The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-27 00:00:00

THE TICHBORNE CASE.

Dr. KENEILY brought on his motion for a Royal Cone
mission of inquiry into the Tichborne triaL Ile explained
that he moved for a Royal Commission rather than a-
Select Committee because the Nouse of Commons were so
hopelessly prejudiced. "The man" was no hero to him.
He because his advocate as • matter of duty. He dwelt
upon the popular agitation which. commencing at the
period when after the trial in the Nod Prins Court.. the
Claimant went through the country, and was received as
if he were an emperor or a king, had risen like a mountain
stream and have now grown to the dimensions of a moun-
taih torrent that rolled over all the land and had, inciden-
tally. placed the present Government in power and banished
Mr. Gladstone and his Ministry froni the Treasury Bench.
Ile stated "a few reasons why he believed the Claimant
was Tichborne. First, that "a more perfect gentleman
in manner than Tichborne never crossed the drawing
room." lie went on to the familiar story of Lady Tich-
borne's recognition of " her son, and to • minute examin-
nation of the Claimant's hair, at various stages of his
progrees from Australia to Millbank, the Pittendreigh
forgeries, and Sir John Coleridge's alleged guilty know.
ledge of them. A letter dated 14th November, 1873, the
Claimant personally addressed to Mr. Gladstone, then
Prime Minister, protesting against the appointment of
Sir John Coleridge to the Lord Chief Justiceship. That
I letter," he gravel added amid suppressed laughter "failed
to produce any effect. and Sir John Coleridge wee appoin-
ted to the vacant
time
He dwelt upon the conduct
of the judges at the trial at bar at some iengtls, alleging
hostile feeling of the presiding judge tower& his client,
and characterising his charge to the jury as" the most one--
sided summing up he had ever heard." At twenty
minutes to eight he concluded, having spoken for three
hours less five minutes before a perfectly silent and
attentive audience.
Mr. Waxighe who had during the progress of the speech
frequently lustily cheered Dr. Kentely, seconded the
motisn for a Royal Commission.
Mr. MORLEY denied Dr. Kenesly's statement that he
(Mr. Morley) had told some of his constituents at Bristol
that Sir John Coleridge did not believe that the claimant
wee Arthur Orton,
Mr. Ilithsa• explained that on 19th June, 1871, three
or four weeks after the first trials Mrs. Milbank said to
Um Lord Chief Justice that Lord Riversbelieved so firmly
in the Claimant that she believed he would never give bins
up even if he was found guilty. The Lord Chief Justice
then said —and the House may believe in a laughing and
itdlug way—and the Lord Chief Justice did not know
Rivers at the time -" Present my compliments to
Lord Rivers and tell him that in that case he may pro-
bably have to accouipsny his friend to penal servitude."
Unfortunately these words were told to Lord Rivers, who
happened to call next day, also as a joke. On this the
member for Stoke has founded this disgraceful charge,
which he has made in his speeches throughout the country
-(bcer, hear). A letter read from Lord Rivers to Dr.
Kenealy on this subject indicated that there was • split in
the Tichbonse Camp—at least, Lord Rivets intimated
at he could not reconciln Dr. Kcnealy's conduct in this
matter with his notions of • man of honour and a gentle-
man.
The Arroaxgr-Gextass., in replying to Dr. Kenealy,
asserted that his speech was nothing less than an appeal
from the Judgment of • criminal court. But there had
Imen already two appeals, in which all the reasons for
granting • new trial had been carefully scrutinised. Ile
went seriatim through Dr. Kenealy's charges, which, he
remarked, rested wdely on his allegations and were un-
supported by any evidence, and declared that he hail
entirely failed to make out • case for a Royal Comniission.
Mr. WIIALLIIT censured the conduct of the juilgsts,
which made it impossible for Dr. Kenealy to Is justice to
his client, and declared that the public outside would not
rest satisfied if this Royal Commission ware not granted.
Captain POLIIILL.Tt'RNER, as an obi brother officer of
Roger Tichlennc, exprewicsi an emphatic opinion that the
