Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-09-12
full vigilance of the son OF the man rob
bed in England.

lno amour G }inenL lnaC real oarl,
live young lori was in town, put some
of our b est society in delightful futtel
of anticipation. He was SO liberal, sc
easy to get acquainted With, and so ut
terly English, you know, that he quite
Won the susceptible heart Of our first Cir
cles, around which the stern edicts o1
fashion throw a barrier to the ordinary
honest and commonplace individual. His
casual remarks bout quarrel with his
elder brother, family estrangenent
banishment to America, ETC., excited the
sympathy of his new found acquaintances
who only saw in this enforced exile an
additional cause of interest. He was
quickly played for great favorite. lie
was invited ont tn several houses and had
nice recherche little PARTIES strictly pri-
vate and quiet you know-given in his
honor. His demeanor, which was in realit y
taken as strange but fascinating way
those English lords have, and all his re-
marks, ,peculiarlties and vocal intonations
were treasured up and repeated as rare
experiences for common mortais to be
favored with. AS he was under the in
fluence Of liquor more or less all the
time he was engaged in his social captl
vations, these little eccentricities are
clearly explained. s-"
He was take, to Spir,twood lake on a
pleasure trip. the guest Of party, whom
he entertained in his usual foreign man
ner. He gave small boy a five dollar
gold piece for bringing a pail Of water
from the lake, and in other ways COM
pletly established his identy as a sure
en- ough lord.
At the Gladstone hotel be complained
because the coffee cups had no handles
and said he was always accustomed to
have his dinner plates warmed. AS the
temperature was then about 100 in the
shade, this was considered little singu-
lar, but liberal fee to the waitress fxel
the plates to his sa tisfaction. He bought
several books for his new acquaintances,
even te.egraphlng to Chicago for them,
and telling everybody about it lmmedi-
ately after. Wonnenberg & AVIS found
hl1n goo customer, also the Gladstone
bar and other business houses.
One of the prlnclpal attractions that
first brought him here after Fargo had
cast him out from the higher social plane
was the presence of Il charming old
nymph du pave, whose acGuain tance he
had made in the stunning rounds at
Fargo. This attraction induced him 70
linger near her syrens abode for many
intervals curing his stay in the Jim river
metropolis.
The trip here yesterday was brief
one. He explained the presence OF the
detectives as English friends Of his. He
secured his bundles at a hospitable en-
tertainers, and left directions for some
laundry to be forwarded, which he did
not have time to wait for, as he is now in
a hurry to get back to answer for the
forgeries said to be very numerous and
of large amounts.
The evening he returned from the
pleasure jaunt to the lake he spent $50 for
champagne with the boys. He repaid all
attentions literally, and promptly.
The gentleman named WOodall de-
clined to register his name at all, but was
designated by ditto marks under the
names of one Of the detectives.
Upon leaving after his first visit, he de-
posted with DR.. Archibald $1,5UO in
money, taking but $50 with him. He
telegrahed Saturday for 500, and the
doctor sent his check for that amount,
care the Headquarters hotel, Fargo. Yes
terday the entire amount WAS given back
to the young man, who was followed
closely wherever he went by the officers.
A note was left at the Gladstone fer the
doctor to forward the Morris stick and
umbrella to the Astor house. New York
While at the asylum his conduct was un-
exceptional
The Fargo Argus thus recounts tie
"earl's" adventures:
For consummate cheek, 1mpertinent
assurance and persistent mendacity in an
atom of anatomy, the people of North
Dakota are commended to Oswald Rid
die Miles, alias Leonard Morris, Earl of
LttI1 VI SASStSI- leSteu
In Fargo yesterday morning by Inspector
Mitchell of Scotland Yard, for forgery
of fifteen hundred pounds, on Woodall & |
Co., brokers of London, committed on or
about the twelfth day of July last.
Abouta month ago j. b. Edwards,a well
known and popular agent of the Grandin
farm, was upon train IN company with
several other gentlemen when they were
approached by a natty, wirey little fell
low who induced them to enter INTO con
versation with him. He was oily and |
glib Of tongue and soon he had inform
ed them that he was brother of the
Earl of Durham of England, an under
graduate of Oxford. travelling in this
country incognito under the name of
Leonard Morris.
When he learned who Mr.. Edwards |
was, he told him that he had letters of |
introduction from Cornelius Vanderbilt
to Mr.. Dalrymple and that cne ct his
principal objects in coming into
North Dakota at this season of tho year
was to see bonanza farm in harvest
time.