Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-06-05
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a letter written at Berryyille, Clarke
county, Va, dated May 2S, to the Bal
timore Sun, says:- -es lveff
An unusual excitement is prevailing
in this place tonight. 1t is alleged
that the long lost Charlie Ross is found
and that he is now in our midst. Last
night two men went 10 the residence of
Mr.. 7. Pierce. about half mile east of
the village, where they remained during
the night. They had with them lit
lie boy, apparently between -four and
FIVE wears old. This morning they
passed through town, aud some persons
who saw a strong likeuess in the child
to Charlie, presented to Mr. Pierce
likeness of the lost child, who at once
said it was that OF the little fellow who
! spent the night with him. The men
had then gone, but they were followed,
and late this evening were found several
miles north of Berryville. They were
brought back, with the child, TO the
village and taken before the mayor.
The proceedings were informal, no COM
plant in writing having been lodged.
! But their coming had been bcralded,
and rs soon as the parties suspected
were taken into the mayors Office they
were questioned in manner that in
duced the belief that il they did not
have Charlie Ross in their possession
they had some other child TO whom they
were not entitled. In some particulars
.l a. x..aA,,.l,lannn 10 Gtfln
! Charlie, but according TO the impression
! of the writer that resemblance is not at
all striking in the most important par
ticulals 1t is said that lac has the eyes
of Charlie lie certainly has the dimplo
| in the chin aud also the dimples in his
I Titles hands He has a sprightly ap-
pearance, aud the lips are much moro
inclined to compression than the picture
OF Charlie Ross indicates. There is not
quite the same breadth of forehead ap-
parently rs in the photograph OF little
Charlie. These changes may he ac-
counted for in the fact that for twelve,
months, if this he the lost child, his ex-
perierce has been such rs TO make him
more sprightly iu appearance than
amidst the quiet and uneventful scenes
of home life.
The two men were handed over to
the taller for nights lodging. A by
stander offered to take the little fellow
in charge, but the pretended father OF
the child protested against separation
from him. This man made some Curl
| Of har fhsnna
he said that he had voluntarily taken
the child to the mother OF Charles Ross
! in order TO convince her that he was not
her child. Tomorrow morning pho
tograph OF the little boy will be taken
and compared with that OF Charlie. 1t
is thought that the resemblance can bo
more readily determined by n CON-
parison of photographs The men say
they are making their way 10 Wheeling,
West Virginia. One of them repre-
sents himself 10 be printer. The
child speaks TO him with all Of the art
I ,-~--.ss ed .---i----,-- - s-...i~is 90
childhood calling him papa, and II hs
be the veritable Charlie Ross, surely n
change has been produced in his uaturo
which nothing less than miracle could
accomplish. Whatever may be the
termination of this curious incident in
our experience, we have had an inter
est awakened which thrills every heart.
The mayors Office was crowded almost
to suiiocation. a telegram was sent TO
the father of Charlie Ross last night,
and he is expected here some time
during the day. The men Indignantly
refuse 10 permit the child to be separa-
ted from them, but should the matter
proceed TO an examination to-day, il is
supposed that the little fellow will bo
examined separately and apart from his
alleged father. There is something
''rotten in Denmark"