Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-27
THE BOGUS LORD MASSEY


reporter left 10 the afternoon train on the
| Wilmington and Reading Railroad, and
at 5 O'Clock 10 the evening was seated,
with note book in hand, in the lecture
hail. 1Le full name under which this
man appears ia Lord Franklin George
Godolphin Massey, Duke of Leeds. His
proper name is Franklin Massey.
Massey's friends, about an hour before
the lecture, sent an open barouche, drawn
by four horses, to Mr.. Cope's, and In
this the bogus lord took his seat and
was soon wheeled to West Chester.
When he arrived at the suburbs of the
town, he was met by band OF music
and large crowd of citizens who saluted
him with " Hail to the Chief" and cheers
without number. Al Of this the lord,
standing In the carriage, with hat IN
hand, acknowledged with many graceful
bows. The fuur-in-hand, the band and
the crowd then proceeded 10 the hall,
creating the most lively excitement along
the way.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
( Charles II. Pennypacker, and on motion
Alderman Walter Hibbard was unanl-
| mously elected President, and Major
James E. McFarlan and Mr. c. II. Penny
packer were elected Vice Presidents, ard
Mr.. w. II. Hudgson, Molor David +,
Jones and the members of The press were
elected Secretaries.
| Mr.. Pennypacker then arose amid the
applause Of the audience, and delivered a
short address in which he took extreme
care to Impress upon the audience that
they would be shortly introduced to his
most noble Lordship, the Duke of Leeds,
who from the platform would give them
an account Of his life and varied expert
ence in Europe, Cape May and other
places, aud that his Lordship would show
I how Great Republican America toad, ed
10 t.ted men aud how our young ladies
became infatuated with q Lord, Count or
Duke.
MIR. PernypacRer said that as all of the
charges brought against his Lordship--
as swiudler, fraud, etc,,-had fallen
| through, he did not appear before the au-
dlsnce us IA escaped criminal nor lun6tlc
/ but as a lecturer who only asked them to
| patiently hear his story which contained
a valuable moral. Mr.. Pennypscker hav.
( Ing flushed his remarks, the baud played
! "Ydat's Do0dl, q" and his Lordship stepped
1 forth, aud the President, yics Presidents
/ and Secretaries arose and received him
( with all due respect to his RAJ X, while the
audience received him with rounds OF ap-
/ plause, His lordship said Ladies and
gentlemen
have been solicited by some
friends to recount to you some Of the in
/ Ciden,s Of my life, and ] an here 10 do
so, not tina the sui jet i, an agreeable
one--quite he reycrsc-as il will show
that it bss been great mistake and one
| that would hliUE mary q man to the stone
house at the other end of your town.
am an lrishmsn and was born 10 the
county OF Limerick, and received my
education In England. My father was q
well TODD farmer. At the age Of ten
was sent 10 a private school, at which /
did not long remain. The master Owned
"a Lorse / did not. So one night
| aross and thought | would like to take
a ride on that horse, which thought
Immediately put into execution. When
the morning came the master found his
pupil and horse missing, but IL was
destined that | should not make my
escape 30 easily. Tie toll gate keeper
kneN tlc horse and interrupted my rice
the hOrst WIS tlintd about aud we were
tuih dt'Ne ga UAfr 70 the master For
this otlelce | received O public whipping
Inld W. expelled. / vert home. Ms
father vas 90 kiid and doting parent, and
did NOT blame me Tor wishing TO take Il
Iite. After this | was srnt to Eton,
hich Is one Of tie finest schools ~
England. did not remain loug here
q. tore / got whipped. Ny offence, which
neatly eaused my expulsion, was for try
Ing a chemical experiment upon toe
boots OF an assistant teach r, which cou.
: sisted OF mixing all his toilet articles
together aud putting The mixture upou
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