Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-25
AN ADvEETURER's DEVICES.
Career of a Spurious Scotch Lord
The Story Of Montague Ander-
sons Fashionable Life
In this City.
New York Tribune. aOth.l

PLOTS were discussed n general terms
in Fridays Tribune, went by the name
of Montague Anderson during his
brief yet halcyon existence in this city.
He has gone to meet Lord Ogilvy,
alias Winfred MontressOr whose meth
DDS were plebeian compared with the
fnesse with which Anderson played
his game. He came with no dark
eyed daughter Of Italy, with a grey
hound. to lead an uncertain Bohemian
existence. His credentials were APP
parently of a high order, and lifted
him into a select circle that nurtured
his pocket and satisfied his love Of re-
fined society.
On August 3lst, a stylish young man,
six feet tall, well built, with a light
mustache ornamenting his rather
pleasant English face, arrived here on
a White Star steamer and registered
at the Metropolitan Hotel as Mon.
tague Anderson, England" He was
with a party Of gentlemen from Pitts
burg who had been his companions
during the voyage. After a sojourn of
ten days he paid his bill and travelled
West, the understanding being that he
was going to Pittsburg to visit his
casual American acquaintance.
He r%eappeared at the Metropolitan
October Ii, coming from the west, and
was almost Immediately taken sick,
scarcely leaving his room for ten days.
Up to that time he had no friends,
apparently, in the city. He had made
a favorable impression at the hotel,
being quiet and gentlemanly, October
y he appeared at the Office of one of
the first private bankers in the city,
and presented a letter of introduction
from a young Englishman who for
severalyears had been practically under
the guardianship of the banker. The
handwriting was a good imitation of
his young friends style, and was on
the paper Of fashionable hotel on the
Isle Of Thanet not far south of the
mouth Of the Thames.
The letter was as follows:
BEAcH H0UsE HOTEL, WEsreATR OF SAL
THANEri September ., 1873,
My DEAR Nh. PHELPs-I wish ia
introduce to you my friend. Mr.. NJ. I.
Anderson and shall be much Obliged
if YOU can show him any c%ivility
/ during his stay in New York,
He Is a sort of cousin Of mine,
and altho at first very shy and
reserved. Is an exceedingly nice
fellow. He belongs to one Of the old
est families IN Scotland. and his father
Is a rich and influential man on this
side. ] I'M writing in a great hurry,
as | have to catch a train. Believe
me. sincerely yours,
CHARLES A. MURRAY.
The banker of course did not know
that at the date Of the letter, Septem-
Der p. Anderson, instead Of being in
England, had already spent a month
IN America. He thought it strange
that his young friend should be al
Mestgate-On-Sea but Anderson looked
and acted the modest. honorable gen.
deman so successfully that not a doub.
crossed the banker mind or that O
his partner. Anderson was immedi
ately taken IN friendly TOW. was pu.
s up, as the saying Is, at the Unior
Club, and also at the KnickerbOckel
Club on Fifth avenue. the most exclu.
siye establishment Of the kind IN thil
country. He chose not to avail him.
T self Of his privilege at the Union Club
The Kniekerboeker. however, was t.
his taste, and the aequaintances h,
/. made there were cultivated with polit,
asaduity. True to the letter Of intro
duetion, he was at first very shy an,
4 reserved, and played the part Of al
exceedingly nice fellow" Immedi
: ately stylish young men Of the city
Z and several more sedate and substan
/ tial residents, began calling on him a
the Metropolitan. He made frequen
visits to the bankers Office, where h
e was always welcomed, and carrie.
himself with unfailing tact.
A few days after his first visit h
d inquired if it would be inconvenien
I for the banker to cash a draft on hi
= London banker for ego, about 1920
He had found occasion previous
D this TO speak Of the extensive proper
e ty his father owned in Scotland. Lin
d colnshire and the North Of ireland
The banker considered it a pleasure I
do bis new friend the favor. cashe
the draft and sent it 10 his Londo
correspondent With his excheque
: thus handsomely replenished Andei
q son ran into no unseemly extravaganc,
! He lived well and was liberal in h
Z manner Of a wealthy yet rather ecC
nomical lord. He only showed a fas
Of temper when the proprietor {
Metropolitan insisted on h.
.epaying bis bill regularly one
Z week This demand wounded h.
g pride. He expressed considerab.
d indignation, paid his bill, picke
up his limited number Of ger
lteel trappings. and. October 3
in a clear English hand wrote Nor
Il tague Anderson, England. on Il
e register Of the Brunswick Like mo
o E~nglishmen he took a room with
bath attached, paying s a day Their,
a. for. For a week longer he was
richer clover than before. He seldo
Ct dined at the KnickeFbocker Club. bt
le always appeared in the evening for
y social hour or a bout az the viii
table. He talked ike an accomplish,
u but not Tefy highly educated man
D. the world, exhibited good moral toi
al and discoursed on any topic touchir
his own life with a -vagueness tn
, readily passed for modesty and gOt
taste.
He appeared to have calculated ii
10 time it would take for his draft
.e reach London and create a doubt
u to its value. So he created the IN
preston hat he was going West for
ys little shooting" for a limited tim
an and purchased a fine rife at Harris