The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-09-06 00:00:00

fore he went away. He frequently came down to the farm.
I Let maw Eager a few weeks before his uncles death. I
first law the defendant an the 28th December, 1566, In com-
pany with Mr. Itotia. of the .8 wan " Hotel. The moment I
saw the defendant, I thought he was • member of the nth-
borne tardily. lam perfectly fathead he is no other than
Roger Tlcaborne.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins There Ii no mietake
that I maw him last at Tkhborne • few weeks before Sir
Edward's death. I don't remember how many times I saw
him then. He was staying with his uncle. I remember the
fact of him leaving to go abroad in 1553.
The Lord Chia Justice Do you mean he was at Tichborne
in 1565?
Witness I can't thy. I saw him • few weeks before Sir
El w era's dr ath I tun remember he had a very slight French
scant when he left. The defendant has a very gentle.
con voice, but the French accent is lOU gather gone. I
know • Hampshire maa when I hear him peak. I sac's
say if there is any Hampshire about the defendant's
voice. When he came to the turn with Rothe he was
dressed like • k entleman wio hat come from ma. On the
former trial I said the lower part of his face wee raveled
lup I told Mr. Adams Dot I only saw tth upper part
of the face. I saw him from the dairy window. All
the old aisle Tiehbornes were dead at the time, sad II
lied heard that Roger was expected home. Bogle called
upon me one Sunday after chapel. I thes glad to
see an old Mend. Ile told me Sir Roger was at al-
resiord. Era Greenwood also came In and bad •
ahal with &We. lie odd be had Rut peeped In to the
lower Dutra Ticliborne House. I din not have • chat with
him that morning about old time. Hu said but very little
about Sir Roger. On the theond occasion 1 saw the defend'
ant's back It was the eame back as Roger's, hut Gotha,
and very much like Sir James's.
r. Hthrktna You cad It a Tichborne back. (Laughter)

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Wltoses Yea.
11/ Hawkins : Then you would bays known him the first
morning if the gig had been Mood ths other way (laughter)/
Witmer: I sr wild Sib. to hays seen his Iwo Thera i.e
great likeness In the back. I bad heard the defendant had
ban to Paris and that Lady Ilehborne bad reeogetwed Um.
net satisfied me. It a mother cannot recordist her son I
don't knowterho can.

Henry Noble: I am farm bailiff at Tlchborne, and have
been so since 1847. I knew Roger Charles Tichberna The
defendant is the same person. I raw him in 1853 at Tian-
borne before he left England. I knew his voloe well,
I saw him grubbing up the root of an old oak tree
In 1849. Be used to strip to him shirt, and tuck up
his sttirt sleeves. I have stood many timee looking on
white he was at work. I have amen his arms bare.
I did not are any tattoo marks. If there had been I am
certain I should have seen them. Roger had dark-brown,
very straight hair. He had a twitching in the ere, or you
mlght call it a " pinker "in the eye. (Laughter.) He walked
In-kneed with one knee, similar to Sir James's walk at the
end of his life. it. wig about fdt, loin. high. Roger had small
hand. and feet. I have seen Roger walking about the grounds
claw to the house with ladies and gentlemen, and with Mks
Doughty close. I never saw them walking la the plantation
together There was one walk belonging to the grounds !
that was kept locked. I have seen them walking there by I
thernselver—nowhere else. I was out a good deal, having I
800 acres of land to attend to. I Bra saw the defendant after
he returned to &Wand about Christmas, like. I did not
know him at first. I saw him In the afternoon of the sane
day walking across the patlitleld leading from Alresford
to Tichborne Sonic; his walk reminded me of the old Sir
James. I saw him a third time on Alresford railway plat-
form. I heard two gentlemen talking. Heated, the butcher,
took me by the coat collar, and the defendant Clll2le up to
me. He said, "Both, this is some one I should know."
I replied, "Yes, I should think It Is." Be said, "He
is Mr. Noble." I said, "Yes, and Mile la Roger Tich-
borne, I'll .wear. I recognised his features arid his voice
when he was talking to another gentleman at the " Swan •
at Alree/ord. Ile reminded me of the old oak root He
sent for me, and in the course of the conversation he asked
me if I remembered his 'grubbing' up the oak root. I
said, "Yee. I did.' He added, "lint I never finished It." 1
I said, I believe you did." Ile said, "No, Mr. Noble, I beg !
your pardon, I did not finish it" I had not said to any one
that I had seen him stubbing at the root. Ile said it was
Lillywhite, brother of the onaarmed man, who finished
grabbing It Up.
Cross examined by Mr. Serjeant Parry: I saw Rogers
month or five weeks at Tichborne before BD Xdward's death.
I was examtned at the last trial, butt said nothing shout the
conversation of the grubbing up the stump. I was not
asked. In my statement to Mr. Bpoffarlit befogs the lame
trial I mentioned It. It Is not In the affidavit I made
before Mr. Adams. I said nothlng about tattoo marks on
the first total I said nothing to Mr. Spollorth about them.
I vas not asked. I first hoard of them when Lord Bellew
gave Ida evidence. I never had nay conversation with the
defendant about the tattoo marks. I never raw any marks
at any time, or said, If he is Roger he has tattoo marks
on his arm." I heard that Roger was tattoed bßore the de-
fendant came back.
Mr. Kenealy objected to this hearsay evidence.
Mr. harjeaot Parry said the defence was that the tattoo
marks was an after thought.
Mr. Kenealy : I said so In referenda to Lord Bellew's
evidence, and from that I de not retire, but I exonerated the
family from any cot coction of the story. I object to public-
house conversation.
The Lord Chief Justice said it would be better to 0011 fine
the crom examination to what he had said, and not what was
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uiel by others In conversation.
Witness : I never said I thought there might have 'been
tattoo marks OD his arm—that he had the letters It. C. T.—
before the defendant arrived in England. I said between
October and Chriatmas, 1866, that I did not see tattoo marks
in 1848 Others said they heard he wee tattooed. I don't
remember where the conversation took place and who were
preseLt. I never said he was tattooed In 1849. I heard It
spoken of one, or leriee before he came home. jam in Mr.
Stubbs employment. He U note friend of the defendant'. I
don't know that old Mr. Stabbs is friend of the defendant's.
At the last trial I said old Mr. Stubbs waa his ,rlend.
white h not row in my employ.
Reexamined The present occupier of Tichborne House is
Captain Wickham, who married Lady Alfred Tinhborne alone
the last trial. Mr. Stubbs rents the farm. I never said that
Rever.Ticlxborne had tattoo mute.. . .

By the Lord Met Jurtice : The stump of the tree was •
qu.ortor of • tulle firma Tic,horhe IL use. Itogor would work
at it for three or four hours a e ay. 1 had to pass the place
to the performance of my dulleo. Guy IV WI a labourer 00th.
farm at this time. lhe private walk was oleo° to the house,
and the wickets wore kept locked to prevent the public and
the farm labourers from getting into the private grounds.

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The court then again adjourned
[Our limited space preclude. uo from giving more
than the foregoing condensei scoount]