, 1875-01-13
THE HORSE THAT LAUGHS.
important Discovery In The Charley
Ross Abduction Case.
The Horse That Mosher Drove When
He Kidnapped the Boy Found.
1t II Recognized Through n Sim
g,.I.,r Equine Characteristic.
TIE LATEST CLEW.

TIE LATEST CLEW. |
Special Dispatch 10 7ht chseaao Tribune.
New Yonk, Jnn. 12.--Supt. Walling was busi-
u engaged in following up tho lust Glow to
tho fato Of Charlie Ross on Saturday. Word
waH ncnt to tic Superintendent that q horse
very uoarly answering tho description ecnt out
had boon lett III Yan Fleets stalles on Fair
street, in Newark, n. j.. aud vas still
tl.oro. Detective Titus waa sons to
Newark, mud ho learned all tho
facts about the horse, and reported them to
supt. Walling on Saturday night. TIE matter
aeemod Of 30 much importance, and tho de-
scription Of tho horse was 30 good. that
supt. Waillng telcgraphed to Detective Hines,
tn pliladolphia, asking him to aend on the per-
son who could best identify tho horse that
waa driven by Moslor when Chnrlio Ross was
| abducted. After talking with tho family, iIInes
| decided TINT Waiter Ross, Charlio's brother,
| knew moro about the horso than ANYBODY olso,
and It wns docilod tint llo and hin father should
DO scut on to this city by the frst train on Mon-
! day morning.
| 4 REMARKABLE FACT
Was that, before quitting phiadclphiA, the boy
Walter said to ls father and othors, II shall
know tho Aorso, sure." 1Io has wliso star
upon his forehead, wllito hind log, sore
back, and tl,ore III wind.gall or
reu upuu ono OF his lind legs;
bat shalt know lin best, because when tho
horse rtarlcd le turned around and laughed"
Tho fatlcr and other members Of tho family
thought tho laughing Of horse some childish
expression d. but did not fully understand what
waB meant at lilo time. 1fr. 1loas and
Walter xero mot at Newark by Detective
Titus, and all went to VanFlect's stables yoBter-
day. Mr. YanFiect aaid that, on Friday. Oct. q,
last well~dfosaed boy II or ~ years old ied the
asked to hnyo linn kept Till Monday.
Iho horHo. was very poor hna thln,
aud appeared as though it had been turned out
in tho woods. His hair was Of tho dead-rcddisll
color. common to animals in poor condition, and
buGs wore sticking to hia mano and tall Tic
was bay or brown, about 15l4 hands higt, had
wh!to stnr upon hiH fore.esd, and Ata
hind log was white nboyo tho fctiock. Tue back
Of the iorse was sore, aud there was projcc-
tion upou lis jaw TINT might be a won. blr.
Van Elect added tho boy did not call for tho
iloreo on Monday az lo agrood to do. Mr.. Van
gleot said thas lie aftcrvard met tue young mar
| in a Mulberry-street horso-car. 1lc was accom-.
panied BY a young lady apparently about 2i
: years of ago, wcll-dreBsed aud :genteel. They
: had baggage with tlom, aud, In the course
oY conyorsation, sdmittod that they. were
} going away upon tho cars from the contro'
, Street depot. az they were about quitting the
! cat tho young man said TINT lo would call fo'
tho horse OIL the. following Thursday. a few
: days nfterward the samo young man and .s
older man called at tho stable to aeo tho horse
! | afr. Yum Fleet WAS not thera wl,s1
;; thoy called; Tho ho,tler said tia M
! tho man told him to take good car' M
+ troubte. The hostler WIS also directed to 1hs1
. tho horses tail in salt and water, to turn ret
hairs black Alter tho horse had been II
tue y'es sa ,.s est tI.t bs lad 6ees
! to take tho horse sway. When no vas told tha
! thoro wese unpaid charges Tor THO horeH's keep
i ing, le concluded not to take him away then
: Tho pretended. owner Of Tue horse ,yis
+ above. Tic description Of this ma
{ was good ono Of 5iosler. After Mr. Van Flee
!. had told Mr. Ross and Walter what haa boo
! given above about the horse, he led tho .niu1a
described hv Waltor, aud found thu
. t!loy oorresponded. with the :, appearing
tba g. o.sg % ,tr drTen tn b ho o26 M9sn1F ovo
|. harness, he vas l.tched to carriage. and til
o ,,arty got in. When thu roins welo gathered Il
!; / and tho horse was told to get up tho amin
d turned his lead in peculiar napuer. atsplarll
lis tooth. Look, papa, look! exclaimed VA
& tor lIoss to bis fstl,er;'
% '.sEEt THE noRaE IS LAUGHING AT Us.'
This WAS what Walter meant when I
told hts father aud Detective Hines in fhils
x delphin before they startetl that ths horse th'
.; sloshsr droYe when Charlie Was abducte
ID turned and laughed at them just beto
le started. It was chilas idea, b
= tho fact made great impression upon the o
r. ssrvng BOY. bupt. Wailing said yesterday
J, Mr. Ross that this laughing Ut tho lorao waa o.
r of tho strongest points OF identticatto
so Tho idea Of Wa1tor was original, b
O. O. the siH.!s x.s seknow1edge1 X I'LL vi VI
"a Rupt, Walling Ia making strenuous efforts
nud the young man who took tho horse to Y
% Fleeta. He Is to ho advettiael for. and, u
d. uoma forward. supt. Wa1liug sald ho would II
only Insure Ills immunity from punishment
?, harm OF my Kind, hut, Il ho eau give al
Z information that may load 10 tho clearing up
es tho mystery. ho Is to b 40 libera!'y reward
r. shat hia Aotioa will not DO regretted. alr. Re
Z: vs4 worry feoule yesterday. alter tue .
Of citement of lis journey: t1e and Walt
n aa wili not rotaTn TO Phtladelphia linn n
y; in tLis city fow days 1t Least. bupt. WALL
!; added yesterday that he believed that usore "
ID sreat probability that tlia wan really tho llo1
that 1tobher drove upon tho day Of ths abur
ton, and ha has atrong hopes that the discoye
y inuy lead to the solving of the mystoty hangi
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