The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-11
Cut Wide Swath at Newport and
Later Landed in Jail at
New York.
BY la MARauIsE DE FONTENOI.

a LEXANDER ELPHINSTONE mas
~ again appeared in the Bank
4 ruptcy Court in London; tHls
time for relatively small amount.
HI. is we'll known in this countr4. anu
many people will remember hlm AZ
cutting a wide swath in Newport So
ciety under the name of Lord EiPh-
instone." and claiming 10 be the son
of that Lord Elphinstone who died as
Governor OF Bombay, but VINO was
never married. He passed himself on
while here as being stu q captain IN
the crack Lancer Regiment in which
he at one time held 4 commission as
subaltern and also proclaimed MINI
self TO be a Kings foreign service
messenger He finally wound up IN
Jail in New York as d hotel peat anu
after repeated arrests for similar OF
lenses the authorities here came 10
the conclusion that he must be crazy
and consigned him to the institution
for the insane on Blackwells islahu-
Having made this country ITO hot 10
hold him. Elphinstone returned 10
London. where in september, 1910, ne
was sentenced to a term OF imprison-
ment on charges OF frauc, incluulhS
the obtaining OF goods. money ana
credit. under false pretenses and
scattering of checks IN banks Wnere
he not only had no funds. but was
totally unknown. He is Sood LOOK
ing man. Of excellent Scottish family
VINO on coming of age inherited a for
tune # s25e.0O0 from his father, winch
he promptly squandered-
At the time when he came to the
United states and was received with
omen arms by people who would not
Ia n Inquiries
to hunt up his record, he had jumped
his bail in England, after having
been committed for trial at the assizes
on charges of larceny and fraud COM
initted at Bouruemouth and at Christ
church. in Hampshire
He has been source OF no end OF
trouble to the real Lord Elph;Hstone'
his distant l1insman. who has been so
frequent a visitor to the United states
himself. with many friends among tie
Vanderbilt and Whitney set in New
York. that il is difficult 10 understand
how people here can have ever ms
taken the one FOR the other Mar
ried TO the eldest daughter OF the
Earl OF Strathmore. Lord Elpninstone
is a great traveller. IS never so happy
as when on some shooting or eXplor-
su~ expedition in the least known
Darts of the world. and can boast OF
being the only British peer OF tae
realm who has ever managed 20 pene-
trate into Thioet To the Bull Moos-
ers. il NAV be OF interest to add that
his trophies Of the chase at Caroerry
Tower include what is generally rec
oruized as the record bull-m bose head
and antlers ever secured N Canada'
His estates have been in his FAMILY
ever since the reign Of King Davia H.
and his peeraxe dates from 1899. when
4 was bestowed upon Sir AieNander
Elphinstone. who lost his life four
years later in the battle OF Floddcn
Field
carberry Tower. his principal couu~
try seat at Nusselburgh. Is 7erchcd
on the west side Of q hill which rises
near the c1as; al a point where the
River Esk flows into the Firth or
Fo-th Close BY IS the battlefield OF
Piukic. where the second Lord Elph-
instone fell The tower is ine scene
Of many a historic event 70 was
there that Mary Queen Of Sco,s and
Eofhwcif awaited the confederate lords
and parted never 10 meet again and
IL also fic,ures IN the famous ballad
known as -Quiucey's Revenge The
he Quinceys had at one time vast
rosseeS!onS In Scotland. but a. tney
sided with the Baiiiols in the War oi
Succession. their estates were. on the
accession % Bruce - the throne. for
fcited 10 the crown and conferred on
tho Sctons. The founder 81 the FANNY
fortunes seems 10 have been North
amptonshire Baron Robert de Ouin-
ccy. who acquired Trsvcrnent the IN
dustriai mining town Trancut u To-
day. soon after the accession OF WI
30
VS. for wears. II ~ his son. Scycr %
Quincy. who u the hero Of the ballad.
History records that hc set out for
the Holy Land IN 1918. According
% the ballsd. Seycr returns FROM
Palestine 70 End that his kirsman and
best friend. Sir Malcolm Cacrbarrin.
Of Caerbarrin. OF Carberry Tower. has
played him false BY makiHg love to
his betrothed. the Lady Elena seton