The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-05
TIE GREAT TECHBORNE CASE.
Full Text of the Will of Lady Hen
rietta T. Tichb0rne.
The Present Claimant the Long Lost Son and
Rightful Etir.

Henrietta +. 11chb0rne, In which she afflrms that
the present claimant is her long lost The case
1t Will be remembered by the readers Of the HERALD
has occupied the attention OF the English for
a long time, and is, perhaps one Of the most inter-
esng trials OF years.
J. Dame Henriette Felicite Tichborne, at present
residing at Dorset street, Manchester square,
In the county OF Middiesex, widow, make oath and
say as foilows:-
| /. On the lst day Of August, 1927. ntermarried
with the late Sir James Francis Doughty lichpornc,
Bart, late OF Tlchbornc IN the county OF Souihamp-
ton, then James Francis Iichborne, Esq, now de.
ceased. My said marriage was solemnized
at ST. Georges Hanover square, and at
county Of MlddIesex There was issued OF the said
marriage four children, and no more-viz., !, the
aoove.named plaintiff our FIRST born son, who how, was
Mabella LOUISA who was born on the sth day OF
July 1882 NOW deceased);3, Alice Mary Perpetua.
deceased) and 4, Alfred Joseph Iicnborne, who was
born at Paris on the 4th day OF september, 1889
NOW deceased.
.. Upon the death of the late Sir Edward Doughty
nv husband became Sir James Francis Tlchborne,
thenceforth down to his death continued IN the
possession or receipt OF the rents and pros or the
oIg N n ESTATES re to On ne me n
taons created in his favor as IN the said bill men.
toned.
3. by royal license dated the Goth day Of April,
1853, her Majesty grants unto my husband license
and authority that he and mis- issue might thence
before that of Tichborne, and that he and they
might bear the arms OF Doughty, quartered with
those OF Tichborne and IN exercise OF the said
license my late husband thencefortn continued
down 70 his death to use the surname me OF Doughty
also to use the arms OF Doughty.
4. My husband died on The llth day OF June, 1862,
leaving the palntir, his eldest son and heir at law
and the said Alfred Joseph Ticnborne, his second
son, his only issue him surviving.
s. Upon the death OF my husband the plaintiff be-
came the eleventh baronet or Tchborne. lie at
tanned his age OF twenty-one years on the 9Th day OF
Ticnborne, beng then bachelor, intermarried on
the 18th day OF April 1851 with the above named
Tichborne, daughter OF the Right Hon. Henry Bene-
dict eleventh Lord Arundel Of Wardour.
Z. The said Alfred Joseph Tichborne died on the
22d day OF February 1866 having had issue, one son
born in his lifetime, namely Edward Francis Itch.
borne who died In early infancy and no other son
born In his lifetime; but his wife was encette at the
time OF his decease, and on the 2stn day OF May,
1866. she gave birth TO the above named defendant
Henry Alfred Joseph Ticnborne.
8. My husband and myself resided Tor many years
before he succeeded to the baronetcy In Paris, and
the plaintiff resided with US at Paris where he was
born from the date OF his birth until the year 1S45
when he was brought over TO this country, and was
shortly afterwards placed at Stonyhurst College,
Lancashire, where he received his English educa-
Q. In the month OF July, Is4o, the plaintiff was
appointed cornet, and subsequently lieutenant, in
her Maiesty's Sixth Dragon Guards Carabineersl.
He joined that regiment in the month OF october,
was on duty with the regiment until the month or
January, 1853, except during temporary leave or
II
the month OF February, 1853.
IG. During his vacation from college, and while
on leave OF absence from his residence the plaintil
county 10 travel in foreign parts, as hereinafter
mentioned With his late uncle the said sil EDWARD
TichDornes, and was in the habit oI shooting over
the Tichborne estates and hunting in that neghbor-
hood, and gave up much OF MS ume 10 neld sports
and the management OF horses.
IL. The plainun frequently expressed strong de-
to travel In foreign parts, and he left his rcgi-
ment with the object Of travelling for some years In
distant parts, ana IN the first instance he deter
mined TO proceed to South America.
