The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-21

The Tichborne trial was begun on the 18th
of May, before a jury Of eleven, by eensento
counsel on both sides, who comprise some OF
the ablest men at the bar. Thus far only the
plaintiffs evidence has been. heard; but tits Of
such a character as almost to justify the re-
ant Is 'either Sir Roger Tichborne or the
devil"
yersy. It Is certain that Roger G. D.. ITCH
borne, the SON of Sir James D. Tlchborne and
Lady Harriet F. Tiehborne, was born in Janu-
where bis father and mother then resided,
IN .:er the care OF a French tutor named Chat
tiuon, the family being Roman Catholics; that
i'm l8i5. he was sent TO sehool1n England; that
he entered the British army as an officer OF
the Carbineers in 1S49, and was static ned for q
1853, from some cause which is not clearly ex.
planned, he left England, proceeded 70 Harve,
and there embarked on q sailing vessel called
the Pauline, bound for Valparaiso. =,
While an ofdcer In the army, Young Itch
borne waa rather slim, about five teet~ eight
inches In height, and having been educated
In France, his Engush was decidedly foreign
In accent. His departure to South America
can be attributed only to the ~unhappiness
which he experienced in his home relations
owing to the miserable life which his
parents led together, to the rldicule he en-
coaptered In the army owing to his deficient
education, and which led him to sell his COM
mission, aad to his love for a wild, roaming
Life.
It Is alleged In behalf of the claimant that
Roger Tichborne, accompanied by q servant
named Moore, reached Valparaleosfn safety,
and thence went to Santiago, where Moore
fell sick and was left behind by his master,
who expected to continue his voyage In the
Pauline. After residing p short time at a
-1o.o oo11aa lfa1fnt1Io hn ohonAonQd thtQ inlQ
and made a journey across the Continent 81
South America. Returning to Santiago. he
met Moore again, and then made hts way TO
Bio Janeiro, where he embarked on the Bella,
q vessel bound for New York.
Now there Is no doubt that the. real Roger
Tiehborne was on board the Bella when she
sailed. The Bella was lost at sea; and when
the news reached England that the vessel and
all hands had gone down, IT was trml pc
lieyed that Sir Roger had shared their tate.
His fathers will was proved, and the next OF
kin, whose guardians appear as deiendants IN
this suit, took the property.
On the proposition that one person was saved
son was Sir Roger Tlchborne, Is based the
plaintiffs claim In this great suit: Hesays
that two boats left the vessel; that ne Wss,ln
one Of them; and that after floating about IN
It for three days hewas picked up BY an Amer
lean vessel and taken TO Melbourne, where ne
landedin July, 1854:
The Australian gold excitement was then at
Its heights; but Sit. Roger-assuming that the
claimant Is he-being a good horseman. went
to work at breaking horses instead Of digging
gold. he was very fond Of horses, and met
with much success, remaining for some IN
in the service of a gentleman named roster,
In Glppsland, and changing his name TO
Thomas Castro, that OF q friend he had made
inChili. He was married In 1855, and has mad
tWekchildFen,
In the meantime a sailor, who had solicited
aims of Sir R0gerls mother. Lady Tichborae,
at Tichborne Park, in England, saying that ne
had come from Australia, told her nal ne
had heard while there Of some persons ship
wrecked on the Bella having been picked up
and brought to Melbourne. This was In 1858.
LADY Tichborne attached considerable impor-
lance to It, although her husband did not; but
after his death, and In 1858, Rhe advertised the
fact and for information concerning her lost
son in England, Australia and elsewhere; Inc
advertisements came to The notice OF the
claimant, and led to his return to England
with his family In 1856.
How far does the alleged Roger Tichborne
Of 1856 and Of to-day resemble the Roger
Tichborne who sailed from Hayre IN the year
1858? He Is very much %stouter, bis he'll mt
differs little, If at all, and he is utterly unable
to speak French, which was the language oil
his childhood
But the ey,-ence OF his SILENTLY is exceed
,nply strong. His mother-siuce dead-re-
coanlzed him and acknowledged him as ner
son. MIR. Hopkins, the family solicitor. who
had known the young man very lntlmateiy,
" made no his mind that the claimant was an
arrant imposter, succumbed at the frst inter-
view. and recognized him. Moore, the ser.
want who went out In the Pauline. loentlneo
him. The reglmental tailor knew him as tne
man for whom he had formerly filled orders,
and fourteen former oncers anu pri'a'es III
the Carbineers swore to his identity.
The claimants lack Of education has been
much commented on, and the solicitor-SSene
raj. who Is one OF the counsel Tor the delence,
ELECTED the following testimony on MS cross
examination OF the cousin OF whom we nave
already spoken:
soRdever ~ %[Laughter.l witness res ne
"Have you ever. heard him say his abscess
busted pr [Laughter.] Witness. No.
The SoliciIor-Gsneral. DO you mean to say
that he would pass muster among EnSirsn
gentlemen as an English gentleman! W.T.
ness. / could point out several Eng = sng geI,
tlenen who would not pass muster as Enslen
Gentlemen any better than he does They are
men apparently no better than farmers, ana !
Would place Tichborne among That Glass;. !
have heard of persons called English gentle
men who were 80 illiterate In conversation
that you would take them to be nothing oeItel
than pig iobbers. :.n,,h
The Solicitor General. Was the Roger Tich-
horne of 1889 a man whose manners were no
better than O farmer, or more than equai 10:
rip.iobber? Witness. In those days ne dlo
not dress in the particular style that ne alter
ward adopted. ..oo,;,o
abort his dress, but his manners. witness
never said that the present claimant mad n:
better manners than . pig jobber.
The Solicitor-General. Do you meaR 10 So!
that the manners OF the claimant are as gooe
"a the manners of the Tichborne whom you
knew in 1913? Witness. Quite as good.
have seen him preside at his table WIN a.
much repose as any gentleman. He was
man whom you could not distinguish from I'M
vast number OF gentlemen except IN some Id
accuracies Of language.
The Solicitor General. Such as "hoWsomd
ever" CLaughter.l
A lady who had known young Mr.: Tiehoorn
befo:e 1858. when French was bis fayoril
tongue, testified that while dining win I'M
claimant since his return she spoke a few word
In French, when he eyincrd his knowledge 9
wret she said. proving that he had not who'll
fol- gotten The language.
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