The Morning herald., 1875-10-05

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at.i!l You 'wiilriinl the boy where / say, IAN
bSithe titae YOU Eet this i will be in 'YorI
lmeaning. New York, probably].y i 80
poley ana you can't catch me IN no trap
10 as say and you will succeed. Some dc
tective has put yet up to this. What haV
SAID Is true, SO help me God. 'e''ns''
1nf 0h canlt,kDow fany more II you see me
ior ], ,d94ihfnoW: [X0g want to sec me onl3
lor % TO- cop me. You will never see me again
sogbod-bye. fdfdn't think you would tlJ
that gamei, after rJtoadan. IT I am theIonly
anne who knows where he is.s,ro. j
'dThlswss the work Of the same Kand but
twas more scrawled than tho other letter;
sad 5s Letter portion was W 80 blotte to
y On bis way home from work that eve.
ming young Baker v was crossing Walnut
street, at The corner of Nineteenth street, at
dusk. ~ He was hailed BY q man accompa-
MED by woman. Both were entire sttaain.
gersitp him. The man said; -. This is Mr..
Baker, formerly of South Carolina, l be-
.nMra Baker replied; ~ am; but as you
nave the advantage Of me, may ask your
1.-THE stranger answered ;ya"It is not nee
essary foryon to knoN.y Somebody wishes
to see you on business of importance to NOR
row morning at the West Philadelphia de-
pot between seven and mine O'Clock. viii
yDu please make 1t convenient to be there 2"
Baker said he would, but wanted the
name Of the person: The stranger told him
that he would recognize the man at once
when ne saw him. He refused to answer
any further questions, and he and his COM
panion were soon lost the crowd. '
Baker sent word to Mr.. Ross through his
employer on South street, and asked an un-
Gle, who is employed by E. G. Elby u Co.,
wholesale grocers Of No. $40 Market street,
TO go with him TO the place of meeting. The
two went to the depot and there tall, slim !
man, neatly dressed, with high hat, was
walking up and down the platform. Sud- |
denly this man stepped up to Baker, seized |
him BY the lappels Of the coat and exclaim-
ed, "Do you know me?" Baker recognized |
him as his former South Carolina acq,lain-
ance. The uncle was some distance off at
This time and the man explained that he had |
sent for Mr.. Baker because he had been a |
friend to him when he needed one and he
was determined not to tell his story to any
Dne else. He then hurriedly repeated main
" what he had told Mr.. Ross about the
stolen child being alive and we'll, and at the
place in England which he had mentioned.
tie implied that he expected Baker to turn
his information to account in a pecuniary
way, and that he had confded in him to
show his gratitude for the kindress he had
shown him, for when Baker asked him
about the return of some money he had ad-
1s need him, he intimated that he could
make ga good thing" out of the return of
Charley Ross and pay himself several times
,ver. In the midst of the conversation the
whistle blew and the train started. The
nan jumped aboard, bade him goodbye,
said something about going far away where
t was useless to look for him, and was seen
10 more.
This was related to Mr.. Ross, who told
Baker that he might need further assist
lnce, and requested him not to change his
address without letting him know. On the
eighteenth ultimO Baker told Mr.. Ross he
vas going to work at town not far from
his city, and disappeared. Mr.. Ross has
written to the address given, but has received
10 reply, and the relatives of Baker do not
Inow anything of his whereabouts. All eff :
orts to get tidings of him have failed: .
Such is the story DC 1t is now given. When
rst made 1t was considered that 1t was in !
ended to affect the Weste. welt trial, tx en- in
rogress, but since then Mr.. Ross has COM a
nunicated with the London Police on the r
ubject.a Capt. Helms, who has had charge t
f the case, says there is nothing in it, and s
lr: Ross receives letters protesting to know \
bout his child, &c., almost daily. He don't a
eem to- want to say much about it, and the ~
Mysterious disappearance of Baker and the y
Jmplcte covering Of his movements GER
'inly appear to be very strange. g