Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-11-16
LORD coRpoN-eoRpon.
A Nobicmnn who Dipped America's sharp
est railroad Kings.


est railroad Kings
NV. A Cronut In New York World
Do YOU remsm Der Lord Gordon Gordon,
heir OF the noble house OF Scotland, cousin Of
the Campbells, and descendant Of "bold
Lochinvar7' He was a low.bred kneve. In
Scotland he hal been often "waptedn by tho
sheriff, but he finally stole 100000 worth of
diamonds In Edinburgh, and six months
later, I'm 1853, ma le his appearance In ST. Paul,
Mimi, as Lord Gordon Gordon. He had ei0,-
600 in the local bank Hs presented forged
letters OF introduction to q few and became
the lion OF the town He won the entire con-
fidenco of John s. Loomis, land commits
sioner Of the Northern Pacific railroad, and
entered into contracts t, buy several million
acres OF this com any's land. lie would 60
and pick it out lie sail
L,omls orsanizsl a gorgeous excursion for
Milud, something like the excursion that
Apollodurus planned for Cleopatra During
tLree months OF summer the. impostor
Travelled, feasted and hunted through Min
nesota and Dakota In the style Of q king, at
the Expense OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road. Thirty or forty strong men served
him in his retinus Nothing was too good
fer him. He hal two palatial tents OF his
own, and thers, ON silver and the most
lovely china, were served to him such viands
Rs would have enraptured Sam Ward or
EpicuruS Fruits were brought from Mexico
for HIM, curacao from ma Spice island, Dry
Monopole from its fragrant home. His table
was like Montenma's. Loomls spent S45, 900
on him that summer, AMI wrote to the d.
rsctors Hes the richest lord In Europa
lie will invost flvs millions with ~" Finally
the splendid cavalcaie wo1ded its way back
to ST Paul he must "run down to Now
York few days" he said, and hithcr be
came and installed himself at tho Fifth
Averu) hotel
jest how this Scotch Mont, Cristo made
Jay Gould's acquaintance am not certain;
but the great financier called on him one
bright morning. He was completely capi-
waited by his brilliant address AMI his pict.
urxque conversational powers. and imme-
diately took stock In wonderful scheme"
which he Notwithstanding about q
steamship company, think. Increiibls as
it seems, Jay Goull went down to his Office
uni sent up to Lord Gordon-Gordon at the
Fifth Avenue hotel three trunks full Of
greenbacks-.no less than $3.50, 900 In ALL
lent to the noble stranger without security.
The N. s. packed 1t or to Canada and fol-
lowed 1t himself on the next train
Jay Gould had been badly duped He
offered reward OF S25, 0oU for the capture
of the nameless swindler within American
jurisdiction and three or four lively Minne-
sotians undertook to deliver him. They
went to Manit9ba in o wagon, kidnapped the
imposter and fed with him tied hand aud
foot, but they were all captured on the
frontier and held as prisoners The adj
venture, howsver, and the diplomatic row
growing out of it, advertised Milud pretty
extensively, AMI 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.
It is about tho only time hs was ever
talien IN.