The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-09-13
Another Charley Ross Found, but not
Claimed.

Claimed.
Not long ago, citizens of Springfield,
Ohio, found little boy-a waif-who
seemed entirely to answer the descrip-
tion given of Charley Ross, and the
Sheriff conveyed him to Philadelphia for
recognition by the Ross family. A
Philadelphia dispatch to the Chicago
Times relates the occurrences at Phila-
delphia. At the house where the Sheriff
stopped with the boy, gentleman
named ]. Goodheart, a neighbor of Mr..
Ross, called, and after looking at the boy
for few moments, he said, "That is
Charley Ross" and Immediately ran out
of the room. An attempt was made to
interview that gentleman by reporter,
but he was repulsed by the gentleman,
who was laboring under intense excite
ment, with the remark, "I won't say
another word. / know it is Charley
Ross" Shortly after eleven o'clock,
under the guidance of shrewd news
paper man, Sheriff Coffin, Mr.. Bechtel,
and the little fellow came out of the pri-
vate door of the Centennial Hotel, on
Ninth Street. and walking to Walnut
Street they took a car and rode to
Twenty-first Street, where they allighted
at the residence of Mr.. Henry Lewis.
The family of Mr.. Lewis are at present
in Europe, but the trip to his house was
not altogether fruitless. An old lady
who has lived in the family for the last
fifteen years, and who has been ac-
quainted with the Ross family for the
same period, was found in charge of the
house. When the boy was shown to
her, after examining his features for
few moments, she exclaimed: "NoI
mol no! it amt Charley Ross's eye."
After looking at him for about twenty
minutes longer the old lady was not so
positive, and when the party left the
house she followed them to the corner
and gazed after him until he was out of
sight. The party then proceeded to the
depot, at Ninth and Green Streets, to
take the train for Germantown. After
they had taken their seats in the car a
rumor was spread that Charley Ross
was on the train, and in few minutes
a large crowd of curious people gathered
around the train, all anxious to catch
glimpse of the long lost boy. Before
the train started, at AS, at least fif-
teen hundred people were gathered in
and around the depot, and after the
train left the waving of handkerchiefs
and the throwing of kisses proved that
many woman's heart beat in sympathy
for the lonely little curly haired boy.
When the train arrived at Washington
lane, where Mr. Ross resides, the passen-
gers left the train in body and marched
up the lane in the wake of the boy and
his guardians. Instead of entering Mr..
Ross's house the procession proceeded on
up the hill to the residence of Mr.. Ben
jamin Hoomer, about two squares above.
The boy did not appear to recognize any
of the surroundings. Several ladies
who were at the house said they thought
he looked like Charlie, and they hoped
he was, he appeared to be such a gen.
tlemanly little fellow. In order to avoid
the crowd, which had now assumed
large proportions, detour was made
and an attempt to enter Mr.. Ross's resi-
dence from the rear. This was observed
by the crowd, and when the party ar
rived at the house, they found it COM
pletely surrounded by the people, who
in order to catch good glimpse of the
boy trampled over the lawn, flowers,
shrubbery, and even invaded the private
portico of the dwelling, driving the
Ross family into the house. The boy
and his guardians were received in the
second story front room by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross and the immediate family. He
was taken to Mrs. Ross's side, but he did
not make any signs of recognition
neither to her nor any of the family.
Mr.. Ross questioned him at greatlength,
and the following was CLEANED from his
answers: az live with Mr.. Coffin; /
used to live with Mrs. Wilson. Mrs.
Wilson got me off the cars. My mother
lives in st. Marys. | never lived in
big town. I lived in big cabin with
one room in it. 1 had five brothers and
three sisters. amt going to tell you
everything" said the little fellow, and
the conversation was dropped for the
time. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ross were
positive that he was not their child. Mrs.
Ross said: "His wrists are too large,
his cheek bones too prominent, and his
features are altogether too coarse for
him to be my Charlie" Mr.. Ross was
equally positive, and said that if he had
not been convinced that this was not
his boy, he would have gone to the Con-
tinental this morning. Both Mr.. Bech-
tel and Sheriff Coffin were disappointed
with their visit to the Ross family, and
when they left the house it was plain to
be seen that they were not at all salts
fed. Neither are many of the persons
who knew little Charlie before the alb
duction, and who now unhesitatingly