The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-06-24 00:00:00

THE ncaßomi TRIAL

On Tuesday, Mr. Henry Seymour, oldest eon of the
late Mr. Georg!) Seymour, of Knot le, and balf.brother of
the late iloaragiar Lady Tiebborne,said from the very lint
he had his suspicions about the identity of tho Claimant.
Ile warned Lady Tiehborne before the Claimant reached
England, that Ea was probably dealing with an
Impostor. Hwr reply woe that abs was ready to swear
to the Meadows without teeing him. Upon the
arrival of Ea then Claimant in Ragland an interview
was appointed, and, In pursuance of this appointment,
Mr. Seymour, settompamiad by William Bordets, went
down In •Ireeford. The letter which Mr. !Seymour
received brought biro dowu in • sceptical (ram* of
mind. It begs*, "My dear Uncle," and was signed,
Your affeeeloidata nephew," whereas Roger Tlehhorn•
bad always bees IS tee habit of addressing his bait.
noel« as ' Alfred" and Henry." Nor was this all.
Mr. Sqmour farther told the jury that, whams be
had gone down to the interview prejudiced, he bad some
away eunviocad, for not only had the Claimant ratios-
plead Wrllia Burdon, an old servant of the Tishborse
and Doughty families, as his Unclia Mangle, bat he had
also failed to Ova his " Cecile Boynton" any good
reason for the SNOW in whieh he had kept himself
aloof from all the members of his family. 'My con.
%talon,- sad the writhes*, " remains the saw* If Over,
alit be is rot Boger Trothorne, and that be has nes
tte men:Mance to him, either morally Of
. .

uhysical y.
Mr. William Burdett, otos valet to Sir James nob
-
bone, and now d'Ecer in the Customs, gm corrobo-
rative evidecoe.
Mr. Talbot had been a playmate of Roger Tlebboree
when the two were boy. together. H. woe alto quite
pertain that the defendant woe not Rryer Tichborne.
%%amt. de Brimont bat been at Stonyburet with
Roger Tiohborne for etc worths, and had aulvc quantly
met him both at ratie and ia Dublin, and we. quite
attain that the deeneaot tuts net be. Dowager Lady
Tichborn• bad t, ied to penned, him to give evidence
In favour a the Claimant. 'lf you like to do some.
thing to ;dew me," raid &be, "you .111 see him in •
door Without epealkirg to him' and testify whether it
I. my son." This the within, declined to de, sot the
molt WWI that Ito was freim that clay forth iefueed
adFitianos to
.I.ody Tichboroie house. . .

Mr. Maarfiel: Ir.s • cooneatiom by marr'sgo of lb.
Tiobborn• family. and had often mos Iteger.Tlebborr•
...

at Hilton Oral ge. theses% of Mr. and Mr; Warhingtos
.ti ibbert. "Sr honer w.s." deposod the witnoss, "•
snost unpreNissostug looking young town," " un•
"narrow shouldered," and "looking like •
wild &Dints' just est.gbt." As for the Claimant being
•Roaer Tiebborne, Ur. Mansfield treetei the very ens-
igt fatal of such an ides with • °opium', worthy of )Jr.
swking himself. "Thin. is only one person in the
world," eabi he, "who is more oonviaood than wiyitollf
that 1.0 1. not Roger Tiohborne ; and there be site,"
pointing to the Cistm.nt. A, for th.. Clslutent's vows.
It was not bit like Roar's. It was " steads!.
. . _ . . .

tented Wapping." Roger Tiobborne had bees willt
himself a member of the Allred Club, and he bed tom
Wm some In there and order luncbeen. Tble is Is.
portent, ire tbe defendant barb scorn that he nag never
a member cf the Alfred Cub, and had never heard Its
Demo. _

Mr.aryslam, banister. ard • 000reotivo b) manse*
of U. Tiabborte fandl7, MOTO pOeit:Tril that, to tea
twat f his judo:mot avd helisd, those was uu shadow
.of resemblance" batsmen f30.-er Tiohbastie o.J ime
4e fondant.

