The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-11-11
Charley Ross.

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street, who, on the 5th of September, rt
ceived letter from Nelse Boothe, say
ing that the latter assisted in the aDdut
tion, and knew of the present where
abouts of Charley Ross, and urging Bake
to use the knowledge thus given him il
restoring the child, the particulars 0
which have been published, received tn
following letter, in Nelse Boothe's hand
writing, on the 9Th inst. The letter wa
mailed in Philadelphia on the 9Th, ant
the New York date is evidently d blind
NEW YORK, Oct. 9-Baker: You are
dam fool, and Ross is crazy. Now you ar
Sc hear, you have almost lost your chanc'
for getting the boy. What made you Civ.
it away. You must now do as say, or
will 60 for you sure. For God sake dom
say anything to any one now, but work FOL
me. / want you to find Gusto, and ther
/ will insure you the boy. If you go tt
Bradford, Eng, and make inquiries, you car
find him easy. You must be quiet about
it when you find him, which is very easy
to do. I will have it fxt, for l win man
age to get him letter, and il don't, you
go as l say and show him this. this win
ter he will be about there or York know
this, you must keep from Ross and every
body else. Here is the secret: Gusto Englis
name is Sam Hurbet and by this name
you will find him, il he sees this think
II will be all right tell him this, the child
Boston gave you in New York is Charley
Ross, and then tell him who Charley Ross
is, for he don't know. ought to kill you,
for you have been trying your best to nah
me. do as l say, dam you, and stop your
hunting for me. L want Ross to have his
hnx II
succeed. thake this with you, and don't
show it to living sole, but Gusto or Her
bert. If you do, would murder you. so
Beware, Baker.
FROM You KNOW WHO.
Mr.. Baker then published the follow
ing personal in the Ledger on the 18th
instant:
Boston: Send me an order on Herbert to
deliver to me. will 60. B.
This personal brought out the follow
ing letter, inclosing the order for the
boy, which Mr.. Baker received on the
14th. The envelope bore a two-cent
stamp, and was postmarked "Philadel-
phia." 1t was written on small slip of
paper, evidently out of an account book,
and was as follows:
BAKER,: / seen your notice yesterday.
ges all right. | will not rite any more, not
one line, but l want Ross to have his boy,
and you to get the reward. give this other
paper to Sam Hurbet, or gusto. You may
the help. will hear all about it, when you
get back. Nelse Booth.
II he can't read it, you read it to him, he
will know all about it.
In the letter was folded the following
order, written on a sheet of note paper,
and addressed, on an outside fold, to
Sam Hurbet:"
New YORK, America, Oct. 13, JS75.-
Sam Htrbd: Give to this man Baker my
little boy, which | gave you to keep for
me last October, in York State, America.
up with the old woman, and we all going
to live to gither. i have had big stake,
and ges we can live all right. II / owe
you anything send me word by Baker and
l will fix II. You know who / mean.
Little Charley Sprague, my son, Bake is all
ready to come to York State, so don't detain
him. Oblige Hiram Sprague. your old friend,
Boston.
Mr.. Baker went to Mr.. Ross as soon as
he received this letter and gave him all
the information he had. Mr.. Ross had
previously telegraphed to the Scotland
Yard detectives, but what reply he re-
ceived, if any, is not known. Joseph
Ross, Mr.. Ross brother, traced the man
known as "Gusto," "and found that such
a man came to this country, nearly threel
years ago, and travelled from New York
to Savannah in wagon with two horses,
and accompanied by woman and seve.
raj children. He was traced to New
York again, where, in October, 1874, he
left the country in a steamship.
Mr.. Baker has traced Nclse Booth to
house in Aborn alley, below Spruce
street, between Seventh and Eighth, but
he has not yet been arrested. |
Mr.. Baker says that hi. friends have
the money to pay his expenses
to Europe, and that he Intends to start
in a Cunard steamship to-day for Liver.
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