, 1876-01-10
THE BOGUS CHARLIE ROSS.
Tho Hoy ConfcsacH F1is DccGpttun-alo
Utft Ii fur Euka.

Tho Hoy Confcssca F1ia Dcc1pttun-alo
Dit 1t for E1sE,.
Dlanatch 10 Ncstnn ftlobe,
NASHUA. N. H.. JoM. G.-Ihn nortllotn train
among other Passengers. the famous boy Jimmy
blanchard, OF Al,lfo,d, who LAS been imposing
on tho credulitv OF tho good people OF 1t. Al
bans. VI. iIo waH in Charge Ut POSTMASTER
Albaus. A numbor Of people waited at tho
depot To sec him. When be waH about IN hour
away from the latter place nud aaw no chance
OF escape. ho came around gradually to Ills
nad, aftcr some questioning on tho part Of his
conductors, ho made full md FREQ confession.
uo sald that Le wont to tt. Albaua and other
places because 10 oujoTed il; l.o dil 1t for fun,
and ho would do 30 seaiu When Le wanted .
good suit OF clothes. Ho was afraid to 40 home,
but hs know his parents would forgive him for
hsa fEoak. They know he was ablo 70 lake caro-
Of h.msolf. Ills presencs in the Pullman car of
course caused considerable ntr and interest
nmonE the paHsougors. Tho boy was tho centro
moro tlhu ordinary attention. ono lady vita
characteristic enterprise asked him for
llis autograph, when ho looked up archly, and
VIII t1h; peculiar c.! cnfl Of his lp' I as;oa
B,anchard7' Tho story vas tho subject OF
conversation all through tho train, md when
it bocano knovn that he lad confoseol, the
passengers came ia czowda;t to got u glance at
to the fremont lluusc. where ho WAS identified
BY Alr. Charles l.. Wallace a former rcallout OF
Milford. A hLr. dillls Ha,d. "You foolod tho st.
Atnans peoplo Nicely Tho boy satd, "Yes,
them Satisfactorily. establishing beyohd doubt
hts identity as Jlmnlc blanchard. On bcinH
questioned about Ills knowledge OF locallties iu
Philadelphia. no said that ho had gathered tho
information from various sources. He know tho
family Of Ar. Hall stanton. bosAuso they uaod
to spend tho summer Mt Mount Vernon,
about nleB from his fAthar'a hoyAo, and no
had 6ecome acquainted with ttle Children. From
them ho had learned good deal. Mrs. Stanton
he had never seen, but htA notncr Ind Il plolu1o
Of her at home, and 10 ho cou,G give q pretty
ncculate idoa Of her appearance. think tic loy
has ylndcascd his reputation NJ liar, but !le has
not surprised TIC Milford people muclI. lIe will
go home 10 his fathor'a ,hunso Tomorrow, and
may be expected 10 reuaaiu ut homo for about
throc months, unless lto accepts tllo oTsr Of Mr.
nugg to beconio his adopted child. In that caAo
| no vail go back With Mr.. Kempton, and mako liH
homo IN st. AlbanB.
A LErTEn FnoM MIR. moss.
Sheriff Morrill,. OF 1T. AIbanB, Vt, has re-
celyed tho following letter from Mr. Chriatian Il.
Roaa:
rn,iApE1pnt.. Ia. Jan. 1. aB7a-D. j. Jorr7,, Esq.,,
favor os the 3oh with Inclo.urs Of lilo photograph Of
s @ saf e Ih b.. s n
to-day. sos few tAngs tho 10Y has told a1o correct
aneh A. Aas Cops II. a1n 1as-school teacher, anu
Dr. Dnnton. our family phyac.an. In the main, how
ever hta AnswHts hro far out Of tho way. Ny little
boy never llyed thu city proper. wo liyo about
miles out In tho country. III Rp.tsely soslci part.
He did not know auy I0ys IL rhllattllhta ::
never went To school; knew part OF his
Mtphntet; ooul1 not write. In fact, he lttls
fellow. wearing lrcssca. when a ta:cu away July
l, 1874 Hu has no brother ctlled Eddie, sister
na1npd Mary. Wn do not live III brick houae, but In
stouG lonho pLastereI d. not ayn any hired gIrl
named Lizzie. Lave no idea that my Charo could
glyo any connected accnht Of travel 10 IA too young.
sent for SIR. NJ H Btanton to to tile Telegraph
o!ico yesterday, and gave hin tho ptcturs u shaw
hta sou Willis, with tnU horc that We might be ablo to
ttacs something cHnnected with tho child wltl you.
o rbtuTned this morning. saying bis boy could not
tell who he was tat ho lad school telchcs named
lss 0fa,t. md did not know any boys named Georga
Killings, Fred Burns, Mickey OD onnell. etc., am
unable To give you any Information where tho ctlA
belongs. It Ia not nn unnsnhI thing for children
nsrsy to call themselves Charlie lsoEs. havs Ind
number OF nAtances Of this kitd aud they most
d!tttuut 10 lrnllr ttcRilso persons reporting them
Will not bo convinced that would know MY little boy
after long absence. do tatU pains to in-
veatiszto these oIBa and DO not 61yo them mp til
fully Convinced am right which laa been done IN the
hnvo taken such Interest III this tuattcr for their
Kindness could only wlah their B;stelads cor-
rect and this long and great myntery sulvcd by
the Ictarn Of my lstlo boy Charlie), an, Hpss
spcctfuly yours. CilAtsInN X. ltoss.