The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-01 00:00:00

ii;rlViil;ll.ll";•TO.;i'7lrbjeCted to cross-ezamlnation.

HBKThT RlVka3 maid : I am Wu, widow of John Rivera. of
Friar'. Uno I know Mr Sommer's, of Meta,:laid. Ha told
me he had been to Australia. I had a Utile conversation
wan him when I mot him
The 'flint I,WU not crom-exaMittad.

EIMARD ArOOSITB BENNYIT. of Maston Hall, a privet
ine.rse B.ylurn bens by Mtn, mat &wiry, examined by t.
Wyl saki he hn w a Ms. Pinder, whom daughter he married.
H• lived at Worley, fora mile* from Sionyburei, but died In
1864. Bedew. • putil of Pinder.' who we" • surgeon at
Waley In Ibso. d succeeded to the management (.1 toe
.oilum on. MB death. Pinder was medical attendant at
riton'brust Knew Ms handwrtlng. Alter tile death his
books pawed to his tare. He produced hie day-book and
ledger. In the day-book there was an nary lahi. hand-
webby and.. Obi WO 01 April A 1646.

The Lord Chief Jostle* having examine I the book, said the
entry came to nothing. It ~an only a blue pill with • satins
mixture. (Laughter.)
Some other entries having been referred to, the Lord Chief
Justice said they showed nothing, except that Roger Itch.
borne 5 11l at the time.
In the ledger Shire were corresponding entries shoeing
that the mousy had been paid. Mr. Pleder, it sppeared, at-
tended it gee thrice, and on one oil. esti n bled him.
The witness, In reply to Mn. liawkdis, who alldded to a
portion ..1 the defe, dant's evidence, said his faMier-In-law
was not • priest-at Stonyhurid.

LADY ISSIIILLA BURROWS, of Somerset-street, P,rlman-
aqiisre, In 1049 site went toe r-.eie ball et AiiuthamP mi,
mid there met end danced with R Ter Tlchborne Ho bad
straight features, a high forehead, and Navy eyebr ewe. His
feee reminded her of a cross upon an oval. (Lai...liter
thought he wee In his nutform. It was abut Augurt or
September. Knew staLderd rose trees were in bloom at the
time Never saw tOns before. Ile told her he had been
mizetted. but had not joined, nor impression wee ti at his
manner Freoch, but she recollected no tuck,. Rogll,ll
nor any Wrench cogent when be spoke. Iliad seen and talked
to She defetidasit.
Who do eon believe tit= to be

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s (tang, itg) : I believe him to he 'Clime Tinhorns.
Mr. swabs* : YOLI Only saw him once
WI- at makes you fix °pm: August r—B,cature I am sure the
standsrd roses WOIJ In bloom.
lie. Hawkins: You were there. (Laughter).
The learnt d 00011mb then resurren his se, t.

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Mr. K.ay : My lo;;C:t1;a't la the de 'e.diatTa cura
Heald:it sAd It we. now quaMr past one. He should
have wlti.easee to rep'y butt, be bad not received any WU-
matlon (hut the ddriadant'a Cots would be closed to day, be
wda not yrsp trod with thew.

The Lord Chief Justice ohurved that under these therm-
stances. aid aa there had been sr many conflicting rumours
as to the number of witnesses )el to be called Ins the defence,
they could not expect the learned counsel to hi his wit-
nesses ht attendance.

Mr. Kenealy suggested that it would perbaps be convenient
to know the noints la to which the additional witnessts
would be celled, observing he was only aware of two slight
things which needed rebutting evidence.
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The Lord Chief Justice salt that if the evidence offered
did not turn out to be true rebutting evidence, it would be
excluded. lie never heard of counsel being called upon to
*pen hie rebutting evidence by a statement.
Kr. Hawkins s id as le had to acid to the country for
Wine/sok he would ask for an adJ women; until Wednes-
day.
The Lord Chief Justice thought it would be a waste
tlodi got n V-rnorrow Miles, he had enough wit Utile& to
vc,Upy tco wh day.
Mr k ssit Ise might have to make a special appli.
at!oa to their lordthlps.
in. ho rd Chin, J0...1ed said they w .uld like to know wile-
the appiiustion would be made.
Their lordships then retired for luncheon, Intimating that
icc the litter,kilLt,y would consid, r whether they would ad-
journ until Wedneitlby or Thurscay.