IL. In the month OF March, 1852 the plaintiff took
passage on board ship bound for Valparaiso, and
from letters subsequently received from nim was
informed and believed that he arrived there in due
course, and from the like source OF information
knew thai ne was engaged IN travelling In "a lous
parts South America, and enjoyed the wild sports
OF the field until about the month OF April, 1854.
IL. After the death of Sir Edward Doughty my
House. where we continued to live down 70 the date
Of his death. During the plaintiffs stay in south
America he sent home To Tlchborne some birds
which | understood he had killed, and also some
pictures, ana two pairs or very large and peculiar
Ia some time afterwards and in the course OF tho
year 1854 intelligence reached Ichborne tnat the
palntiIi had taken passage, IN the month OF Aprl,
1854, at Rio Janeiro, on board SHIP called the
Bella bound for New York, and that she fonndered
at sea- and that the owners OF the ship and the I'M
derwriters at Lloyd's treated her as having been
lost but no tiuings reached TO the fate OF the
crew except that one boat belonging TO the Bella
had been met with at sea with no one on board, and
Ii was feared all the were drowned.
Is. chung 10 the belief that my son was saved.
and mad settled presentiment that some day
should see him again. l thought IL probable he
might have been picked up at sea, and l never
ceased TO express that beiiel 20 my husband ana
Francis Joseph Baigent, OF Winchester, an old
friend OF the family and frequent visitor to ITCH
borne, and to other persons.
l6. in or about the year 1858 sailor, whose name
is unknown to me, solicited aims at TIchborne PARK
while l was living there with my husband, and
represented that he had come from Australia; and
had a conversation with the sailor, and made IN
CURES o. MN $40 whene, crew no au eer es aav "a
The sailor replied that he had beard, when In Aus
tralia, OF some or the crew Of ship, which ne
sea and brought to Melbourne, but no further or
more definite Information as tothe Bella or her crew
could be obtained from the sailor
II. communicated to my husband the state
ment made by the sailor but he expressed the
further notice was taken OF such statement IN
his lifetime, save that L frequently referred
to it; and when the marriage between my
younger son aud the Hon. Teresa Mary Josephine
Tchporne was in contemplation stated that had
still the presentment that the plaintiff was not lost
and my husband and sent the defendant. Vincent
Gosford, IRON Tchborne 10 Wardour Castle to Lord
Arundel, before her marriage, 70 explain mat
whenever the plaintiff returned the title and estates
would belong TO MIN, and not to Alfred
Is. Alter the death OF my husband and In the year
1868 caused advertisements for the palnfIH IN the
English, French and Spanish languages TO be IN
serted IN the Times newspaper
40. some time subsequently, communicated with
Mr. Arthur Cubltt, OF the Missing Friends once,
Bridge street. Sydney, New south Wales, adyer-
tising agent, anu the SAID Mr. CuDft by my dlrec-
ton, caused advertisements to be inserted IN vari
ous newspapers published nc Melbourne aud olse-
where, announcing the death OF the plaintiffs
father, and giving description OF the plalntin and
Offering q reward for his discovery.
20. Ultimately. and In or about the month OF
March, 1885, received letter from the plalntIn,
dated from wagga wagga, New South Wales. IN
which he told me that he had made up MS mini To
face the once more, and requesting that FUNDS
night be sent out to him to defray his voyage home.
j replied, urging his immediate return home and
afterwards wrote HIM letter and RENTED TO him
a
nicatlon with Mr.. Globes, or Wagga Wagga, and
the said Mr.. Cubitt, and had urged them to be very
careful OF the plainuTs identity and to be sure ne
was my son before they allowed hun to come home,
and gave them certain information respecting the
plaintiff upon which they could question hD and test
| his identity have been informed and believe that
the plaintiff left Australia before such letter arrived
| there, and nave since received the fd00 back.
a. expected that the plaintin would arrive by
the French packet from Australia to st. Nazare In
France, and went to Paris IN November, 1855, to
| meet him. He did not, however, come by that
rnutc receiyel letter from him In the carly narL