, 1876-01-09

agony. Inc cause OF TIC ltOuo!0 Was tne III
lawful affection which Cunningham had 10
| Cornelius wife.
CHARLIE ROSS.
Tho pTecocfoNs st. Albans 1mp0stor
Uisoateh TO .St.o IUrk Herald.
61. ALBASs, IT., Jan. 6.-T1e Charley Ros
sensation in reaching its eliminating point to
day, has been productive Of mingled excitement
Indignation disgust, aud despair. If the littl
vaif. over whom there has been such powwow
is indeed The long lost Charley Ross Of Philadel
phia, he may rejoice or lament in the distinction
Of second kiduarping, for he VAS very quiell
and sdroitty stolen away from this town to-da,
By tho Milford Postmaster, who camo up yester
day morning aud identified him as th'
missing Jimmy blanchard. Yesterda,
afternoon Mrs. blanchard sent = telegram K
Col Crosby, the Postmaster. who came afte
him, in which sho said that ehe would be hort
this morning and satisfy tho ST. Albans peopl:
that the lad was her 500, and not Charley Ross
Instead OF appearing here, however, she tele
graphed that it would save expense ii tho Post
master would bring him home, adding that
it tie people Of St. Albans fefu sed to allow
him to come, legal measures to recover him
would DO commenced at once This COM
municatlan Col. Crosby Immediately made
the widest excitement aud Indignation through
ou. The town. While tha feeling Was at
its height Mr. Rugg who had taken care Of tbs
Ind during his sojourn here. brought him from
his house to the Jail in the centre OF the v.ilage
and the institution WAS immediately filled BY tho
excited multitude. The Milford Postmaster said
that ho simply identified the boy Is Jimmy
Blanchard, but he was apparently Indifferent
about taking E,m down to hlltford with him.
Some fsw OF the cltszeus were in favor OF giving
him over to the Colonel and representative ct
st. Aibaus for the purpose Of taking him over to
Mrs Blanchard for ilentiaca;ion. but t!,s major
ity Indignantly rejected any such proposition.
aud tho discussions which cnsuel ware highly
exciting.
For over two hours the matter Of what to do
with the boy and how to lnd out satisfactorily
who la is vaa discussed by the principal cit1-
Zens OF the town. Finally. IN order TO obtain
more fully the expression Of tue community, it
WAS agreed that q public meeting should be
held at Academy Hall in ths afternoon, and
hacdbilIs to that effect we're scattered through
the town.
This determination was arrived at shortly be-
fore 12 o'clock, and Alr. Rugg vent homa for
dinner, leaving tho bow in charge Of Sheriff
Morrill,, as the Jail. When Mr. Rugs was safely
tween the Sheriff and Postmaster Crosby that
the boy should be taken down to Milford on the
noon trim, a1d tho programme Was mos. adroitly
and successfully carried out. The coach which
runs between the Western House and the depot,
instead OF taking tho ordinary route when it
went down to the noon train. went around by
the Jail this time. and among those inside Was
the Milford Postmaster. There WAS not mo-
nens's delay at the institution for tho lad was
nil ready. aud was Immediately handed over By
Sheriff Morrill, TO COL Crosby, and the Journey
MAS COZ tin,1el to Tho depot Iha uuusuat dlrac-
ton which the stage hsd taken attracted tue at
tention Of people on tho streets. and the cause
being readily eurmised- there was soon large
and excited crowd at the station.
To avoid the crowd Col Crosby mud the boy
took refuge in the telegraph oflica until the
arrival of the train. During the sojourn in the
Telegraph office your correspondent conversed
freely with the youth, but nothing could be
gathered from him to indicate that he is any
Dtter than Charley Ross. and that his homo ia in
- Do you think you will know your papa when
gou get to Milford = asked !; and his prompt
answer Waa MY paper amt in Milford; he
lives IN Philadelphia
Sheriff Morrill,. for whom Charley has mani
Tested much affection, had long and confdon-
ial talk with The boy, the object Of which was to
,ry and make him confess that he had been tell
ing stories.
''Now, jimmy said the heritf, I want you
% tell me the whole truth about this business,
nd II you will I'll stand by you aud be your |
friend, and see that you are protected and taken |
:aro Of. Now, you know your real name is
|lmmy Blanchard You live in Milford. This
woman, who iB coming tomorrow morning, ia |
our mother. Hare ls Co: Crosby, nice man |
Ind prominent man in Milford. and he says he t
tuows you aud all about yo1: Now, he must be |
light and you mistaken, and want rou to tell |
ne the truth ab3ut It."
The boy looked straight up IN bis face, as IN
locently rs child could, anu said, ~ have told
,ou the tratn. 1 never hyed III Milford. The
7oman Is not my mother never SAN that man
'eiora' 70 and ny name e not Jimmy blanchard,
'ut Ihafley hoea' and Mr- tsoss la my papa"
When Col. Crosby came out OF the telegraph |
!shce. upon tho arrival OF the train, IL was with
liteulty that ne worried his way through the
uraous crowd TO Inc tram. nnd even alter he
ad nc: reached the inside OF one OF the cars he was
III! pursued py the multitude. The gaze OF the
l1noss ior tno nsss t'4e ne seemed eserse to
- sTItn. 4n5 .nha, ~ a'1u " Euaus
az ho oava vant ~ .a fea1;re. - ~
t,at daaTs no ovac4a;, ~, .ha a.ssa ~ aaaes
.rhe ~, ha has,, 1cne h,1t si,,r, .;,,
nnaa -at,,r,ed fro,,, d;'.,ear d 1H1o "aeu
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