The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-13


with the statement that Lord Gordon
had wired his broker, ins.ructing him
not to honor tho order. A law suit fol-
lowed, and Gould would have had great
trouble but for the fact that Tom Scott,
in PHILADELPHIA, gave bonds on his be-
half for the amount oil the securities
and thus enabled Could to get them in
his possession and out OF the hands OF
Gordon's agents. The result was sort
OF compromise, which ultimately cost
Gould $4,000.
During this time the greatest effort
was being made to find out who Cor
don was and all about him. Cyrus
Field was using the cable freely and
every effort was made, but in vain. The
swindler had planned everything care
fully. The man whom he pretended to
represent had gone away, and it was
thought that he had been drowned at
sea, but it was impossible TO prove. 1t
would be necessary TO bring witnesses
from England to swear that Gordon was
not what he said he was. The swindler
was certainly courageous young man.
Very far from being terrified at tho
position in which he found himself, and
fortified hy Gouid's deed OF gift, he pro-
ceeded to bring against Gould in New
York suit based upon that deed.
There were woes for Jay Gould in
this lawsuit. John K. Porter, who acted
as GUrdon's counsel and who believed
in him, said that he had been known as
Lord Gordon ever since he was boy.
AS a last straw Judge Brady in open
court censured Jay Gould bitterly for
daring to act as he had done towards a
member OF the British nobility. BY
this time Gould's feelings were thor
oughly hurt. He determined to get re-
venge. He got out an order OF arrest
against Gordon for tho amount OF the
securities which he had not returned in
the course Of the Philadelphia transac-
ton. He alleged that Gordon wasGa.
nonresident and about to disappear
Bail was fixed Mt 100000, which was
balm to Gould, for how was n swindler,
however clever, to find 100000 bonds
man?
This was no ordinary swindler. He
not only got bondsman, but he got
him the very night OF his arrest, and he
was none other than II. f. Clark, Van
derbilt's son-in-law. This was not only
a surprise to Gould, it was terrifying
shock. Once again he turned around
in his opinions and became quite GER
tain that he was mistaken and that the
man was really the earl OF Aberdeen.
He was afraid 10 continue attacking
Gordon with energy and afraid to go
back. The detectives whom he en-
ployed in England and here did no
good. Finally he had photograph
taken OF Gordon by flash light in the
court room. Gen. G. II. Coils was sent
to England with this photograph to
identify the man in some way.
LORD GoRDoN's ANCESTRY AND DEATH.
Gen. Coils found that Lord Gordon,
on whom Gould had insisted in lavish
ing his millions, was the illegitimate
son of north OF England clergyman, a
man who had robbed a jeweler OF a
large amount OF money and fled to
America. 1t was the jeweler who re-
cognized the photograph.
Extradition papers we're got out by
the English authorities. Gordon fled
to Manitoba, where he was arrested.
The detectives, at his request, allowed
him to step into the next room. He
blew his brains out. Those who knew
him always said that he had beautiful
face and perfect manners. Ultimately
rs usually happened, Gould came out
on top. Gordon was dead, Gould had
nearly all OF his stocks back and Horace
T. Clark, Vanderbilt's son-in-law, was
compelled to pay the 100000. the
amount OF the bogus lords bail, or
rather his estate was held to pay it
after his death. That ends the Lord
Gordon incident. It throws interesting
light upon Gould's character.