The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13 00:00:00

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THE TICHBORNE TRIAL

[Oar limited nano, preoludes an from giving more
thgn tbe following con&need ii,ecount.l

ONE HCNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH DAY.

On Monday morning the interior of the court was
deneely crowded ; and in the lobby eight stalwart
prison wardens were seated in a row ready to he caLeei
to identify Jean Imie. The Claimant arrived at a few
minutes to eleven, and the judges took their seats
punctually at eleven, when

Mr. Hawking said The witnesses with respect to whom an
application was made the other day are now in attemlance,
and Jean Lua in Asa Inure,! e th; brought up fern 11..lioway :
would your loreablps In re him nroagut it.to c•mit
Lule welt hrot4h i• t • curt, and at to requeet of
Mr. Haw. ins was &east! o, pos.re the pros. cuing • fort eys
. .

Keneely : I Understand tbs.* wanes.es are ab nit to
be celled for the purpose of reoper log tie rs butt ng evldenae
on the part of the nroseettth.n. Of c urns we lordahlp wilt
lineers,ani that lam n consenting party to this.
The Lord Chief Justice: Ws have decided.
Mr KJty I thong:lt a..y delslon made in chambers
might be ale warsa___
he toed Chief J 0 t.re : It was at ponr own option and
suggestion that tt was heard in chambers.
Mr K,l.sa y I merely noted It to he understood that
the de.e..d ant does n t h.lr aw rd. op,ositsou to it.
The Lord Chief Justice : Oh, very good.

WILLIAM WOODS : I am an sadstsukt warder at the Chatham
comet prim. I ha,i In custody there a prlvuer who
parsed Lundoen. llrcaere In is 15.38, under a non-
tacos of penal 4 ill: u tor Pelf.. years,
Mr. Kenealy obj ictwd that the evidence was collateral,
and ought not to be given.

The toed CUel Justice eald It wu meet essential to the
CSIN.

Wttness continued : Tie was dlscharßed on the 25th of
March last on license, She sentence not having aspired—li
was commonly call.d a irckst-of Whilst he wee In
Chatham he was ue :opted most of his time to the tallor's
shop. He was under my psrsoual supervistin daily Irm
October 18, 1871, until April, 1872. After that I B&W him
almi,st daily. On the tth December last I went to Holiowey
Prison with Inspector Clarke, and I there saw the person
described as Jean Loin. I Identified him at once as the same
person who was in custody as a convict at Chatham. I now
Identity him at cheese the same man.

Cr. swexamined by Sir. Kenealy I had no conversation
with Clarke about the case on our way to Holloway. I met
Clarke in Scotland-yard. I was told by the Chief Warder at
Chatham that I had to go to London to Identify Lute.
Clarke did not tell me that Lute bad complained of the
oonduct of detectives In following him. I dld not
know that he td oomplaine 4, or that he went regu-
larly to the I rewtury for his morny. I don't know
If the descripthn of the convicts are entered minutely
rn the prlsl'n balm. Photographs are taken of the prisoners.
I produce one of Lund.rtn It was taken about a month
before he was discharged. f can't swear to the corrocteese
of the description, both little lingers crooked." I take no
notnie of marks. I can only swear that Lute Is the same
man. Clarke showed me a photograph of Lein before I saw
him In Holloway Priam, I said It was the same man. Is tw
l.ondg'ro occasionally, ',bout &mow h before,. left the prism
Ita Lute In net in his cell in Holloway Prison on I Intra-
day last. Cl.trlte and one of the prison officiwia was with me.
I afterttard• mid Clarke the I was lure Lute was the same
man. Clarke might have replied, Well, that's all right'
I returned to Chatham, and came up again thla morning.
Ten prilson officials Came up with me thie morning. Two
photographs were banded about, anti we all agreed tat Lute
was the same man as Lundgren.

