The daily critic., 1890-11-26
CHARLEY ROSS AGAIN.
has he BEEN BROUGHT UP AS A
B0WERY BOY 81?
\ story Of His Finding -rospector
Hyrnes Thinks tie mas az Last
Solved the Great Mystery.

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NEW YorN. Nov at-The Vorid
to-day prints page story Of the finding
Of Charley Ross. the kidnapped son of
Christian X. Ross of Philadelphia.
The World claims that the Detective
rureau Of New York city and Inspec
Tor Byrncs are convinced that they have
at last discovered the boy Charles A.
Grant of the New York Police Com
mi.sioners Office has been following
the matter mp, aud says he has located
the abducted boy IN a Massachusetts,
city. The World expects to produce
the boy to-day. It says
"He is now a typical New Yorker ia
his manners and education-a New
Yorker Of the Bowery type, the product
OF hard life, a continual sordid strug
gle for existence. Charley was ~
years old on May . last, and will be OF
age in a few months.
zone Of the persons In the secret has
spoken at last Il is the old Mosher.
Westervelt Douglass trail that has been
followed, and It is therefore all the
more probable. for these who have
cognizance Of all the circumstances
subsequent to the Charley Ross abduc.
tion never doubted for a moment that
Westervelt and Mrs. Mosher knew
where Charley Ross was or what be-
came Of him.
Charley Ross has not gone to his
fathers house since he was told the
story for two reasons, first, because Of
his affection for the woman who
brought him up and treated him very
kindly. and second, because Of his
hatred for his real father and mother,
which has been inoculated from his
early life
After being convinced In his own
mind that he really had found the lost
boy, Mr. Grant communicated with Mr.
Ross In Philadelphia. through a mem.
her of the City Council, George w
Boyer. Six weeks ago Mr. Ross gave
Mr.. Bower list of questions TO ask the
boy. Three weeks later Mr. BOYER had
another interview with the parents.
Mr.. Ross said there was no reward out.
standing.
Il have spent 800. 900 Of my own and
my friends money. am poor man
now working for my living. and ] can.
not beg more aid from my friends
Mr.. Boyer explained that he did not
want any OF the reward himself, nor did
his friends In New York want any re-
ward but person who had informa
ton Of great value did, and would not
tell what he knew without a reward.
A World reporter called on Mr. Graut
at Police Headquarters yesterday.
Yes, be said, II am confident that
the boy have been watching Is the
long lost Charley Ross / am sure OF
II. My first information came through
a liveryman. He told me that a young
woman, friend Of his, had told him
that she knew where Charley Ross was
10 be found. | went finally TO see the
family, Of which the young woman was
q member. Her name Is Tate, and she
lives with her mother and brother at
No. 32 East One Hundred and Elgh.
teenth street, on the top floor. The
young woman's brothers name Is VIII
lie. He Is about is years old, aud for
the past four years has been the chief
chum Of young Charley McChrysty'
who Is, | believe. no other than Charley
Ross. Four months ago Charley began
10 tell his chum few little scraps Of his
history. One day he said:
My name Is not McChrysty, nor Is II
Westervelt." lie also said you can
90 down to the AstoT library and you
will see my picture, and the picture Of
my father, and my mother, and the
woman / am living with. My name Is
Charley Ross. but / do not want 20 be
known. In 1892. when the Chicago
Worlds Fair Is running ! am going TO
Chicago TO open saloon, and everybody
in the world will come and see me. just
as they come 10 see Steve Brodie."
Mr. Grant detailed how he aud young
Tate worked together TO get al Charley's
Identity, and how the questions secured
through Councilman Boyer of Phila
delphia were all correctly answered.
Three weeks ago Charley ran away and
he wrote from Boston 20 one of his
friends that he was at Boston aud In
tended 10 stay there. Tate wrote him
deeoy letter, trying 10 induce Charley
TO come TO New York. Only few days
ago Charley wrote that he was In jail
for larceny; a companion had stolen
Vallse and he Charley was arrested,
while the other escaped.
A H0rld reporter visited the father In !
Philadelphia who said: Il hope, in !
deed, but don't believe. / study not |
10 believe In the hope that some day I'll |
De agTeeably disappointed, was the |
substance OF his interview
On the morning Of Decemh.r1i, 1874, |
the house Of j. Holmes W Brunt, a /
brother Of Judge Van At. al Bay /
Ridge, H. l.. was entered ~ two bur !
glars. Both were shot by members Of 1
the family, and Joseph Douglass con |
ftssed as he lay dying that he and /
William MOsCheF. his companion, had /
sbdueted Charley Ross and held him |
for 500, eco ransom Moscher knew /
where he was. but MOscheT was dead 4
and Douglass never spoke again. The /
Grant investigations have traced the /
boy 10 the woman into whose hands 4
MOseheT gave the boy.
A special TO the World from Boston 1
says Tom Adams, Of the New York 1
Central squad, 10 company with youug
man Of Is, arrived in this city shortly \
before midnight They were very mYs-
teTious IN their actions, but Il was
learned that they had come for the pur-
pose Of looking az a young man who lies
In prison charged with larceny aud /
who Is supposed 20 be Charlie Ross
The detectives plan is % have the BOY /.
with him, who Is a New York Compan-
ion Of the boy In prison, gain admission
10 the prison and see the supposed
Charlie Ross and attempt 70 identity /
him by a series Of questions which have
been furnished by Mr G. X Ross for
the purpose.
An Expensive Interrogation Marx.
A well known Australian writer-a
very bad peuman-in mentioning the
name of acertain lady In an article, said
she was renowned for her gracious !
uegs aud charity For Charity the |