Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-10

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The trial Of William Westervelt,
charged 0it'I assisting in the abduction
If Charley BOSS, row in progress be
j"t.. the Court II Quarter Sessions for
the " # PhiiadelI.'lia, brings aenir
1T" p'omi1ence one of the most >or
rnWfrl l::c;drnts of mDlern times
pat upon he streets bv their parents
- su=tch q iivlus as bt st they cali, anC
each Dt them ..naures R1fT-iit4g9 ana
g,r.vatiurS probably qt.it4 as severe AZ
:.ta visited upon this chIid by his
clim nal clptots, # he be still alive
bat their coalition SCARCELY cxcites al
emotion OF pity among the great throDg
who ioStle them ont of the way if they
happen to be to" persistent III then
appeal, for aims. But there was some,
thing in the manner Of this cLid's alb
duction, something in the grief of the
strick' hous>h"!d, that touched a
sympathetic chord IN all the homes OF
the land.
Tile crime OF child stealing is by no
means com mon 70 this country, but
It enters INTO III" plot OF the most pop
uIar opera oi the day, and also constr
tutes the ground work of number OF
favOrjte plays, and it is perhaps the
near resemblance which this tragedy
III real life bears to the fearful Incl
dents OF the drama that gives 1t such
lasting rem 'mberHncc. The efforts
m|ste to find the missing chI!d gave II
wide publicity TO the story OF his alb
duction, and the illustrated newspa-
per4 made his curly head familiar in
the home OF the city ana the country
lie may still be Ind away IL some OBJ
acure haHnt uf wee, or lie may lie rest
ing IN tie peace "f the grave, hut
whether living or dead, he il; probably
the best known child III the world.
the engrayers art has given an inl-
mortality to the chubby face which
will be preserved in the story books
Of the future ages.
Tie Baltimore american publishes
the following yerv Interesting account
q: his obdnation which IN view of the
impending trial is verv timely:
Notwithstanding the halo Of re-
manca that has been throvn around
tha fate Of this 1iftja bav ha WAS orr
ried of from the meanest and basest
of motives. Tn,ye was neither zeal
.1sv not rnvnre,4 nor any other of the
cr,4.t 5asejCus TO be cratif.d: the de
sire f., rxtore money from his payeDts
eor his ransom was tbe only object his
ca.,t,,a had ~ viav Tbev were nrdi-
narx x,,Ie.r criminals who vould inst
l,,.,,, h..,-.. .,Ian q Mt tarriar dog if
tl.,,, n.,,,;.7 h,z hore1 for az Iar,,a -
=, y1ara for os LARGE = rctnrn. For six
months they kent making oyer,ures,
r,,.,7.r vorious Iisruisas for the ran
-,,,, of fine cl.;ll a.i t;,t. noor distr.c-
ted f.th,.r di1 ali Le rof,}d tn raise the
.,,n, lan,ar,1a5 le2l 000, which vas
far b.v,uJ bis ,,.,ns Tben tbeir
criminal career was cut short on - Will
TER NIGHT Inv p connie of sturdy conn
+rv,nr, WHO fou,,d them rifiinc an nm
occuD.1 Eou5o on th.ir premises. On
she evening Of the 1itil uf December.
1874 Wm Mooher and Joseph Doug
lass tine men VIM cnticpd Cbar,ey
D. rr,..,.., .,.1 1.,u., .,,,,,. 9th
i'<'77 - '' "''a ''.'.' ~
hin) were shot WAile n the act OIL
committing a burglary in the house OF
Judge yaa b .rlat. ut 3 ~ EtIg,-, in the
.:,7;4, af Nm y,rl- nr,zh,.. d;ea
II istantT, bat DougirsS survived lew
minutes. and with his last breath con-
+. ,sed that lie AMI Moshec has stolen
:i, ,.4t, ,;.1 t}.,+ y, al ,,o+
'HT cniI"' ''' ii0 '''i'' - .'' no >'''' '1''
klr~w where Ii" was at thaS Tune, uh-
less he was at Noshcr'' house. As IS
rv,.,i knnnn. he WIS not ftunl # tie
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