The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-10 00:00:00

Another teller to Kr. Slaughter coutalead minute direr.

niiithjodijn which t&i
properties were to be dliipoiled 01.
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The Lord Chief Justice Now you have heard the letters
read, what do you say /

Witness I am quite Satisfied that they are mine.
The liolletter.General What was In the sealed document?
Wanes. Mr. Godard was Instructed to have the cottages
at Prior Dean repaired. Ile land Om instructrons as to what
he we. to do In the event of Miss Doughty being confined.
There were lustrucitons to take full charge in the event of my
uncle's and father's death. Ile was to make preparations iir
Miss Doughty to go to Scotland. Ile was- ale° to prepare
Upton Monte for her. There was a great deal mire, but I
cannot bear the whole In my mind. There were Instrucloue
about the estates, and lots of things. Ile wan to keep the
home farm on. I cannot remember anything else. 1 wrote
down yesterday what I remembered of It. This memoran.
dum was real. It said it be true that my cousin
should prove to bd eneiente, you are to make all necessary
arrangements for her going to Scotland, and to see this
Upton Is properly prepared for her until my return or
she marries. You are to show greet kindness t her : to let
her have everythli gibe requ'rea lithe remains single till I
come back, I all marry her. In the event of my uncle'.
and father's death you are to take full charge; you are to
retain the home farm and repair the cottages at Prlor's
Dean,"

Witnese: I don t recollect anything else material.
A letter of Roger Tlchborne to Mr. Gloiford, dated the 17th
January, 1852, waa read. Tao writer said, I have written
out my will, and left it with Mr. Slaughter. The only
thing that I have left out la about the church, which
I shall see about motor the circumstances that I have
left with you In writing. Mr. Slaughter t id me he hoped
to have a scheme ready for me by the time I came
hack Ile also nal& " I little expected three weeks ago that
my visit at richborne would be cut chart as It has been; hut,
however, ouch has always been the case with me ever since
I was a boy. It is not new tome, but not the less painful"
The Court then adjourned for half an hour.

On the return of the witness to the box, he handed to his
lordship • letter add d to Lvly lichborne, widoh had
been thrown lot° his cab.

The Solicitor General I remind you of the lettere that
have been read, and eapecially one of the fah .1 anuary, 18.52,
to Mr. Slaughter, giving him a full account of your washes as
to your will.

Willies': There Is no Instruction for my will. I believe
that the will was already prepared. I have no explanation to
make u to the letter of JUDOS, 1672.

On your oath, did ft,mer Ilehborne ever see Miss Doughty
alter the 230 d J tine, 15.52?-0o my oath, I tteve.

I mean before you'r return '—That In u.nderstood. I adhere
to my statesne, ts as to when the engagement was broken Mt
notwithitandlog the letters.

Do I understand that you have on you no tattoo Marks at
this moment?—None, to my knowledge
Con you have tattoo marks without knowing It 7—l have
Donn I have been examined by three or four medical men
to tile w rid (The witness exhibited a mark like that of a
burn about the Mae of a sixpence, four inches above the hit
wrist, on the inside of the arm.) Ile c,ntinued : I have no
recollection how this scar came I had my artn hr ken, and
It wanton very hot country It might have cone during
the bandaging up. I have a seton mark on my left
shoulder I have. scar on my head; but I don't know
exactly where it is It is slightly on the right side of the
back of the head. I have marks on the Inside of both ankle.;
below the ankles. Dr. Satherland was the first person who
examined me. He examined one ankle only, and I don't
know which I was examined In consegimulo of what
Mr Cann told my advire-s. I was not •ware that I had
marks on both ankles until Dr. Sutherland had examined me
twice.

Can you give me the name of any book you read with hi.
Chatillon, your tutor 1 don't remember what they were.
They were the general hooka read In that clay.

Whom were the people you knew In Parts besides the lire.
moots I—l could tell you lots of people I knew. I don't re
member Mr It. De Lode. Julleant was, I think, a boy
Chan Don used to 'ring to the house. I don't remember hi.
Christian name. lam certain it was not fichrlais. I did not
know General .1 Albert I don't remember N. de Parse nor
31. Dupsnloup. There were many persons who came to my
father's hones whose names I do not know.

The last is rather a famous man, you know, he is now
Bishop of Orleansf—Very probably I knew him. I met him
In Paris. in 1567 I don't recollect Mai as a boy. I go not
know which Li Foreld. I know Derringer. lam exhausted,
and I don't feel extrible of going on. I have placed before
you a medical certificate, which shows that my life was In
danger from he'll examined the other day, but I will do
whatever you like.

The Solleltor•Gentral I have no wish to force you to go on
at al).

