The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-02-03

IS the most court eous Of men, these let
ters are all answered. Letters of sympathy
from England, Germany, and in fact from
ali over the world, have been received
Soon after the disappearance Of Charley, a
letter would he received from, say Wiscou-
sin-"Come on at once, Mr.. Rross, We have
found Charley There is no mistake" etc.
Mr.. Ross would start by the next train.
Upon his arrival he would find boy with
red hair, blue eyes, or perhaps he would
have an Enthusiastically Celtic cast of coun-
tenance. The writer saw photographs of
over twenty different boys who had been
looked up in this manner. Mr., Ross is now
obliged to do the indentifcation business
by telegraph and decides the matter by a
few questions. At the tea table the writer
met little Walter, an exceedingly bright
and knowing boy, who was taken with
Charley and left on the road, eight miles
from home. Poor little Charley was quiet,
sensitive little fellow, who was the good boy
of the family, full Of affection and kindness
How he must have grived his poor little
life away among the brutal men with which
he WAS surrounded The mother informs
me that she feels that he is alive, and that
God will not fail to answer the many pray
ers that have been offered for his safe re-
turn. Little Walter has always persisted
in saying that the horse used by the abduc-
| tors would turn around and laugh at them
Repeated reprimands would not cause him
70 vary his statement. About year af
ter the abduction, horse wandered into
| Newark, \. j., covered with burrs, cmacia-
ted and woe-begone he was taken to Il
stable and Mr. Ross notified Upon the
arrival Of Mr.. Ross the horse was harnessed
to the same kind of buggy used in stealing
| the children, and little Walter invited to
/ ride. Upon being touched by the whip
/ the animal turned around 10 his driver,
dropped his under lip, puckered up his up
/ per lip and showed his teeth, while Walter
/ clapped his hands and shouted, ''There.
papa, didn't | tell YOU he laughed p The
/ best Deceive talent in this country has been
engaged for six months, without success,
in tracing that horse and buggy from Ger
mantown to Newark The writer saw the
! original letters written by the abductors to
/ Mr.. Ross. Imagine the feelings of 4 kind
father when he reads, Charley has been
secreted in a place not fit for human be-
ing to live in The light of the sun has
not shown on him for six months. and if
any Of your detectives discover the place Of
his concea!ment, that viii be the signal for
his instant death. We have it so arranged
that his body viii disappear, and nothing
be left to criminate us Mr. Ross is a
( gentleman of high social standing in Phil
adelphia, was never ''fast man." has nc
enemies, has a noble Christian woman for i
wife, and as interesting and well-be-haved
family of children as the writer ever met
and the public may rest assured that
| Charley was stolen, and stolen for the sole
purpose Of cxtorting Il ransom Of $4,000
MIR Ross has made and is now making
every effort to recover his stolen boy. Fear.
iug have trcspassed too much upon youl
columns, will close by saying that there
is Il faint clue now being run out in South
ern city that promises to clucidate the mys
tery Of the fate Of poor Charley Ross.