Ellsworth American., 1876-11-09
HARRISBURG, Aug. "a, 1874.

Sir,-I have lust returned from the city yes
terday. made sometims there. have got
Jewel worth at least 5000, and the owner
must come to time or lose 1t; and ! feel wii
come of right anyhow. ! left wright; he
would not come TO time. Mosher aud Doug.
lass are running the powder wagon now, and
am running book called Things You Ough'
to Know" published by Martin, Du,ton Co
Yours with respect, GEORGE ioUsHLING.
For reasons which appear elsewhere In
the correspondent, Parker came to believe
the Jewel to be Charley Ross, and sought
to make his suspicious known to the war
den of the penitiary but was never allowed
to See him. He mentioned them to the
chaplain. and to at least one other person.
but at that time there were criminals In
every prison In the land pretending to
possess valuable information about the
Ross case, which they were willing to give
as the price Of their liberty, and his story
was doubtless. looked upon as one OF the
usual inventions. At all events, no attsn-
tion was paid to him.
After he was liberated, at the expiration
OF his term Of sentence, that gang made
haste to get Parker under their influence,
but he had a good adviser, and, succeed
Ing in obtaining q position as a private
coachman in Philadelphia, held himself
aloof from the rascals. Here is a letter
which he received last month
HARRISBURG, Oct. 4, 1876.
NrLsoN. Sir.-Allis wrong somehow. Sal
Is gone and hear you were in town. hope
YOU are not playing no tricks on us. l have
wronged you, | K ow, but il Is worth your
life 10 do SO for the X case would involve some
of the highest men in the country, by which
am paid. 1 trusted you As friend,
and if YOU are treacherous you will ruin me.
Vail nipy N faxx mil Ia mt n
then 1 won't leave until hear more. No one
can tell more than that three men took sal and
daughter out OF town, but when l cannot tell;
but what you were doing there iswhat puzzles
me. II looking for me, all right. am sure !
offered you money. Ii am short any time l
can get it. Did you hear anything OF sal:
John there Is but three OF US that know any
thing about the Jewel" c. X. case, and OF
them you are next TO me. told you while in
prison. OF course NJ. was with me, but he /,
.hushed for ever now. He told all he could.
but all Is quiet now. Moneys all spent. but
"Jewelrs" safe, but debtors all beat, so there
Is no trouble. IDOL" Is married. so |
hear. Our goods will be sold on saturday. |
am on the lookout for these-from New Jer-
sew Don't write till tell you ! have went.
/ go to " linn, port night. spoke Of mon
ey for Jewel" | don't want no reward. |
can make more from il in very short time,
for IL : good sucker and draws well. eX-
pcct So tonight. This is all right, and If was
/ W III free YOU all some day, and Fix it so that
II was to die or be killed that you can make
$50 600 easy. for YOU come next to me. lfyOn
hear sound let me know. Yours truey,
GEORGE YoUsuLING.
In care Abram r. Babb
soon after receiving this letter, Parker
revealed his knowledge 10 Lieutenant Civ
en-. Here is another. which was found on
tal t.-ith a fnrr n
a colored man. upon the back of which
were scratched the names OF Thomas Par
ker, George Youshllng Mosher and Doug
lass. Part had been destroyed, but the
portions remaining read
You shan. loose a cent. Snowdon will see
you next week sure. Send letter 10 A. T. Bibb,
See Sal. Tell her all | said TO you.
The bird Is still sick st home. Westeryelt got
ten year, bnt all is safe. He would die before
he would give US away, and trust you AS Tar.
Have sold load and got out Of It el.l6s,'s.
send you go. II you see Johntthe witness)
let me know soon. He 10 sound Don't write
anything wronp let rhe InJa .b,.If re".sae
nice Jewel" Move nothing unless
you see tput to ashes. Your. in
fidelity. u. ior ABB.
The magistrate committed the three de-
PENDANTS for trial. refusing to accept bail
for either of them.
Meanwhile an anonymous letter has
been published In the Cincinnati Enquirer
the writer of which declares tn at he Is
relative OF Mosher that Charley Ross Is
not il Penusylvania. but Indiana; that he
WAS not taken for the sake Of extorting
money, but for other reasons; and that
he will be returned to his father as soon
as the person having him in charge can
be assured that no questions will be asked.