Upon the re.auembllng of the Court,
Mr. Hawkins esid : the Court adjourned, I have con-
sidered with my learned friends the evidence which we have
to call, and is occurs loon that if ye were to m.set on Wed
neaday, I thi..k without doir,t we shall to, able to or meted..
th. rebutting eel lance early on Friday h.fore the oilman
time of sojourning. I may then have t , make a special
•pplicati.ca to your lordships, but all th• evidence ureter
my Immediate control I think we shall be able to conclude
on Yrldsy.
The Lord Chief Justice Then we me.t on Weineses.
Times), and Friday and if you then tool. a spectal appq.
cation for a farther adjournment, we shall be ready to make
a further arrangement.
Mr. Hawkins : What I mean is this—that if on Friday I
may not have quite Onlehed the evidence at hand. I whl
make suy special application, and the whole (Including any
....c opt, ro.hy stand over), will than betaken on the day
IC which we adjourn.

After on further cnaverration, the court adjourned
until WednePdAy at twelve o'clock.

The trial wse continued on Wednesday morning et
twelve o'clock.

LADY RAIN:LUTZ wee the brit lilting/I wko entered the
bor.
Mr. 11,wklos produced an enlarged ordnance snap of Itch-
borne Park and the town.
Mr. !tenthly Clod whether It was right Vtat the Crown
should give no notwe of the wituesies they intended to call
by way I re.nitt,ug [he cue or svldet oe for the defence.
Th., Lord Chief Justice repeated what ho said on Monday,
viz., that he never knew of counsel opening rebutting evt•

Mr. ki euealy mad he mut have the ordnance map provel
In the weal way
Nit. Jua:Le .Mellor &bought that an ordnance map proved
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lu reply to their lordship. Mr. Ilawirtni mid he waa not
sw .re of any authothy on the point, aid the map waa nut
re,lo end. In.evlderce.

ExAmlnstio:l of L. ,y Radcliffe by Mr. Dawkins My at-
t. I/LiOti had b•cn called to the evidence of a u.e wilt•enea
•ho have mentioned my name In connectlo., with limer
Tlzhborue. Raving been asked to state tier movements be-
tween 1.41 at.ld IMS.. .

t that this ought to la,,ve hesn tryti enc.
10 :Wei. and sail t, at in reply to his goeatt,ous Lm:y Rs t.
colt, bad denied halls% beau at cri. n placsa atilt Roger
Ttonb2rne.

the Lord entet Jostlee observed that the questions were
put g nursity. and point. I to no specific places aud
hit K renaty rtad *owe ot Lia quesui.,os, pottanerly to
re t. reuce lo the L,vers' Seat, to which she hat given a
specitiz dental.
It, J ,mice Lush said Lady Radcliffe had not been asked
ahottt the grotto.
Me. keueely ; Butt queett,ned her with rvgard to Suring.
tL,n Mid.

