The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-23
PRICE TWO CENTS
POOR CHARLEY R0SSSFATE
NEW LIGHT Thrown ON PHILhDEL.
PHIA'S GREAT MYSTERY,
Ciue which Indicates that tho Lsa Bey Il
Across the Water-A Mcssougcr hts
WAY TO Brina him Back 60 his Psrcnts.

Ciue which Indicates that tho Let Bsy Il
Across the Water-A Mcsscpecr on his
Way 20 BrinE him Back 20 his Psrcnts.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 22-Mr. Walter T.
Baker, Of ,8i9 Market street, who oD the 9th Of
September received a letter from NeIse Booth
saying that the latter assisted In tho abduction,
and knew OF tho whereabouts Of Charley Ross,
and urging Baker 20 use the knowledge thus
given him In restoring the child, the particulars
Of which have been published. received the fol-
lowing letter In Neise Booths habdwfit,ns on
the eth inst. The letter was mailed IN Phila-
delphIs on the 8th, and the New York date 10
evidently blind.
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%uraer you 20 Bswsrs BAKER from you Know Who "''@
Mr.. Baker then published the following per-
sonal In the Ledger on the 1sth inst:
BosToyi end ne order on Hurbct to deliver 70
me. viii go. II.
This personal brought out the following letter.
enclosing the order for the boy, which Mr.. Baker
received on the 18th. The envelope bore two.
cent stamp, and was poetmsrked Philade pbia.
The letter was on email slip OF paper evidently
out OF an account book, and was as foliowsi
Bsker-iseen yuu notice yesday-i ges you head 10
y soi II. s Sy DO s, S; Inc e'S So T 4 =. rEs
9e q sam Sroe, .Ss ' You ns hsp
Know oil about It.
In tho letter was folded the following order
addressed on outside fold to " Sam Hurbot."
s u, Nnv YoGk. AmHRics. Oct Is. 1872,
sye yS% e. keep iSI me s;s s 6siS;
@ @.ds Win the @ so%.a :sal % and az: ::
eS sorG wi OK
to c sST.sS s0n Rstsi s% az os r.Ss
Hiram sprague. your ola friend, Boston.
be received this letter and gave him ali
the Information he had. Mr.. Ross had pre-.
| detectives, but what reply he received, " any,
Joseph Ross, Mr.. Ross's brother, traced tb.
man known as " "Gusto,' and found that such .
man came TO this country nearly three years
ago aud travelled from New York to Savannah
In wagon and two hOrsea, and accompanied pT
| woman and several children.
He was traced To New York again where in
October, 1874, he left the country In steamship.
| Mr., Baker mas been trying to find Nelse Booth In
| Philadelphia, and has tr. ced him to house In
| Acorn alley, below Spruce, between Seventh
| and Eighth. The police are aware Of his haunts
but he has not yet been arrested.
| Mr. Bakers friends In this city, entirely inde-
| pendentiy OF Mr. Ross OF the authorities, have
| furnished the money to pay his expenses to
| Europe, and he Is to leave New York In q CunArd
| steamer at noon to. morrow for Liverpool. He
has relatives in Philadelphia Of the highest re-
speetabliity. one Of his uncles being a member
| shaw, another uncle n wholesale dry goods
dealer. and third the secretary Of an iron COM
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