The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-04
CHARLIE ROSS,
Westervelt's Statement as Read on
His Trial.

York when | told them; Gll. Mosher
wife. also said that the officers were after
Gil and Bill Tor getting away with silks,
&c and then told me that the officers
were after them for the other thing. l
told Mosher and Douglass all she said.
Wcsterveit then detailed his move
ments in New York with Mosher and
Douglass after his knowledge that they
were suspected for this otfense. They
visited taverns and Douglass went to
fortune teller's to see if Bill had sent IL
letter there. Westcrvelt wrote letter
dictated to him by Douglass, which was
sent to Bill Moshcr in Philadelphia.
That WAS the day Mosher asked him 10
go to Philadelphia to move Moshers : SIS
ter. to find out whether the house here
had been watched, and To- put personal
in the New York HsraM under
the head of Napoleon, to
inform them if it was all right,
but didn't put it in; went back to New
I York that afternoon. Mrs. Mosher did
not 90 back with me. She told me about
the house being watched; didn't see
Nosher from the time | came back Until
nv sister came on. Mosher and Doug
/ ls:s came TO NV house shortly after and
stayed there. Mosher did not stay at my
oorise over night They stayed few
hours each time they came; went with
Mosher and Douglas on the 2Oth day of
S.ptenbcr, on all excursion to ROunduut,
and came back on the 22d; neither
MoShrr nor Douglas spent any part OF
ANY night in my rooms; nev"raSkcd them
where the lived. At RoundOut MoSher
and Douglass proposed to commit Il
burglary. They had store picked out
for the purpose. made several excuses
TO yet out OF 1t. and they finally aban-
doned il. They got boat at lumber
ward near RhinebeCk. They appeared
to have had it out before. When they
came back TO New York they went to an
eating house opposite the Washington
market. They praised the place, and
said thev always ate there. All this /
was told walking on the trip to Rondout.
! inslnuated that they were suspected OF
having the child, and they laughed and
said that it was only a job 10 get them
on the Red Bank affair.
Westervelt detailed the circumstances
and occasions when he saw Mo>Aer and
Douglass after that, eating with them
travelling around the city OF New
York, &C.. with them. He Was aware
they were not making living in lcGit
lraa;c way. Before the death Of Moshcr
and Douglass the latter and WeStervcIt
put up at hotel together, Douglass regis
t.rInr himself under the name OF Day
and Westervelt as Wright. They talked
about the child, Douglass asking how II
could be proved on him, that they would
have t. get some one who SAW him take
II. Westcrvelt asked how in the devil
they could get the money If the parties
were willing to pay It. Douglass SAID
the plan had been changedi that
Lr was u 90 70 Europe and
write us il he had split on the other
purty: that the money could be easily
obtained; that party could stay on the
platform of one car aud jump the money
off, | asked how they would get the
child to them, and he SAID thew could not
get il until three or four days after. l
went to Walug and told him about
their going across to Astoria and how
they we're dressed aud that they carried
fishing poles. Walhng went for them,
.
STAYED there with Douglass until alter
breakfast, and an engagement was made
for me Ia meet Douglass again on tn"
18Th, IAN and 18th, at GleasOn's billiard
room. Douglass went oil to meet Mosher
at the New England House. The next
/ heard of them was that they Were
shot ut Fort Hamilton. l can make II
gu,',- as TO
WHERE THE CHILD Is NOW.
Lam of opinion that he is with the par
tie, | have mentioned, or they have sent
MIN to other parties. | made no arrange
r.ents in June concerning the child,
and knew no more of him than child
unborn. / never had the curiosity tom
uuire where the child was. Whoever
saws the parties spent night at my
louise lies l did not tell them that |
wa, il, communication with Walling, and
was keeping him of their track
TESTIMONY OF SUPERINTENDENT WAL
LING.
superintendent Wu!ling testified TO
the effect that We,tcrvelt offered to and
IN the search tor the child, and that he
arranged with him 70 give information
Of the movement, OF Mo-hcr ard Doug
lass Tor the purpose Of securing their ar
rest; that he had repeated interviews
with the witucs-, and that while he was
pretending 10 act with him, he tailed TO
.,iye him information which be- possessed
winch would have led to the arrest Of
Mo,hcr and Douglass; ulso that he
/ ,Westervelt1 made false statements.
Az INTERVIEW WITH TuL WIDOW OF
MosHER.
The New Yorl, HcraH publishes what
purports to be- an interview between one
Of It's reporters and Mrs. Mo>ner the
widow of William Mo>her, one ot the
hur,,lgrs killed hast winter at Bay Ridge,
Long Island, aud the universally "r-
kuowlcdgcd ubduc,or Of Charlie ko-s.
MIR, Mosher denied ever having seen
the missing boy, but IN reply to direct
inquiry ~ 20 whether the boy was !lNihE
or dead she replied: 81 avn sure he i
living and will turn up before long. /
a,n ~ sure that he Is, living ~ | amthat |
breathe. would not believe him dead
unless ] should see his dead body before
before me She said she was Il mother
and knew the feeling, of Mrs Ross, and
if she knew where the boy WAS, she
would make it known. In reply to the
INQUIRY why >he WIS - positive that the
boy was alive She said: Il know ne l..
Nv husband would not harm hair OF
di, head quickly recovering herself and
very nervous III mean il he had any
thing to DO with il Mrs Mo>her Is also
n sister of Wr,tcrvclt, now On trial in
Philadelphia.
Goldsmith Maid Trofs In 2ii.
HARTFORD, Cr, September %.-Gold-
smith Maid trotted here to-day, for "
purse 8. .OCO to beat her own record. Shr