The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-06
He Still Adheres to 1t with Au-
dacious Fortitude.
THE ST. Adams VILLAGERS NERVOUS
Mrs. Blanchard on the Way to
See Her Boy.

ST ALBAHs, Jan 0, 1870
At length there TO a CLEAN Of light dawnng
on the Charley Ross mystery but is not sufficiently
luminous enable the average citizen Of St Adams
see that the boy here ia a hopeless fraud
While tho Ross stock, as the phrase goes has become
somewhat depressed here by the Of day there
nevertheless many who still arm in the faith
that the young juvenile should be brought into tho
presence OF Mr. Ross, OF Philadelphia, before the In
vestigstion is finally abandoned The developments
which have combined to designate the lad as bogus"
have resulted from visit Of Colonel Crosby Post
master at Milford, n. H. who arrived here this morn.
ing and declared that the youth none other than
JENNY BLANCHARD,
the notorious little liar. who has been missing from
that town during the last fortnight. The boy, how.
ever insists that he the genuine Charley Ross aud
that his father and mother live in Philadelphia As
may be surmsed this question Of veracity has served
to prolong the excitement the community, and II is
but simple truth say that the public sentiment here
is strongly in support Of the boys assertion Colonel
Crosby was accompanied by Conductor Farnsworth
upon whose train he says the boy travelled once or
twice before he turned up In the role of Charley Ross
During the day the postmaster and conductor together
with the members of the press called the jail and
the mysterious lad was brought before them.
INTERVIEW
Upon being asked II he knew either OF the gentlemen
he promptly answered, "No. sir"
Don't you this gentleman" indicating Colo
mel Crosby
"No, sir"
Colonel Crosby turned sharply to the boy aud said,
'why, Jimmy; what you dong up heres"
No answer
Jimmy, what will Berthelia sayH" abiding to Mrs
Blanchard, the mother of the missing Milford boy
No answer.
Jimmy do you pretend you don't know me ~ asked
the Colonel
mo SIR don't know you, crying little but
never 1Inchingl
"Dont you know this ?" indicating the stump Of one
OF his which he has lost
mo, sir"
"Dont you know"-naming number Of children in
Milford "those boys aud girls"
mo, sir
Colonel Crosby then named the children which the
boy has repeatedly declared he went to school with in
Philadelphia and asked him il he knew them
Yes str"
BYsTASDER-'weli, sir, what do you say Is it
the Blanchard boy ?"
swhy, yes OF course It is"
To Conductor Farnsworth-'Is that the boy who
rode with you Christmas day."
THAT Is the boy"
After talking for while with the Sheriff. privately
Colonel Crosby again questioned the boy closely for up
wards OF an nOur IN 10 MlIOrd lie reiterated
his previous statements regard the Milford Bank
robbery, and described OF the there and
bridge correctly He questioned in regard to chill.
dren and people, but stouty and na,y denied knowing
any Of the persons named except the four children
whose names he has repeatedly given as those Of his
schoolmates in Philadelphia Failing to confuse or
break him down In any way, Colonel Crosby said -
"We, Jimmy, shall go back 70 Milford and tell
your mother you don't want 10 see her any more"
MY mother don't live in Milford" the reply
'Shc lives Philadelphia, and papa. and mis-
namo is Mr. Ross.
THE lost ovERcoAr
Here the little fellow broke down and cried bitterly
saying, 81 wish my papa would come after me
Colonel Crosby brought up with him bundle con-
tanning Jimmy Blanchard's and cap having
heard has already been published that this little
waif had lost his overcoat and cap the Middlesex
smash up. Nothing had been seen Of them since The
bundle had been brought in unopened and Colonel
Crosby asked the boy IL be had before the
accident aud he answered, eyes, sir.
What color was y"
ssBl1ck sir.
"was Il old or newsr
ssPretty old -
"what color was the liningsn
'Black."
"what kind OF buttons did it naveer
almost white. sir" and a silver half dollar being
shown him. he said they nearly large and about
white as that The bundle was then opened and
waterproof CLOTH with black aud white checked lining
black buttons and nearly
isn't that your overcoat, jimmy"
The coat was put on the little fellow and was very
much too large Tor him IN every respect the sleeves
being At least three inches too long The cap was
placed on.the boy head and fell down about his ears
II large the boy put his hand up under the front
aud worked II up and down. laughing. bystander
made the remark, Didn't you ever that coat and
hat beforeW
mo, sir ("
"And didn't you e7er see that oncarmed man be-
forey"
.'why no, sir G.anghingJ never saw him..
The gentlemen who witnessed the interview between
Colonel Crosby and the boy declare that il there was
anything in human expression or human Judgment the
boy the man before in his iIfe while on the
other hand Colonel CROSBY says he would be willing
TO swear that the boy Is Jimmy Blanch-
ard The boy never gave single sign OF
recognition or consciousness, and his demeanor was
view He cried little through the latter part, he
has on almost every occasion he here when
closely or harshy questioned IN crowd but his con-
duct taken altogether, was puzzling TO minds who
have only dealt With ordinary children.
MRS. BLANCHARD ES ROUTE PoR ST. ABRAMS
AMER the lapse OF week Mrs Blanchard has
concluded to come up from Milford, n H., to Tor
herself f the boy her She left to- ght and viii
the morning, and will al once be brought face
face with tho mysterious juvenile. When he
told this morning that his mother coming from
Milford TO see him. he answered that his mother
not Milford but in Philadelphia and from this II is
anticipated that II Mrs Blanchard is his maternal pa
rent her will refuse 10 own her az SUCH
TIVE GOOD VILLAGERS sKRvora
The people OF ST. Adams very concern
ing the result Of this mystery, and n IL that
they have been humbuRged the modification and
chagrin that will ensue will be universal For
week the public sentiment has high that bust
has been parayzed and In some instances almost
wholly suspended. Tf he Charley Ross II
be denied that everything has indicated him to be that
much sought for juvenile and the knowledge which he
possessed to enable him TO make such and
startling statements as be has must have been sup
piled from source Of which the public
as they are about the Whereabouts OF the genuine
Charley II the youth is fraud, an insight into his
past history will be alike interesting and curious
THE STORY IN PHILADELPHIA.
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