The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20 00:00:00

Wein What poadole reliance has the delendent in %hero,
that he t+ to rest Ma case at it were upon their testimon, i
say he lug none, and am I to st,ke my case upon the °behave
of what they will say In the wilasetebos. Can I take no heed
,4 the immense au uss that have been pelt to wltoestest Can
I abut my eyes to the fact thet any amount of gull is ready
when particular I;4M-oases are dequlred.
Th. Lord Clef Jo ties duets an imputatku id utterly ush
just flshle. Do you mean t. hay that the Treasury have paid
the witnessed -
Mr. Keurally I mean to icy with perfect bolduead If my
cam It true that Donna 114e7 and Mrs. M'Aillater have
awl en falsely.
the Lord Chief Justice it:caved money to setae
falsely.
Mr. Keneely For what they have sworn. Your bod-
ed' s Lie always putting a wrong coustruction upon my
word..
the 1,,r4 Chief Jitstice : When you say they have sworn
I fldely aid have her n paid for dolue it, and that thy amount
if gold wohld have been f rtlycolyfing so obtain the v vidrnce
of other witnessed, what does II not meof but a charge of
hrlberyegelasoy sold wi
t the
spoudtc
irness a2scentCff prB? Mr. K srllcular Imj.ortanee,
awl Id it not true?

The ord Chief Justice : No.
Mr. Keneely : I thought it was, and I think the evidence
jusiitt. my c ruing to that conclusion.
The Lord Gh'ef J uatlce : Nothing 11. transpired to prove
that the Government were pre p.ed with ary amount of gold
to pay for the evidence of other witness..
Mr. Keuesly : I made no Filch charge.
The LorVidef Justice it is Corp unfortunate that we are
perpetually misunderstanding ourielves.
Mr Kenealy : there are mini. persons engaged in the cage
beside the public pros cut.
The L ird Chief Justice : Then I will change my phone, and
say you bring accusath He for which you aro not warante
or jortifled, or excused by anything that bas transpired In
thu court. . . .

Mr. lienealy : If my case is true there most Lave been
false evidence g,,n. It the person I represent Is It gee
Tichborue and others swear that Le is Arthur Oar., I
should be the greatest fool ally,. if I did tot behove that
the evidence was paid for. By whom I know act, nor is it
h.-bestiary for me to discover . but there is not a man who
thinks the delendant is It .ger Tichbolne who h. COMO
forward for nothing sad has sworn that hole Arthur Orion
The L ird Chief Justice : I never head a more übj
able aceesatlm. . _ . . .

Mr K nealy I net awry to have to repeat It, but lam
proceeding on the Beau t ption that my cue Is true, and that
of the prosecution la not true.
Mr. Justice I ciii: After the txperlewe of the but ten
dip! I have listened with ast oilstone t to the charges you
have brought against the other aloe and f,r e hien that, Is
no ground,
The Lord Chief Justice Is It not possible that If the ver-
dict goes against your client tt at the Ni1110.4e5 for the pro-
'tenth a mg have be. n misluen. That Is a more charit-
able construction, and the only one I ahoulu have co.
Ildered could be c ,ntended for for one moment.

Mr Justice Mellor I never before beard such charges
upon such ft.undatlon.
Mr. Sen.!, : Well I must leave the Jury to decide
between us. I have • hard task to i.e farm to defending this
man. I have something LOrritiC oppo•ed to ma. Every day
I have had to surmount °Wale. that hive never before be. u
presented to any counsel. I must rely on your judgment,
and I Will endeavour to do my duty, No Mug shall Impede
me; nothing shall frighten me. I am f • race that
knows no tear. The learned c matt was proceeding to
slate that the independence of the bar was being Imperilled,
when—

Tn.. Chief Justice: I desire that you make no more
observations of that kind. lhese are ra fiections on iliac or;
which are wholly unjustifiable mid lanceted for. The lode-
pi-ndence of the bar is not involved. Many interrupSous
have taken piece. No one uphol. s the Independence of the
bir more than we do (applause), but there is a very great
difference between independence and license.

Mr. Kenea'y t I will assert the Independence, and not use
license When the independence of the bar ceases the
liberties of Old Engiano are gone. the independence if the
her le SS important to every one of our rights as la the free.
dom of the press we hear so much about. How cau
I tell that money has not been paid to M.
Jury and Mrs. Tredgettl• In referring to Mtn Loaner
the learned counsel made use of the expression of
her being the mistress of Arthur o.ton, which called forth
a unanimous expression of Ws .pproval from the jury, where-
upon Mr. Rene&ly said he did not me an it In an immoral
sense, and age! i protested against he expressions being mis-
construed. He sada —Why the delendant gave the shirrs
money, why he gave his likeness to them, why he went to
Wapping, and why he felt an Interest 1.5 that wretched family
of Orbits, Heaven only know.; but I don't, arta can't
tell you. (Laughter.) That Roger lichborne aid Arthur
Orton were In lone way connected the evidence indisputably
proves. That Arthur Otton knew that Roger Tlchbor .te was
cawing to England to claim Ms ancestral estates you
c Allem doubt, and that be has a pu lope Roger Tichborne
Tom which he could n•ver escspe, and was cognisant of
etc, and crimes which is woutd be very inconvenient
for Repr Tichborne CO have merit( ined to gegland. If
that be so, I can perfectly well understand A•thur Orion'.
saying to him, "1 shell sxpect you to provide for my
broti er and sister "—the hush money for the secret y—
and the would &comb§ for tbe defendant's best going to
Wapping on his return to ttds country. shouio like to see
a d.guerreotype of tee renown • Aram OM 0 No doubt
shot(' la one, and the we should be able to form a correct
op.nlon of the man. I am entitled, In the ab mice of
• he, to my that you may presume there is one, hut that
It ittee not agree with the festhres of Arthur Orion as
tiescribed by some of Lae Wspplog wittiest's, the
loaned counsel said the appear..oe and oleappearance
Steph• us cud Jolter led to the supposing /hat they
were snot teases Anterica to wan h lb- defendant, which
wound account for his visit to Wappkg 1.11,4 So soon
known. I have twsed my remarks upon the supp 'salon
thgt Arthur Orton is S. at, hut, summing him to be
alive, Nome mysterious influeoce might keep tom hack—
some Crimea which prevent ttle trusting himself within
Cie meshes of the law. It may be that he Is alive at this
utomeet in the wilds of Australia, concealed under a false
semi awl aan guise. We have no mesh, of tra 1.. g (Jul his
svt ert•ab tits, ens: V.erelose we cannot call him Ills wrung
to lets sister, cud aesuming himself to be Stephen., nal In.
cousbitent with a fried Went mind.
The Court then again adj ,urned.