, 1875-09-04
OTHER GRIMES.


Ross, hAs At lsss spoken. aud, vhito she does not
directly avow Knowledge Of tho bor's vhere~
abouts, there can bo but little doubt from her
plios u the following 4uessous sha. she can as
any moment either cause the child to be restored
or reveal It's hldipx-plAcc.
At 4 lato hour last night she was found by =
Herald reporter after many dsfilculsica and dis.
coufagemants. ~ ilcr WHEREABOUTS hare been
kept profound aecret.
Mrs. Moshor a. lrst strennounly objected to
answering any questions. but, after mnch talk.
bcl.oying. dnubt1oas. t1at tho writer was either
tlle nephew Of hfr. Koes. with proposition Of
Bome kind, or messenger from lser brother
Weatervelt, sho agroed, sttpuIAting, however.
with much o'npllaafs, that sono questions sho
would decline answering.
"When your husband and Douglass Invited
Gil Mosher to accompany them on what they
called big thing, in Ju1Y Of lsst year. just
prior to tho abduction Of Charley Ross, wore1ou
| AWARD OF their plAns?"
The asery that t.ey wanted Gil to SO along
iB all fslse'
How soon after the abduction did you SEQ
your husband :"
| ~ decline to gav.'
"Mhat WAS tho lateat datp prior to A1s death
| upon which, you ptw him."
| 1.-The n1glt before his death 1,a WAS at Lon1e,
| md frequently before that 10 raB With me-"
| "Mhou YOUR husband lay in his boat 1t New
ark Lay eraiIng tho police whom, ho knew to
bo alter Linn. wlero weso you? Neso you
| with him ?"
1t will 10 remembered That tho detectives be-
jievch the boy to bc vtl, tlosher 1t tho time
| "TAiA decline to anawer.''
| Ibid yot csnr eer Charley Hoss:''
~ never did"
1hls answer MAS given With i strong s.lempt
| nt omphass. which vaH m tgnominioun fRi,ure.-
not tue emnsaBif Of truth. but the emphasis of
desire 10 hurry over and prevent re} et,lon Of
the gnestlon, or any further alluslou to II.
Did your brother, Westoryels nns testifgiuE
| ia phlsadeiphia. eyer see Charley Ross:"
No. ho did not. HI knows ucthiuY at aIi
abott the CASE. He wa4 }uas the saule na kiA.
uappod from New York to 60 there. Lie can tell
nothing
"Haye you not road hs testimony given II,
court to-day. published in the evening paners =
| Ifhit Us + ruBu.
Mrs. Mosl,er started, flashed np. colorcd, AID
angnlr replied. With genuine emplassa:
IT ia lie-a base lle. Ite knows nuthiug OF
the rEBe. l don't caro- Hhat be testified To-day
lie ncrcr saw the child. He csn't tell where ,le
is. | duu't care what the evening papers say."
| "NclI. VIC will ptas over Ills testimony. Arc
vou wiling to 60 to PHILADELPHIA aud testify in
| this caBef t"
(Eugergetical1s)- sir !; there IL no pow
or Oh eaEsl calt make mo 70 to Philadelphia.
They tried to set inc to 70 with my brother, tel-
ing tne could como back Tho next day. but 1
saw through their game. hsyH conAuied with
tho bert lawyers III So~ York. and know ny
1gllta, know that l canlot be forced 10 60 10
Philadelphia, Asd won't CO. and they cart
maho tDe 3d." seclnG tllut elle bad noino what
committed herself, size hastily added. II might
20 On My own option, but ! cauuot be driven
| lbere."
''Dld YOU SOC tho fao-siuailics Of the loltern
written 70 slr. Koss BY tho abducteEa. which wsro
"Ycs4 eaw than. and they aro notSin my
husbands handwriting"
"Dnt experts Aavo pronounced them to bo in
the same handwriting aa lotserd written by your
II don't ca.a for exrerts !; luow my l,ua-
baud handwriting. aud, bes'dnn no lpttcr Of
destroyed"
"You forget a1rs. Mosher, that tho dotecs-
iTes found latter written by yuur husband to
Mrs. 3tufdock, the keeper OF tho lighthouse a.
