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Show SAYS lit IS SON OF BRITISH PEER YOUNG MAN, ARRESTED FOR FORGERY, FOR-GERY, DISCLOSES IDENTITY. Claims to Have Written Several Books and Attributes His Downfall to Dissipation. Mexico.Mo., Jan. 25. Asserting thai he is the oldest son ot John Campbell Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, a British peer, a prisoner in the Audrain county coun-ty Jail, who has been under arrest for over a week, for an alleged forgery, last night made his first statement to the police. When arrested, the man gave his name as L. F. Leland and said he lived in Wyoming. He is charged with forging a check for $150 upon a local merchant. In his statement state-ment Gordon says: "My father Is John Campbell Gordon, Gor-don, seventh Earl of Aberdeen. He Is I 64 yearB of age and I am 30. I left I home eighteen years ago and came to this country on account of differences! , in England. I have been in the west for several years and have gone un-. der the name of Lyle F. Leland. I have written several books under that name." Gordon attributes his present condition condi-tion to dissipation. He possesses an excellent education and is undoubtedly undoubted-ly English. |