The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

missions that had been Entrusted to him
with other countries and nations. He
spoke Of carrying on an important nego-
tiation with the Prussian government,
which he was sent out to attend to as
the only man who could cope with Bis
marck. He spoke Of his intimacy, too,
country. He spoke especially Of Hor-
ace Greeley. He said that Mr.. Greeley
had spoken strongly in my favor to him,
and that was one of the inducements
Of his seeking the Interview. I think
at about that period of the conversation
he said that he was SO intimate with
Mr.. Greeley that Mr.. Greeley came up
to his room without sending up his card.
just then there WasSa knock at the door
and in came Mr.. rGeeley himself v.
"My intercourse with Gordon from
that day covered period down to the
7th Of March, when I finally consum-
mated an agreement with him cover
ing the control and reorganization of
the Erie company. Gordon represented
to me that in these, invest gations into.
the affairs of The ne company which
he had been carrying on, and the lit
cations, the expenses up to-. that time
had been very large and had been
paid and were to be paid by him per-
sonally; there was a large. amount of
legislation also; that he considered
these expenses would be a legitimate
charge against the new organization
the stockholders and the new directors.
I then asked him how much he had
expended. He said he couldn It give
the exact sum, because there were a
large number Of unliquidated claims
agents and people he hadn't settled
with; that it was over million Of
dollars. In view Of the fact that he
and that the success Of the new plans
would depend very much on, my good
faith and cooperation, / agreed to de-
; post with him securities and money to
the extent of about one-half Of his ex-
penses, or about 100000. This pledge
was not to be used by him, but was
to be returned to me upon my carry
. ing out my part of the agreement. In
accordance Herewith I deposited with
him, in various securities and money,
! enough to make up that sum.
When l gave him these securities
put memorandum against each of
them Of their value. Gordon after
!. ward wrote me that there was an error
| in the footing, as he supposed; and,
, tho there was no error, not wishing to
raise any question and supposing that
V11O AAOhOy WdS odIO LII LIS uduuS, i
| took $4,000 more and deposited with
/ him, making in all, the securities men.
| toned and 100000"
! In another deposition Gould added tc
0 his testimony that he asked Lord Cor
s don for a memorandum receipt for these
: securities and money, but that his lord
q ship declined to give one, taking the
high ground that his word was quite suf
fcient. Suiting the action to the word
Y he handed the parcel back to Gould
8 whereupon Gould broke off the negotia
] tions and was about to leave the room
q in fact, had reached the door-whel
upon second thought he laid the packag
upon the table again and accepted hi
, lordship's word of honor as his onl,
g voucher.
Marvellous as it may appear, it is new
v ertheless absolutely true that by Marc]
n 10, 1872, this arrant knave was not onl.
/. possessed Of the entire confidence o
= Jay Gould, the admiration and respec
~ of Thomas A. Scott, and the trust an
e affection Of Horace Greeley, but he ha
;. half million dollars of Gould s securi
= his vest pocket Gould IS resignation a
9 president and director Of the Erie Raj
- way company.
Is Shortly after Gould had placed his Sc
=; curities in the hands Of his lordshiI
q Gould noticed a sharp decline in tn
l, market price of one of the securities
a and ascertained upon private inquir
t. that Lord Gordon was cutting up an
u, selling his stockAi in large certificates. II
ID had sold 600 shares Of Erie on the Me-
1T York market and pocketed the proceed
q and shortly afterward 5000 shares Q
"a another stock were thrown upon tn
market.
ID i. !. 1.
= Gould IS suspicious were aroused. q
became satisfied that there was som,
2. thing crooked about Lord Gordon. Tai
y ing prompt legal steps to tie up til
y, stock and the proceeds Of the share
1e sold bYeGordon, Gould repaired at ono
TO to the Metropolitan hotel. Lord Go
1e don $ apartments at the Metropolita
happened to adjoin those Of the not,
s. rious William M. Tweed, the owner
the establishment. Gould took posse
ne sion Of Tweed IS parlor, and resolved |
er make the Englishman, who was castle
ed on the other side Of the folding door
is capitulate. He sent for superintendel
Of of Police Kelso and Police Justit
at Shandley. Tweed was also presen
ty and he made sure that the intelligen,
Of Of their arrival was made known to h
tie lordship by the bellboys who responde