see the mors Mr van rect
was not they called. The hostler said that
the man told him to take good care OF the horse. and
thai he would pay him for his trouble" The hosuer was
directed 10 wash the hOrses t ia sat ana wafer 10
| turn the red hairs black.
looking called and said that ne had been sent 70
take tire horse away. When he was told that there
: unpaid charges for the horses Keeping ne con
cuded not to him then. Tue pretended owner
of the visited Van Fleets stable wlce-Once alone
ana once with the young man spoken OF above. The
description or this man was goOd one OF Mosher.
! After Mr. Van Fleet had told Mr. Ross aud Walter what
has gwen about the horse, he led the AMI
NAL for their inspection. TLey saw the marks dc
scr1bed y Walter and found that they cOrresponded
with the appearance OF the horse driven by Mosner
To enable the boy Walter 10 see the horse
more harness, he hitched 10 a car
Iiago and the party got IN. When the
up the animal turned his head III peculiar manner,
| displaying teeth LOOK, papa, look ~ exclaimed
Walter Ross his father "See, the horse is laughing
at us" This was Walter meant when he told his
father ana Detective Hines Pnlade phia before they
/ started, tnat the horse that Mosher drove when
Charlie abducted turned aud laughed at them just
made great impression upon tbe O1seTyihg boy.
superntendent Walng said yesterday 70 Mr. Ross that
tins Laughing OF tine horse one OF the strongest
points of identification. The idea or walters was
original, slnIiie was acknowledged by al VINO
/ saW the peculiar iralt OF the animal.
SUPERINTENDENT Walng Is making strenuous Efforts 10
hud the young man VINO TOOK the morse 10 van FeeLs
advertised for ana ne comes fOi ward Su-
Maug said that lie would not only insure
ms immunity from punishment or harm or any knd,
but n be give any Information tnat may eh 10 the
clearing up mystery OF the fate OF Charley Ross
liberaly rewarded tnat MS aCuOn VIII not
be regretted En- Ross very feeble yesterday after
the excitement OF bis Journey lie ana waiter WlI hot
return 10 Philadelphia immediately but Will stay with
their relatives TINS city few Gays at least. super
intendent Walling added yesterday that he believed
that great probability that this was really THO
morse hat Mosher drove upon the day OF The abduction
and he has strong hopes that the discovery may Iead 10
Ine solving OF the mystery hanging over the fate of
Charley Ross.
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