The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-17 00:00:00

MB. PiTTUDIMIGH.

Simultaneously with the shove there appears a
lengthy document from Lt. Pittendreigh, explaining
how she became eouoetted with the late triaL Mrs.
Pittendrelgh't statement throws mush light upon the'
teotios adopted ,by the Claimant for supporting his
imputure, and oasts diuradit upon Mrs. Jury's state-
mtnt at to her non-acknowledgement of defendant at
her relative. It due. from the marled when Mrs. Jury
first offered herself as Mrs. Pittendesigh's lodger,
'shabbily drew.i in mourolog," and whom Mrs.
Pittendreish at first tbourlit to boa domestic taking
[tame for her mistreat. 0 When I found they were for
herself, I said, 'The rooms are £1 114. a week. Is not
that tol mush for you? no,' she replied ; ' I osn
give you a referent. to Baron Tichborne, to whom I am
related, eud he will too your rent paid." Shortly &tier-
wards Game the visit from Charles Orton already
described in that gentleman's oonfeation. Mrs. Pittett.
oreigh oonfirms bia amount of his own oondriot at tb•
interview, while giving • very different version of her
own. She got him she says, to writ, down his state-
ment that be knew who the Omlinant wes. saying that
she would .mm13.1'1010144 it to her hosband's employers,
or would tell her husband when he tune home. On
Mrs. Jury ocuniug to make fin •1 trrangemeom for the
lodgings, the chewed her the written statement, aud
that lady on teeing the handwriting, " turuel deathly
and recommended Mrs. Pittendreigh to "keep
quiet,' and slat would let Baron Tiohborue know as
quickly as possible who bad been there, ssid that Mrs.
l'ittendreigh would very Mistily hear from her. The next
day Mr. Carter called, and Mrs. Ptitendreigh was then
asked to communicate' by letter with the Claimant, and re-
°toyed from him slew hours after the first letter of their
iuterestiog oorrespoodence. She then paid a visit to
Karon Tiobborue," who opened the door to her
"a strange aotioo," as she thought "for • burin,"
aud to whom, according to her own account, she tory
frankly oommunioatoi her couvletion that be was ono
of the Orton family. The Cleiinant then engaged her
at a guinea a day to instruct hi, wife in reading and
writing, and on goiog down again shortly afterwards to
assume her fonotiont u governess she had en interview
with the Dowager Lady "riohborne, the details of which
seem to thew that the poor old lady woe then in a con-
dition of 'plateful doubt and onoertainty. I said to
her, lady, has your son told you of the man who
called at my house saying that your son was his brother?'
I thought the old lady seemed fearfay agitated. She
tali, " Walt awhile." She opened the dining-room
door, looked up and down the plumage, shut the door,
tried the handle to see that the door was clued firmly,
seated herself at my side on lb. *ouch, and told me to
tell her all. I told her, ea briefly and truthfully at
possible, the eirouutstanue oonauted with Charles
Orton's visit to my hone*, and that her son knew all
about It, no he had offered me money for the written
statement Charlie Orton had left behind him. She oried
fearfully, and said, "Madame, do you think for a
moment that my 600 la deceiving me?" I said, "If his
is your son how can be decide. you? dud why is it any
interest to him to offer we a bribe to seep me quiet?"
Shortly afterward. Mrs. Pittendreigh remarked to the
Claimant that he would have to account for the ring
his father gave him as a keepsake ; upon which the
Claimant asked her to lied out for him what sort of •
ring it was, the oolour and device of this stone, and the
maker's name, and she promised to de to. She put
herself in communication with the solicitors for the
other side- She mentioned to Mr. Doblimon the °mese-
segos about the "mythical ling," and that gentleman
advioed her to write as though to ask for her payment
as govern... to the Claimant wife, "butts reality to
write about tht ring you mentioned; and as it never
existed, if the Claimant catches hold of your statement,
and it misled by it, then be is on impostor. She acted
on Mr. Dobineons advice, with the result that the
Claimant gave a full, true, and particular aseount of
the imaginary ring when in the winner Itt.tx, and that
Luke afterwards deuribed it with equal minuteness,
having seen It on the Claimant's finger when he washed
him, "and the moment I read that," says Mrs. Pittend-
neigh, "I knew Lehi was • villain." Oo ono woad=
the Claimant, in questioning her about Chariot Orton,
said "Whatever you do, you are not to mention that
my broth•r galled. On ono occasion the Claimant said,
"Ask your husband il he has ever hurd at the office
about • portrait that was taken away from my mamma's
box, and another pet in it. plasm; because they could
never have heard of it exaept from my 1116101111111 maid.
If I find she has mentioned snob a thing, I will pay her
handsomely and sand her out of England." The time
the C.aimant called at her how's for the document
written by bin brother, on his leaving, she followed him
until he joined Mrs. Jury clue to South Hackney
Chord'. Ihry milked up and down for • little time,
and then parted. Subsequently to OM. she wrote •
letter to the Claimant, refusing to go any more to
Croydon to inatruat his wife. Sbe said, "A. I wish to
earn money hoot:wily, I must decline instructing your
wife. If there be so truth in the statement of Charles
Orton, why do you want to buy It? I have ettaletent
proof that you are mixed up with Mrs. Jury, as I kayo
wen you together.' He never repliod to that loiter.
She mentioned the coutiug of the brother and slatio to
Mr. Dobinuo, and after that they were watched.

DI. WILLY,
taking for him motto BAatapoara'a linoa,

You do take my life,
When you do take the omens whereby I lire,
lee appealed to tito pblio, by means of letter. to WI
Sicutdar. end the Hoar protesting against the "delibe-
rate ettemyt" Indult be says "is nolo bei4g mad* to
iittioemot my &note,* to tato actioa ag .ioat mu for as
Jeitafai time/tarts of my doty to Utz moot it*Aappy of
woo.'

We are of opinion that Dr. Kelm'ly went far beyond
even the usual lionise accorded to counsel in using
lush abusive leagues* in dote:idiot the Claimant ; but
surely the severe castigation be received torn the Lord
Chief Jollies to whom Dr. Krinealy some years ago
dedicated one of his volumes of poem.) hag been
piinishment enough for his sins against good tads.

JUN LOlll