Year: 1874

never took MS eyes on his guardian. The boy
oDeyed Win evident hesitRncy. The man ad-
dressed him by the strange name OF Deacon
Harry" but the boy never responded to that
Come here. Harry, my SON. The child would
then go up TO him rather hesitaungy, as u he
feared rough usage. There was not one spark OF
childish affection apparent. The appeliation OF
Deacon TO boy OF that age is certainly curious.
IL Indicates 10 my MUD more clearly than any
thlng else can the very characteristics which the
Ross boy possessed in such marked degree. The
SLOW rather pompous gait OF me child, the SLOW
ness OF his speech-an these traits, so seldom seen
IN chdiie-were the reason Tor the appelation OF
"Deacon.n


RxRUST oMNEs.


The clothes were finished and delivered. The
man paid Tor the garments, had the Old suit made
went down the hill to the railway. where he took
a late afternoon train for Mauch CHUNK. III is not
strange that Lieutenant kraut coua nnu horhing h
OF the mysterious carriage" at Mertztown, wnere
there was no such vehicle, and when the man
and child lett by rail IN another direction. Ana
so this man departed from the quiet nttle city OF
Allentown taking with him chid whlch was GER
tainly not Dis own. The boy became invested with
a shadow OF romance even during MS snort stay III
| the town. AT the least the boy was young Cas-
per hauser save that he seemed TO possess con-
siderable intelligence. The man and child were
! allowed TO depart simply because people, innocent
OF the great crime in Philadelphia, could not de,
wise any legal process OF separating the poor chlld
! from its overbearing guardian.


The story OF this strange visitor will now be told
! in greater detail by the people themselves.
THE STORY or THE EXPREsSMAN.
After much trouble found Mr.. j. G. Mohr at the
office OF the Reading Express Company. He eX,





sublset !lt NON can r,o o,ou, +,o s,rorro mon ,v,or,
you saw with boy at the Lehlgh valley depotN
asked. That was about the middle OF the
! month, beleven


press business. | saw the man coming up the
track from the direction OF Penn Junction, carry
| When he reached the platform he stood the child
] on his ieet and left him for a few minutes. the
14u on i his pt enlisted our sympa
! tiny at once. He was so unlike the man who was
with him that al the fellows SAID that It was
ugly man. The little boy lay down on the boards
and began to cry very bitterly ! approached az
| A man was about TO take the child up and pet him
whcn the man approached and snatched him up
and TOOK him across the road TO the Island House,
| Here a description OF the child was given; but
deem it wisest TO let the mllliner tell how the
| child was dressed. as she had better chance to
/ observe him.


..Did he look like this picture ?" said, showing
her the portrait in New York illustrated paper.


Every much, especially about the upper half Of
the face. saw this picture yesterday, and l am
convinced that 1t is the same boy"
THE HOTEL KEEPERS STORY.


schoi the proprietor Of the Island House, as


..Oh, yes. He was brought in here from the
6epot over the way and acted in very strange
sort OF a manner while here. The child was placed
in chair and was not allowed to move. The man
had no baggage when he came In at first, but after
he came back to 60 of by the train at night he had
bundle. he came about halfpast ten In the fore
noon and lett on the evening train for Mauch
Chunk do not know where he came FROM The
contrast between the complexion and hair OF the
! BOY and man was noticeable. The child cried
most OF the time but the man did not seem to pay.
any heed to its tears He would not allow any OF
to say word to the child as we tried to do. He
at once moved him to another chair"


Had you heard OF the Ross chlld's abductlon'"
asked


Eyes, l had seen a small paragraph in one Of the
Philadelphia papers but as did not see anything
further the next or the next day l concluded the
boy had been % found Il we had only Known" 9N
inc the pOrtrait to MIR. SchOu,


study "The dress is different, but the general
outline OF the face is very similar. | am con-
viDced that 1t was the Ross child that the man had
here"


81 am told, Mr.. Mohr, that strange man with
child came to your store some time since and that
you had some conversation with him. Will You be
so Kind as TO tell me what you knowY' asked
as | stepped into No $40 hamilton street
when as / standing at my door, a dark
skinned. grizzly looking man got cut OF the street
could not help noticing the man the very moment
he got out. He came right up to the door and
s 01 IN tss step e S ne me
If had any childrenfs clothes. told him had
any tnat would NJ the boy rb ard referred nj MN to Mrs
and asked few questions Tne S%a about the Kind
walk around the room as children will, you know
when the man called him back SHARPLY. Alter sit
ting little time @ ne went away: He had the habit
arm up to his faeen


.'Did the boy resemble this pictureg" asked
again, showing him the portrait.
HE did, remarkably The child's hair was ex;
sS d put epeS Ts % and
THE MILLINER'S STORY.
al have called, Mrs. Gouldin, to learn from you
the particulars regarding the visit OF the boy
supposed TO be Charley Ross-to your store. Viii
you tell me the whole story s'' asked


had had his hair cut before came back to the
store from dinner; but guess you can get better
description of the Child and his dress from Miss
GrIesemer, who dressed the child"


. You saw the man, qua you not no M ~, inquired.
fully. He was a little taller than the average, his
skin was fair, his eyes dark, his face round and
broad. The impression which he made was not
favorable one. He wore thin linen coat, black
breecnes aud slippers made out of carpet A black
slouch hat was on his head. His look betrayed
anxiety. His face looked even wild, at times.n
l then approached Miss Griesemer, and asked
her to tell me everything about the boys visit,
from the moment he entered until be was taken
away.


'Tremember the boy very distinctly said she.
al took quite fancy TO the child from the way in
which he seemed TO be treated. was standing
behind the counter then, about noon when a man
entered bearing q child ia his arms The boy was
Old enough and big enough to walk, but appeared
to be tired out. Mrs. Gouldin has given you a
very accurate description Of the man. He asked
II we mad any ready made linen suits for children.
looked over our stock and told him that we
would have to make one for the child. After some
we could GET It ready before evening" " WV ''


"Now give me foil description OF the boy,n
said L


HE appeared to me to be about three and half
years old, possibly four. He had long f1aXen hair,
which hung down almost to his shoulders. This
was, however all matted together, SO tnat when
combed out 1t must have been quite long. His
face was round do not remember any dimples,
possibly because the poor little fellows face was
SO sorrowiul looking. HIS foot was small, and he
wore laced shoes and stockings with a brown
stripe In them. His dress was OF brown linen,
with q belt OF the same material, and was but
toned up with white buttons. The child measured
twenty inches around the waist, and twelve
,poh frpr holf fnk kna Ha had a
eye, rather dark, but do not remember the
color.u


'Did the man address the child when he was
here ~


He called the boy Deacon and when he
wanted him to come, said, Come Deacon Harry,
my bov' The child never seemed inclined to obey
as II 1t were his real name.n


"Dld you not try to ask the boy some questions
about himsenY'' asked.


"Yes. bnt interrnpted By the man, some.