The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-07-07

Meanwhile the citizens O. PhiladeL.
phia and many people in other parts
Of the country had been worked UP to
a fever heat OF excitement NoluH
.eers stood guscd ever almost every
letter box in The city, but with 40 re
suit. Men OF business abandoned taeir
pursuits and became aT2ateur detsct
YES. Books were written On the al
atsorai0g suhj.ct, so.ae CT which 40
vauced he most wildly impossible
theorl>s aud we're n'sDifeStl = the
emaoetions of crarks Lecturers were
develoocd. whose theme Was the
Charley Ross Kidnapping, and Il IS
even said that number OF men VINO
K OK up the search became insane be-
cause tf their inability to solve the
great mystery
TIE late Detecive John Sharkey
aod his partner, Charley + Miller,
who still survives, were convinced
that the Mosher Douglass clue ives
The correct one, aud confirmation OF
1t came through William Wester7e!t,
brother in law OF Mosher, who, It
was conclusively shown, had acted as
3 &c. betwe IN the attem pied negou-
&tlorS between Mr.. Ross ard the kld,
rappsrs Oocs during these neso'ls.
.icns DR. Ross actually took S2G,GU0
to New York 10 pay cvjr to the bucs-
lars. but the police were IN The scheme
ard the abducsorS evidently found 1t
out, fer they failed to put 10 au SO
pearance at the place where they were
10 meet the stolen boys fsther
Westervelt was evidently willing to
sacrifice Douglass, but be was anxious
to project his brotberin law. Hegave
sufficieat information to indicate that
be knew of Charley's Whereabouts,
snd was promised al appointment on
the New York police folca If be would
reveal all he knew. This he refused
10 do until the appointment was made
cut. This wss never done and he
maintained his silence. In the mean.
time the search for Mosher aud Doug
lass was being prosecuted with vlgor.
and tue two men were uueXps cteGIY
found or the night OF Dececnctr II.
vnen according tc the ideas OF the
police, the whole mystery was cleared
up.
On that December night the resi-
dence of Judge Van Brunt, ct Bay
Ridge, Brooklyn, was brokeo into by
robbers. Il twas unoccupied, but was
connected by a burglar alarm with
the house of the Judges son On the
other side of the street. The son
aroused his son and two men servants,
and the whole party armed themselves
and surrounded the Judges house:
The burglars finally came out and
were called upon to halt. They re-
Piled with pistol Shots, and the guar
iette oponed fire on them. The scene
that followed was dramatic.
One rob5er was dead, with his emp
u revolver under his head. The
other lived about two hours. The
neighbcrs came rushing TO the place.
WHO are you, and where did you
come.from2" several asked OF the dy-
Jag man.
Men, / won't lie to you was the
reply. MY name is Joseph Douglass,
and that man over there is William
Mosher. Mosher lives in New York
city. have 10 home. ! am single
man and have no relatives except a
brother and sister whom l have not
seen for twelve or fifteen years. Mosh-
er is married man has FIVE children
l have $40 IN ny pocket. l wish 70
be buried with it. us no use lying
now. Mosher and I stole Charlie
Ross from Germantown.
Why did you steal hin?'
TO make money"
who has the child now?'
''Mosher knows all about the child.
Ask him"
"Mcsherls dead. Can you tell us
where the child is?'
God knows I tell the truth" be re
piled. q don't know where be IS.
Mosher knew"