Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02

came lord Courtenay," who. strange
TO say, chose for his title that OF par
ticulary ne'er-do-w we'll scion OF nobility,
who has gone through the bankruptcy
court with debts Of $3500,O00. "Lord
Courtenay" was swindier OF the very
| 'frst-elass. He had been everywhere
and deceived everybody. On the voy-
age to India he contrived TO ingratiate
himself with Lady Emma Barring,
daughter of the then viceroy of India,
and has actually asked to the vice-regal
fable, an invitation by no means lightly
accorded. He made rich haul in In
dia, as in this country, where, at Buila.
10, especially, he has left indeible recol-
lections Of himself He, too, succeeded
in preserving his incognito. The case
Of the soi-disant "Lord Ogilvy" was also
| highly mysterious He was man Of
superior attachments, well acquainted
with good society, and unquestlonably,
however wanting in character, u gentle
man by birth and education. lie alter
nately adopted the name of two officers
Of the Tenth Hussars, II crack cavalry
corps, famous in by-pone days for the
prodigious airs its officers gave them
selves. The answer Of u haw-haw Cornet
10 his hostess who wanted to find him
partner--"thc Tenth don't Ganee"-has
passed into provcrb. The names the
imposter assumed were Lord Ogllvy,"
and "Wilfred Montrcssor." He had un-
doubtedly been ia India, and it seems
likely was, when respectable, intimate
with these officers, and resolved To turn
fnI In ~ l.tI
when he first came to New York, had
money, and paid literally, and his New
York landladv, ~ soon M the rent lag
ged, wisely took counsel Of the British
consul-gcneral. In Boston he passed
months III jail.
The latest case Of this kind is That Of
Mr.. Anderson, ~ he called himself,
who last autumn arrived here with Gre
dcntials purportlng To come from Mr..
Murray, 70 Mr. Royal Phelps. The
Hon. g, j.. Murray, uncle To the pres
cnt Lord Dunmore, and well known to
novel readers Of twenty-five years ago
Ms the author of Tho Pralrie Bird"
married u daughter Of the late Mr..
Wadsworlh, Of Geneseo, in this state,
and by her had an only sou, who inher-
tied u very valuable property. Mrs.
Wndsworth died when he was IL child,
and when her son attained his majority
he had to choose whether he would be-
come IN American citizen, so as to re-
tain his real estate, or convert il into
money and remain m Englishman. lie
preferred the latter His real estate
was sold and largely invested in Amer
icnn securities, and the firm Of Matt
lnnd, Phelps 4 Go. are his receivers.
Mr.. Amber on, as he called himself
discovered this, and forged u crafty
letter OF introduction from Mr.. Murray
to MIR. Phelps. a clever feature in tho
business WIS u plausible statement in
the letter that il was written under cir
cumstnnccs which readily accounted
Tor the handwriting being somewhat
different from Mr.. Murray's usual
hand. Andcron's plan was much
sounder than those Of the men vino
affect titles, because they run great
risk of detection it they fall in with u
certain class Of Englishmen. The
puIling question has been, how did he
know of the connection b. tween MIR.
Murray and Mrssrs. Phelps? 1t is
easily explained now. Some four
years ago Mr., Murray visited this coun-
try III company with II young man
named Armstrong, one Of the six Sons
Of MI Irish baronet, Sir w. Armstrong,
Of Gallon friory, Kings county, by the
sister of Mr. Fullerton, u gentleman
holding estates both in England and Ire.
land who married Lady Goorgina Levi
son-Gowcr, u wclIknown novelist, sister
Of Earl Granville. The swindler turns
out To be Montague D'Oylcr Fullerton
Armstrong, younger brother Of Mr..
Murray'a travelling companion. Thus
he, of course, know exactly how to 90
to work in tho most efficient manner.
There nro in England today many
young men Of good birth, with active
minds and bodies, slender purses, and
fnr too ample leisure. To relieve the
tcdium of life they bet This generally
brings them IN timo 10 utter grief.
Their friends sioken of them and they
are thrown on their wits for living
Under these circumstances many enlist
NJ prlyates III regiments going on for
cign service, hut others lack the health
or inclination for this, and, going from
bad To worse, prey on society. 1t il nm
unfortunate fact that this class ii in
croasing, and it will be readily under
stood how well il in formed to supply in
perfection swindlcrs of Mr.. Armstrony's
cnlihre, Of excellent address and mox-
coptionnhle manners.