The evening world., 1914-03-24
MYSTERY BATTLES POLICE
IN "CHARuE ROSS" CASE

We have thought the trails leading
from the incident would bring u
somewhere near the wagon, but We
have followed them all and are prac-
tfcaliy where We started.
"Mr. Murnaghan, the saloonkeeper |
remembers that the wagon was at
hts door. because he went out to zee
whether Il belonged to q farmer with
potatoes to sell. He even looked into
the wagon itself, but saw there only
lot Of empty bags and Q small box"
According to Danisls. the man who
stood at the wagon wheat was about
grayish hair showing below the brtm
Of a black slouch hat. nuruaShan
thinks he remembers that the man
came into bis place for 4 glass OF
boef. But don't recollect very much
about his appearance. because people
are always coming In here and going
out. I cannot remember them ALL"
The McCarrick home 10 At No. 80
South Nineteenth street In q thickly
populated nsighborhood wherein the
negroes outnumbor the whites. Year
creases and the whites move out. In
. walk down any Of the streets one
rarely encounters Q white person. This
fact has led Mrs. McCarrlck to q be.
lief. which her husband seeks In every
way to efface, that spite may have
something to do with the disa appear
ance OF her little son.
81 cannot tell why feel that way"
she said to-day, but It's there 10 the
that Warren 10 dead. I feel he will
come back to me some time, somehow.
But my husband fears he has been
killed. Ny mother heart will not BE-
lieve such terrible thing. Hope and
love are the two strongest things In
. mothers breast and these will last
N mine, I know, however long We
shall have to search for our boy. !
have read In the papers Of the kid.
mapping OF other children, but never
dreamed such . thing a. this could
does come back to me I shall b afraid
70 lot him 80 out Of my sight again
Tor moment.
| 7 cannot blame myself In any way
Tor letting him 20 out and play that
Thursday afternoon. Il was q little
After o'clock that he went out In bis
thick coat and high rubber boots-oh.
yes, the cost had pieSsd sleeves. whore
| ! had added about two inches to the
cuffs to make them long enough for
him. and ! did not begin to be wor-
|
he did not come In. nor c6uld l zee
him on the street when I looked out.
I had told him not to 20 far away.
First ! went to the various houses In
the neighborhood whore he was In the
habit OF playing. but no one had seen
him. The children did not know any
thing about him. I tried to get my
husband on the telephone at the Ro-
corder Of Deeds once 10 the City
Hall. but he had gone at I o'clock
and ] could not md him. At $50
street station. and Ssrgt. Harper tried
to reassure me. But went back to
him at $50 and then . general alarm
was sent out.
eov'e UNCLE. POLICE egR.
I ""ogANT, TELLS OF HUNT.
"Thsn II was that my husbands
brother. Harry. who 10 House Scr
Esant ut the Locust street station
was notified and got the detective
bureau busy on the case"
At this point Sergt. McCarrick tool
up the narrative: II reached the
Of the nsighborhood. With . flash
lamp I searched all the stables In
l<ater street and all the cellars and
aresways. had several OF m,
brothers friends with me and w
hunted until daybreAk. OF cours,
| there was no trace Of the boy.
when day came We went to tn,
6chuylkill waterfront. thinking tina
he might have been drowned. Blu
that was scarcely likely. u the rivel
10 more than half . mile from tn
house and he would have had to eros
half q dozen busy b. q o. track
and 60 through coal yards to 70
to the water. The Delaware 10 almos
two miles away. % that seemed y
bo out of the question.
Then We learned that Charlie Dan
|. iels had seen the wagon with the bo.
J beside II and We felt that at last tn
; real lead had come. Now, all We cal
do 10 follow up every trail leadinl
from the water trough. and they ar