Evening star., 1932-03-20

their depredations and break the hearts of other
innocent parents In the Bible we frequently
come across heroic sacrifices made for religious
reasons but seldom do we find one making such
a sacrifice for the purpose of upholding law and
order. Indeed. here is a man to whose memory
a monument should be erected by the people
and upon which should be carved these words:
Here Lies the Body of Man Who Gave
His Flesh and Blood to Uphold the Law
worldwide search was made for Charley
Ross The Pinkerton Detective Agency was
employed to run down the criminals, and the
mayor of Philadelphia announced the follow
ing reward
Twenty Thousand Dollars Reward Offered
in the Ross Abduction Case.-The mayor of the
city has offered the following proclamation Of
fering reward of $50 900 for the capture of
the abductors of the child Charley Brewster
Ross, and the restoration of the child:
Mayors Office, City of Philadelphia, July
% 1874-At the instance of the citizens of
Philadelphia I hereby offer a reward of $40 900
for the arrest and conviction of the abductors
of Charley Brewster Ross, of Christian K
Ross of Philadelphia and the restoration of
that child to his parents.
THE child was stolen from Washington lane,
near Chew street, Germantown, in the suburbs
of Philadelphia, on the afternoon of the 1st
of July last. At the time when the child was
stolen he answered to the following description
Age years; dressed in brown linen kilt suit,
with short skirt broad -brimmed unbleached
Panama hat with black band: laced shoes, blue
and white striped stockings the boy has long,
haxen curly hair, hazel eyes, clear skin. round,
full face and no marks except those made by
vaccination on the arm
His appearance as above described may have
been greatly changed by cutting off his hair or
changing his dress to that of girl or in some
other way. The child was decoyed by two men
into falling-top yacht bodied buggy painted
dark all over, lined with dark material. drawn
l1~I
high, driven, it is believed. without check rem,
by two men, who nearly as can be aseer-
tained, answer to the following descriptions:
mo. WAS a man of rather large size,
probably feet or 9 inches high; he was
only seen sitting; age believed to be from IS
kers, rather long on the chin, or brown or
sandy-brown color, and brown hair; he wore
ring on the little finger of right hand
mo. 2.-Was a man of feet or 10 inches
high, about IS or 80 years Of age, of light
or with tendency to sandy complexion sandy
moustache, and rather red nose and face, hav-
ing the appearance of a drinking man.
"One Of the men wore a broad -brimmed
straw hat looking if it had been worn a
season or two, and much sunbrowned The
other wore high-crowned dark-colored straw
hat. One wore a linen duster the other a
gray alpaca duster. One Of the men wore
large glasses goggles of dark color probably
rs disguise
wv s SToCKLEY,
Mayor of Philadelphia"
''In the cause of humanity as well as for
the interests of justice, it is earnestly re-
quested that the foregoing be given the widest
publicity in every newspaper in the United
States and Canada"
EVERY nook and corner in the United States
l. searched. Foreign countries were
secured. The Western Plains Indian reserva-
tions and even Gypsy camps were raided and
their members taken to the police stations for
questioning. but all without avail
check-up on nearly three hundred children
was made in 81 States and five foreign coun-
tries In the District of Columbia the his
tories of three children were investigated only
10 find that they were not the child sought
Even the madhouse was not overlooked IN
trying to solve the crime and we find Bal
timorean writing to Mr. Ross, telling of an
insane person near that city who imagined
himself to be the lost Charley Ross
In 1874, it seems, there little statutory
law in the United States against abduction
or kidnapping, nor were these crimes included
In the extradition treaties with other coun-
tries, and when it was rumored that the thieves
might seek haven in Canada MFR Ross wrote
to Senator Simon Cameron on the subject, to
which he received the following reply:
Harrisburg August 5, 1874.
Dear Sir: I have your letter of the thirty
first and win remember your suggestion, if
any treaty is made.
I'VE have all heard of your great af1iction,
and I assure you of the deep sympathy of
my family and myself. Your good father was
my friend for very many years. No purer
man ever lived. &c, &c.
81 trust you will make no compromise with
the bad people who have stolen your child.
Refuse TO give them money and they will have
no motive for retaining the boy. God will
protect him. If you pay now, you viii have
10 nav again Canada will be no hiding place