claimant was not the man, and at Orton at Dartmoor
Prison was the right :nen in the right place.
Sir 11. JAMES maintained that the Honsms had no right
to armiga the judges unless it was prepared to petition
the Crown for their removal. To pass this motion would
be criticising the judges without taking away from them
the power whirls they were said to have misused. If the
comusweion were appointed he predicted that the judges
would not submit themselves to such an investigation.
The motion was an attack on the trial by jury—for this
EXECITIoN AT LIVERPOOL ease had been tried before two juries. Having defended
Lord Coleridge against Dr. Kenealy's attacks and explained
The quack doctor. Heap, of Liverpool, who killed • what actually occurred about the Pittendreigh letters,
young woman in trying to procure abortion, was hanged .
Sir Henry challenged the Doctor to point to • case in
sit Kirkilale gaol on Tuesday. Greet efforts were made i which such an enquiry as this had Issen grained. To
for e reprieve. The culprit w" yen' Penitents and said I weaker, the independence of the judicial bench was more
Drink hail been the cause of many of his sins, to be dreaded than all the dark disasters which had been
Heap walked calmly to the ocaffobl, and in mounting prophesied.
the steps looked up once or twice at the rope which woe 111 r. 1/1111AELI was of opinion that Dr. Kenesly had I
dangling from the beam. He did not evince the slightest I entirely failed to establish • case which justified the
.ympuou of fear, and on reaching the drop
cnh"ly P6e.l I interference of the House of Commons. Applications, he
himself a little irifrout of the rope. A touch on the shoulder I pointed out, had been made for a new trial and for a
from hurwood ett, hangman, caused bins to move his peution of Right. but cooed the charges now made were
position . little to the right, but he did so without utter- then brought forward. Dr. Kenealy had not appealed to
ing a word. The sun was shining very brightly, but the the Secretary of State against the conviction, nor bad he
high walls cast a shadow which made the scaffold look complained to the Lord Chancellor of the conduct of the
doubly sombre, ith its black draping hiding thetrtax Judges. Analysing the charges, Mr. Disraeli pointed out
The chaplin read the usual prarirs, in • voice Y , that the late Government hail merely performed its duty
affected with emotion, but Heap did not joie In a re.- in prosecuting the Claimant, and would have been liable
ponue, though evidently listening very earnestly to Mr. to hinnies blame if it bad acted otherwise. As to the sub-
riggiit'a exhortations. Marwood ratudlY Pinioned the sequent evidence, litigation
would never be at an end if
couvict's lege, amid as the words "Oh, Lord, be with him, i cares were to be judged by the facto which cause out after
we mist bunibly beseech 'Thee," fell from the chaplain s the trial. Au to the Judges, the whole charge was against
lips tho bolt w.. drawn. The din, hat jo known as the Lord Chief Justice alone; sad in a vis acious and much
the knig drop," and the body felt over five feet. There applauded pasigsge Mr. Dieracti ridiculed and denounced
Ca.• not the slightest tremor eligible in any of the limbs. the idea ihat the social go-.lip and genial utterances of
end death most have been instantaneous. Mr. Pigott, as private life should he distorted into grave charges. He
the drop fell, cried out :—" Lord Jesus receive the soul of humorously described the Lord Chief -Justice's endeavours
Alfred Thomas Heap," and then with some difficulty read to fence Mrs. Millbank's question mahout Lord Hivanis
the remainder of 1151 prayers. friends. and dual Whirs, and recited Use laughing answer,

ltwartvmaater-Sergearit Davis wail he shouhl be pleased
to give J:I as a nest-egg for the present year.
"Tier health of the Non-eotutnistiotted Officers" was
Irroputel by the t•ltallltAg.
ColutirSenceant Gwyn, quartenauter•serzt. Dams,
Sena. I. GKUVIAI Sere. Cason and Corporal lloabocK
reapon4mL
be health of the Civilians," coupled with the name
et Mr. H. K. THURSTON, was wren, .n.i he
The health of Mr. Evers; was given by the CH/Alum&
Mr. Etsaa revpoinle4
This concluded the iet of toa.tm.

OBIOILKL.
' GIESIIRD STVIT, loft Crichel on Wednesday,

for bunion.