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Examination continued: I was at reboot at the convent
at Taunton I,r .lx Iran ; I remslued there front June, 1613,
eiJuns, IMO I had generally two ea:Asthma ha toe year.
There were no fired v mations. and I d..n't remember Men
very distinctly I r the 11-tt two r r three year,. 1,, first
vacation I remember having spent at Tiabotne was •t
Christmas, 1846. I spent three t.r four week. at T.chb.trne,
and then ach, to Upton, a I, re I remained *mill Cm Miaow-
ing tumor. e. la June, 1.47, I returned to .lo Convent.
Was Crlt at Tich.torne at tho mid of Slay or JR.le. 1248, and
rental, ed Mail the Intituillog of July. I theft ceme up to
t 'en for two or three days, Ind trum town I returned to
Taunton. I did not leave Ihl c invent until the Seth ,
May, 1049. I Shea 'stilt to bath at visit to; father and
moth, r there. lb.; did not live with my ancle, Mr. It alien
lIC b me, but had nertneut. of their own. I lercaued
allonro a furtni„lit, fled w•nt beck again to ',motto. IL 'ger
licith.trne was at Bith worn I atriv,ii. Even years
had elapred 'lnce I tied seen filet behne I think he left on
tio,a,, the 6-.11 of February (Lady litdcliffe referred to li,
diary} I returned to Taunton snout a week later, and
remaned tiLtil Monday, the 25th of June, late, and west
to lichbAns on Tuesday, the .6th. hound r there. I
had not seen him to the interval. He remained at Stinnettne
until the :MI of August On the 15th of that inooth
left Tichhori.e in comp illy with my father and mother,
for acotho d, and my governess, Iliss ilamtiton. Roger
met us at the Wore-too Manna, and accompanied us
to it. Katinronie Wharf, and remained all the after-
noon wash us. We went to .tcothusl by steamer, and re-
mained there unto the 2.9.11 of September. We were -one
dltie iin the road. We got to Isilton Grange on Saturday,
the 1910, MA stayed a week, end then went to /tog. Tic,
botne's at Male. ro Returned to 11--hborne on the loth of
Jobber. hoger came down about the 15th to spend • few
days Odor. Joining his regiment. After he left ths ou board
the yew!: until then I had not Been him. Meta Brains came
Decemner, 1849, and remaloed not. N.Aemner, 1050 th,
the 6th ol Jan roe!;. let% B wer use of see, and he arrieed at
T chrwroe on the 2od of J•nuary. Ile remained until the
11th N.tvemher, 10.50. on Miss brain. leaving, I went to
the N -when Convent, In Enter, and I remained there untll
the Out of July, 1051. FIOOI Newhall I returned to town,
and •as until toe Mdt at an hotel In Csuogan place
with my mother From there I went to Upton, I rowel to
the re until the 3010 without leaving, attune canoe or the
S:trii fur • visit and did not leave tardi the 24th. I never
tao him be the interval, from the lint of January, Mit Tins
visit was c -wit-cried with the consecration of a church at
Upton Turn I went to T,chborna I nest saw Roger ten
Christmas Eve. 1851. My schoot.day• had then ended.
Ou the 2,th of Jut; Roger returned to Ireland. Ile left Oh
the 12th January, 1052. The next time l row him war
on the let r I February following at rich borne. Lie remained
mita the 11th or 11th iif February. Tim nod t time I sew him
was on the DI of J tine. lii teen, it. came up from Cantor.
bury to spend a few hour.. hew him again tm the 14th of
'he same month. tie went to he Caledonian ball wnere I
um him. I, my mother, and Boger remained until Saturtay,
the 19th, when we all went to Tichborne He remained with
it. until June 22. Helen after lunch about three o'clock.
never saw him slain miter that day. I have mentioned every
OCC4IIIOO on which I saw Boast Ththborne.

(The learned counsel then referred to the evidence of
Caries Lewis, the linendraper's apprentice at AireStore): I
have never amen the man, but have real his evidence. While
Ilong at Tlchborne, I never heard of such a person. There
was • shop at alresford, kept by • person n•med Ramsey
and I have been In the shop, bat not often. There were two
more drapers ID the town Whom We employed. Except to
gmeek In the shop, I never kuew any apprentice or any one
in Ramsey's employ.

