Year: 1874

rowed across the river with the boy and left Doug
;as to get rid OF the horse and wagon. where or
how he managed this we have not yet been able
TO ascertain, and now that he Is dead II would
not make any impression in the case. This theory,
II am correct. goes TO show they were In the
dark about the child's place Of concealment and
kept him there. or course he would share in the
profits when they we're realized, but Mosaer was
too clever man not to understand II many


WHERE THAT CHILD WAS


he would surely be discovered. Several other
things that cannot at present make public COM
bine with What have told you to make me arrive
at this conclusion, but how they win turn re-
mains yet to be seen. n II was woman
rowed that boat across the water with Mosher
she Is the one who has the child, and II 1t was
man he was paid and sent about his business and
the child carried by Mosner on landing on the
other side 10 where he knew concealment was
well covered. Now that Mosher is dead the reten-
tion OF the child takes new feature, and am Of
the opinion be will be turned out into the streets
For that reason am expecting every moment to
hear he has been found IN the streets by police
onicer. There Is no reward, you understand, for
the child, but large amount is orered for the re.
covery OF the boy and the arrest and conviction OF
the thieves That does awaJ-I mean the
death OF these men, for there is no
longer any doubt about their being the
men-llttle Walter Ross identified both
of them, SO did the gardener and SO did two otner
persons-wth the chances Of making money 0xt
Oft. knew they were the men from very early
In the case and II l had only been fortunate
enough to get them into my hands l would have
proved that to the entire satisfaction OF the pub.
lie. am asked by some OF the newspapers why
was not able to catch them. Imay answer that
by saying probably because they were clever
enough to be able to keep out OF the way. Now,
man does not spend lifetime and long lfe-
time, at thieving without learning good many
tricks in the way OF avoiding the police, more par
ticulary If he Is smart sort OF fellow like Mosber.
And even II did get them Just under my nnger
don't think would have arrested them. WANTED
more 10 watch their movements, and see whether
they did anything that would lead me to the
child than anything else AZ nrst A
thief like that cans 60 long time
with any such load on his hands as this child
without taking look now and then to see II
everything Is all right. They watch the news
papers; and just see how many Charley Rosses
have been discovered for the last six months.
Why, have had my attention called to


DOZEN OF THEN


here in the city, and can't tell you how many
hundreds OF letters have received from persons
in the country who could tell me exactly where
the boy was. Now, you see. that's where the boat
came In handy. Mosher had been accustomed to
boats all his life, and could handle one wel He
knew the river almost as well as do and am
pretty thoroughly acquainted with 1t. He could
slip in and out when he liked, and he had quite Z
number Of little dark corners ,o slip into that few
would suspect There was nothing to prevent mis-
leaving Douglas here In town TO look alter some
nigh. M take Douglas along With i'' hisn, for FOR that
matter and leave him In charge OF the boat ct the
water side while he himself was up the country
at the house, or near It, where the boy was. What
was to prevent him taking Douglas to q conven.
lent place for him to land at and then send him
signalled him to come ashore for him, so long as
he knew was not close upon hmi Nothing at
all. He could do all this and more under the ctr
cumstances aud was quite equal to the work.
for little launch Mosher was well posted on all
the craft on the river here but got one he never
saw, OF, II ne mad, ne did not know. and II could
time before he would have suspected me. They
say he was captured the night Of the Long
Island burglary; chat some OF the men from the
shore put or and followed him out capturing him in
mid stream. That's mtstaKe be was not taken
for weeks after and the property was not found in
his boat, as was stated, but in an old waterside
store long AFTER Mosher never brought his goods
TO town for O considerable time after he stole
them, and the production OF this robbery speak
about no buried ia the sand down at the
Cedars.' He left them there Tor two weeks be-
fore he touched them and then he moved them in
dry goods boxes to the store where they were
fond. From ten O'Clock last night until twelve


IN HOURLY EXPECTATION


OF receiving word from one OF the numerous men
had out that the boy had been found, but have
ment without any direct trace or him. am not
disheartened at that, you know, for am gong to
work again just as fresh as ever.p


CAPTAIN Irving Was Of much the same opinion