The New York herald., 1874-08-13
GORDON.GORDON'S SUICIDE.
British Warrants Employed to Get Cor
don TO New York-C0rOner's Inquest
and Partic ulars OF His Death.

British Warrants Em mployed to Get Cor
don TO New York-CorOner's Inquest
and Particulars OF His Death.
The Manitoba Free Press of the 4th inst. con-
tans the evidence at the Coroner's inquest in re-
gard to the arrest and death OF Lord Gordon"
1t fills six columns of that paper much OF 1t being
irrelevant and uninteresting to the general reader.
The most important TACT developed is stated by
the Free Press as follOws:-
The evidence in this last affair shows that the
moving spirits were New York lawyers. They
made all the ARRANGEMENTS, paid all the ex
ries OF circumstances very doubtful in the pur.
SUIT Of British justice The popular and
means or other British warrants were to be
employed in facilitating the crime OF kidnapping;
Anu sar lnsseaa 3l S es up m
can be no two opinions but that nearly all the cir
cumstances favor this conclusion: In favor OF 1t we
hurry him out Of the Province. without submitting
the matter to maglsterial inquiry AN illegal act
OF itself; the facilities with which he could be
taken across the International boundary at Lake
OF the Woods, or perhaps secured by regular pro.
cess by the United states authorities in passing
through the Saut Canal; the underhanded manner
in which the arrest was attempted; the sudden
departure Of the Americans Hardy and Reid, 50
make the arrest, and an apparent absence OF that
1rankness, on the part Of the principal actors.
which usually characterizes honesty.
Alexander Munro, a member OF the Toronto
Police. who had the warrant for the arrest Of Cor
WI told Gordon n that ad come to arrest him ana
that had warrant; showed him the warrant
he sad 1t was al rgntust glanced M over M III don't
to go; gave him few minutes to put on warmer
clothes; he wanted to know II intended taking
got dressed and was all ready to go, with the
ception OF Scotch cap; he called ior 1t; he made
revolver l do not know; / was standing in the
door within four feet OF him; the next thing saw
was his turning around with his back against the
towards him to prevent his shooting; expected
1t was meant for myself, and as was about getting
marks while holding the revolver in his hand,
but did not catch their meaning; he sunk down
5ood ee Of r. % Was
first noticed: afterwards saw the wound in MS
right temple; !; believe he was dying fast and was
aSrangements to that effect; tne particular
could De got out Of the country without his getting
aRy nal am not nat
Gordon out Of the country in the way we In
tended; was acting all through Hardy's advice !;
York; don't know VINO Reid was except that ne
was from New York; believe these were their
right names, but don't know; have only their
other witnesses present testified to the particu-
lars OF Gordon's DEATH the manner Of his arrest,
OF Mr.. Munro, and all sustaining In q greater or
less degree the theory Of the Free Press that the
real object OF GOrdOn's captors was his abduction,
under British warrant, to New York.
THOMAS HENRY PENTLAND
testi6ed that he had lived with Gordon for the last
year and to the refusal OF the ofiicers to allow
Gordon to see his solicitor at Winnipeg, and then
continued as foows:-
] walked out Of the room, and think Mr.. Gordon
followed me, but am not sure; walked into the
dining room, and on returning saw Mr. Gordon IN
the bedroom; the policeman was standing between
me and Gordon, at the door OF the bedroom; saw
Gordon then standing facing the policeman, with
the pistol pointing very near the policeman cried
''don't" or something like that, and ne turned the
pistol round very sharply and shot himself in the
head; do not know him as any other than Cor
don-Gord0n know nothing OF his past life ex.
cept what ne has told me OF his school days ut
Cambridge and his career in New YORK | DO not
know that he has anv bonds, stock or scEip here,
but he said that he rad large amount locked up
In the American courts; he has given most Of his
jewelry away; he has not made any investments
10 my knowledge In this country; ne has spoken OF
having sister somewhere In Europe he has said
that both his father and mother were dead am
not aware that he lett any VIII; he has now some
silver plate which he gave me when he was going
out on the prarie; he had very little jewelry left;
the silver Is solid silver; ne mad no money in his
pocketbook except thirty-seven cents, and which
he handed TO me In presence OF Mr. Balm; when he
hrst came In from the prairie he had 81, 900, and
that he made spin out until nOw he had writ
ten letter on Friday night TO a MIR. Westiall.
banker, Minneapolis, the contents OF which am
not aware OF; the letter is In the house now he
that he mad invested any amount In lands by way
OF mortgages; have heard him say If he did die
he had no one TO leave hts property to, as his
brothers were all dead; have no idea what the
value OF the jewelry left may be; he had no dia-
monds or watches; he was working Mrs. COrbett,s
land Ian for her, ana had good crop in he mad in
the other two were mine; he gave them to me
year ago or thereabouts as Tree gift, as had
dneyens coats Of arms on tho silver. bnt ONLY ana