The Lord Chief Justice directed the witnew to retire, and
an acjoururnent took place at a outfir to f lur o'clock.
In the course of the day the Chief Justice said he
wished it to be known that he could give no orders for
adiniqiion to the body of the Court. The public had a
right to he there Bo far and to such an extent as there
was room. Ilia lordship added,—" From the lime I
begin to dress to the time I go to bed I am made per-
fectly miserable by the applications for places which
ern poured in on me. I may say by hundreds, and I
have been obliged to have a circular printed to the
eff&ct that I cannot issue orders. I reserve to myself
the right to admit a few friends of the jury and others
who have claims to the bench, but with the body of
the court I cannot interfere, txcepting to lutist on
order."

Tn noticing the interminable length of the case,
The Times, on Monday, said
We may here say, once for all, that nOthlng but a
literal report of every quostion and every stayer given,
every letter put in, including the contents of the returns
(the one to Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania alms
oomph, 237 large, closely-printed pages) to the Commis-
sioners sent out, and the documents commenied on, would
give anything hire • fair notinn of this extraordinary trial.
We With% if we adopted this course liii at least one sheet of
The Tinter every day, And even then it is Impoulble to
convey to our rea.)ers a faint idea of the manner of the
witness, the witheriog sarcasm of the Solicitor-General, the
tone of his voice, the servation In court, and the general
effect of the proceedings All we can do could etently with
the tore at our command ts to Ore a fair online of the
cease as it proceeds, sod this not In the form of question
and answer, but in such a form as to enable our readers to
collect for themselves the points made from time to time for
and against the claim setup, and to compare the dates which
are most Important. The whole of these proceedings may be
deeignsted by a phrase with which we have lately been made
sadly familiar—a fight a l'entraner."

The proceedings in this case were continued on Tues.
day morning by the resumption of the crose.examina.
tiou of the claimant.

Übe Solicitor Genera?: We were speaking yesteVay of the
differe, t peog I • y•m I nreld rt ki.ow in Franc,. Did p,u
know M. itavlgliai• I—Witness:
Did you know the Abbf Seal. P—Yes.
How ?.—He was my mother's confersor.
Had you anything to do with hlm I—l confessed to him. I
knew him very well. I confessed to him ass boy. I have not
confesred to him since ISHi.

Did you know lid Dar.zza?—Ye. Ho was of Spank&
extr.ction.

DM you know General Creptleer
Wino there many militarymen that Mr. Tichbonte knew?
—I don't recollect him.

Did you know Mr Corneille ?—No.

Di yoti know M. Mandarin :—N
DPI you know M. Boost ?—I fancy I have heard the name;
but I don't remember him.
Can you help me now to any of the books you read With M.
ChattHon ?.—No. I gent
Look at this (handing a paper), and say If it to the hand-
writing of Roger Charles Tichborne think it lc

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The Sollcitor.Osnend t contains thle passage :—" tad-
mire the life of it,u6 lie knew h..,w to take hie sorrows
with courage, and keep them to hlm.elf, retired from all his
friends to be at liberty to think about his sorrows and mi.-
fortnoes, and bury them in himself. I admire that man for
hie courage ; that is to say. he had courage to take those
sorrows to the grave which drove him to solitude." Can you
tell me who Roof was I—Witness : That is an extract fr.,m
St. Nlch,du

Who was be?—One of the saints.
When did he live 7—lt Is from a book called "St.
Nicholas."

Who wrote Ill—l don't know.

You *ay " I admire that man," ctn. Is that an extract
Iron St. Nicholas t—l mean It Is an extract from reading the
book.

In what language la It wrlttenl—Both In English and
French.

What Is It —The " Life of eft. Nicholas the Saint."

Who was Rend 7—A king of France.
Whoo l—An old king of France.
I dare say yr n wore fond of reading novels In Australia ?
No, not particular.

Ui ynn remember Margaret of At j ?—I may have heard
of her P

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Witt Rene a king ?—How can I tell? The extract Is an
allusion to soma:ling I road.

Which is Anger Charles TiPhherne's part of that can-
not answer such a foolish question.

am the Judge of that. liow much of that to Roger Charles
Tichlano o'a compoaltion f When were you readiug the life
of St. Nicholas f—l cannot teil.

I. that Boger Courlfs Tlchbornea handwriting ? (handing
him. book, .—I Milk not

Did you ever see that baok?—l believe I Lave.
Where I—l don't know wh.re I was at the time.
hemming you are Roger Charles Tichborne, Is that your
book 7—l believe It is.

h it a volume of Chateaubriand, with Attila and Rene in
It 2-1 don't know.