The New York herald., 1872-04-12

Lordsnfp a. ne thought that 1t woald be to his ad
| vantage. Mr.. Gould finally concluded to go, and.
after paying particular attention to his toilet started
| Immediately ushered into the presence oi the
RAILROAD LORD
| who from his seat and expressed considerable
astonlshinenI at the small physique OF Mr.. Gould,
| as he could not understand how a man OF such
small stature could have been at the head OF such
gigantic enterprises. Tnen. changing the subject.
! ne SAID, Jaw you know my fwend Gweeley. good
ieIan, dwops In nov and then fer a chat" At this
| moment modest tap came to the door and alr.
Greeley walked In and sat down. evidently quite at
home. Mr.. Gould stopped some time and had a
long talk with the Lord upon Erie matters. The
| FAMILY plate was also exhibited and the cress and
eos moaoeras ans aisPlayed M Mr. Gould was mncn I'm.
deliahted with the alability OF HIS Lordshp.
Lord Gordon appears to have some eccentric
| naolis, and carries about some unset diamonds
which ne says are of enormous value and old
| lamly relics. He also has been known on several
stance ne bought a silver teapot which had the
monogram A. =. G.. on It.. This he had altered TO
| plate.
It IS only during the last few days that some of
his friends appear 10 nave lost little confidence IN
The noble Lord; and some OF the purchasers Of the
CORNER LOTS
having also heard that the "deaw fwend,n Colonel
Loomls, had been retired IRON his position as
land agent Tor the Northern Pacific Railroad, they
inquiries about this beautiful city OF Loomis that
being erected ny Lord Gordon The officials were
purchasers Of the cworner iots that LORD Gordon
aid not really own an acre OF their land: Ia
Inc meanWniie t1eSe anxious inquiries 10 the
ears OF His Lordshlp and 0s he had other
FISH TO FRY
OF a more important nature the purchasers Of
the "cworner lots'' were returned their money,
win the Information from Lord Gordon that he
lad discovered toe title was not good. 80.
Since ihe arrest which occurred last Tuesday
evening, LORD Gordon has dropped his titles and
merged into the simple George ii. Gordon, ana Is
also said to deny mis- ever having assumed any
~ y spPsSvS noW IN h SGssss
ie,,eTs gd% ,Sis gentleman N which ns styles nlm'
The movements of this gentleman In this city
have created considerable excitement in the upper
arss fsS "a S n,a
s M 9s % H ns ss% Ct
the money which he Is alleged to have obtained
from prominent gentleman IN this city.
Mr.. Gordon IS q man OF about 1Orty years OF age,
OF medium stature, rather stout, dark hair mutton
chop whiskers, prominent forehead, blue eyes and
lots OF cneek A noted detective states that MS
hair Is dye aud, Judging from his eyes, fancies
the hair must be light. he keeps himself very
meals IN MS rooms. He Is said to be very liberal,
ana has presented Mr.. Marsh, the pookkeeper or
the hotel, with a handsome set OF diamond studs.
and also scattered Ave dollar bills broadcast among
the domestics of the house.
Tne following are extracts from some cable COM
muaicatlons In relation to this gentleman which
passed over the wires yesterday
MESSAGE TO LONDON, APrII. TO-
person calling himself Lord Gordon, alias George Cor
sSdS S to ss. BE 9 . i dss
Of Lords has laey come from the West to this city where
he 9ncrs,lng sly Is he lmposer son OF the
EXTRACT FROM ANSWER, APRIL II.
en Earl Of aberdeen Is Certainly a. this moment in italy
M has not YET eta aksa seat in aSe s.e 9i 0r nhs
o A6sresa the one Of whose death BY drowning jam
lawyers here nave never heard of any claimant
Some Facts About the ssPeer Of the Reuln,.''
10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
In your columns this morning fud an account OF
ufpfan "A aai fssIp
Gordon" with your permission l VIII give you
lew facts about this "peer OF the realm," as he
styles himself, knowing that 1t will only be neces-
sary TO give publicity to the actions OF this
man TO put m end to his power OF imposing
on the confidence OF honest people.
In the early part OF January OF this year this man
came here from Minnesota In company with Colonel
Loomis, the land agent OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and represented himself Scottish
peer who for the sake OF mis- health had sought the
pure climate OF Minnesota, and, becoming enamored
OF the country, had purchased Of the Northern Pa
cihc Railroad Company several hundred thousand
ofland which ne mad paid for In the land grant
bonds Of that road Be ing introduced to several per-
! sons IN this city by Colonel Loomis, ana having
In bis possession surveys aud maps or lands owned
/ 10y the Northern Pacific Railroad, which he claimed
to have bought he proceeded TO sell parcels or land
to various parties under the prelence taat he was
"Loomis" giving glowing accounts Of the great in
dustry WIN which ne was nauling lumber making
was 10 be for the benefit OF his poorer class OF ten
ants, who were 10 be conveyed here al his lordshps
expense from his vast landed estates in Aberdeen.
! SHIRE, scotland. In the meantime. he appears 10
have sold 10 parties mere corner lots and parcels OF
ground In TINS new cityn OF course only letting
his very particular friends have any at all great
| favor
| Matters progressed so ravoraby for this gentle
| man that lie was ena bed 10 impose on the cred
unity OF persons Of prominence here under the
representation tnat he was u very large holder OF
government and railway securities. He took Gle
CANT apartments AT the Metropolitan Hotel. In this
city, made great display OF some unset diamonds
on the servants aud employees OF the hotel.
aI BEEN ems nea ms to ressu ee rea
tors OF the Northern Pacific railroad Company
aud m had done 50. Tnls OF course interlered
OF the purchasers OF corner lots getting alarmed,
caused inquiries 10 be made at the offices OF Inc
Northern Pacific, which developed the astounding
fact tuat no such person 'Lord Gordonn had
ever bought any Of the bonds OF the company 10
dollar and had never received any ute whatever OF
any OF their lands He had asserted that he was
about TO buy large tract, but had never done
IL coming TO Gordon's cars In all PROBABILITY tnat
inquiries were being instituted, and seeing tnat he
he refundcd the money received without waiting
10 be asked, under the prcense that the title TO the
pany could not give a good title. However, he
could not afford to keep the small sums got under
SELF TO be the OWNER OF $50 900 OF Erie sock,
and had deceived some Of our prominent men In
way lnat he viii probably have 10 answer Tor before
our Courts
Tne London Times OF Saturday, the 23d OF
March, o. this year, gives Inc the % sccount OF the the
to determine the right OF lord Gord0n,n the Earl
or Aberdeen, who was present, 10 a seat In that
body ne having been already admitted to the enjoy
ment OF his title and estates by the scottish Para-
ment. Ths man has repeatedly referred to gentle
men OF prominence, who, 1t s needless TO say, upon
being asked, all declare they never heard OF this
''Lord Gordon;' and finally, would warn all those
who think OF buylng corner los I'D the city or
"LoomIsn that the last advlces from ST. Paul,
Mlnn., to the effect that the only inhabitants or
the "pccanr Lake region, 80 far as known, are an
old hali-breed aud his squaw
What Mr.. Bnrney Has to Say-Thc "Lord3
Would Buy 100000 Worth of Western
Lands, but Didn't.
HERALD reporter called last evening on Mr.. A.
Ii. Barney, Treasurer OF the Northern Pacific Rail-