Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-08-12
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.sUICIDK on L0RD 6oRDONsss.
'.lLoitis Gordon coinmitndsuiddc at
Fort Garry, Manitoba, on Saturday
Two English dctcctkcs had arrested
him and hopronli.sdl v g. guioIly,with
them ifthoywould tfAltehiit through
the limited States. lie went ", his
room 10 prepare ior tho journcy and
while thcie Blew out his brainss Y
This mans history since heappearcd
in America readslikc a sensational lor
nance, and Is not unlike the recent
Tichborno case. Tho following are
tho outlines of his career. In 1866
George Hamilton Gordon, sixth Earl
of Aberdeen, took his seat in the House
of Lords al Visconnt Gordon. lie was
abont 22 years Of age, and was ofoccen;,
tric. manners and OF a-roaming and
sightseeing disposition In that year
no came 70 this country and shipped
as A common sailor under the name Of
George Hamilton Osborne. In 1870
he appears as tho mate of the ship
Hera, of Boston, and on n voyage 10
Australia was lost overheard These
facts being proved before the Scotch
tribunals, d younger brother lord John
Campbell Gordon, succeeded to the
title and estates. lllf siI
In 1872, a person about the same
age and appearance as the deceased
was the occupant of u magnificent suit
of rooms at the Metropolitan Hotel, in
New York. Ills meals were served IN
his private breakfast-room, and worc
adorned with the family plate, cngrav-
en- upon which were the armorial bear
ings Of the Earl of Aberdeen. His
private secretary, his valet, and all tho
appurtenances to which his blood and
wealth entitled him were in attendance.
lie had been travelling IN the West,and
was thoroughly familiar with the rail
road interests in the United States,
--.l ----.-'s'-.~d WARM, interest IN inn
migration and the Development OF our
Western territory. Having surround
ed himself with all the luxurles incl
dent TO nobility and thoroughly iamil-
iarized himself with all the railroad
and financial interests of the New
World, he then began laying his net
for the big fish whom he presumed
would anxiously walk into the embrace
ofa British lord Col Thomas A. Scott
was waited upon by his Lordship's
private secretary, who stated that
Horace Greeley was. the particular
friend of bis Lordship, and desired Mr..
Scott to meet the latter Mr. Greeley
was approached at the same time and
in the same way with the same result
Accordingly, the two gentlemen put
their legs under his Lordships mahog-
ony and drank his wine, but the Rail
road King preferred to reflect" on the
brilliant scheme proposed BY the dis
tinguished Lord 1t is certain, how
ever that Colonel Scott was led to be
lieve that Lord Gordon represented
large majority of the English and Con
tinental shareholders of the Erie Rail
road, and the proposed scheme had
some relation to a movement in that
stock or the reorganization OF the
road. ..
Jay Ioula neNt sslepPeu lhto tne par
ior OF ihe splueri ana, ater negotia-
tons, parted with, and Lord Gordon
took possession of, stocks and money
amounting To haii-a-rhlilon oil dollars
Among these STOCKS were iVe thousand
shares oi ol Sreek, Which uoruon
threw on the rhilaueipnla marke,--
uould' discovering ms inistake had
the negotiatioh OF ,he pohds en9oined
py our supreme 'oourt, ana 1ordon'
upon inc RECEIPT % u eaDie 1espatch
announcing thespuIlouspess OF ms 'llie'
was arrested III Nc" orh' ana gave
oall' IN leo..
IN eXplainlns VINO ne was ooriol
sMore s 'hat hls sVepiather inc Count
Nhailes iienry de ornho' VINO was inc
,ruseoe rom whom nc r.ceive'l ms
,arge fortune, .nen res'ueu Ia 1am-
pruge square, Nottingham mn, Lon
uoll y ~ hoi,u9i, il,9 peaes'lye, ,.s, ~, noMsVel,
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