South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-10

A Remarkable Story-He is suid 70 De IN
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! PHILADELPHIA, September 6.--For.
ney's Pres. Of to-day hes the following:
"a Saturday afternoon gentleman
named Cummings. residing in this CITY.
called At the Central station with batch
OF letters. which his mother received
some time last winter, relative to the
lost boy. Charley Ross. The letters
were from lady friend residing in Ar.
kansas, who Is very wealthy, and who is
a member OF one Of the first families in
the State. 1t seems that Mrs. Cum
mings had been corresponding with her
friend, and one letter she received made
mention OF the popular topic, the Ross
case, The friend stated that a strange
man and woman were living near her
residence, and had with tacm . boy
which did not appear their own. He
was polished in his manners, and about
four years old. light complexion, and
seemed to regard the persons protesting
to be his parents with more fear than re.
gard. The friend requested Mrs. Cum.
mings TO forward a picture Of Charley
Ross. She complied with the request,
and subsequent epistle informed Mrs.
Cummings that the photograph had been
handed to the child and he was CUES.
toned as to who it was. why, that's
mel! he exclaimed. The lady then ask.
ed him, what IS 'yonr narne!' to which
he replied, "why. Charley" Nothing
further could be obtained from this, ex,
cepting that he said the man and woman
he was with told him that they were his
mamma and papa, but he added. II
used TO have another mamma and papa.
and they were nicer than these" The
lady asked where they lived. II don't
know" answered the boy, "bnt used
to live nicer than this; wish they would
take me home" The letters were han.
ded Mrs. Cummings by his mother. and
he did not think them Of sufficient i'm.
portance to hand to the police until he
had read the proceedings Of the Wester.
welt trial. After reading tho letters,
Captain Curry told Mr.. Cummings to
call at the detective office this morning
and bring him the rest of the letters.
and that Captain Helms would then con.
suit with him.
GRArToN.-The Sentinel states that
young woman whose name is suppress.
ed, on account OF her very respectable
connections, last Thursday week offered
at the Grafton Bank a check for 5000,
payable to the order OF her mother, but
which was not endorsed. and payment
was consequently refused. Her conduct
excited tho suspicion Of the Cashier, who
wrote to her mother, Mt Westernport.
Maryland. and when she presented the
check again on Saturday, with the pro-
per name upon it, she was shown telc-
gram from her brother directing the bank
not to pay her the money. Tho remain
ing particulars arc thus given in tue
Sentinel
Soon after 4 young man representing
himself as brother to the girl appeared
at the bank. requesting payment of the
check, but again the game was thwart-
ed-the cashier refusing to pay over the
money until the former order was coun.
fernandez. A telegram was sent to the
girls mother. and again the order came
not to pay tho check. The young wo.
man was thercupon arrested for an at.
tempted forgery; but after short in
| generation in the block house, she was