The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-10
AN INTERNATIONAL FARCE.

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AN INTERNATIONAL FARCE.
Lord Gordon Gordon, who has made
so many sensations in various ways in
New York and elsewhere in this eoun-
try during the past two or three years,
hasijust been the cause Of another,
which might have some features
Of gravity were it not 50 utterly ridic-
ulous. This so called Lord had some
financial trouble about twelve months
ago with Jay Gould, was arrested and
held to bail in the Gum of $37 800.
His securities were Mr.. Roberts and the
late Horace F. Clark. Nv noble
Lords proud spirit was s,,Alled by these
legal chains ; he long ID to tread upon
soil that should in. some way own al.
leglance to to-, Crown, and to breathe
sll '""' 'as not poisoned by the pres
ence of the minions of this despotic
Republic. So, giving his con6ding
friends in New York the slip, be HE'D
him to Manitoba.
A few weeks since, his whereabouts
having been asoertained, Mr.. Roberts
came to St. Paul to endeavor to make
such arrangements as would secure his
arrest. MI. R. came with the opinion
Of New York lawyers to the effect that
his arrest was justiiable on principles
Of common law, irrespective Of treaty
provisions, and q firm of Minneapolis
attorneys elaborated in endless folios
an opinion to the same effect. Mayor
Bracket, Of Minneapolis, thereupon
undertook the job of securing the es.
capped Lord, aud dispatched tor that
purpose two members of his police
force, Capt. Hoy and Owen Kegan.
The officers we're joined by Hon. Lo.
rem Fletcher aud Mr.. Geo. Merriam, of
Minneapolis, who happened to be in
Manitoba at the time. o. Friday
My Lord was discovered quietly "brows-
ing" about five miles from the protect
ing guns Of Fort Garry; the brave Min.
neapolitaus rushed upon him; bound
him; made him theirs ; and gleefully
started home with their valuable prize
But, in some inexplicable way, the
alarm was given At the Fort, and when
the party were within two miles Of the
American line they were overtaken by
squad of the Manitoba police. The
tables were turned the captors we're
captured; and irons were put upon
their freedom wrists, while the exult-
ing Lord laughed them to scorn. With
bis tailfeathers dragging on the ground,
the American eagle, as embodied in
these shackled Minnesotians, was taken
back to Fort Garry, and there inoarcer.
ated.
The disastrous news reached Mime
spolis on Saturday, and stirred the
slumberng fires in the heart Of its
Mayor. He eng 'ged special car Of
the Northern Pacific Company lat
$500, and starting with Hon. E. M.
Wilson from Minneapolis at eight
O'Clock on Saturday evening reached
Moorhead at ten o'clock the nex|
morning, travelling at tho rate Of forty.
five miles sn hour. Arrangements had
been made for special relays of horses
from that point to Fort Garry. They
reached the Fort at twelve o'clock on
Monday night, when tho Mayor wal
Immediately arrested, but upon exam
ination was at once discharged. Mr.
Lochren, one of the Minneapolis at
torneys referred to, stopped off at Penn
bins, fearing an arrest ; but being in
formed of the Mayors discharge, ad'
vaneed nimbly to the scene Of danger.
The preliminary examination Of the
prisoners began ON Monday morning
before Judge Belournay, of the Court
Of Queens Beuch. Application was
l. made that, Mr.. Wilson might be al
lowed to appear for the defence, bu'
this poor privilege was denied our Ian.
gushing countrymen. The Mayor was
even denied admittance to Fletch-
er's cell. The testimony Of Lord Cor
don, who gloated over the misfortune'
of his would-be abductors, occupied oil
Of Tuesday. The examination viii
2 probably continue several days longer
And this is all We know about it at THU
writing-Thursdsy morning.
1t is stated that . couple Of Canadian
detectives, in the employ of Gordor
Gordon have been in St. Paul for some
time watching the movements Of Mr.
Rsberss, and that the plot formed with
Mayor Bracket Was telegraphed to biz
Il Lordsbip several days before the ofioer'
D slapped on Manitoba soil, and that be
.llowed himself to be taken in order e
sntrap his oaptors, There i : chance ''