Daily Republican., 1881-01-31
Mr.. Ross search.

" tho puPPpSeu utsCuVery Uhuo III Alu
" borough township, Ont, which is men
toned In 0 despatch published yestsr
day. Toa reporter who called on hin
he said, with a sigh, that he saw nj
/ nope OF the boy found amoDg the In
/. disns SSinS his son. Hs had been il
comnnnication, no said, with persons
In that vicinity for several months and
, tho correspondence had tended but lit
tie 70 encourages him. ANY expeo!a
: tioiis he had entertained were vel
nigh dissipated by lettsr he had just
received from Peter D. McCalium, the
farmer, who had Grst called his attention
10 the matter. This letter was, in form,
an answer to Ons Of his inclosing list
Of questions to be asked the boy for
the purpose Of calling up any remem-
branse he might have of his early life;
but In reality, as Mr.. Ross said, itgave
no satisfactory answers and consisted
mainly Of "mere generalisies. In it,
however, the Aldborough farmer re-
lates the story Of the child whom he
believes to be Charlie as II was oh
tsined from the Indians, with whom he
had spent several years.
Some years ago te was brought by a
man and goman TO camp Of Tuscsyc-
ras on TIE Grard river. The cOupls
begged the Indians to take charge Of
him 90 they could keep him no longer
aud should kill him If they ooul1 not
otherwise get rid Of him. The tribe
were unwilling to do 80, but an Indian
aud his squaw from the Oxford reserva'
tioD, who were at the camp on visit,
thonght hs would be nice eompan
ion for their little girl, and so took him
to their home and Kept him their for
four years. When he was thus deser-
tod In the Indian camp, this boy is
said to have had very fair hair, cut
short, but with a tendency 10 curl. His
clothes were of good material, but some
what worn. Alter four years he ran
away from his protectors and was
knocking around ever sincs," until
the present idea Of his identity with
Young Ross got around. He has now
fallen In the hands of German who
says he means to hold on TO him. and
az he has known all about him for six
months, he means 10 get any money
that is TO be made by his restoration TO
his parents. Mr.. McCsllum also says
the boys eyes correspond with the
description Of the missing one, and hs
speaks from time to time of "Annie"
and "Ida" as memoirs OF his past life.
Some hope is held out OF recovery of
- portion of the clothing he wore when
he was handed owe. to the Tuscaroras,
and finally Mr.. Ross is invited to visit
Bismarck for the purpose of identity
ing him, and Ia urged to hasten his
visit, as there is fesr OF the child be-
ing spirited away for the purpose OF
extracting money.
"Now, you see," said the bereaved
father, in q wearied manner, ''this Is
the way with them all. They think
there is money to be made and they all
grasp for it. Then they eSaggerate
everything that tends to establish an
identity, and ignore everything that
initiates against their theory. This
man tells me the eyes Of the boy he
has discovered correspond in color with
those Of my son, but four other people
write to me that his eyes are blue.
Then when / tell them that Ia wrong,
that the eyes should be dark, they i'm
become uncertain. As to the
names mentioned, all that can be- said
Is that Annie is the name of his moth
or. can recall no one 10 connect with
the other" Mr.. Ross believes nothing
,ould be jrdged from the color OF his
hair, height. build or general appear
.nce. He supposed the stolen child
must have undergone great change,
Ie did not, Of course, notice it 80 much
n his other children, whom he ssH
very day, bat he feared ths change
gould be too great in one he had not =,
cen for SO long to leave recognition !.
,osslble. AS TO height, why the elder
t his remaining sons was mR3h short. :
r than the younger; the hair Of both l.
lad grown considerably darker, but ali
hat could be deduced from that is thai,
,henever the boy is found it may be
xpected that his hair will have grown Il
D dark brown. Il
81 have given up all hope," contir- Il
ed the gentleman, ''of recognizing q,
i'm through external circumstances. II
rely chiefly on his own reOOlleotions Of
is past. | think he must remember n
etng stolsn away from home. l am Il
are the sense OF Loneliness that must GO
ave taken possession Of him when he oI
,urd himself among strangers would II
ever leave his mind. expect g,
e will b. identified by some familiar II
hrase, or some minute recollection OF G,
ONE, or of past occurrences. That is n
II rely on now" h
Mr.. Ross then allowed the reporter TO is
lpy series Of questions which he n
5nds, with trifing notifications to o,
lit each case, to such persons as write 60
him about supposed discoveries. ii
he color OF the eyes are to be noted,
we'll as all points bearing on the W
asst life OF the supposed Charlie, and q II
icture If II is possible TO be toreward- a,
A' Ah0h bhV luebUOho arc W De Us ECU. al
hey are designed to jog the young ol
airs memory of his early home and m
le circumstances under which he left i.
, and they are as follows: ~
First. What is yoRr name at this n,
ne?
Second. Had you any other name, and
hat was III
Third. Had you any brothers and
sters, and what were their names, If "
lyi o.
Fourth. Were you taken away from NJ
,ms, and in what wayP pf
Fifth. Was anyone taken away with 10
u, and whoi ci'
Sixth. Where have you lived here pO
'orel W
Had you q brother whose tal
NE was WalterY co'
Finally Mr.. Ross was asked what qu
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