Year: 1874

The Ross case stln remains shrouded in mystery.
Up to an early hour yesterday morning the police
were In great hopes they would be able to secure
him; but as the day wore on, and news arrived
from their different agents out on the search their
expectations faded, and in the afternoon Superin-
tendent Waling confessed all hts plans had been
fruitessly worked out. II don't believe" he said,
s'the child Is In the city. don't think he ever
was nor do believe Mrs. Mosher knows anything
about him." In answer to the question whether
ne knew where Mrs. Mosner was the Superintend-
ent said :-'I sent word to the Philadelphia police
early last August OF her presence In that city, and
told them where she lived. She moved on here,
and since that time has never been out OF
my sight. She was at my house the
night before last with her two oldest children,
while you were there. The youngest little one or
the two began to CRY while they were In the front
room and you In the back one addressing one OF
the parties present during the conversational and
It Just struck me at the time the person who
had come in-or course heard the door being
opened and the person in the hall asking or
me-would think ! had the boy Mrs. Mosher
said then, Il wish had him how quickly he would
be in your handsp When asked her II she knew
anything OF Bill's connection with the case before
she came on to New York, she said, mo, did not;
the first knew OF 1t was from some hints thrown
out by my brother. l had heard things from him
and others that made me suspect my husband had
something to do with 1t. said to him one day,
.Bill, can't you trust me? You ought to know by
this time whether would beNay you or not.' He
said:-


I'D TRUST YOU


sooner than any one else, and know you would
do nothing to hurt me. But suppose had any
thing to do with it-mind you hadnt-but sup
pose had and told you where the child was
don't know, but II did-what good would that
dor III got arrested for anything else what would
be the 1rst thing you'd do to get me outf Why run
to the police and tell where that child was. They'd
humbug you and pretend TO make bargain with
you to let me out. As soon as you told where the
child was-y0u'd tell In q minute to get me out OF
Jai-and then where would we be-that Is sup.
posing had anything to do with It; but
! hadn't. and 1 don't know anything about
the child.' Then said to him. III you tell me not
70 40 tnat Wouldn't do It, and l think ought TO
% trusted as well as Strangers Now. there
you go again. he'd answer; getting jealous OF
strangers They're telling you things on the out
side ana you get believing them about me. when
I'm seinng you mere to mind me and look after
your cnidren. ldon't know anything about this
case notning at ALL and II did I've given you
reasons enough why you should know nothing or
IT.


81 don't think Douglas knew where the child
vas" said superintendent Walung. al don't
fnink ne ever knew where he was nut nv
idea fs that when they took the boy away they put
him into the buggy and drove across country to
Raritan Bay. When they got to the waters side
Mosher took the boy out OF the buggy and put him
into the boat waiting for them at the point
where they alRhted. Mosher and the person
propaou WomanI in charge Of the boat then