Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-23

The Australians are naturally as much inter
estcd in the Tichborne case us the people of
England. We take from the st. John Telegraph
extracts from some of the Australian papers on
this subject:
The Melbourne Leader says GA statement
was current in town in well Informed circles to
the effect that there is now man in Melbourne
who was one Of the crew of the Osprey, which
it is now known picked up the boats crew of the
Bella in mid-Ocean. He states that the reason
why the circumstances of this vessels loss was
not reported to the customs was simply that of
the six men found in her five were entered on
the ships articles as able Seamen, while the
other one, who was known only by the name of
Roger took officer as steward The sailor says
he was poor daZed creature, not up to much at
the best Three years after being in the bush
IN Gipp's Land, tins sailor met the steward, and
going up TO him said, Halo, Roger, how are
you? & am not Roger, now replied the other
MY name is Tom de Castro On this the two
parted. The seaman from the Osprey, however,
it is said is certain that he could identify
"Roger" if he saw him again; and il is more
than likely that he will proceed to England with
Mr. jeune. He says, also, that he can find the
master of the vessel at any moment, and there
is one circumstance which occurred on board the
Osprey which the claimant to the Iichborne es-
tate must remember, if he is reminded only of
the surrounding facts. HIS yeracity has been
tested by several means and not been found
waning. Should he recognize in the alleged
Sir Roger Tichborne the Roger picked up float
ing in mid-ocean, the chain of evidence in his
favor will want little to complete it,"
The last phase is the appearance in Ballarat
Of a new candidate for the honor of having
owned the horses alleged to have been stolen by
De Castro and Orion, for which theft they were
tried at Castlemainc. This gentleman Estates
the STAR 9th September) arrived on Tuesday
morning, from SkiptOn, on his way rs he al,
leges, to Melbourne, to answer an advertisement
t1,o s,1Ii TIn ba
one Of the thieves in the photographed likeness
of the claimant when in court, but from what
he docs recollect says that Morgan, who was one
of the accused, was r0und-shOuldered, with a
short neck, and rather Stout though not nearly
so corpulent as the claimant. The date of the
trial at Castlemaine is fixed by this Mr. Bur
CESS as in 1856, or as nearly that date as posi-
hle. He is not sure of the date, but says it was
before Sir William Stawtll became chief Justice,
which was in 1851. This is much earlier than
the date spoken OF by the claimant, but as Nor
gan the buShranger, killed at Pechelba station,
was sent TO jail from Castlemaine for horse steal
ing, two Morgans have been dealt with at differ
cut times for the like offence, and thus may have
arisen the confusion The same gentleman says
that he was for several years Overseer on sta
ton belonging TO Sir William Stawell, before the
latter became chief justice. If the new conner
OF yesterday has any claim to be considered the
owner of the stolen horses, at least another Bur-
CESS exists, who is alleged by more than one
person TO be the real man, and his whereabouts
are known, though his willingness to come for
ward has not yet been ascertained. It is said
that two young men were in Ballarat some
months since, who could, it found, identify the
claimant as De Castro, DE Castro having left
their fathers service at Wangaratta TO 90 to
England" The Courier Of the same date, how
ever, puts another aspect on the case, and says:
with regard 10 the man Burgess, so freely men
toned of late in connection with the Tichhorne
case, we learn on good authority thar he died at
Castlemaine seven years ago. IL was thought
that mau uame1 Wbitlock, who, until four
months back, was il the employ of Mr., Han
chard, OF the Varieties, was burgess, and that
he assumed the name Of Whitlock on account
of some financial difficulties he had left behind
him at Castlemuine. We are assured, however,
that this is not the case, but that Whitlock was
simply brOther-in law to Burgess" Burgess,
alter bit, will be as difficult Of identification
as Tichborne A Mr. Drew thus writes TO the
Sar on the matter: 81 am induced TO come
forward in this case so far as il concerns Hor-
ton or Orion, connected with case of horse
stealing tried at Castlemaine. | may state was
sergeant Of police in those days, and well recol-
lect the above circumstances; and in support of
this assertion can get the evidence of many
members Of the force to substantiate nv assef-
ton, notably so Mr. John Ogilvv, who was A
cadet at Castlemaine at the time stated. If MIR.
Burgess is here and will appoint time will be
most happy 10 meet him
The Star of September Z, says: On addition
to what we have published in reference TO the
IichbOrne case, we understand that for some
time, till within the last two months, a man was
living in Ballarat North, whose testimony, if
Trustworthy, would be very valuable in this re-
markable trial The man we refer TO was years
ago a sailor, aud his Balarat friends imagine,
from what he has frequently said on the subject,
thar he could give valuable testimony. From
what they now remember to have heard him say
they state that he came TO the colony about
eighteen years ago, which is not very far from
the date at which De Castro alleges he came to
Victoria, and that he was one of the seamen on
board a ship on a coast-which they believe 70
have been that of South America-which was
wrecked or abandoned near that time, and of
| which vessel picked him with others, among
| whom he thought was Dc Castro. Ii Is stated
! that when talk was INDUCED in some time ago
abut the truthfulness Of De C1stro's statement
| the man 10 whom we refer described the person
| who had suffered with him and entered the col.
| ony with him, and that his description was q
| good one Of De Castro. About two months
| since he left his friends, and has not since beer
| heard Of, and il is thought that he may have
| started 70 work his passage to England on boart
| ship, as he has said that he would have gon,
there long since bnt for his wife and iamily.''
yesterday Gays the Ballarat Courier. Sept
~ we announced that Burgess, who Is wanie,