Did you star tutroduce Roger Charles llchboroe to Charlet
Lewis At your cutumn frum Parlut—e.rteluly not. I 'lover
know LIU man.

the evidence of Lewis was read on the subject, and Laity
Radcliffe s Jet It was perfectly untrue. As far a. I ens aware,
,s Aneed, Roger wee not acquainted with Min or any
other apprentice of Kim.'; I have no rexson whatever to
think he was. It was perfect y untrue that be walked with
me Aid It gee outside the perk. It le also quits untrue that
I walked alone wills Rog, at Chariton or eidelharhour. lie
lityer came up end finked to fo it we bed with us. I repeat
I never knew the man I give the Anne deeded as roger. all
Ramsey's epprentlces or ether people in hie mud 7. it
Is perfectly Untrue that I was alone with Rigor at the
L .ye?. bee: which ii also rated Coldharnour, on one or
more ocf.,sier, (Ike ordnance map was examined by Lady
Radcl de, and ere proved its accuracy, non to ronder IV,
aelssible Wridence). the Lovers' Seat is at the top of
nab borne D Awn. I never eat there alone with Roger. It le
• piece nith • wide landscape. lila perfectly untrue that I
no. riding out on horseback With Roger when he struck
Lents with • whip and bade him good bye. Such an L.cident
never (moaned with Lewis or anybody else.

Mr. Lleakuss Lent passed to the evidence of Charles Gny,
• labourer at Tichborne, who said he had seen Roger and
Miss Doughty wahines together on the coach-road sad the
by-walk..
Lady Itsdcbffe: There are no by-walks except close to the
home Cr In the gat-din. I have often walked with It ;ger
there. There is a locked wicket which lads oet 01 the
kitchen garden to a valet/ walk to the park. I kept some
tame ranbits near the carpenter'a sle.p and the dairy, and
may bare been there with Roger. (Kridence ol Guy as to
Roger's nest eep ,rture from Tichborce read.)

lilt true that you and Roger were walking, and kissing
In' crying, an.i wiping each other's tears with wbtu pocket.
handkerc: le& i—so I l think I cried. I won'& deny that.
there is no pretence for raying we were hieing end wiping
each other's tear.. It ii quite untrue. I took lesve t.l Sever
at the front door, and I walleye Mr. and Ulu Nangle wens
pew Pt.
Tee Mr. Justice Mellor lam certain he took his departure
from the leant dour. Several of the servants were also pre-
sent.

10 the Jury I never remember ftJger going away from
the back dr in a fly.

Mr Dawkins n. st called attention to the rvldence of Caro
tine Bk.ie., Who eald that she had sten liegtr cud Mtn
Donchty &flue ionether no the Lovers' Seat, and poised
the time of day" with them.
La.ly Redonda ; Ste etrialuly never saw me alone with
him there.
Mr Jcstice : that le hvolvet In the 1.9 horst dental
To the L,rti thief Justice : In 18 91 may have walked to
the RAM Mr. lilt's Loutro in the vii ace with a wrests° from
my mother in compeny with Luger, but I Ilover walkggi
with him aloe. allure. the Lover. Be,l, nor round a large
geld called_ the Crawls.
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To Mr. Hawkins It is a fund devoted to charitable pur-
poses. In 1189 It was left by one of the Lsdleanchborne for
the poor, her husband having given her permladon to dedl-
este to the poor as much as she could " mawl round." I
never hragd of Mall's story null I real It, about Roger
Tlchboroe to ny presence in the stable yard knocking • with
of soup out f his hand.

