The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-10

step @oais u-n fate " yu child
" uaye told yu II Is impossible TO ensnare enc Of
raur friends Do you not believe us or va wn 10
pui the ifc of ia child at issue an test il with US
ali OF letters have told you the life OF yu child
shall be the bond that binds 10 promise any STRAIT
agcm false promise on VA part must shall seal
the fate of your child and YOU have none To blame for
yu be his murderer us-or yu false promise
from yu shall stop at nothing until havcing given
yu proof that we can KEEP word unto blood
repeat IL you want yu child yu comply with our terms
in every partcuar-One false step you part will
make yu yu family weep tears Of blood but If you
act in faith with us al will go wei with yu
What have the authorities done towards fndin yu
child they have done nothn yet and they far
from his hiden place to-day they the 9th day
of Juy yu money alone can find hm) If these terms
suit yu answer these ollown in the ledger personals
&c will agree to these terms in every particular
have the money ready as we described we will send
proof with him so you can no him when he comes
In accordance with instructions Mr.. Ross published
a personal reading &C X. R-Money is ready How
shall know your agentW
scRUPULoUs FOR THEIR CREED
PInLA July "a
ROs--we have seen WI reply in personal (yu agree
TO the terms in every particularly accept yu offer
for we consider yu fully understand the great an mo-
mentus obligation yu place yourself under when you
assented to this agreement
We be sorry that cannot effect the change to day
creed is such that IL forbids bisnes of this
kind only at certain quarter OF the and the place
of the moon has just passed over have got to
week before We can transact anv bisiness
tween usths delay may be great of torture to
yu but II cannot be avoded-we pledge ourselves IN the
mean time yu child shall not suffer for any thing ony
keepin
We have him that we feel at against all theue-
tective force in the country iereting him out X
The authorities have offered $40 900 for the recovery
of the child detection of us If they had yu interest
at hart this would be the worst thing they could do
This Is only oien reward for the sacrifice of yu child
Could never be taken from live; that
he was so situated that we could destroy
him IN one instant an forever out OF all
proof against u.s. but yu seem TO have no faith in
word--nevertheess yu have nothn to fear that
poini for he never be found by any detective
force-neither any reward no matter how large be
any temptation for US to peach one on the other for
we are sworn TO give each other away Ros--
One week must intervene before negotiate for
the restoration of Charley by that time there will be
800 600 reward YOU win Sc bv that time the detectives
avail you nothn you vii sc that spak trought
from the beginin That there was no earthly hope
left yu only in payin the ransom in good faith and
then yu get yu child. What we mean in good faith is
tn set no traps no 1t not possible for yu trap,
but by any stratgem ON your part connivance it vii
thwart our purposes and the money vii never tn
usif this result takes place through any act
nivance of yuse then yu lose yer Child forevcr)
you 90 as we instruct yu an this money gets lost Ut
child just as If we got the moneyno matter what
instruction is fer yu TO do with the money yu do it
al yer child shall be restored to yuif we tel yu tn
burn it up do if tel yu to throw it Of the dock do
so we tel yu to give it tn any one do so an yer child
wei be restored yu whether the money gets lost or
not through any acts Of ours. IuJn
Ros-The whole contract is summed up in these
words-You pay us the money in good faith in dcnom-
nations from Is to 10 in U notes rid private marks
fixed ON them then consider have fulfilled yu part
and yu shall have yu child restored safe to yuf we do
geance Of hell if there be an hell to be eternal
ton. . ...U t.I l .t I'D
We have told yu that we will transact this bisines
with yu and yer friends ony We know a true
friend will not advise yu rong if he has the interest
of yer child at heart We shall nothing about detec-
tves in the bushes If yu cal them in for advice
sstance will be at the peral of yer chlds life for
IN their eagerness arrest us, which they
do, they will surely be the means of sacrificing yer
child We shall never cal yer but for the money!
so 1t is yer part to have 1t at minutes
notice; bun yu have plenty of time yet-due
Il
hand 1--WE request no answer to this till you hear from
us again which perhaps will be one week-in the mean
time you an you fancy console yourself that yu child
Is wei and safe to yuan to against al detective
power nothing surprised after had told you
the mposbility of lndn the child the risk would
be to the chds life to find his hiding place yet yu in
disregard of this advice persisted in having the dctcc
tives search for him-tme vii tel yu that do
not lie in every word we wrte-the reward signifies
nothing with weher it be $40 900 $40 900 600 IT
will accomplish nothn with Ms the authorities will
fail on that point tn bride one of US you vii in
Ros-our word for it harm shall bclal w child in
tentonaly til YOU hear from us again days by that
time yu must be prepared for his ransom If you ever
Ros mark the selashness of Mr. stokley an his COM
mette of hokers what do they say-not one cent for
ransom but millions for convction-do they have yer
interest at heart-no it is selfish motivc-they
wn TO sacrifice yer child that theirs be safe-why do
they not pay their money TO have yours restored first
an then offer reward for our conviction.
[No. Ill
CHARLEY MUST BE RANsoMED OR DIE.
Ros are you not convinced by this time that the de-
tectives render you service whatever-are you
agoing toilet them keep you un der the deuson they
can yet recover yu child an bring us to Justice
, we tel yu the Do thing is impossible We fear
until we find him for you ..
the transaction of this bisines we are determined
to no but yu if yu suffer these letters go out
of yer hands so that they can personate yu in eff
fectin this change we shall hold the child subject to
the ful1ment OF yer promise false step by yu
or by any one acting for yu, you may consider
the biscnes is at an end an the trap has
sprung that render further negotiation usees to yu
at the end this week must end this business it must
place him your hands safe sound or must place him
in the grave it is lett entirely with you
We told yu our last letter we could not transact
any business for week. We are prepared to
elect the change w be redy but under cir
cmstances say yu be ready when you be able put
yu hand ON 1t an hand 1t outrest assured if agent
Gals for 1t an he does not get IL without waiting he viii
never call again an the our of redemption is forever
gone by with yu.
We told you to put the money in a box but we now
tel you to put the money IN strong white, leather
vaise locked double strapped be prepared give
1t or take it wherever we direct you'll you di-
reced TO carry II yourself you make take al the friends
with you you pleas-but don't let the cops know you
bisiness not go with you unles you want
the business to turnout a 'failure-f YOU want to
trap take the whole force with yu an then be sure
yu know what yu be don-for know what we be
donthis Is al the caution necessary for yu to yu
child alive
you can have all things ready as we have directed
yu by thursday the 30h nsent the foown in the ledger
peIsoudlS tJOHn-lt NC you on oOtnl
Ros you may fix any other date that is convenient for
You
Ros yu have scd yu had confidence in these men
an would not do as the requested yu-now say yu
must do reques yu there Is earthly hop left
yu to child alivethis is the only alternative
given yu vii find we are prepared for every emer-
gency-detcction is impossible if yu do not ransom
him-he must def you attempt to arrest any Of
our agents-he must die
mo- II
LETTER oP INSTRUCTION.
PHrIA, July 90
Ros-from your ansur this day you signify everything
Is redy-everything is redy with us-we now give you
wide margin for preparation to make If you
be pleased to doyour action this day besides Charley
fate 1t Is left with you 1t left with you alone wether
lie shall live diewe caution and the last time
do not think we triling.
Ros-You to take the IL p NJ. train to- light from
West Phia for New York, IL arrives New York sos
A. NJ, take cab at Cortland dcsbrosses SITS New
York ride directly TO the grand central station
ave and AID streets-take the A NJ northern ex
Dress nv WOW OF hudson river