Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-24
The Elegant Lord.

40 8SAONa@AAG 4AOEUS
HE UNsURDENs HIS Bosom AND LET'S IN MORE
LIGHT Upon HIS BRIEF CAREER AS THE
SoN OF THE DUKE OF LEEDS
From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
We gave our readers on Saturday afternoon the
main facts connected with the career aud arrest OF
Franeis George Godolphin Massey, who played
such q conspicuous role at Cape May last summer,
There are some ether particulars which we were
then prevented from stating for want of time
Massey, when there was no doubt left that hs was
arrested, became communicative, aud cOnverscd
freely with our reporter as follows:
Frank, 10 the twelve months you were in the
United States, how much money do you imagine
YOU obtained by Misrepresentation
81 should think not lcss than $4,000, at least
$4,000 of which secured While l was at Cape
May"
"Did you live well at the latter place 2"
Report" said he, looking up, "spesks sufi-
ciautly on that point. stopped at Congress Hall,
and lived as best knew hOw with the me ans at
my disposal"
"Aud the horses =
"Six as fine as ever man drove hehiud. There
was not a man IN the place couldn't Keep IN my
dust whenever / desired" Then, after Sigh,
"But il was only aeetng show"
6And the ladies OF course you enjoyed their
company. You look the pink OF a lady's man"
II turned the heads OF great many. l could
tell yUh the names OF some who live in Phiiadel-
phia, two Of whom lived 10 the bright anticipation
OF baing my wives. Alas for them-alas for me ~
add you have diamondsi'
"Yes, when at the Capt-yst these, of course,
as got everything else, on tick. 1t would sur-
prise you to know hoW easily l obtained money.
TO what do you attribute tits facllityf"
TO the fact that all believed me the son OF a
nobeman, and the son OF uoblemnn Is just the
person to turn the head ut an American girl, as
well Nc that of m,"y IN American shoPkeeper'
who has in has mnq', eye prJhtahls patronage
you did not stand upon the order OF your 60
ing, when you left the resortf 7"
''FOrtunately, no because the fabric had
erected was just topping. The crash came
Just as decamped. l slippe6up to Philadel-
phia in the night time, carrying with me con
siderable jewelry, some fine clothing, etc, ,and
was compelled to Keep very low, for II hadnl
my Cane Nav creditors would have kept up .
lively buZZlng about my ears. stayed hert
q short time exhausting all my cash, and theT
deemed it best togo to Europe. Being re
Elizabeth and Catherine, and actually worked
NV massage to Dunkirk, and proceeded thenci
10 Paris, where / was compelled to sell my las
relic Of my former greatness, hne solitair'
diamond.
to sacrifice it for 2sO francs. Even will
this amount, setting limit to my prOdigalit.
which ANNOYED me, l lived as laVishly rs pos
sible, and then when . few days OF princel
living were ended, departed from Paris o
Der. reached London at last, there fel
into q fat thing agaln,-thls fat thing beinl
OuAker assembly. Having lived in Mr.. Cope
Family for almost year, l could easily put o
the airs and use the dialect OF Quaker.
found no difficulty in making the member
believe was Mr.. COpe's son, and they pal
ali nv expenses-and did not limit theT
and looking for their reimbursement whe
then returned to my pseudo-father's homt
r. stopped very suddenly and asked, "HO,
did they find out that was coming In TIL
vessal?"
III vas oabbled over"
.tI know but who In - could hay
known u on this side OF the water ? am sur
thew did not suspect Il on the other Side. Coz
found 1t, Why did not take any other Vess6
than this: why did not work my passage oV'
in q ship; fool that was, Why did ever CON
aYOa ought to have come ashore at tf
Hs rubbed his hands and walked nervOusI
about, and then stopped. $50 WOULD so
would, II had even suspected that an Oh
car was waiting for me. But did not. tnoHo
Common sense should have told me that
could not come here safely after the course
Then came a pounding at the door. 1t vi
Massey and saying, "Come my DOy' want
word with yon."
siNof now" exclaimed Massey, in whlspG
to the o1lceF, and the urgent passenger vi
asked out.
81 dOn't want to see him. He loaned me 81
The news Of my arrest must be ali thrOul
the ship by this time. Yes, there's the 81
wards voice. owe him one pound and MOI
ana there's the old fool that sold me the u
net"
"What llnhet'" -.
"A fns liIIls bird l bought Of him on
"IOU," and gaVeit 10 the steWaTdeAs OF !
boat. 4 oWe everybody In the boat. TO
HeaVensF' he exclaimed, that such
scene this should be the beginning oil
endl"
"How was il you obtained such credit on !
boaips
"Thsy ali believed that vas Frank Cop,
Caleb CopS's son. They believed shfs had