The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18

Lord Gordon made Jay Gould write
out his resignation as president OF
Erie and put it in his vest pocket,
promising in future to make him
chairman of the board of directors. He
| further promised to have som5 laws
passed at Albany to the benefit Of the
road in which there would be consid-
cradle expense his personal expenses
were very large and he demanded one
million dollars as a rnumeratlon
Gould assumed half of this sum and
pushed across the table $4,000 worth
of gilt edge securities and $4,000 in
cold cash. The next morning he sent
to his lordship 100000 more in cash
as the swindler did not think the Sc
curities would bring their face value.
Gould took not the scraping of pen
as receipt for this vast pile OF good
money, the sacred word of his lord
ship was ample.
Instead of taking this half million
dollars showed into his hands and go
to parts unknown, (no law could touch
him) he wished to play royalty yet
awhile longer and to his undoing. Now
all these transactions took place when
neither had seen the other exceeding
week. oGrdon-Gordon began to
throw his securities upon the market
in Philadelphia and for some breach
of contract. Gould hailed him into
court. There, for hours he answered
all questions as fast as David Dudley
Fields, the greatest lawyer OF the
times, could throw at him. He told
his pedigree, of his relatives with roy
alty in England, Of the bond holders
in France and Holland, whose stock
he represented, of his estates in Scot
land. his vast purchases in Minnesota
and Dakota, etc., with as much sang
froid" as rahearsing a fishing story.
The court was adjourned until twelve
next day. Then, and only then, did
Jaw Gould think of enquiring into his
antecedents. In reply to his cable
grams asking Of Lord Gordon, he was
laughed at. There was no such per-
son. but this spurious nobleman, filled
to a. dot zone Lord Glencairn" who
as representing this wealthy noble
man. had swindled the jewelers. OF
Scotland out of s125,Oo0 worth OF
gems. and had fed to parts unknown.
A large standing reward was onered
for his apprehension.
Lord Gordon-Gordon fed to Canada,
some distance over the border from
MINNEAPOLIS. For his rascalities there
a troop of kidnappers were formed OUT
of the best men in the city. They cross
cd the border in light, fast running
wagons, reached the house at Wnlcn
his lordship was resting, arrested him
and started South. But they were
overhauled by party of Canadian OF
6cers, the kidnappers carried back
and placed in dungeons from which
thew we're relunctantly released a1ter
months of confinement by the inter-
cession of President Grant.
Gould rad offered $4,000 for Cor
don's arrest and some shreWd detec-
tives obtain extradition papers, track
cd him to his lair, in deserted house,
in an out of the way neighborhood IN
Canada When the officers came upon
their quarry he was asleep. On beng
aroused and told of their mission the
snurious lord asked to be allowed to
finish his nap, it lacking an hour to
noon He with his valet, went into an
inner chamber to dress and pack tor
the tourney. Detectives guarded every
avenue of escape. For long time all
was still within, when pistol shot
rang out and on forcing an entrance
tho officers found his lordship dead.
q hall in his brains, the pistol still
smoking in his hand.
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It was learned afterwards this great
imposter was the illegtimate son OF
a minister, his mother domestic IN
the house.