The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-10-29
is CHARLEY ROSS IN ENGLAND.
An Order from Nelse BoOthe to an
English Bandit for the Surrender
OF the Boy.
From the philadelphia Times, 2sd.I


From the Philadelphia Times, 23d.
Mr.. Walter T. Baker. of 1919 Market
street, who, on the 9Th of September, re-
ceived Il letter from Nelse Boothe, say
ing that the latter assisted in the abduc-
tion. and knew of the present where
ahouts of Charley Ross, and urging Ba-
ker 70 use knowledge thus given him IN
restoring the child, the particulars of
which have been published, received the
following letter. in Nelse Boothe's hand
writing, on the Sth inst. The letter was
mailed in Philadelphia on the Sih. and
the New York date is evidently blind:
"NEw York, October Q.
"BAKER-You are a dam fool, and
Ross is crazy. Now you are in danger.
thought you had more sense Sc hear,
Won have almost lost your chance for
getting the boy. What made you give
it away? You must now do as / say. or
I will go for you, sure, for God sake
don't ny anything TO any one now, but
work for me- want you to find Gusto,
and then ] will ensure yau the bow. If
you go To Bradford, Eng. and make in
quiries, you can find him easy. You
must he quiet about it when you find
him. which is very easy to do. / will
have it fixt, for will manage to get
him a letter, and if don't. yon go as |
say. and show him this, this winter he
- VArk L Ennxr
this, you must keep from Ross and
everybody else Here is the secret:
'Gusto Englis name is Sam Hurbet, and
by this name you will find him, if he
sees this think it will be all right, tell
him tins: the child Boston gave you in
New York is Charley Ross and then
tell him who Charley Ross is for he
don't know. I ought to kill You, for
you have been trying your best to nab
me, do as say, dam you, and stop you
hunting for me. want Ross to have
his boy, you Leave next week. and yon
can succeed, take this with you, and
don't show it to living sole, but Gusto
or Herbet. if You do, 7 void murder Won,
so Beware, B,ker. FROM ONE YOU
KNOW WHO"
Mr.. Baker then published the follow
ing personal in the Ledger on the 18th
instant:
"BosToN:-Send me an order on Her
bert, to deliver TO me. ] will CO."
This personal brought ont the follow
ing letter, inclosing the order for the
boy, which Mr.. Baker received on the
14th. The envelope bore a two cent
stamp, and was postmarked, "Philadel-
phia" 1t was written on small slip of
paper, evidently out of an account book,
and was as follows:
Baker, I seen you notice yesterday.
I ges all right. will not rite any more,
not one line, bnt want Ross to have his
boy, and you 20 get the reward, give this
other pape to Sam Herbet or gnsto. You
may the help. will hear all about it.
When you get back. Nelse Boothe.
he can't read, you read it to him,
he will know all abot it."
In the letter was folded the following
order, written on sheet of note paper,
and addressed on an outside fold to
"Sam Hurbet:"
NEW YoRY, America, Oct. 13, 1875
"Sam Hurhet:
| Give to this man Baker my little boy,
which gave You to keep for me last
October, in York State, America.
have sent him over for him. 1 have
made up with the old woman, and We
all going to live to either. I have had a
big stake, and I ges We can live all right
If owe you anything send me word by
Baker and I will fix it, You know who
I mean. Little Charley Sprague, M.
son, Bake, is all ready to come to York
State, 80 don't detain him. Oblige, Hir
am Sprague, your old friend, Boston,"
Mr.. Baker went to Mr.. Ross as soor
as he received this letter and gave al
the information he had. Mr.. Ross had
previously telegraphed to the Scotland
Yard detectives, but what reply he re
ceived, if any, is not known. JOSEPH
Ross, Mr.. Ross brother, traced the maj
known a. "Gusto," and found that sucl
T. a man came TO this country nearly thre
: years ago, and travelled from New Yorl
: to Savannah in a wagon with two horses
and accompanied by woman and sev
eral children. He was traced to Nev
York again. where, in October, 1874, h
left the country in a steamship.
Mr. Baker has traced Nelse Booth
/. to house in Acorn alley, below Spruc
> street, betweenth Seventh and Eighth
: but he has not yet heen arrested.
Mr.. Baker says that his friends hav
furnished the money to paw his expense
to Europe. and that he intends to star
? in Cunard steamer to-day for Liver