The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-11
A TITLE I'M TROUBLE.
Arrest Of an English Lord Charged
with ENLIGHTENMENT.
Erie Again~-llalf Million Dollars Said
To BE in Danger.

Tho corridors and halls OF the Metropolitan Hotel
were the scene OF a most unusual excitement one
evening last week. Numbers OF the initiated
MEN ABOUT TOWN
were hanging around the hotel, eager to find out
the cause or all the STIR 1t was known That Jay
Gould was IN the building, and great many Jumped
at the conclusion that the world to be startled
with another chapter in Erie. The appearance
OF one OF the Deputy Sneri1s made the consterna-
ton still greater, and about ten O'Clock at night
wnen Detective Farley was noticed on the ground,
the widest rumors were flying about. Some said
Jay Could had been arrested, and they watcsed the
movements OF the detective narrowly Others
thought 1t was something ese but everybody
agreed
IT WAS A BIG MAN.
The truth OF the AFFAIR leaked our yesterday, and
the gentleman arrested IS known as George Cor
don, alias George Henry Gordon, alias G ordon
Gordon and Lord George Gordon. The war;
rant was issued by Judge Brady. upon com
plant of Jay Gould, who states In his AMI
davit That on the lst OF March, 1879, he
gave the defendant 600 shares OF the capital
stock oil the Erie Railway, worth In the market
S56,0 900, with Instructions 10 sell them, and with
the proceeds TO buy eighty acres OF land In West.
ACCORDING TO Mr. GOULD
although, az he says. he had several good oppor
tuntties 10 purchase land, such was intended
al the time the contract was made. Gordon also
refused To
RETURN THE CAPITAL STOCK,
ana afterwards, as Mr.. Gould alleges converted 1t
TO his own use There are numbers OF stories IN
circulation about the defendant, but where they
were started, or now much trutn there Is any Of
then II Is NJ present impossible 10 find out. it Is said
that he claims 10 be the Earl Of Aberdeen. VINO
let ENGLAND several years ago, aud has since
been reported "a having been lost as sea. His
exploits as sailor were given TO the puDlic by the
HERALD some time ago. II Is said that now ne
frequently
SIGNS HIMSELF "ABERDEEN,"
ana declares himself to worth several millions OF
dollars. 1T Is said The defendant intends going
back to England shortly TO CLAIM his titles and
estates, when are now In the law courts. Ii this
rumor proves true the worla will be again startled
by a case OF the Tchborne order. Mr.. Gordon was
arrested In the metropolitan Hotel, and shortly after
released on ban. He
BECAME HIS OWN SURETY
in $1,000 IL IS reported there are other cases
coming on, ana that the entre sum to be settled Is
something
NEAR HALF MILLION
After the ares. one OF the deputy sheriffs was
remain at the hotel. When The matter
got ont last evening there was GOOD
deal OF excitement at Police Headquarters;
for mary people seemed to be under the Impression
the arrest had been made by the police. and II TOOK
some time Tor the authorities to convince the num-
Der OF people who thronged the building last night
that such was not the case. The appearance OF
Commissioner Manlerre and the members OF well
known law rm gave life to the excitement, ana for
upwards OF an hour
INSPECTOR JAMESON WAS KEPT BUSY
seeing and attending TO the rush or gentlemen.
The history OF the Aberdeen family, which this gen.
iienan preteuds TO belong to, Is a most peculiar
one. The hc7< has long been considered dead. One
Of the bro hers shot himself mt Cambridge Uni.
verslty while in training Tor the
INTER UNIV RsITY BOAT RACE,
and the younger one Is said 10 have attempted suit
eide at Oxford while he was an under graduate.
lhe present case will be brought iato Court IN a
few days, and tncn the whole story Will be made
public.