WILLIAM GEORGE WOOD: I ital One Of the principal
warders of Chatham Convict Prison. Lido was received into
the prime on the 710 of lenteniner, 168, and left the 25th et
Maroh Met I saw him this mornirg. I identify him as the
man who entered the prison as Linn Lundgren. On one
oncsslo , shortly after he j deed the tailor's party darling
stockins. I spoke to his. Cho latter net of April, 1072, ho
was trensferred to the 'driver." that Ls, driving tureen
Vi hen he entered the Winn' shop I asked him in (Jennen if
hew. a a Germ in. lie replied, in the same language, No."
I OIL,' nin Eneltih where he beloii•ed, MIA he said he
Wm& Belgian. I asked him, if it was • fair question, whet
he tad dune before he was trans! orted He said he had
teen the unite id in litre' for several years lie said he hied
sailed to all t arts of Inc world. By the prison regulations
a convict Is allowed to grow his hale moustache, whiskers
and bevel three months before leaving the trisont, Late
commenced to grow his on the 25th December, 1872.

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Cross examined I saw him a few day. prior to his
discharge Ile was often under my personal supervision.
Lundgren's conduct in prison was so good that he ob
t met seven days extra remission of imexisonment. E h
co' viol nits and clips his fellow irlsoner's hair and
board, under the inipervision of an ,flicer I saw Lute
this morning. A photograpn Of Idol hid been previewly
shown to rat. I sly,ul I not have Identified him by the
latter, because it represented him with him hat on, and
drawn over Ills head and eyes I could not see Mahal head.
I saw Mr. Pollard at Chatham yerterday. He took down toy
evidence. Be showed me a photograph of Lula, and the
prison photograph of Lundgren. Lundgren did not tell me
he had been to the enduing.. Ile said he hat been to all
parts of the world.
GnoRGE BONYNOE : lam II tailor warde at Chatham Con-
vict Ptison. Lundgren was under my charge from 27th
February, 1870, until April, 1,72. I saw him many every
morning goigg to chapel trom that time uhtli 'larch, 1473.
I dressed him before he left the prlton in Ms liberty clothes.
He told me he was idways a seafaring man, and that he
Ronld require a sailor's tult. I gave hints minor's suit. I
Manta), Lute as the same man. I could pick hint out of a
thousand.

Cromeramined :lie does not now wear the dream I gave
him. The particulars of the times are recorded to a hook
before a convict leaves the prison. I ilentifled Lute this
morning.

By the Lord Chief Justice : Lundgrm spoke English with a
broken accent. I never noticed his angers. Whilst in the
tailor's shop he darned stockings.
(MARLYS SEYMOUR :I am a 'warder In Chatham Convict
Prison. iuie is the man who was in that prison under tlie
name of Luudgrew tu 1072. Ile there Joined the driver •
party to the time of his discharge.

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Croseeiamined I never noticed If there was anything the
matter with his fingers. lie was last under my personal
Zharge on the 29th November, 1872, when I "marked him
up" tor his pork. This morning we were all called together
and went into • room close by. There were • great many
people there, I picked out Lute.
6nonan Dornus : one of the warders at Chatham prison,
and clerk In In,, g“iernor's office, I knew In 184 a oonvlot
there named Landgren. I saw him repeatedly 002811 his
discharge In ki crab last. Lute is the same man. There
were about 40 persona In the room this morning when
Idwittfleo hint.

do.. cunn.thod: I don't know 11 they were all witnesses
for the prosecution.
By the Lord Chief Justice : Lnnelpen was • baldheaded
man like Lute. I never noticed his fingers.
JAMES LEVER : lam ad" oolraatter of the Chatham prison,
and photogr,ph, at the eats slisnment. I rememner Lund
area. I knew him for elelveco months I photograpned
him preparatory to his di.cnarge. Tpo phetograph pro.
cloned is the same, and I also produoo the to grin. I a'so
produce several copies. I recognise Lute as tue some man.
Cross examined Some one In the room said, " That's
We." Redid not attend school. I was atth him an hoar
and • ball when 1 pholop•pbed him. There was others nee