New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
ADDIE BREsNAN RETURNS HOME.
WHY SHE ELoPED WITH CAPTAIN GORDON
TIE PRETENDED TO BE WEALTHY WHEN 81 WAS

TIE PRETENDED TO BE WEALTHY WHEN 81 WAS
HIS ENTIRE FoRTUNE-Hs WILL.
An unpretentious cottage, surrounded by gar
den in one of the side streets OF Astoria TWO Dloc
fourteen, who elOped from the home OF the FANNY
that adopted her with Captain George :. GORDON,
age fifty Monday, and was found Win nun ~
Jersey City hotel on Tuesday night shortly ai' ef
2p m yesterday coach rolled up TO the door on
the cottage and Mr. Bresnan, with sergeant OF the
Astoria police, assisted Addie to aLghti Inc g,TI
for I her. escapade showed itself in her face. When
TRIBUNE reporter asked her the reason why Sne
went with Gordon, she answered. ne hiu 'olS me
didn't love him; in fact, didn't like him. and on
the second day made up my mind to run away
hH t and &c S Re was
e the accounts in the newspapers and told me to
tell the police, If were caught that went away
with him willingly and that the reason why dld so
was because they treated me badly at home. IN
court this morning l said that had been Da9iy
treated; but 1t was not true. lie always earned q
pistol, and when 1 was with him he used 10
When Gordon was arrested in the room at Tay-
or Hotel jersey Cy he hi had o shSh al ali th
money he had was $11 Although he asserted that ne
had large income, he was in receipt only OF small
salary as q copying clerk and had no other IN
come He pledged his gold watch with the clerk OF
Taylor's Hotel for rOOm-rent and board. When ne
was arraigned in Justice Stisings Court III Jersey
City in the morning he presented woe6egone APP
pearance and looked eagerly at Addie, who seemed
to avoid hun. Justice Stilsing in denying the APP
phcaton of the Astoria police sergeant, said that
fe would probably find it necessary TO hold Gordon
for more serious offence than abduction, and set
down the examination of the prisoner for this
morning. $500,
Mr. BTesnan informed the reporter that he IN
tended to prosecute Gordon both in Jersey City ana
in Astoria He said that during the time she had
lived in his house as his child Adde had been dqtl-
full in every respect and treated as one or MS
own children. His wife had taken her from some
friends in New-Jersey when she was baby ana
had always regarded her daughter Gordon,
he continued had been guilty of several actions
similar to the one for which he intended TO prose
cute him. and in one instance father, ascertaining
that the man had been making presents to ms
child. had ordered him out of his house at the
muzzle of a revolver, and had threatened to shoot
him if he persisted in continuing his attentions.
Mr. BreSnan was shown a copy of paper 1ound
! in the room occupied by Gordon and the glrl III
Jersey City, 1t purported to be GoTdons last Will
and testament in which, o." considering the uncer-
tainty of this frail and transltOry wOrd he gave
and bequeathcd unto Addie Bresnan all his bonds,
stocks real estate railway stocks, jewery, furnl-
ture beds, bedding etc. for her sole use and bene-
| fit" One clause of the will was &" 1t IS my
desire that lie buried beside my wife IN my plot III
Evergreen Cemetery, my funeral to be as quiet af
possible and also ask as a favor that Addle at hel
| death be buried beside me-" The VIII hnaily
provided that "nOne of my relations contest TINS
my last will and testament as 1t Is my desire tal
| they receive nothing of my estate