New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
,,,,now OF sACKvI,.LE GORDON swEARs
SHE WAS KIDNAPPED AND ROBBED

HELD 4 PRISONER FOR TWO DAfs-MoNEi AMI
49,, r,,,rn AT 1890 SAID TO HAVE BEEN
TAKEN SHE ACCUSES ONE cLANF'
s,.pposrn AMERICAN. AND HENRY
cp,xr WEALTHY PUBLIcAN-rHE
FORMER HAS FLED THE LAT
rrR prr1Es PROSECUTION.
London. June 1.-THE sensational S'o's ~
.ohherv recently told by the Hon
49,. ,.,.,,,n has been made the subject OF po-
49,, ,..,,,r,. :, was proved that Mrs. Gordon IS
the widow Of the Hon Sackville GORDON WIZ "e'.'
wrong and left England HIS subsequent 'o'
me WAS bad He came nigh 10 pess'''' "'
died holding the obscure position OF d Pos'"h" -
svdnev New South Wales. Inc inquiry u'''
oped the fact that Mrs Gordon WIS '"e III"
named woman whose appearance IN 'he Cou -
Chancery last December was chrohicleu III "''
netches to the United Press. she theh sa'u '"''
she possessed 10000 She was living apart HUH
her husband Ar intimate FRIEND OF herS was q"
alleged American named Clamp, VINO suoseqae"
~ went 10 Berlin. where he assumed the name y.
Alexander She declared that she had ha""eu
e. 400 and valuable securities to Clamp ""o at
once took his departure for the Continent i"e
nolicc had traced him to Berlin where ne hao So''
shares Of the Louisville and Nashville ana '"'-
caoo milwaukee, and 81. Paul railroads 70 the 'A-
,ent Of a 200 all OF which Mrs. Gordon aileee"
vas her property. she now charges wea'hs
nuhIlcan named Henry Crane. melted thereto anu
,tdod nv Clamp. with conspirinS TO kidnap anu
rob her.
u,s Gordon resides in a pretty house IN the
prlxion Road where she keeps dodgers. Accor"-
ing to her story one Of her odgers preVahed up'"
nor - visit a house In Clapham Park on the pre-
tence ~ showing her billiard table ne WAS '''''"
,r, or h,ving She says she carried I'm secret
,',,,a, TON canadian Pacihc Railroad shares OF
The value II about Il 200. $500 In German oanN-
notes 1900 In Bank II ENGLAND notes ana . ON
siderable quantity Of lcw"lry ~ soon a. en-, W.
t.,.a thc house the doors were fastened anu ~
was seized by "A man. either ."SS'," ~ r,ls
row whose name IL known To- Mrs. Gordon lnlS
nan sclzcl her around the neck. threw h'r 10 INV
roor and with the assstanc" ~ her l"ns'r TO- rs
her earrings ont ~ her ears ana me ''"s -. "
fingers She was then hhnh'un'' W" '',, y,
,r,, a room where the o1g"r ordered TWO men ~
search her This was done and the secret Po'n',
In ,yhicn shc had her valuablcs was dlsco''.,u
and the property taken. IN" men ANU wv" '
kcys I, her house and robbed H. 80,
crane states that he hal lent Clamp tl,'ov anu
,A,, ,h, lo,,,r brought Mrs Gordon 10 his nous"
in clanham Park To- arrange Tor the repay ~ ~,
-, m, money Mrs Gordon made row. an" nv
mn, 4 handkerchief 10 her mouth 10 soy -
scrolnt H. then loft clamp am NiS' ,,,,
alone. and on returning la''r spt i,'o - sharos
notcs There were no Canadian fd''h' s"a' -
49, towels fin Mrs G0rlon's possession 50 I"' 10
a.. krow she was kept locked up II the houf'
IT. re-, nights In IN EFFORT g. g"i her - pay t"'
i..l,,.c q in. money due. This scheme l"ii' J.
,rI She vas rclcased Crane admits that he gave
,,in,rn ZOO To X To- the Continent ana NV ~
himself cashcd he notes and went To N's'''''
iIe d-nes prosecution.