Year: 1874

Jersey CITY, ana no time was lost In seeking the
street, where, according TO Carter's statement,
the child was carefully concealed. The building
and lis entrances corresponded exactly with the
description glvea by Carter, and the quietness
ana loneliness OF the situation impressed Dresser
more iully than ever with the truth OF his COM
MS mind like diamond pin IN the dream
OF gambler The pair hurried up the stairs
raped at the door. There was long delay the
noise OF voices within and then all was quiet.
Ihen footsteps were heard and the next minute
the door was thrown open and a lady past middle
age, neatly dressed and very respectable in her
demeanor asked what was wanted. The CONVEX
satlon that ensued between Carter and the lady
convinced Dressler that there was not and never
mad been such q person as Charley Ross
IN the house, and Carter subsequently admitted
that ne must have been mistaken. The shipping
was the next point OF interest, and thither the
pair bent their steps Dresslers faith in his COM
panion oozing out with eacn football. The docks
ol the lnman, White Star. Cunard, Anchor AMI
other steamship lines were visited, but no Charley
Ross appeared, nor, indeed, were there any per-
sons met In an the search tnat bore me least re-
semblance to the missing child. AT this point the
SCALES DROPPED FROM THE PoRTLY DETECTIVES


EYES


and he calmly and courageousy informed Carter
he was fraud, With soul OF pound dog. and
that II ne ever caught him again IN Pittsburg he
would have him sent to Claremont for six months
And thus the twain parted. Dressler TO return TO
the depot to take the cars Tor this city, Carter
ndent and iorgiving to again indulge In dreams or


''I can't divine the object OF the man IN getting
me on to New York with him. said Dressler to
your correspondent LHS morning. ''lt was not
for the purpose OF gain, for there money
to be made out OF me, and II 1t was to work me
some hurt, to repay ME iOr some real or fancied
injury done in this city TO some person IN New
York. the scheme laed entirely.v


"When did you make up your mind that Carter
was sham and knew nothing OF the Ross mat
ter Yu


''Noc until we entered the house at New York
where the child was said to have been concealed.
or course the excitement attending the abduction
or the boy put me In measure of my guard, and
then the man told such good story, so clear and
straightforward, that believed him. The trip
just cost me $780," added Dressler, sorrowfully.


MR. REED HOODWINKED.


Mr.. Reed, one OF the proprietors OF the Gazette,
was very much deceived by this sham detective,
as his paper the morning after the interview con-
tanned among other things the followlng:-


From time this journal has published parc H.
lars OF the vilanous transaction as we'll
ducors different parts the country and this MORN
ing present partial statement OF facts from one
who is familiar with the kidnapping from very hour
OF us occurrence until now, and may be considered
that the end Is very near at hand, and that in
all likelihood before the setting Of todays sun the
child will no longer be in the hands Of those who stole
1t rom its home. Owing to circumstances over which
we have control we under the necessity of sup
pressing names and places in this issue IL is
all through ignorance OF the trails which
taken up ana followed in the search for the lost boy
With these we thoroughly familiar, but 1t is order
that the ends of justice may not be defeated II every
thing works smoothly today, and there appears to be
and complete particulars in Monday morning
edition.