Evening journal., 1895-05-27
ALORD IN THE STEERAGE:
Young Man With a Story De-
tanned at Ellis Island.
SAYS HIS PA IS A LANDED EARL.

His Tale Was Doubted by the Authorities,
However, and as He Had No Money He
Was Held as a Pauper and May Have 10
Go Back to His Father.
NEW YORK, May 27 The immigration
bureau on Ellis island, which ia looked
upon as sort Of clearing house for Old
world romances and New World FABLES,
was yesterday the shelter and the prison
OF a young man whose card bears this leg
end inscribed beneath an earl's coronet
Hon. II. Percival, Hadley Hall, Penarth,
CafdiG."
Tho young man Is about feet inches
IN height smooth faced, with just the sus-
picion of a mustaohe According to his ao-
count, he will attain his majority next
January, and on the death OF the Earl Of
Carmarthen no will read his title clear to
many mansions In Wales
Tho young man, with his card case and
two pieces of baggage, was passenger on
tho steamship Paris He took a steerage
passage, and that Is how he came to be
landed on Ellis island. He Is fairly well
dressed, and during the trip across he was
not so exclusive as young British lords
are won't to bo. It therefore became known
in the steerago Of the Paris that a truant
son OF an ancient and honorable house
was tween deck passenger, and much
attention was his.
Held the Young Lord.
The Paris landed her passengers and
the young scion of tho house Of Carmar-
then formed in the tawdry procession
which filed before the registry clerks. He
gave his name as Frank Peroival OF Wales.
He was allowed 70 pass
Then it came TO the ears Of tho inspect
ors that Frank Peroiyal was in reality
Lord Frank Guest Clark Parciyal and.
more to follow, the eldest son OF the Rarl
Of Carmarthon and rightful heir to many
millions. llo was looked up and escorted
before the board Of inspectors. There he
was questioned. He said that his fathers
full name Is Bernard Staples Peroiyal.
and that his progenitor Is Earl OF all Car
marthon. His mothers name he said.
was Elizabeth Clark Guest She had died
several years ago. He had four sisters
Recently his father had laid aside his
pride OF rank and birth and had married
servant girl, plebeian, who went by
the name Of Ellen Wheeler
Tho Hon +. Peroival says he was at
Clifton college them and that when he re-
turned home and found out who his step
mother was no determined to run away
from the parental roof and 90 to America.
His father had mado him an allowance
of el20 a year. To drew his quarterly sti-
pond wrote o mighty lettor OF reproaoh to
his degenerate sire, packed up some OF his
belongings and made his way to South
ampton
He had intended taking first GLASS
passage 60 this country, but upon arrival
at Southampton no became fearful lost bis
father might cause his arrest and return
TO Wales, so he decided TO elude pursuit by
sailing in tho stecrage Of the Paris.
He Changed His Story.
Such is the substance OF the aflldavit
which he made and signed. Subsequently,
he said he had had with him consldera.
bic sum Of money whephe embarked; but,
fearing that it would be stolen during his
soiourn in the steerage Of the Paris, he
gave his purse for safe keeping to ono De
Verne cabin passenger. No such name
appeared on the saloon list Of tho vessel.
When closely questioned about the iden-
tity Of the passenger, the Hon. Peroival
admitted that he had no existence, and
then denied having ever said that ho had
given his purse to any one.
Continuing his autobiography, the
young man said he had been a member Of
eho NiAAtoh ltdln anu uhu
attained some distinction as football
player. His father had great wealth, he
added, consisting chiefly in vast coal and
iron mines near the towns Of Meath,
Dowliss Britton Ferry and Swansea.
The young man did not explain why, II
he was the eldest son Of an earl, he should
adopt the title Of honorable and insoribe
It on his card instead of the rightful ap-
pollation OF lord. This, with the few 9TH
or Irregularities in his statement and
generally contradictory appearance, led the
commissioner Of immigration to restrain
him from tho freedom of the city until
the United States consul at Cardiff, to
whom cable dispatch has been sent, can
be heard from.
An examination Of the list OF British
nobility shows that tho only Carmarthen
Is George Godolphin, tho present Marquis
Of Carmarthen. He is the son OF the Duke
Of Leeds and was born In 1863 and was
not married until 1854 As the young
man claims TO be nearly 81 years old, 1t Is
quite clear that he cannot be the son OF
the marquis. Tho marquis residence is
De We're, Kensington, and not in Cardiff
The general impression is that the Hon.
+. Perolyal belongs to q much lower social
stratum than that which he lays claim to.