National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-04

YET LIVES-MRS. ROSS RECElNES a sIhAsSE
LErTER-NELsB PARKER MAKES AN ExPLANA-
TIoN.
From the PHILADELPHIA Times.1
ttMy name is James Logan"
That is the way a middle-aged man. with a
clean cut face, small blue eyes, red whiskers and
scant red hair, introduced himself to Times re-
porter yesterday at the office of this journal.
Mr.. Logan, thus selfannounced, was accompa-
MED by friend, who kept in the background and
was evidently designed to be a witness of the in
terview between the writer and himself.
what service can 1 render you, Mr.. Logan"
81 have given q certain reporter letter in re-
gard to the Charlie Ross case, was the response,
''and it has not appeared"
The instant the above magic name was uttered
the reporter was all attention, for, however in
creduIous newspaper writers have become in re-
gard to a solution Of this more than
ELEUsINIAN MYSTERY,
there are few hearts in the land that would not
beat faster If the faintest clue could be obtained
of this lost child of whom This parents have been
so pitiably deprived: so the reporter listened pa
tiently to the story Of the visitor. 1t was sub
stsntially as follows:
II am to be found at 100 North Second street.
deal in china. I have been following up the
Charlie Ross case, and think know where the
boy il"
There must have been impatience, mixed with
incredulIty, visible on the listeners face, for the
eating way: "Don't be hasty. 1 know other peo-
pie have talked like this, but to find that boy
Mrs. Ross on March u 1875, after had previously
been accorded two interviews with the lady and
her husband"
The reporter read the following
LETTER TO MRS. ROSS.
PHILApEL PHfA. March q, 1860.
MADAM: The atH Of March has passed aud gone
a ransom. respectfully call your attention to a
G mot or Wssr
friend OF mine That one of the men who drove away
and R R streets was his uncle and to 1h
family, or to Mr.. Peacock personally, that one of
%a' f G Wa 'f@
said this when the facts were supposed to be fresh
the truth. If So the whole ,nair PRESENT. differ
ose
ject have In writing is to see II could get the
seeo@plish the great end ihave sp.n. hundreds
OF dollars and lost several months or my time in
ras MRS send You lines In as
Please read them before answering the letter; study
this pystsprg iIsspestfely ask private interview
JAMES LOGAN,
Residence, 1s1 Laurel street, Sixteenth ward.
sfWhere is the poem to which you refcr?"
Here" said the resident Of the Sixteenth
ward. producing q few stanzas inelosed to Mrs;
They were printed by the Philadelphia Confer
ence Tract Society; the slip was very dirty, and
they treated in general way Of the mystery Of
Il know the boy is alive" continued Logan.
81 have received communications from those in
whose custody he is, by hand and through the
mail; letters don't go
FLYING ABOUT IN THE AIR LIKE BALLOONS,
you know. Do have any knowledge Of the col
ored man, Nelse Parker, alias Williams, who has
been in prison and who pretends to know about
Charlie Ross? Yes, have; and / believe Parker
and Owens -iUv in communication with the
same parties am"
Logan's story is here given for what it is worth.
but in connection with 1t, and very properly fol-
lowing 1t, the appended communication from
Nelse Parker or Williams is given to the public:
HOW ABOUT WITNESS WILLIAMS?
To tie Editor erthe Times: i''> - ~ - ''''.
e the or In Rrr issue 9f tes
psrjnrys if % for WHAT answer prove i. ]
admit the daughter Of Sarah Brown was detained
ton % her mother, but not At my option. Agaio;
n sfd he al
she knew. and where the clothes OF Mr. Ross was
said she id snoW the men but she did
not know them by That name. This she told to
snce found on me at the time OF my arrest. but
% 6%Sk OF great imDOFtaneS which
were found whep searching for some harness;
ton or any
or woman to prove the slightest suspicion OF my
Charles WiliismS, who is my step:brother was
cow ictcd for entering the City Bank neither
was he sentenced to serve five years in prison.
serve two wears such in prison. Neither Is, nor
was. Lieutenant J. Owens any security for
me in any case. Therefore all Of The accusations
their demonstrations. Again let say 1t Is rumor
that have left town to escape arrest which Ia also
false, and am now ready to appear before any I'M
If all sides away with the of money and other
influences and depend on truth and Justice. But let
me ask why this not tried? Who worked
to have Bennett and Piggott discharged In the way
they were?
l want to tell nothing: but If am misrepresented
and accused of perjury will cause the party par
ties trouble that Will shock the community when
the truth Is told and proven. Who can refute my
denial: NELSON PARKER.
Parker stated to Times reporter that the
man Logan was in communication with those who
have the boy, and that he (Logan) had sought
him out through q colored friend, Joseph Hight
by name. 81 never gave the thing away, added
the mysterious Parker. 81 understand that
Lieutenant Beale, of the Twelfth district. says
that am to go to pricon about this case. 1 am
ready. If they want me. don't intend to skip
Why don't find the boy and get
1--WE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD?
I'll tell you. The money would be of no use."
Here the colored sphinx winked mysteriously and
made q wry face, as though he was undergoing
pain. "Why, sir. some Of the biggest men in
Philadelphia would rather touch a rattlesnake
than mention the name of Charlie Ross"
In giving these additional chapters in the i'm
penetrable case to the public the Times is only
following out its determination to throw all the
light possible upon the matter even If it be only
q feeble CLEAN from dark lantern.
Ashtabula.
THE WORK OF IDENTIFICATION STILL GOING on