Lady it %details next denied the truth of the evidence of
Thome Dationd, a gerdener, abut Ler walkina alone with
.ger In the Dinud road, Upton. She guys the U ti
explicit deal,' to M •ry Abe Byles, the tialighter
Vita lox gatherer, on the erne !Object, admitting that
ahe might have sat with R•eter on one cf the stiles
between the porch and Charlton nail, but certeml, not on
the stile on the road. T stem!. attoe was then continued. I
only Imes one Yu* Cole, who ben.me Mrs. Stubbs. Der
mother and brother kept tim wate.-od,l at Sevlngton or
Cuer it 0 I do not know Emily But, another Jai s Cole,
never call.l with Roger.. site noll, but callt d thete alter
he Ink. Her evidence about our sitting on the stile ear the
mill I. perfectly untrue. I do not know the suot ibe de-
s Tilted as a gr .tto. I have read the evidence given by Sim
Bort from the shorthsnd writer'. notes. I hove been In the
mill mien and by the river. I went Oral there in July or
Augur, 1652
Do yu tanr go into that garden with liver ?—(Emphatl•
call)) eter
into the grotto I—No, never on any one Won.
Bart's descripam of the grotto wee road, and Lsdy
Ruichtle cant she really could uot moo lent it. She only
recollected gang Into the garden with Mee Nangle,
adding she could positmely etate that she nein
was with Roger In she plane described as a groin°,

Ou the occasion of going Into the garden she, Mrs. and Ulu
N, new and an.Ther lady, when out lee • walk called at the
mill, and Ml,l C desisted them logo and see Nome kinstlehre
In a nest In the garden. She certainly never rode out alone
alth It -ger to lloatieon Commoo, and Bues-stoi7 shout her
ro. ering them In BM or 1852 going to • village Picnic wee
wholly u. true. I never saw Miss Brwne or Miss Itamilno.
correct itoser's Week I had no llkPrelle 01 any Mud taken
Mrn a! Poole I don't know r. Wadha, an artist. I don
kuow k.selina t
and I have no ree..dlectlon et Boger
dung me by the head ,s she dracrlhed.
Cross.examloed kg M. Kenos!, : I did not always Make
entrlee Ia In, on-atm...du.. wean.
At tha 8: Of Mr: ,±_.r.learit Carry, Lid, Ilk 'cl'ffe's
crosweanminatido was dettqed to enable Mr. and Mrs.
torah to be Gilled, because they wanted to leave Ist
Andover.

M. MARSH : I mu M. P. for Sallebnry for several year.
I went from Sydney to Melbourne in Jahntry or February,
i 055 I was Intimately acquainted with Sir Gharha Flit my
lie lift Sydney with me In toe same ate ,zurr.
Crow, : lam sure It wan In 1515. I hal some
's for the Pen, Fx.iieltltn that opened in May, 1105.
We asited In the Madras.