Rondout, asking her for money Bha owoll hint
for boat that 10 fold her. TIla letter il now
IN the lausa Of tho officials, aud iH in tho sau,o
hlr. Roas." {fhe reporter had been assured VI
this fact on tic highest official author.ty.l
II don't believe it. It can't ls true. Don't
, you suppose my husband would 1layo been Eu1art
I enough not to have Wrttten n letter : It would
bo too asroug clon."
Mrs. Mosher. nov toll mo caudjd]y is the
boy living or dead 7"
II do not know. tImrncdittely aftorwatd) ~
au sure he ID living and will turn up bofoTo long.
I am ~ sure that 10 is Irving as / am that I
breathe. .ronld not tFietr him dead ualess
Should sec his dead bodY before mr."
1t will be remembered that few moments be-
, fore Mrs. Mosher donled ever having seen tho
child. That portion Of her last answor Italicized,
in view OF this fact has significant Importance.
! sho strongly emphasized tlls auswcr. leaving
not sne slightcst particle of doubt IN the report
eF'a msnd tia. she spoko Lor honest conviction,
. "lIow do you know that ile !s still l.vipgf"
! | (keryoualy) -" doGltno 10 AuAmer this Ille5'
, tou. aid iusist on knowing who you arc."'
Nov stra slosher. jet me put yoa aHtraieht'
forward question, Of vital importance to your
self, to tho HoBs family and TO tho general pub
lie. Tell uc. il there any way in which Charley
Ross can BE- restored, leaving out OF considers
!. ton all obstacios III the way Of a rsnsotn beua
} paid, aud assuming that tue amount demanded
, be Immediately forthcoming. aud safety agA.ns,
| punishment guaranteed to tloso go restoring
, him I"
II decline to answer Don't sou think woult
t give hin, up It know whese tio was? am
D ! mother aud know the teelngH vi Mira Hoas.
> my Eorsr:" n. no..,n
''Ycs; no later than few days ago saw him
I once he.ra snst he wanted to si1un mo. but
eAw hin a.neo."
whist vero tho relations, If may AK. DO
. tween yonr husband and yourself; WAS he kaut
: aud afIect,onAte?" ?"
"ies. indeed. he MAS. He Vas good bus
; band TO nc, whatever tlo WAS otherwise
. "WGs he conhdlng?"
fIieaitating) "ies F.; l decline to answer"
T. at haH bsen asserted that Charley Ross ia |
1 Germany. DO you bollovo thisf
II decline 10 answar."
: : Mrs. Mos!.cs, wAy ssa you so positsso tha
q Charley Ross IN &!tyas"
; II know ho ia. My husband you'd not hari
4 lair Of hls hoal (aaickly recovering lierso
and worry nestous)-f-1 mean 1t he had auyth!u
: 10 do with It,"
1lc1o tho interview came to an eud, oIrs
i ,lusher absolutely rofuaiug to apcak auot4t
word until the writer revealed his lndentty. ses
: Ing that further interrogation wAs useless III
reporter aaii, II have been commissioned b
the New York Herald to talk with you.''
At this revelation Mrs Mosler was dumt
founded.
You have deceived me-" sho indignantly II
! piled. ~ would not have talked WITH you III
, you said who you werc. Tho Ieratl and osho
newspapers have misrerresentel mo stnco til
ailsir occurred. ! kuuw nothing ut III abou
I | Clarlle lloas. I do not know how in tho nam
. OF heaVons sou found NC, as do not llf
, here"
. PullADELrnIA, Sept. 3.--Tba who!e Of ~,
morning session Of tho court IN the trIal ol
] | MegterYett W&A Qccunted In tue crosa anlM&-