The Morning herald., 1875-09-24
SUPERINTENDENT MAILING tx
PLAINS.

WHAT H1 DID ABOUT CHARLEY Ross-HIs
THEORY ABOUT TH3 CHILD.
From the Nev York Tribune.
Superintendent Walling said that he was
inclined to believe that Douglass had never
known where Charley Ross was put after
being stolen. Douglass had returned along
time before Mosher, and Superintendent
Walling thought that Mosher had never
trusted Douglass sufficiently to let him
know just where the childwas. The Super
intendent further stated that he and the
Chief of the Philadelphia police had been
unjustly accused of keeping information
from Mr.. Ross and other relatives of the
child for mercenary motives. The truth
was that he had informed Mr.. Ross and his
relatives Of his suspicious of Mosher and
Douglass as soon as he began to entertain
them. He even went 50 far as to send off,
GER Doyle and "Gill" Mosher to Philadel-
phia to consult about the matter with the
relatives of the child. Walter Ross and his
father were also in New York, and the for
mer was placed where he would have a
chance Of identifying Mosher and Douglass if
they should be seen. In regard to co-opera-
tlon with private detective agency, Super
lntendent Walling said that Mr.. Ross or Mr.
Lewis had spoken to him about it, and he
had replied that under ordinary circum-
stances be would not work in conjunction
With private detective agency. because it
could have DO official character but in this
case he was willing to work with ANYBODY
who could help find the child. He was
afterwards informed by Mr.. Ross that the
subject had been broached in the Citizens
Committee of Philadelphia, and the chair
man of that mmittee-speakiny, he
presumed, for the private detective agency
had peremptorily refused to have any
thing to do with either the New York or
the Philadelphia police. Superintendent.
Walling had once written to Captain
Helms 10 confirm story he had heard about
Aosher and Douglass. and had told him to !
"a! nothing about i. to Mr.. Ross or his
friends. The reason was that he did no.
want the information to get to the private
detectives, who had utterly refused to work
with Lin. But Mr.. Ross knew all about
the supposed connection Of Mosher and
Douglass with the abduction from the first.
ny. Lewis also knew it when he wen: to
scotland in search Of the los. child, but did
not pu! as much faith in it as Superiutend.
ens "sll!ng did. The private detectives
never Knew who the real abductors were
until after the shoo.ingat Bay Ridge. When
asked whether he believed that Charlie
Kos: was still alive Superintendent Walliug
SAID tina: he really had not made up bis
mind either wsy. There were reasons both
tor believing him alive and for believing him
ce2l. tie was satisfied in his own mind
tlsl the child was alive when the robbers
were killed, and the best reason for think
ing 50 was that upon the child's safety de-
pehIeo that OF the abluctors. After their
death the Legislature of Pennsylvania had
PASSED an act promising immunity to apy
person connected with the abduction who
would bring forward thu child, and the rel.
a'iTes had offered $4,000 reward. The fact
mat u a. these offers did not produce the child
'hulcated that he was probably dead. But
hen the 10y might have been put for safe
heepih9 n IN the hands of ignorant persons in {
NE N country who had never read of either ,
ne legislative act or the notice of the re- .
'ard. and 50 he still alive. To illustrate
~" iar The private detectives were off the !
rue track, Superintendent Walling said
la1' on the strength Of letter stating that I
ne child would, on the receipt of $50. 1000 |
e"ard, be placed in the hands of a cler. G
lyman, they had followed a clergyman. who
appened to live in the vicinity Of Mr.. Ross
ousc; 80 nearly all over the United States, to
ee II ne would no. get the child