Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-11-03
LORD AINSLEY.
He Turns Out TO be Common Black
Ieg.-the Horror Of His Finance, the
Victim of Confidence NObIeman.


New York is again all agog with
wonder and amaZement. One of the
sweetest dreams has suddenly been
dispelled 1t fondly believed that a
genuine lord was vegetating within
its limits. The Sun of Monday NOR
ming, in an article which We append.
dissipates all of this pleasant vision =
The short and mysterious career of
the individual calling himself Lord
Hebert De Roy S. Ain>ley has con-
siderably agitated our uptown FASH
iOnables, and since his sudden and
unexpected departure many inquiries
have been made regarding his posi-
ton, pedigree, title, and means. These
/ inquiries, it is evident, should have
! been made when his "LOrdshipn first
I appeared in metropolitan society, and
before he was received so eagerly and
entertained so sumptuously as he was
/ by many of our best families. His
advent and exodus have, however,
taught them lesson from which they
ought to profit, and have once more
proved the shallOwneSs of what is
( called ''Our best society,""
HIS DEBUT AT NEWPORT.
! We first made the acquaintance of
Lord" Ainsley in July last, at New
port, where he was at that time quite
prominent, but, strange to say, was
/ registered on the hotel books as simply
/ "Mr. H. lie Roy, London, England.n y
/ He dressed exceedingly "nobby,"
drove a splendid turnout, paid his no.
+ tel bills honestly, danced, fiirted, and
enjoyed himself generally among the
I fair sex, and was regarded by match
making mammas to be the most eligi-
bic man it had ever been their good
} fortune 10 meet.
HE CAPTURES A NEW YORK BELLE.
While at Newport he CHANGED to
I fall in with the beautiful Miss Martin,
of Staten Island, with whom he at
once fell desperately in love. Strange
to say, his love appeared to be return
ed; but the mother of the young lady
evidently luoked with distrust upon
The modern Romeo" and did all in
her power to break up the sudden at
tacbment and prevent the meetings
of the lovers. The efforts of Mrs.
Martin were unfortunately not sue
cesslul, and when Mr.. H. LIE Roy left
Newport, he was congratulated upon
securing such a charming fdnce as
Miss Martin. Subsequent 10 this, at
one of the hops of Union Hall, Sara
toga, we were shown Lord Ainsley."
whom we at once recognized as Mr..
lie Roy. For two days he made him
self conspicuous at the different ho-
tells, spent great deal of money, and
invariably paid his bills, which, con-
sidering the facts now known. is re-
markable.
HIS WELCOME IN NEW YORK SOCIETY.
From the Springs he came to New
York, and at once commenced to en-
tertain in such an unusual style of
elegance and liberality as to excite
the attention of fashionable society
and make himself quite famous. In
a little while the sensation he evident.
ly desired to make was created, and
he was for a month the great So
cial lion i'm this city. He was deluged
with invitations to dine, and his sOcie-
ty was cOurted on all occasions. Pos
sessing fine education, and being
evidently familiar with good society,
Lord Ainsley made good and strong
impression upon his friends, who fol-
lowed him from pillar to post. No
one stopped to ask who he was, what
was his position and standing. Oh,
no! he had money and was a lord,
and that was enough for New York
tOadies. Soon the news of his engage
ment was whispered in social circles,
and his friend Captain Oliver, of
Twenty-third street, thought it was
necessary that dojelner should be
given to the happy man in order to
announce the fact to the public.
HIS TRIP To CANADA TO VISIT PRINCE
ARTHUR.
Suddenly after this entertainment,
Lord Ainsley suddenly left for Cana
da, and it was given out that he had
gone to visit his "old friend Prince
Arthur" We have since ascertained
that the Prince entirely repudiates
the Lord, and processes ignorance of
ever having seen him, but thinks he
has heard of Ainsley in London. I'm
dOubtedly he has, for the latter in 1867
was conspicuous on all public Occa-
siOns, and frequently figured in some
affairs. Upon the return
of Lord Ainsley from his 'jOlly Cana /
dian trip" a second dejeuner was Civ
en- at Captain divers residence, ex- /
tensiveness and elegance of the enter |
tainment formed new topic of con- |
versatiOn in society, and the high |
sounding name of the liberal host /
Was on everybOdy's tongue.
INQUIRIES ABOUT HIM, AND THEIR |
RESULT.
Meanwhile the mother of the fdnce I
had hastily despatched to London ali /
intimate friend to ascertain all he |
could of Ainsley, his family, reputa- |
tiOn, and to seek for confirmation of /
the elaborate tales he had told of his /
house at the West End, coach and /
four, servants and position. The !
friend arrived safely in London, and /
at once started upon his errand. The |
result can be told in very few words.
AN EX-vALEr AND A GAMBLER.
1t was learned on the best and most I
authority that the lord 4
was no lord at all; that he was gam
bier, frequenter of low places, and,
in a word, an adventurer. He is not 4
known at all in London fashionable /
circles, and if he ever was, is now un-
His mother who died a
few years ago was a second rate ac-
tress i'll Berlin theatre, and his faith
er at present is engaged in the livery
stable business in the lowest part of
the city of London. Ainsley's right |
name is Radford. and as a UdLet to a 1
French gentleman in Paris, |
acquired his educatiOn-an education !
which has so assisted him in palming /
upon the too credulous Amer
lean people.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISCOVERY.
UpOn gaining this intelligence,
which she had anticipated, Mrs. Mar
tin at once forbade Ainsley ever en-
tering her house again, and annulled I
the engagement between him and her
daughter. The scene is described as
being very stormy, during which the
Romeo exhibited the ut
most cOOlness. Ainsley contrived,
however, to meet the young lady at
various times and places, who had
not ceased to love him notwithstand-
ing the astonishing disclosures that
had come TO light, stamping him as an
impostor, and the wedding day was
decided upon. 1t was agreed that the
should be clandestine. Cards
were issued and all the preparations
made, and upon Miss Martin express
ing her determination to wed "her
dear Hubert" in spite of everything
and everybody, the foolish girl was
discarded by her mother and relations,
with the exception of an aunt, at