The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-11-28 00:00:00

What olio did YOU obsorvo!—Nothing more in part'

towards

That satisfied you I—Yes.
The witness proceeded—Next day I saw the claimant
at the London Hotel, and talked to me. His voles
was not much different, but he talked in a milder tone.
iljg voice, when a young man, was rather rough and
coarse. He had • rather singular way Is imaging.
His voice was coarse and rough when he was in •
passion. I knew hie voice to be the same. I saw no
difference in his manner of talking. I saw nothing else
remarkable about him. My affidavit is this ease was
shown to me by Mr. Rouse. sod he asked me to
sign it. I did not then know what it contained. I
suppose be drew it up from notes he took at the London
Hotel. Me. Rome emit far me to the hokil, and asked
me if I had any objection to sign the affi lava. I said
I had not. I .then went to Mr. Dickenson's allow,
Mr. Dickenson read over the afildaill, sad I was morn,
sad I signed it, Others made affidavits at the mine
time.
The Attorney• General here read from the witness's
affidavit the following panacea :—" I was well
acquainted with Sir Edward Doughty, and perfectly
well know his nephew, I distinctly remember chasing
la goose with him. On the 15th and 16th October
I 1867, I saw and oonversed I
with the plaintiff. whom
recognised by his face, features, and expression of
couutenance to be the same potion as the Roger
Chariot Tiohborno whom I tenderly know." The
learned gentleman them sake/ the witness if he could
amount for no. mention being made of the OAOOII Or of
the conversation about the straggle for the
He replied that he oould not amount for it, and tLiTel%
did not know what Mx. }loose had pot down.

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in reply to further questions he said he supposed he
did mention these circumstances to I. 13.3[1113 becomes
h. did not NA very great interest In the ease. It was
true (h. &Aid) I reasguisod claimant by his hoejeatnres,
nun eiprossioa. I ofttn saw Sir Edward Doughty at
Poole when the Ostbohe Chapel was being built. I
mow when he was in a carriage. I never spoke to him
wy life twit I am aware of. That 6 what I sail
being writ septainted with him. I mean his personal
tip pOai an Ce• I never was in his employment.
You bay you recognised the claimant by his resem-
blance to Sir Elwsrd Doughty I—Yes.
Is there a resemblance I—Yes ; a striking likeness in
the face,

--iffould you take him to be his son ?—I should say he
was ooe of the family.
But he has a Jikeness to Sir Edward Doughty 7—Yes.
A startling likenese ?—Not startling, but striking. I
won't soy he Was of the earns height, because I
saw Sir Edward ateudiug. I csil that being well
acquAuted with a man. Sir Elward was a cripple for
aeiny years of Lis life, and was obliged to be carried
into and out of his carriage. There was not at the
time I am sp:aking of mush differencie between Roger
Tichborue aud Sir Edward Doughty in build. I can-
not speak as to height, but in lase they were strikingly
You were satisfied before he opened his mouth that
the claimant was the real Mall ?—Yes.
Perhaps you were satisfied before you saw him T—l
formed no opinion until I saw him.
You were, then, one of the few in Poole who did not
believe in him ?—Yes.
You were one of the prudent men ?—Yee—aitaghter).
I saw him afterward. at Alresford. I was ill, and I was
recouirmnded to go somewhere. I west to Alresford
for a change. I was going about anywhere. I stayed
ate publicaotne in the town. I forget He name, I loeked
in at the Swan, and I saw Roger Tiohborne drive up
with a little girl. He said, "Oh. Bromby, what are
you doing here ?" 1 said, "I am here for change of
Lit.' lie wax going to dinner, and I saw him ati.rwada
overgo to his house. I had a little oonversation with
It ended in nothing particular. He did nob give
me anything& Reuse gave me •emetgaa lt WU not
much, I had been very ill.
What was it he gave poctl—W•ll, I deal think I am
bawd to mower Mai qualm.

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