Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-09

Icsli mony was taken yesterday concern.
ing the relations between Gordon Gordon.
or Lord Gordon and Jay Gould. A Mr.
Thomas Smith, Of Edinburgh, was the
witness. lie produced likeness of Lord
Glclcairn,n and testified that he knew
MIN from October, 1865, to March 1870.
lie seat, when he heard of his litigation,
to Compton ~ Root, and from them got a
likeness Of Lord Gordon, who resided at
No. 50 West Maitland street, Edinburgh.
His age is forty-rlne, and the members Of
the firm, with which he was connected,
are Marshall & Sons.
BY the description Of the likeness he
Identifies " Lord Glencairn and " Lord
Gordon " as the same person. When he
knew him Lord Glcncain Was in no bust.
ness, but professed to be a noheman own
/ irc large estates in Eng and, Iceland and
| scotland-in Ayrshire, Scotland, aud Nor
thumheiland, in England. lie said he was
Il cousin Of the late Marquis Of Hastings,
aud related TO the family Of the Duke OF
Hamilton. He absconded in March. 1870.
/ Wines subsequently, heard ofhim through
a Mr.. Pattison, 30 whom he was referred
as his solicitor. HIS suspicious being eu-
cited he came on TO London and saw Pat
tisun, who received him very curtlY.
He observed on the table bis L0rdshlp's
hat, but did not find his Lordship. Ills
Lordsh p's 'tigtr" poeped IN OF tbs door.
Hi Lordship's rooms were elegant, and
wncn lie found his Lordship bis Lnrdshiu
referred him to his solicitor, He had ob.
tanned $500 from the witness firm. The
solicitor told HIM bis LOriship was worth
9lOO,UOO, and thought that lie (wituess)
came in q very strange way lie WITNESS
sat down, and said he would not 10 away
TIL he WAS satisfied. He wanted to gci
payment for his goods, and had reason tc
believe things were not satisfactory with
his LOrdship.
His Lordship had no home or club In
London, but an elegant audience chamber
at fattison's. A c.erk of Pattisou's was
there, aud he was shown plans Of hi,
Lordship't estates. lie was Introduced tC
him by "a Mr. Simpson, OF Glenisle. Patti
son guaranteed the bill of Lord Gl,ncairr
to get an extension, and gave witnesl
son Of the presents made to his famil,
amounting to about half Soon after
wards clerk Of Pattison informed witness
at hi. store that Lord Glencaiin had lef
London for few days. Witness went L
London and found Pattison, who claimed
the noble Lord had got into him Tor $500,
IN fact, had ruined him. Witness ac
cepted Pattison's offer to return some o
the goods Glencairn had presented to hi
FAM y If he could be released from biz
guaranty, and this left Gl3l due. Glen
calrn had obtained money and property il
Edinburgh and London to the extent o
10000.
Glencairn's references" all repudiatl
him. He WAS known In Scotland as Her
bet Hamilton in 1868. "Lord GlencaiIn'
had never been in Great Britain or Irelant
since he fed in 1870. Witness found ,
highland suit of his in a tin box at Patti
son'e, for which the makers have neve
been paid. Witness produced the slipper
of the lord" found also at Pattison's
Glencairn told witness he would lend hin
vase having a portrait Of the mother >
the fret NAPOLEON ON il. FIR which the EN-
peror had Offered 10000. He woull
lend It for exhibition.
The further examination was adjourned
~ y. Sun, Oct. 80