Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-21

The Gordon case in New York, though quite
different in its general features, promises TO be
almost as mysterious and puzzling as the Itch
borne case in London. Besides the curiosity
naturally existing as to the origin and eharac-
ter of the man who, previously unknown, sud
denly appears to be engaged in such vast fnan-
cial transactions, and concerning whom such
diverse and strange stories are told, Mr.. Cor
don, or Lord Gordon, as he is variously called.
seems to take in some sort, the place left vacant
by the death of the late James Fisk, Jr., as an
unaccountabe, but formidable element in rail.
road and money matters, making business for
the lawyers, gossip for the public and perplex-
lty Tor railroad managers and fnanciers. Since
the revolution in the Erie railroad directory.
New York has not had a sensation
like that which it is now eDioyiuo
in amused perpeXity. Gould has sued Gordon
and Gordon has sued Goald, and ininnctions
and receverships are in as much demand as
when Fisk and Vanderbilt were waging their
famous legal warfare. The persons mixed mn
III TINS business, too, make a curious combina-
uon' Beside the principals, there are Tom Scott
and Justice Shandley, Horace Greeley and
Tweed But all these circumstances would not
give to the controversy the interest which il has
the additional attraction is that the principal
ACTOR is Tor , real or pretended, acharacter not
to be looked for in Wall street, who makes a
sensation proportioned to his rarity when be
does appear.
The story Of the dealings between Gould aud
Gordon, so far as it is agreed by both parties is
IN substance that some little time before the
revolution in the Eric management, Gordon.
representing himself as the holder of several
millions Of Erie stock and having the control Of
many millions more, aud Could claiming Il
represent thirty millions, entered into some ne
gotiations having as their object the control a
the new board Of Erie directors soon 70 I,
elected, and Gould, as pledge Of his good fair
entrusted to Gordon large amount Of stoc
and securities. Tom Scott of the Pennsylyap
Central and other roads, was at first engaged
the negotiations, but withdrew when Gould /
sured him that the Eric railroad was bankru
and could not be made to pay dividend {
years. Gould now says that this is n
true, but he told Scott so becaus
if he knew the fact that the co
dition Of the road was much better than ii
public generally believed il 10 he. he would n
his knowledge and his power to Gonld,s diso
vantage So Scott was driven away. and soc
the success of General Sickles' plans made Il
"ould-Gordon combination impossible. The
as Gordon says, Gould violated ali his euoag
ments and by making Gordon believe that I
had the power to send him al once 10 the Toml
.extorted from him the secari,ies MIN g.
been placed in his hands hesides o,hor ra,a -
to which Gould had no .or, IS 49, P'C G
says, on the other hand in ,.',a.s s'a,". uVu'
transaction, that the prone,,r sou :" 'i,'s ~
don had been obtained nv go 80" up Oy 20
otherwise unlawfully. and was 'S Pre-. pfe'enses
recovered in perfectly legitimate ,",a'''eu an
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