The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-07 00:00:00

THE TICHBORNE cumANT 111 NEWCATE.

MONDAY.

When the prizoner has bson in Itiewgate he bait conducted
bitose,l quietly, and has submitted himself to the prison
rules with appsrent resknatlon. He has undergone the
venous operations width place him on the same footing
as the other convicts, and he Is now in all respects in no
different position to the lowest Infringer of the English
laws. He occupies hie old quarters, where be wan
placed when he arse first ontruitted by Chief Justice
novill to take his trial f r perjury, and where he remained
until he was prepared with the heavy ball which wear. qulred.
On that occasion, an he wan only • prisoner intone trial, he
fled several little prison Indulgences bet now he is neerivict
he will have 1.110 that are not ntentsary in • medical point
of view. As he hae been foes long W. A great smoker, boa
being &hatred from following this Genii will probably be a
sore Inconvenience to him and hie enforced abstinence
from the use of sprit. .11 require some exc.-e1...3
to familiarise him with it. His else oeing larger then that
of the ordinary run of prisoners, his prison suit was not
ready for him on Saturday, the ryes kept in SLOCk
being only such as are likely to be required. But a very
short time is nec,asery toe the gaol cootionier to prepare any
fit tfiat may be wanted, and before the day is out Arthur
Orton will be bablied la prison Sara.
Another account says

"Between nine and ten on Manley morning Aldermen
Sir Robed C+rJen, while going the round of the gaol of
Navigate as one of the vistting magistrates. im.compar,led by
Mr. Jonas, the Governor, saw the cons, el Aro: or Orton
In his cell, ,vhiett happen, to he the same he occupied
previous to the trial of the Indictment agates% him being
rem .v-d by erraGra, i from the Central Criminal Court to
the C mit of laitireu'e lines. Sir Robert loupe Orton engaged
hi picking oakum in the cell, that being the accustomed task
to which every petite reontenced to penal servitule Is Invert
ably auk 'acted alter conviction, preparatory to his remora' to
his pennamnt place ~f confinement. The convict, for the
present, wears the mothers in which he ,pper re." 011 Ms trial.
Orlon is sold to have been in vsry good spirits, all things
wondered, and to have entered freely, and of his own
accord, into convenation with the visiting maglirrate, say-
ing. in effect, among other tht go, thet surely •• the ine"Pie
of Englar,d " would never submit to what he called the
Injustice which had been done him on his tri.l. Tee convict,
on his sleety.' at Neweate on Saturday, havir•g stated in
answer to a ruuttne quation, Amore mhers, teat he
was a Roman Cathonc, was excused attending the
ordinary rellgi us 4ervioes In the prison on Sands), In the
experience Cr the Governor it is it I unusual f r parlous of
the Roman Catholic persuardon committed for trial, or after
sent...nee, to attend the Protestant services in the gml
chapel, front a dalre to relieve the dreary monotony, If for
wily half-an hour or so, of prison life. nut Orton has not let
shown any euch desire. Up to MAW yel ht no one had
seen she convict except Sir Roncrt Carden, in his capacity of
visiting magistrate, and the Governor. ills solicitor is mole.,
stood SO NM mane an sppdcation to see him tu the course
of Monday, but was not allowed. At present his ultlinite
destination on leaving Newgate tenet known."

WEDNESDAY.

It will interest the public to be informed how the pruoner
fares Ia Newgate. It, the tint place, he at,tit'y muses to
Sorer to the name of Caatro or Orton, but willingly responds
to that of Tichlinrne. 00 rued, ha was anplied with ha
prison dr..), which oonaists of a light brown woollen cloth
blouse, knee breeches, nbbid wonted stockings, common
leather sore. end seep with • little knob at the top with
nut a pick. Ito has Ii on clearly shaved and had his hair
Cropp d. His shirt ionic measure 37 Inches rwri.d, the
mus le of the aroc being 27 inches, while round the chest he
la Id ih thee file does not pick scything like the portku of
oakum allotted to him; hts finger. are somewhat colloids,
and the tar-ripe la very trying. He rises at six o'clock and
goes to be •I at nine, sad attenas chapel for the present
every morning lie has hitherto maintained complete
silence, and, considering all thing., takes 'thinly to the dirtily.
When his new dna, wits hrou,ht to him he appeered to
falter • little, but soon regained his sell-poinestdon. He
reeks well.