The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-27
Is CHARLEY ROSS IN ENGLAND:
An Order From Nelse BOOthe 10 an
English Bandit for the Surrender
ofthe BOy,


English Bandit for the Surrender
ofthe Boy.
Mr.. Walter T. Baker, of 1919 Marke
street, who on the 9th of September re
ceived letter from Nelse Boothe, saying
that the latter assisted in the abduction
and knew of the present whereabouts Of
Charley Ross, and urging Baker to use
the knowledge thus given him in reslor-
ing the child, the particulars of which
have been published, received the fol-
lowing letterin Nelse Bottles hand writ
ing, on the Sth inst. The letter was
mailed in Philadelphia on the 9Th, and the
NewsYork date is evidently blind:
New YORK, October 9.-Baker: You
are dam fool, and Ross is crazy. Now
you are in danger. | thought you had
more sense. Sc hear, you have almost
lost your chance for getting the BOY
What made you give it away. lou
must now do as | say, or | will 20 FOR
YOU sure. for God sake do not say any
thing to any one now, but work tor me.
| want YOU to find Gusto, and tSen l
will ensure you the boy. if you go 10
Bradford. England, and make inquiries,
Won can find him easy. You must be
Gniat about il when YOU find him, which
!. very easy to DO. | will have it flxt,
| will manage to get him letter, and II
I don't YOU 20 rs say, and show nm
this this winter 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 Hur-
bet, and only by this name you will find
him. if he sees this | think it will be all
right, tell him this: the child Boston
gave ycu in New York is Charley Ross,
and then tell him who Charley Ross Is,
Cor he don't know. ought 10 kill you
for YOU have been trying your best to
nap me; do Us say, dam You, and stop
YOU hunting for me. | want Ross to
have his boy. you Leave next week,
and you can succeed. take this with
you. and don't show 1t to u living sole,
but Gusto or Herbert if you do, ! void
murder you, so Beware, Baker.
FROM YOU KNOW WHO,
Mr.. Baker then published the follow
ing personal in the Lsdger on the 18th IN
slant:
"Bo,roS-Send me an order OH Her.
bert to deliver to me. | will go. B.
This personal brought the following
letter enclosing an order for the boy,
which Mr.. Baker received on the lith.
The cnvclop bore two cent stamp, and
was post marked "Philadelphia.' 1t
was written on small slip of paper,
evidently out of an account book, and
was as follows:
Baker, seen yoa notice yesterday. !
yes all right. will not rite any more,
not one line, but | want Ross to have
bis boy, and you to get the reward, give
this other papc to Sam Herbert, or gusto.
You may the help. will hear all about
it, When you &c, back. Ncise Booth.
If hecan' read, you read it to him, he
will know AL abot it,
In the letter was folded the following
order, written on u sheet Of note paper,
and addressed en- an outside fold, to "Sam
Hurbet.'
NEW YORK, America, October lS1j.-
SAM HURBET: Give to this man Baker
my little boy, which | gave to you to
keep for me last October in York state,
America. have sent MIN over for him.
| have made up with the Old woman,
and We all going TO live to either. |
have made big stake and | ges we can
live al right, If owe you anything
send Inc word By Baker and | Will fix 1t.
You know who mean. Little Charley
Sprague. my son, Bake is all ready to
come to York State, 50 don't dctain him.
Obige, Hiram SprHgue, your old friend,
Boston.
Mr.. Baker went to Mr. Ross Us soon a.
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 had
received, if any, is not known. joseph
Ross, Mr.. Ross brother, traced the mar
known as "Gusto, and found that such
a man had come to this country nearly
three wears ago, and Travelled from New
York to Savagnah in wagon with two
horses. and accompanied by woman
and several children. He was trace to
New York again, where IN October 1914
he eft the country in steamship.
Mr.. Baker has traced Nelse Boothe to
u houscn Acorn alley, between Seventh
and Eighth, but has not yet been ar
rested.
Ma. Baker says that his friends have
furnished the money to pay his expenses
to Europe, and that he intends to start
in Cunard steamer to-day for Liver
pool.-Ph,ia. Times, 23rd.