Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-03
Who So va|iant|y Dragged Him From
Home as Suspected Bigamist.
Lord Douglass Bears No Feeling Against the Zeal.
Gus Officers --Sketch Of His Career.

Portland, Ne, Aug. 2.-For about Sc
hours the Portland authorities detained
at the station Lord George Sholto
Douglass, brother of the Marquis. of
Queensbury and son of the late Mar
quis James Sholto Douglass, who died
in 1900. He was released at IL O'Clock
Thursday morning and proceeded with
British Vice Consul John r. Heating to
the lattcrS office. Later he gave a
statement to the Advertiser, explaining
the mistake in connection with the
case. Disappointment came to officers
in several states when the news passed
over the wires that the man detained
was not the notorious and much-want-
81 Lord Douglass who is a biSamst
and is wanted for numerous crimes in
cidcnt to his imposition in the guise Of
an English nobleman. The authorities
arc as genuinely sorry that they caused
so much trouble for the real English
nobleman as they are that they did not
get the impostcr who represented him
self in the West and South as the gen.
tlcman who has been sunmcring at Sc
bago lake with his wife, Lady Doug
lass. and son Bruce Francis Douglass.
Lord Douglass was found at Sebago
lake where he had been living in Seclu-
sion. He lived strictly incogEito, giving
the family names as Mr.. ana Mrs. CT.
S. Douglass. They came to this city
from Scotland last May and hearing
of the fine climat" of Maine and eSpe-
cially Of the beautiful spot at Sebago
lake. proceeded to this resort and took
a cottage of the late Joseph c. Shaw.
half way between Standish village and
Scbago lake. Deputy Sheriff Lewis w.
Moulton was the first to learn Of the
presence of the Douglass family. From
adviccs received away from here he
believed that the man was the Lord
Douglass for whom the authorities in
other states have maintained a vigor-
| Gus search for several months. Enlist
| ing the aid of Special officer Willard
F. Firth, he acted. Mr.. Firth went to
Sobago lake and took Lord Douglass
with him to Portland Tuesday night
, The police at Asheville. \. G.. where
! the bogus lord was wanted, were COM
| nlunicatcd with ana an exchange OF
| kilograms seemed to confirm the suS-
! piCions.
| In his statement to the police. Lord
Douglass asserted he was the genuine
| member of the British nobility and not
the jmpecunous adventurer who has
| posed as the scion of the Scottish fam
| ily. He produced credentials and sent
| for the British vice consul to InVe5tl-
gate the matter and verify him. Lady
pouelass came down from the lake to
| ioin hen husband Wednesday and she
| made efforts to have his statements
nroven. The affair was terminated
when the nOblcman was released, tner"
being positive evidence to show thai
he was all he claimed to be.
II have no hard feelings in the mat
| ter" said Lord Douglass to an AdNer-
| tisor reporter, who met him as he was
being escorted to the office OF british
Vice Consul Heating. ut Is natural
mistake and | must attribute the whole
thing TO the work of that clever scoun-
drel who has impersonated me and
committed so many offences that have
shocked the American public. The enor-
mites committed by this bogus fellow
have caused me considerable trouble
and 7 wish the officials would take
him. 1t really is a comedy of errors ana
no harm is done. now that 1t has all
been settled. | shall return to Scbago