Year: 1874

STRENUOUS EXERTIONS OF THE POLICE.
FAILURE OF THE ExPEDuIoNs-DETECTIvE suIEcH
ON THE WRONG TRAfL--A HOUSE IN NEWARK
SEARCHED.


The police yesterday actively engaged in the
search for tho missing boy Charley Ross, but tho
two expeditions upon which Superintendent Wal
ling depended for special information have re-
turned without gaining any further clew as TO the
whereabouts of the child. Superintendent Wallina
has been indefatiQable in his efforts TO secure
Charley Ross for bis relatives. All day yesterday
he received callers, many Of whom had suggestions
to make which they deemed to be of the greatest
Importance. One influential citizen suggested
that it would be "a wise thing to offer reward and
at the same time guarantee immunity from punlsh-
ment to any one who would return the lost child
Superintendent Wallng said that if he were surd
that the child was in New York State he might. per.
haps pursue that with advantage, but II the
child should be found in New-Jersey and Connectl'
cut, as a New-York official he could not guarantee
immunity to any one from the justice of another
State.


Superintendent Walling received dispatch an
nOuncng that person who was under surveillance
had taken the cars and lefG the city. He at once
ordered Detective Seck to follow the person, and
to telegraph to him as soon as he overlook the
person. The Superintendent was disappointed yes
ttTudy 10 ItcclNt Il uSpdItu sd4luB, NobhihS hOiN,
will take first train tor NewYork." Superintendent
Waling said last night that he could not reveal the
place to which Seck had gone, it might inter-
ferc with his plans for the recovery of the child


The Superintendent said that it was necessary for
him to keep his movements in future a. carefully
concealed possible, but he promised that the first
intimatOn which he might receive of the recovery
of the child he would at once communicate to tho
press


Detective Fields went to Newark, n. J.. Yesterday
in search OF Charley Ross upon information give1
to Inspector Walling Tuesday night. He COM
municated with Chief of Police Rogers, and, after
consultation, warrant was procured for the pur-
pose of searching suspected house in the suburbs.
The dwelling searched but no clew whatever
was found. Detective Fields reported to the Chief
that the family visited a very respectable one,
and that there was ground whatever for tho
suspicion that they were cognizant of the where
abOuts Of the boy.


The detectives were occurring the country last
night. following ont the clews that superintendent
Waling has gained in regard to the whereabouts OF
Charley Ross There is growing feeling among
the police that the boy is dead. One of the Oldest
detectives on the force said last night that he fe5
certain of Of two thing>, namely. that Charley
Ross was either dead kept carefully concealed
by some very intimate friend of Moser's


Up to > o'clock this morning nothing had been
heard of the whereabouts of Charley Ross in tho
Police Central Office Detective Sileck who was
sent away by Superintendent Walling to follow
up what he deemed to be on important clue,
was in the Police Central office last evening.
and again departed on the same errand in another
direction. Two other expeditions commanded by
detectives have been also sent out, aud are ex-
pectcd to return sometime this afternoon.
1t was reported at the Police Central Office
at midnight that Superintendent Walling
had received additional and important in
formation at his house which will lead to startling
discoveries to-day. The relatives and friends OF
Charley Ross wi'h the Philadelphia detectives,
were still IN this city, hoping for some positive in
formation the fate of tue cuild. ne Patromen
throughout the city made dlsent inquiries IN every
section Of their beats aud are report any strange
children they NAV across whose presence eau
not Oe satisfactorily accounted for IL has been
positively stated by the police that Charley Ross ~
the third child that Mosier has abducted, all of
whom have been taken to secure reward.