Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-26
LOOKS VERY FISHY
Al eyed Discovery Of Long-Lost
Charley Ross.
sTiosa INDIcATIoEs OF A FAKE.


Ba the story Il Given =, It- Value
Bow.v~r-fhe Boy Is n Bowery Pro-
dhction. with a Waiting Ambition Go
Run saloon I'm Chicago-Perchsnc
To BE an Alderman aud a world's
r air Exhibit
N,w yoa. ma
49, hn''o man
pro ao'e ths' marine a'ss' the ions-iose
hh' lap-i son OF Satt-.ian n. Ross. mas
zee found The deteciivs bureau at the
New York police headquarters Is fully
con Einced that il has discovered the boy,
CHI rles A Graot. CHIEF clerk Of the police
com aiss;anars ~ S.,y yorh 10 ,ha m.,
wh. h.. ,,orta, ~. ,,,,v a,,v,, -, ,,,,,n,
~ " p'"
"nero iuspoc.or byrnes was cohsui'eo
ana the iatter's detectives called In Mr..
Grant has been following the case dili-
gently but quietly for several months, and
he row feels no hesitancy in saying that
he as located Charles Ross.
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A,,tar ef,a., ~ ,or.,.r, .o-.ov
my
anu ue'ee''Ve research u seems 70 % oe,
sonu reasohaoie oouoe tnae VT. noss ana
hresi'ie the child who was 50 cruelty
snat ched from them. About three months
ago Charles A Giant chief clerk of the
no,i,a commissioners ws. ,o,d that Char.
a.. 70. r. ,,...,.,,,., r., -, -. ~
-
:. tao'I ns p'e's uo"e ~ una,
y 20 =. ,, - go anu &c"
~ us 10y I"e wy yp'oaa NC"
!, Nor''er Ia ms manner anu eauca,'ou-s
Sen lorAer ., 'ne oo"ery .ype, the pro,
nsu n,o' eo"''"ua' soroio
60 10.
WY '"o secret was ne'rAyed.
i, ny = s'.e"u, eaio"ia'ink' anu haru :, !"
"a, az .noosu po1ses''us an eN'r'or"'-
To-, h-1.. ;o . ou isu MohiS VI
""o "ro"s"o nun up. Cnar,ie WAS Z"
year oi' MY Ia ,as', anu viii oe OF age IN
s"o"us ."ae
~ -, - .e.,ss 49," =. 100
49, - =, ,a., I'm, o"e y, ene
p..s ISL. ~ s" ae1 mas sPoHen al isst.
s, 0ne 'u ee'er 'e'r 'oosiass
tran ana therefore all the more
pro- toie, LOT 'nose VINO hau coeni1ance OF
S Sti ae o oicams'auees suosequen. 70 tne
S"a' ''o hos' aou ue.,o" "eNe. aooo.eu ior
!" 'une"' 'ua' "es.erseie anu MIS-
Mosl er Knew wnere Ohariie Ross was OF
VIVA, became OF MIN AFTER tue killing oil
-Nosi'er anu Doueiass, VINO stole MIN
ms LOOKS m'ehty suspicious
An now comes very strange thing;
omar ies ROSS mas not gone to his fathers
nous Tor TWO reasons First, because OF
the teeeion Tor the woman who brought
MN up ana 1Festea MN very kindly; sec.
ond. because OF his contempt for his real
lathe ana mother, which has been care
youth Ihey nave oeen represented to
Dim as near,iess persons VINO preferred
that ne shonii aie rather than part with
por ron % 'he,. wealth.; ror TINS ne
pas etse them on along with his brothers
ne co mes OF age and then open saloon
an ~ cage announcing himself TO the
"orid As 'he iohs-iost Charie hoss.
Ihe s"rrow,ng Father Informed.
After preparing voluminous mass
OF documents on the subject aud being
convinced IN his own mind that he really
mad iouhd the lost boy MI Grant COM
mum iated with Mr.. Ross Ia Pbflsdelphis
through member OF tue city council
there nhmei george W. Bower, six weeks
ago MIS- moss gave Mr. Boyer INST OF
fae o o,s 70 NsN .ne oos. ihree weeks
- ~ D'se' ue ano'"er ia.ertie"
80 $500 ",S;s -, .neie
go, sso ONO 81 na,e
49, :" -, "a ny "uo uiy iIieuus
800 poot lnan now
"orA'u !s iof my living. sna can not Deg
AAoie N' =. ny .''enus
NJ =, ms iuen's
GU o'apt IS pos.'i'e ina. ne mas 'ounu
sHn .s's ne says; TOUR months
rs o oessn 70 .eii his enun ie"