, 1881-02-12
THE LOST CHARLIE ROSS.
Lcttcr f'rnm his T'nt1.cr to Mr.. Peter
u. rIeCnl1nin, Of Cnsnia-Wt,ns the
:;qMu,r Says libont t1ie Aldborougfl
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t.cttcr frnm hts Father to MIR. Peter
II. TIeCaI1nih, Of Cnnnda-SVttnt the
Nquasv Says j1bont tl,e Aldborougtl
StuIf.
Hamilton ttlnt.> TYme,.
4 reporter Of the st. Thomas Times llas
M.cn leyotinr htnlself recently to the Char
liz Ross sensation. Below Is tho letter wrlt-
ten by Mr.. ltoss to McCallunl. the Atll,or-
ough fnrtner who clanled to hive discovered
the whereabouts OF the missing lad. AS will
bc seen. tho Ilcurt-brokun fntl,er feels COLI
ylncc.l TINT tho Aldborough wall Is not his
lung-'ost Cfqrilc; still, the scraps Of Ills
early life which tho lad rccuunts bearing n
slight resemblance to the circumstances III
connection with the abduction lrlatl Mr.. lloss
naturally to feel tleslrons uf being placed III
possession Of NIL the mlnuttn regarding tic
euse. Tho letter, which Is II very Interesting
uilr, rcndS as follows:
DEAR SIN: | mn In receipt Of your
letter. HIVE reatl 1t 0yor with care aud COM
pared It's contcnts with letters Which iiaye
received fren, three 9shcr persons about tho
SasHe buy, although did not know tliut yol
were writing OF tho sailn latl that Ind
heard hhnnt, anti l!ah written to th0so pe0-
pla TINT llo hoy WIS not lily son. will state
to sou tic rcasolls so concluded, md then
Eive yoll my Impressions nl,uut some other
things tint cause nlo to fer! desirous t, know
Mur9 before totally abandon tho matter ss
liopelcss Al! tho persons %!'o hive Writtei
years Of agc,,, My sou wus, 10 last s1ay 1sso).
They generally agYcn ll.at l!e las h!,to eyes.
ut !cast when lhey first wrute. Afterwaul,
Ml'en @ wrote tint HIS eyes we1e brown or
their. betn%: blue, ant thought they were
haxel.. 1 l,ayu always believed that my
Charlie, nlll'nnsl. only years ntld > months
qsescr sa 1t Tug Ills H Sroo4 IL was wasr wtafSn "Sa %a
WAa taken AWAY with ,hIU, Md lind
also Thought lint i iio '' wo'ntd w evelt t'
lave n slis,inct recollection of tho Feeling of
l"lulEHess TINT lc Must haze experienced
When he found o WIS Iii tllU lsantls uf RtEali
gers md separated from h!s pHru1,ts. find
III all tho unrrGspandrneu have had about
this boy he spcnks " llttlu that would lu'ul
mo 70 helleyt ilnt he = my sou. Ono Or two
Betsy. This mothers llatne Is An,tr. Yet
lln might l>u speaking Of son,c onn that had
clarEu OF lln1 nttorhe was tal;cn: by lhct,a.no
Of betsy. Tcse ,lre the principal reasons fur
SONS. Thu re'SoNs fur any doubt about tlleIr
heing Garrett asc as follows: llo speaks Ut
hGlng lnian AWAY by two men III 4 wngnn
with sumo olls clsc, WHO WIS left ant of THO
correct s., inr rs my SUNS Charlfe aMd Walter
Wnlsor be'ng, LIFT ont, after whel, know
R1! '[s Ill., tsfiaks ti pt 4 ny n"y$ la1es
! larEu business III t!.la city. My, residence
| luweytr, Is in thu coi,tttry. aEout suvcl
/ ln|!rs from thc city. These arc the
mn!n mtItS Sl.! %hc casc any aonbs ahSat ,t
thu hoy resembles WAX figure tlnt yon slw.
tter.. Is Eotiilt... In TINT. ! nlso saw tho 0nu
TINT Fnttlh'ltgl, Ind N his ciTnns. It. was no
1',' S, e n nv 1y sc s" @ GSIss flTs"s n 5
NJ this tlIing BY tho hoy himself saying st,lle-
thing thnl would connect him With Ills fur
iaer hol!i..; Try again ai'a qraw l'in uut nl,,l