The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-10
THE MYSTERIOUS PERSONALS.
The Trial Of Westervelt as an
Accomplish.
STRONG EVIDENCE OF HIS GUILT.

for the prosecution has forged the links IN the
chain OF evidence that is encircng the prisoner He
has proved step by STEP the relations of the accused to
the abductors of the boy that there ESCAPE
from the conclusion that he aware of their crime
and aiaed them in escaping from the police and con-
cealing the child 1t has been oday proven that Wes
tervelt admitted friend in New York that he knew
who stole the child and that he concealed cup the
river somewhere" all of which information he con-
realed from the police while protesting willingness
aid them
The for the Commonwealth closed to-day
with the Offering of the anonymous letter written to
Mr.. Ross after the kidnapping. The defence objected
of course, the ground that conspiracy had been
proven, and long arguments followed. Another delay
occasoned by the special objections of the defence
TO each individual letter. The proceedings Of the day
were follows:-
Henry A. Hartman was called and sworn. He testi.
Hed:-I aborer employed by the New York
and New Bedford Steamship Company, but was
formerly the New York police force; know
Westervelt have visited his house, and him
every day in the summer of 1874 at this time
tended bar for Mr. Sromberg at No "a Mott street. the
place frequented by Westervelt; Mosher there
once and Douglass twice in company with Westervelt;
first them in July; thought they help
ing to fix up the bar, and they introduced to
rs Smith and Henderson, Douglass in Stromberg's
place after that with this exception witness
either Douglass or Mosher again; first heard
of the kidnapping OF Charley Ross about this time
the day it in the paper Westervelt read it
and told he would bet two shings that he could tell
some of the parties who were into it, Witness then
told of trip which Westervet made up the Hudson in
August 1874, and said He absent two days; l
saw him upon his RETURN he said that he was with
Mosher and Douglass; he told me they were up the
river he did say whereabouts up the river Wester-
welt told morning, evening rather, to let him
know whenever a chalk mark the cellar door
ut No. "a Mott street; that that signal that these
parties in town; that he knew where find them
then; this alton in the latter part of Sep
tember or October 1874; remember the affair of the
killing of Mosher and Douglass at Bay Ridge; l
westervelt next morning after the killing;
/ mean Monday morning; went to Brooklyn with
him; he requested go he said in he should
be detained by the District Attorney at Brooklyn for
to go and tell Superintendent Walling that he
locked up; l had conversation with him that trip
about Charley Ross he told Inc that those two were
the parties; also, that If he arrested the child
would not live three days. asked him, then, If he
knew where it was, whether it was in hut or
somewhere; he said he'd never tell he said that Mo-
Jher had the child up the river somewhere where he
did not know he told me at Brooklyn.
OFFERING ANONYMOUS LETTER.
stage of the proceedings where it necessary to
offer in evidence the anonymous letter which had
been received by Mr. Ross and which had been proved
TO have been written by William Mosher The letters
numbered from to twenty-four, and they had
been designated in court by their numbers and dent
fed by Mr.. Ross as having been received by him.
The prisoners counsel objected to the admission
the letters but, after long arguments their general
objections and special bars we're all overruled.
MYSTERIOUS
At half past four p NJ. Mr.. Hager and offered in
evidence about fifteen copies of the New YORK HERALD
of various dates from July 1874 to November, 1874
and of the Public Ledger of Philadelphia, Of about the
dates for the purpose of Identifying the Person
as' to be put before the jury. This only prelim
nary, he deferred the reading of them until they
could come in their proper places with the letters He
then began the reading of the letters. There a
crowded court ROOM and every man craned his head
forward TO catch every word that fell from the lips of
reader The reading of the letters lasted until nearly
hafpast six O'Clock this evening. The following are
the letters:-
mo IL
dated July g. Received July ~
July
Mr. Ros-be not uneasy-you son charley brewster
be all writ me is got him and powers earth can
deliver out of our hand-you viii hav two payns beior
you git him from us-and pay us big cent to--f you
put the cops hunting for him you only detecting
own end-we is got him fit living power gets
him from us ve-if anv aproch is maid 10 his hldin
place that is the signal for his instant anhilatonf
you regard his f puts one to search for him your
money can fech him out alive an no other existIn
powers-dont deceive yuself an think the detectives
get him from us for that Is mposebel
You here from us in few day
mo. 81
MONEY LIFE
PHILADELPHIA July 9th.
Mr. Ros--We supos you got the other Letter that told
you we had yur child all and sound yu mite Offer
one 500, 900 1t wOud avale yu nothng--to be plaen
with yu yu mite nvok al the powers the universe
and that Guild not get yu child from us--we set God
man and devel at defiance him of our hands
This is the lever that moved the rock that
hides him from yu s20,OOo-not docr
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cannot get him
without tiff you love money more than child you bc
Its murderer not us for the money we viii have If
don't get rum you be sure TO get from some
els for will max examples OF yuse child that others
may be vlser-we give you al the time yu want to
Iider wei wat yu be DUNG Iu money or his life we
all havcdont ilater yu sell yu viii trap us under pre-
lens of paying the ransom that be impossibedont let
the detectives misede yu thay tel yu thay can get hun
In search for him as we tcd yu befor thay
only serch for his if-for any aproch be made to
his hdn place by detective his liz will be instant
field Yu WI yer child dead alive If we get yer
money you get him alive If no money yu get him ded-
yu get ready to bisnes with us advertise the olor
Ing in Ledger personals 4os be ready to nogocate
We look for yu answer in Ledger.
NO 3
WANTS NO cmLDREN's PLAY
PHILADELPHIA, July 7.
Mr. Ros--Wc Sc you anser in lcger the question with
you Is be yu wiln to pay for thosand ponds for the
ransom OF yu child-without il yu never get him
live If yu be ready to to terms say Soft not say
so-and we wil act acordinv-we take yu anser either
way as granted and will act on tive care nothin
bout you schemn and potin to detect
us-that is only childrens play with us-this
thing is well understood with and is taken out of the
power of every humin boin to detect us-yu will lind
II 80 at the end of this bisness-the only we
want from yu now Is, be yu wlin to pay $40 600 to
save Charey-f yu love your money more than him
his blood be upon yu and us for vii show
him TO you either dcd alive; it is left with yu answer
the following IN evenn Herald or Star
Ros-wil come to terms.
Ros-wil not come TO terms
Omit either line yu pleas-try the experment--ofer
100000 reward; 70 IL IL avales anything the de-