The New York herald., 1876-03-23
A BOGUS LORD.

HOW AN ADRoIr swINDLER DUPED PROMINENT
AMERICANS UNDER THE MASK OF A TITLE
HIS CAREER AS TOLD BY THE LONDON
POLICE.
Superintendent waling yesterday received from the
police authorities OF London the following letters
lang expert swinder who, under the guise of
English nobleman, has nourlshed in many cities
throughout the United States:-
No. 4 WHITEHALL PLACE. Loxpox,l
smI have to transmit an abstract giving particulars re-
speetng an mposor who there T. reason 70 believe Is now
in several successful obtaiung money from
citizens Of the United States think necessary forward
1T circulate the particulars the police aegs eitiss
In tue S'1s' yDfdIE IH'Glsa: , coam
To the Chief Of Police. New York
THE swiSDLERs HISTORY.
In the London Times OF Monday, March 23 1874
appeared the following caution
The public are cautioned against a young man who By
wrongul representing himself TO be Hugh Lese Courte
money persons America and London
b.. in ls the ss1ih Hash aa he Ss
a as ss S shs M his % qsggs The rSSs
he hereby the public that the young man Is not his
'0S SAannaD MN ' DsSoS. March 1874 " H.
From subsequent inquiries made by the Metropolb
tar police the following particulars Obtained
In January, 1874, this man obtained by false pre-
tences quantity Of goods from various tradcsmen In
London, in instance by representing that he was
acquainted with the son or Mrs John Hanson Thomas
Baltimore He stated that he known TO Mr Var
Buren, in America ian intimate friend OF Mr. Fish, ar
American gentleman of the firm OF Morton, Rose
Co, bankers, LondonL Mr. Fish when seen stated
that he believed Courtenay to be known in New Or.
leans and ut the Union Club, New York Al the lat.
ter place he was believed TO have swinded resident
named Maynard, address unknown. Courtenay by
false pretcnccs obtained or money IRON
j. j. MckinnOn.
was fellow passenger from New York to
England, per White Star steamer Republic, IN Decem.
the Of the Rev. H. H. Courtnay, OF Mamhead,
Devon and said that he had recently left Her MAesty
1874 he appears to have been IN Melbourne, aud then
wrote TO tie Hon. and Rev. II. Courtenay saying he
had assumed his sons name and had while in America
obtained from Mr. Dombilee the sum Of f20. I'm
medately prior TO going to Melbourne he was in Cal
cutta, representing himself as Lord Courtenay
In october 1876, the impostor made his appearance
At Savannah, Ca obtaining introductions 10 various
lamies there by representing himself as the nephew Of
Lord Devon. Mr.. I. A. f. Whyte box 70 Post office
Savannah appriscd his Lordship of this on Fcbru-
s. Of the present year, letter sent to the Hon
Mss Courtenay, Powderham Castle, Devon, by Mr..
Henry Gate, Buffalo ~ " saying that Courtenay was
there representing himself the nephew Of the Earl
OF Devon; that he was entirely without means. IN
debt to his hotel 10 the amount of ESQ and immi
danger OF being arrested and sent 10 the STATED
Prison as an impostor
Bcrkclcy Mostyr, of No i42 East Eighteenth street
New York to the Earl OF Devon, TO the effect that
SopteihDer, 1919, Cougtcnay ana were
passengers in the steamship from Quee
to New York. that during his journey he represented
that he nephew to the Earl and that his father
clergyman holding lvings In Devonehire and Ireland.
On reaching Now York they parted and Mr.. Mostyn
more OF him until the ID OF the following No
vembcr, when he said that he had received letter
summoning HIM TO join his father, who seriously
i'll in Ireland and by this iasehood obtained 460 fos
which he gave his U U.
This not the only instance In which courtenay has
Obtained money by the false that dear rela-
tive seriously Ill at home and that be had no time
TO get remttanccs.
Hugh Leslie Courtenay was Of the following descrp
in June 1S74:-Age twenty-one years. height. six
feet inches; slightly built, faint mustache heavy
eyes, bronzcd complexion, speaks with American ac-
cent, well dressod gentemanly appearance. He has
stated that he entered tho Royal Navy . midship-
age OF fourteen years and spent Of his
time TIL attaining the age Of twenty one that
the Gaatea IN all her cruises under His Royal
Hghness the Duke OF Edinburgh; stationed In the
West Indies and during his naval career performed
long journey through the United States accompanied
by his brother officers No ofcer Of the OF Hugh
Leslie Courenay borne tho books OF tho Gaatea
during her commission, and Of that name held
commission IN the Royal Navy during the period
spoken OF by him. =. WILLIAMSON
superintendent Detective Department Molropolitas
Police.
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