Mrs. MARSH I kit Sydney with my husband early in
1855, and Sir &Mail,. Fitzroy. the Governor of New South
WO., come I, England with In the enema .hip. We left
iye!ney J mom y 27, We, arrived at hielbournu 00the 30th,
and lOU the itekt day.
Lady Radcllffa's orosewsamination returned: I made
the memoramlunt in my diary at the dates under
which they are entered. I think I commenced in
1847. They have been destroyed for gears. I hate
many le tti ra that will prove I Vl4ll at Tiohhorne at C mist m cc,
1840. I h.ve He entries lir • di/try, The dates in 1841 are given
nrem memory, which eau be proved from eveota that on-
mitred. All the eutries In 1049 are in pencil. The entry
under 30th January, "Sow my beloved Eiger for the brat
time alter Wine years," was written about a fortnight
alter. When I saw how much I liked him! wrote it I
think I added it after I returned to town. I Wok. so far
as I con recollect, that the entry era. made the same
year. All I can say le that lam inder the Imprinaion
that it was written In that year. lam sure it was written in
I caul swear, but t am nearly poettive that it was
written in 1849. leant soften, d fference in the handwriting.
When I began to be arc fond of lt,ger I commenced Writing
a mut him In my pocket-book. I can't sWear Dearer than!
have done when the entry was made.
the L rn Crciel Justiw : Under the date of the Slat there
lean en ry of the undoubted time. "Walked with Roger
aunt grawinutum,- ehowiew that he was there at the time.
Witness: th,re are mitt's. DI Vie book ol rides with
Robe'. Friday. 13th July, I walk, d with Charlotte ad
troeer on Tiehoorne downs. 28th July, rode with Crimlitie
end It g.r. etc. (the whilesr read other mart, sof them.°
c..aracter.j Alt i.e entries were made at the time of
the Oates. I wend, with itoter to tire Wincheeter re-
so w and mesemiation of comfits, July 14, 1849 bly
..ot Or never ll:ideated a wilt lye should bot wala
Mashie the park alcme. My shyness prey, tiled It He never
adted me. there was no pronatAtm asaydost It. I should not
have thong ht of walking about aloha with my could°. I was
th,n only lb years of sp. I we'll.) • hen I married. Iwo,! a
Ice times Into Ramsey a shop I can IN.liively swear that!
over au Churn.. Lot. In the pork wheu walking win h
We never n e. • yowlg roan who termed rowed and Joined us
lore abort. letance. icon positively swear I did not I hey,
called him to any one my cousin from Paris. I have not
inquired who Chariot Lewis is I read • report of his evt-
oeuce iii M. papers. I saw Mr. Stepheneou, M the Treasury,
Oil Saturday last by appottitment, lie rt ad over the erlderoe
tome, awl I made my comments on it stattng what was on-
rue. Mr. Stepheilloll did not &emit that! should fleeter.
bowls or it. be humbles about the Man before giving in, evi-
dence I knew toe whole of Ms evidence was untrue, and
why abonid I inquire about him? I was not aware of R gerl
going oat °veiling.. lie spent the eveoings with us in the
or wing-room. What he Old aftwtWards I Ocio's know. After
dinner he would leave for a short time to soloko, and then
come into the drawing-room. I never knew him out late with
• singe visitor Ile was always at home I have heel] SeVcral
to the I,vets' seat With Miss lalbot, Miss Naugle., and
others. I don't think! ever walked there evenings, and! can't
soy it It le • peanut thing to go there on a summ, re even-
ing. 'there are no ?ego,ar paths through the belts of we'd
burr nadirsn the park I never •Alked through them with
Roger. I have with lilts Mostye, Mies Weld, and Miss Talbot.
It is a rough wale I never walled there wl.h it ger, that I
mu positive. I had many mid Waage wits Roger. I deny
omit positively that he was turned oat of the house ia
..nary. I cried, No doubt tears Vera In Ms eyes. I Cola
know anything abe ut a white packet handkerchief, orb, be
went away in a cab. I walked with Lim mu the Moe,
big of the 2lod June, bet ire he left, near the high
wail and river. I did Dot see him on the morn jig in
January when be WM 2i3 suddenly. I stw the carriage he
It ft in en the 22nd Jule. I am nit gaits sure how he
left In January and February. I took leave of him In-
d site the house in Febru,ry. Ile always went away by
the front door. I never saw him leave ny the back door.
&ogee did not come after the 2200 of June, because my
fate, did not wise us to marry. I welk.-.1 • few times
with R ger to Mrs. Tao in the village,. I dray all arit ut
jumplow stick& I caul re,ogelse the photograph of the frc
railed grotto at Ulna Mon M 11. &ger never came into the
school-room where Miss Hamilton was to write his letters. I
had too likeness of myself tair,,n in those days, and nothing
was done to my p. Wait tsk n when a child,

By Mr. Justiee 11.11cr wu a fact that when I saw
Bug rat Ilia, I inc not seen Urn for eleven yi art
iiy the Lori, Chic, Justice: I was under the impreasho
that 1 mule the addition within Wee mouths, but certainly
before be W. ut abroad.

( /WILES SPURRING • I reside ar Castle Heddlngton.
P. PI I ••••,. G..) ill{ at Bkth under Mr. LW ukel, the engineer.
I know Mellish.,

tic. Strjeal t Parry atti he conl.l not lintel If Ith the
se that night awl the Court adjeurnel et terenty.tter
rninntt past four o'clock.

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