The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-07
THE ST. ALBANS WAII.
Another Vicissitude in HIS
Juvenile Career.
HE IS BORNE AWAY TO MILFORD.
Indignation Of the Sympathetic
Vermont Villagers.
Mrs. Blanchard Identifies
HE IS BORNE AWAY TO MILFO0D.
Mrs. Blanchard Identifies
Her Boy.

ing point to-day has been productive OF mingled ex
element indignation, disgust and despair. II the lit
tie wait whom there has been such powwow
is indeed the long lost Charley Ross OF Philadelphia
he may rejoice lament in the distinction Of second
kidnapping, for he very quietly and adroitly
stolen away from this to-day by the Milford Post
master, who up yesterday morning aud iden-
titled him the missing Jimmy Blanchard. Yester-
day afternoon Mrs Blanchard sent telegram TO
Colonel Crosby, the Postmaster, who came after him,
in which she said that she would be here this morning
and satisfy the St. Adams people that the lad was
her son. and not Charley Ross Instead OF appearing
here, however, she teegraphed that it would save
expense II the Postmaster would bring him home add
ing that II the people OF St Adams refused 10 allow
him to legal measures to recover him would be
commenced once. This communication Colone
Crosby Immediately made known to the citizens where
upon there ensued the widest excitement and ndgna-
ton throughout the town. While the feeling
its height Mr. Rugg, who had taken of the lad
ing his soourn here, brought HIM from his house to
the jail in the centre Of the village and the insttu-
ton Immediately filled by the excited multitude.
The Milford Postmaster said that he simply Identified
| the boy jimmy Blanchard, but ap-
parently Indifferent about taking him down
! to Milford with him. Some few OF tho
citizens in favor of giving him to the Colonel
and representative of St Adams for the purpose of
taking him to MRS Blanchard for Identification but
the majority Indignantly rejected any such proposition,
and the discussions which ensued highly excit-
ing Not only at the jail was the subject supreme but
the stores, hotels saloons and throughout the
| town there little else thought talked about
Bets the boys identity freely offered and
| taken, the ruling figures being Ross against
Blanchard the field against Blanchard betting 2
to l. Colonel Crosby very much sought
after but by q popular
was hired to como here and claim the boy. Another
gentleman said-"Ho is the telegraph operator and
Associated Press agent down Milford, and all those
positive assertions that the boy Jimmy Blanchard
that have been teegraphed to the papers from there
came from his hand. Now he comes up here and pre-.
tends identity the boy though the boy says ne
saw him in his lie He brings Jimmy Banchards
overcoat and cap up here which don't DIT this boy at
| all and then he says perhaps he has made a mistake
aud brought the clothes OF his brother George He
coniesses that he can't account satisfactorily for the
bows familiarity with Philadelphia and don't try TO
account for his other and stl more remarkable know
edge and statements Hos nice man TO identity the
boy, he Is
For over two hours the matter of what to do with
the boy and TO hnd out satisfactorily who lac is
was discussed by the principal citizens OF the town.
Finally order to obtain more fully the expression OF
the community, 1t was agreed that a public meeting
handbllls to that effect were scattered through the
! town
| This determination arrived at shortly before
twelve O'Clock, and Mr. Rugg went home for dinner,
leaving the boy in charge OF sheriff Morrill, at the Jail
When Mr. Rugg safely out OF the way arrange
made between The sheriff and Postmaster
Crosby that the boy should be taken down Milford on
the noon train aud the programme most sdrotly
and successfully carried out The coach which runs
/ between the Weldon House and The depot
It down TO the noon train, went around by the
jail this time, aud among those inside was the Milford
/ Postmaster There WAS not moments delay at the
institution. for the lad all ready, and was imme
datey handed by sheriff Morrill, 70 Colonel Cros
by, and the journey was continued 70 the depot The
unusual direction which the stage had taken attracted
the attention OF people on the streets and the
being readily surmised there WAS soon large and
cited crowd at the station Or course the TACT that the
boy going away surprise but II was not for
moment suspected that he was golng without the lul
knowledge and consent OF the gentleman who bad been
caring for him and who was at this time at his home
two miles distant
To avoid the crowd Colonel Crosby and the boy took
refuge the telegraph Office until the arrival Of the
train but the multitude fingered until the
the hope satisfying Its curiosity by getting glimpse
OF the youth who created such commoton
throughout The country. During the soourn In the
telegraph Office your correspondent conversed freely
with the youth but nothing could be gathered from him
to Indicate that he any otoer than Charley Ross and
that his home Philadelphia
'Do you think you Will know your papa whom you
get to Milford2" asked and his prompt answer was
1-My papa ami in Milford; he lives IN Philadelphia
REMARKABIE INTERVIEW.
Sheriff Morrill,, for whom Charley has manifested
much affection, had long and confidential talk with
the boy the object Of which 10 Try and make him
confess that he had been telling stories
~
me the whole truth this business and you will
III stand by you aud your friend and that you
protected and taken care Of Now, you know your
| real name is Jimmy Blanchard You live in Milford
/ This woman, who is coming tomorrow morning, IS
| your mother. Here IL Colonel Crosby, nice man and
a prominent Milford and he says he knows you
and all about you. Now, he must be right and you
mistaken aud you tell me the truth about IT,
The boy looked straight up in his face, as nnocently
as a child could and said II have told you the truth
| never lived IN Milford The woman Is not my mother.
/ never saw that before and my name is
I m Charley IS
my papa"
When Colonel Crosby out OF the telegraph
Office upon the arrival OF the train, u was with din
Guilty that he worked his way through the curious
crowd the train and alter he had reached the
inside Of OF the he still pursued by the
4 multitude. Que venerable gentleman evidently
| clergyman and passenger on the train, was very
! much Impressed with the appearance OF the lad and
said that now, after reading his statements and
/ seeing the boy, he could not believe he was
anybody else but Charley Ross. The gaze Of the
multitude obnoxious TO the little fellow, and al
for the FIRST time he seemed averse TO answering
/ questions He also objected to going TO Milford, aud
when the tram about 10 start he gave vent TO his
feelings in manner that deeply affected all the passen
/ gers
The train had been gone but short time when VI.
| X. Rugg returned from dinner, and his indignation
and surprise we're very great when learned the
boy had been surrendered TO Colonel Crosby without
I In tho fact that Mr.. Kmpton, - Adams merchant,
had followed with Colonel Crosby aud the boy 10
that he was fully Identified The indignant feelings
/ OF Mr.. Rugg 10 the manner IN which the boy had
been kidnapped from him shared in by
the majority OF the citizens OF the town and
they were freely expressed In mpromptu meeting
/ held at the Weldn House The action Of sheriff Nor
r In surrendering the juvenile 20 the Milford gentle
is almost universally denounced An attempt
through the medium OF the telegraph 10 have the boy
taken OF OF The stations below here ana sent
back by up train, Intellectual and, therefore, u
! Is likely that the singular wait will arrive saiey 10
Milford morrow morning, and N be Is fully Identified
by the people and Mrs Blanchard, he will be surren-
dered 70 her, properly spanked and sent 70 bed.
whether or will turn out 70 be the suspected
Jimmy Blanchard or whether or not he will admit bis
identity after he identified matters which
the excited people Of ST. Adams everish and anx
ous about Public opinion as 70 whether the juvenile
10 young Blanchard Charley Ross Is about equally
divided
THE Bor FULLY IDENTIFIED AS JIMMY BLAx-
CHARD.
NASHUA, Jan. g. 1879