Alry. Wlllism Greet..uod, widow , I C.iloo el William

OrTtehwood, Lai known goier Tichborte alums: froit
his babyhood. She was quite clear that Roger was
• Stood b. fete I. depart. for South America, and was I
"call clear that the defendant w. not Roger nob-
▪ i•ou, %day sac much d with the examination It chhf
of lb. 'trent Coated. who, up both. date of Keller
Tichboree. dep.rture for South America, wee steward
amt t'er the Tichlerne sod D. nutty families.
Front the tor, flr.t a strong enact mint •pre.r to Lave
e„.s.' het...n biro nod licger--the latter coneulttne
Mr. Gaited on 0,..a05t every trallihlet tote, *Pudding
to him all hie secrete'. enperettly rspoeitig implicit
coofidonco in hi. odsoe. Mr °Word explained to the
jury that the etiaehme 'it of Roger for M. cousin, Miss
naughty., ~,o opposed by tiir Edward and Lady
Doughty, partly bream,' it wea certain that Sir James
Ticlaborte wow.' hare otheetted to tho match,
and partly also bet Roger's keltin were not Pooh as
doodd be wished. Mr. Gosford explaited the past taken
by Roger In the resettlement of the Ttobticrne sod
Doughty estates, and hls resolve that Vieloo, for which
his eousio, MIA Douelity. bad a great attachment,
should never powdbly ao out of the family, but that a
111. Interest in Ii should be in tom. w. 7 .itret her.
Be also described the making of liner. will, and the
edited which its provisions would have hid; and in
eotztestion with the will be gave the jury hie Own
version of the memorable tale of the "sealed posher
sad Ito contents. According to Mr. o,sford. titer
wrote upon a simple sheet of tote paper, " Memoreedeue,
Private and confident's'. If I merry my Gouda within
Mine Fon I premier, to build • church to the blessed
Tills. R. C. Ttohboree, Tiohbotne Perk," while
u.'toltrthuth was added "I also intood to rebuild the
hocoei as 7iolsoproe." Folding up the sheet c f paper
Rowe Dab it Into an soveope sealed it with• large
eta a red vu',acid fielded it to Mr. Goal cad to keep
for him Th. other mat important point in T.
Goetorda evidence I. the light which it throws upon
dale., it broco one the principal contentions forth.
persecution that the d. ure throned in the defendost's
Whist upon the action for
statement. seed sworn to
.i•riturr t, are 'Wain WI lid hopeless', incorrect'.
ii,. Vincent Gosfo 'On Friday said a. to Lady
Tichborne, now" would . Myr bar that Mier was
dead, and I slimmed men, ot, petotall sod vici..l
seines between her and Sir James " 4ba.febi,e,"otio glen
on• ottession when she tra• harpist
.James got into ouch a state that he .
bellied by the thouldere pushed her slot.. M.. paingi
to her own room, and locked the door. rr—"ei
before going Into Wales, I looked over • grea
papers, the accumulation of Wu years, tome bet.
to Roger, lied determined to destroy them. I be. 1
the whole, Including the sealed packet. I thought t
roper had no algoilicacce. Roger WWI deed, tied his I
condo wee the happy wife of another who I did not .
tope.* had any ktowledge of the ththg. It secured I
to me that, as a meteor of delicacy, it was better to I
horn the paper. I did not know thetany Lumen being
knew of it. tinter,cs except myself and my wife. Of
course, if I bed foreseen what eras going to happen I
would bays acted differently. lam tot aware of any
feSECIII why Roger should communicate with his family.
I never had a serious differenes with him In my life. I I
never heard it songeeted be bad any malformation, and
I am reran) he bad no peculiarity of the thumb.
Wel be tattooed ?—Well, if I had bees anked tea
year. ago if he was tattooed I should have said "Fes; '
but if you ask nth to call to Wad at say dee white '
saw the marks, I eannot tell. But I ass as positive
shot be Ina tattooed as any one esti be without haste-
in' tie preen* ocoation on whieh he taw It. Roger
talked about his Illness at Canterbury. He had
.ea objection to talk about Me health, and I recollect a
,very angry letter attest some ilium., that had been
scams to hut Riser.
The Lord Calif Jostles: In the earrespondence be
bemicoes quite &nee on the subject.
dir. Matthias: And be says, "I wish people would
tot. ul their own business."
malastiou cestineed: I do lot kaow his motive
for ....gig be that way.
Now,
,on have hod many opportunities of seethe the
defendant, Is he Roger Charles Tiolthoeue?—liost
oedidia, not. I aft as positive of Itest at. of my
e,,e, ...Lune, Looking at that men titling there,
have to my m„ vary alit 'saes features tad looke of
Reese, es, h I 1,. total ouritriat in every Ivey.
Mr. Gotha.,2 then saki that, bearing of the arrival of
Roger in England be ••••• op Psi p,517 from Wales'
to Loodon to see film. • January, 1867, obeerviog that
it wsuid cot only hams b ••• • Peat personal aratldcw-
Mtn to meet again hI. o'd Ma°, but wary important
to him in • proferaionsl a•••• Be Galled at Ford's
hotel and saw Botts, •Lom I, • ••••ffaiNtO at ootle.
H.
lesret from the landlady the %tha 1•10adout was at
Gravegeod, and be went to the .`10°1%•••• In oomPoor
with Mr. Plowdell and Mr. Cu.linclitoo. The waiter
said Sir Roger Tichborne was ci of; but that Lady
Tiehborte was upstairs. He sent u.• Ws card, and ate
sett down word that at the was g Ot wary wedi oho
could tot see him ; but that she had auto beard SD
Reser 'pea .f him.
au* lasted the
Mr. Goeford, in his rximinatlor,
whole of the day, tolemnly tented that goiter etre
hinted at any inch contiogenoy, se that ethieli tho
defendant said was oentemplated in the steel. ‘d packet
The gout adjoareed at Ito risiog till Mond-V.