Lord Gordon Gordon

[2][3] Glencairn took the name "Lord Gordon-Gordon" as his alias, claiming to be a cousin of the Campbell clan, a descendant of Lochinvar and of the ancient kings of the Scottish Highlands.

[1][4] His next major incident came three months later when he moved to New York City, claiming that he was going to transfer his funds from Scotland in order to finance his land purchase.

[1][4] Gould was unable to convince Canadian authorities to hand over Gordon-Gordon, so he attempted to abduct him with his associates, including future members of Congress Loren Fletcher, John Gilfillan, and Eugene McLanahan Wilson.

Minnesota Governor Horace Austin demanded their return when he learned that they had been refused bail, and he put the militia on full readiness.

However, news reached Europe of his scandal, and the jewellers whom he had robbed years before sent a representative to Canada who identified Gordon-Gordon as Lord Glencairn.

Gordon-Gordon claimed that it was a smear campaign created by Gould and his associates, but the Canadian authorities considered the charges serious enough to deport him.