Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-14
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Do YOU remam Der Lord Gordon Gordon,
heir Of tie noble house of Scotland, cousin Of
tie CaInpbe.is and descendant of bold
Lochiny arr lie WAS a low bred knave. Ia
~ oil nj he hal Leen often wanted by the
sheriff, but LIE finally stole sos, 90 worth OF
diam nds in Edinburgh, and six mon.Es
later, in 1855, ma .e his appearance in 81 Paul,
Mimi, as Lord G5rdon-Gordou. He had s 49,
900 in the local bank He presented forged
letters OF introduction to lew, and became
the lion Of the town He won the entire con-
fidence Of John 3 Loomis, land commits
sioler Of tho Northern Pacific railroad, and
entered into contracts to buy several million
acres OF the comp any's land. He would go
and pick it out, he sail
LOOMS ORGANIZED a Gorgeous excursion for
Miui. something like the excursion that
Ap3lloiJrus planned for Cleopatra. During
three months Of summer the impostor
Travelled, Toasted ami hunted through Min
nesota and Dakota in the style of king, at
tho expense OF the Northern Pacific rail
road. Thirty or forty strong men served
him in his retinus. Nothing was too good
for him. He had two palatial tents OF his
own, and there, on silver and the most
lovely china. were served TO him such yiands
as would have enraptured Sam Ward OF
Epicurus. Fruits We're brought from Iexico
for him. curacao from the Spice island, Dry
M1uOiole from its fragrant home. His table
was like Montezuma's. LOOMS spent Il, 90
on him that summer, and wrote to the di-
rectors He's the richest lord in Europe.
He viii invest five millions with Us" Finally
the splendid cavalcsie wended its way back
a. 20. Satxy
York few days he said, and hitler he
came and installed himself at the Fifth
Ayenus hotel
just how this Scotch Monte Cris;o made
jay Gould's acquaintance | am not certain;
but the great financi.r called on him one
bright morning He was completely capt.
waited by his brilliant address and his pict-
uresque conversational powers, and imme-
diately took stock in wonderful scheme
which he unfCIded-somethins about
st amsiip company. thnil lncre iibls as
it seems. Jay Gould wentAiown TO his Office
AMI sent up 10 Lord Contamination at the
Fifth Avenue hotel three trunks full OF
greenLacks-no ISIS than Sl50,0oO in all
lent to the noble stranger without security.
The n :. pacl.ed it OF to Canada and fol-
lowed It himself on the next train.
Jay Gould had been badly duped. He
offered a reward Of 50 0o1 for the capture
Of the nameless swindler within American
jurisdiction and three or four lively Mime
sotians undertook to deliver him. They
went 10 Aianit la in a wagon, kidnapped the
impoSter and fed with him tied hand and
foot, but they were all captured on the
frontier and held as prisoners The adj
venture, however and the diplomatic row
growing out OF 1t, advertised Milud pretty
extensively, and the Edinburgh authorities
obtained an order for his delivery to them
The polished knave saw the officers coming
and shot himself through the head. believe
Jay Gould never got any of his money back
Il Is about the only time he was ever
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