National Republican., 1883-12-07
HOW lie wooEn Her.

Addie Brcsnnn Tells the Story OF How
Capt. Gordon Induced Her TO Go with
IIim-GordIon Held to Answer the Charge
OF Seduction.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. 6-The examina-
tion of George T. Gordon, who persuaded
little Addio Bresnan to leave her home in
Astoria on Monday, was held at noon to-day.
Addie Bresnan testified that she had been
living in Astoria until last Monday is Ii
years old had attended school until tho day
she left Astoria; knew Mr.. Gordon had
known him since last spring; first mot
him while going to birthday party 1;
had met him one evening at dusk /;
went out walking with schoolmate
and two boys, and Mr.. Gordon went
with them. Mr. Gordon visited her parents
homo to SEQ her brother; allusion to her go
ing away with him was first made in No
vomber; he told her he wanted her to become
his wife, he showed her jewelry and said it
should all be hers showed her one diamond
set which he said was worth $1,000. lie said
he was interested in eighteen mining and
stock companies he wrote her a note, and
directed her what to say in reply; gave her
tho note on the street; met him most every
morning ON hor way TO school, while
passing his house; he was usually
waiting at his door, no offered rs an
inducement for her to accompany
him, the jewelry and his wealth, on the
morning of having met him, and he said ho
wanted her to marry him If she refused he
would do something awful and she would be
sorry for her refnsal he said that every
preparation had been made for thesceremony
at the mayors office he took her Books and
left them in q store; she feared him, and
tried to escape, but know that he carried o
revolver and believed he would kill her he
took her to his boarding place, where he got
his things, aud both thon crossed to New York
by the James street ferry; went to the
United States hotel and thence to
the comptroller's Office; while she
waited outside he went into the
comptroller's office to obtain q
card of introduction to the mayor; went to
the mayors office and showed the card, and
asked the mayor to marry him. The mayor
asked If he had any witnesses and he said no,
and the mayor said he could not perform the
ceremony; then came to this city and stopped
at Taylors hotel; arrived at the hotel be-
tween A and o'clock Monday afternoon !;
went out Monday night to friend named
Adams, where he had boarded, and intro
duced her as his adopted daughter, whom
he had made his wife; returned to
tho hotel at o'clock; did not al
lude to the jewelry and wealth while she
was away from there showed her will at
his house in which he gave her all his prop
erty she read the will while he was packing
his satchel gave her plain gold ring
which, he said, was the wedding ring These
inducements influenced her to leave home.
| Gordon asked, when he first showed her the
| jewelry. She answered, some time ago, before
he asked her to marry him. To the assistant
prosecutor she said he often alluded to jew
elry and its value never left home without
first gaining her parents consent, except last
| Monday. The court called attention to the
fact that the charge on which the defendant
| was arraigned was seduction.
The assistant prosecutor replied that
it involved the asking of inele-
CANT questions, ana there was enough
to infer that otiense, and said
that the court was justified in holding the
defendant, but he would get little nearer
He then learned from the witness that SHIT
had occupied the same bed with Gordon. The
court found some scraps of paper, and She
said she had written them as cards of merit
for her Sunday SCHOOL, class which hel
brother had taken and given to the defend
ant. A package containing pair of corset:
she said she had purchased while with him.
The defendant asked: "Addie, did you
ever tell me your mother abused you?'
Answer. "NO, SIR"
Question. "Did you ever tell me that your
mother cut stick from cherry tree and
beat you with it~
Tho witness hesitated, and then said ~
told you that, but it was small stick"
Gordon will be held to answer the charge
| of seduction.