New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-25
THE ROMANCE OF THE LAW.

THE ROMANCE OF THE LAW.
Continuation of the Great Tichborne Tr
ai-BarOnet or Observation-Disclosures 4
OrtOnf-Testimony of the Claimant
the Case-Extraordinary History-Th,
Sealed Packet-Startling Revelations
What that Packet Contained. I,f
London Correspondence New York World.
LONDON, June 3 1.-THE great Tichborn
trial, which has now reached its twentet
day, and bids fair to continue for mont
longer, deepens constantly in interest: an
had it not been for the all-absorbing natur
OF the events which have been happenin
across the channel, the trial by this tim
| would nave been the great sensation of tn
season. Yesterday and the day before tn
claimant was himself in the witness box
and his evidence may be said TO hav,
crowned the edifce of his case. What ties
tlmony the other side may be able to pro
duce remains to be seen: but by the mouth.
OF no less than twenty-eight witnesses, al
well as by that of himself and the affidavit
OF the lady who died in the belief that he
was her son, the claimant has produced
mountains of what seems to be incontesta
Die evidence that he is indeed no other than
Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne. the
twelfth baronet of that name, and owner of
the great estates of that family, and not.
as his opponents claim, one Arthur Orton.
alias Thomas Castro, butcher and cattle
grover of Australia.
Some time ago l sent you, at the beginning
OF the trial, full outline of this extraor-
binary case, the particulars of which must
be remembered by your readers. 1t is adj
united on both sides that Sir Roger Charles
Doughty 'Tichborne, in March, 1853, being
then twenty-four years old, embarked at
Hayre Tor Valparaiso; that he reached the
latter city, spent some months in South
America, and in the early part of 1854 EN-.
barked for New York on the American ship
Bella. which vessel, when a few DAYS out.
foundered at sea. But at this point the
quarrel commences. The defendant in this
suit, who is Sir Rogers infant nephew. con-
tends that when the Bella went down all
on board were lost, and that, Sir Roger be-
ing thus drowned, his title and estates went
hrst to his younger brother, and on his
death to his child, the infant defendant
IN this suit. But the plaintiff, on the
other hand, contends that all on board fine
Bella were not lost; that the captain. some of
the crew and Sir Roger got into boat, and
after hoating three days were picked up by
another American ship, the Osprey, and
carried to Melbourne; that there Sir Roger
went into the country, changed his name to
Castro he had known in South America),
became cattle driver and butcher, married
an illiterate woman under this name, and
there until 1866 when he wrote TO
bis mother, returned here, was recognized
oy her and by hosts of his old friends, and
hen brought this suit to recover his proper-
". The other side claims, in addition TO
heir claim. that Sir Roger was drowned
when the Bella went down; that this Thomas
castro was, in fact, a fellow named Arthur
)rton; that Orion and Castro are one and |
he same, and that by some means having |
eQuired a great deal of knowledge of Roger |
Iichborne's affairs, and of the Tichborne |
amlly, he resolved to set up the monstreus |
'retense that he was Sir Roger. ..,... |
L have said that the evidence of the twen-
weight witnesses already examined is |
strong in the claimants favor.
is crushingly strong-so strong that one
aust believe that, as one of the witnesses
aid, the claimant is ''either Sir Roger or
he very old devil himself When he was
ist seen by these witnesses he was twenty
our years DID, he Is now forty-two. He
hen weighed lao pounds; he now weighs
~ pounds, and is so heavy that he stands
18th difficulty. But these twenty-eight
with one voice, declared that
ley all recognized him, and after convers-
e with him bad become convinced, be-
Ond the possibility of doubt, that he was
ne man he claimed to be-their "old mas
r." their former playfellow;" their for
er fellow;Otficer'' in the Sixth Dragon
yards and Carbineers their "former
lpir' at Stonyhurst college. etc. For these
illnesses were of all classes in life
Among them were four officers and five
IN commissioned officers, who served with
oyer Iichborne in the regiments to which |
, belonged; an attorney who did business |
+ Roger TichbOrne; the man who was
Dger TichbOrne's servant in the regi-
ent; the man who went with Roger Itch
'rne to South America as his servant the
ilor who made Roger Tichborne's clothes:
e governess of Roger Tichborne's cousin.
tn whom he was in love; the servants of
)ger Tichborne's uncle; the surgeon who .
tended Roger Tichborne when i'll and who
ed him in the ankle, leaving a scar still to I
seen; the priest who taught him at Stony
rst; another priest who knew him when q ]
ung man; an old fisherman who used to / !
with him; Sir Frederick Constable, who
ew him when boy in Paris; his own
usln, now q justice of the peace; and \
mber OF country gentlemen who had =,
own Roger Richborne before he left L
gland. I
All of them were as certain that this I
INFANT was the Roger Tichborne whom 9
~ had known eighteen and twenty y
ars ago as they were of their own exist
re. They knew him by thousand !,
the tricks of his features, I
the expression of his eyes, by the }
'uliarities of his voice, by the 1,
things which he had re- !!
led to their minds in converse II
n concerning events which were
OWN alone to them and to him. Never
s there stronger case than this seemed "
md thn ~ xf h., | v
eenth day of the trial, appeared to think IT
They expressed their impotence at 4
ring any more evidence of this kind; the y
intitf's counsel said they had as many u
re witnesses yet to bring forward, g
said that they would like to hear the II
intitf's own testimony. Their desire ~
J gratified, and Sir Roger Charles Dough- d
lichborne was put into the box, where LII
has now been for three days. He is very
and not handsome man; he has not p
,inating manners; his letters las well as u
display a high degree of education, but .,
about the man is that indescribable VI VI
lething which makes one believe he is ~ ~
entleman. He gave his evidence in w
Y low tone, appearing to suffer from pt
rseness, and his utterances were i'm GO
red by his having lost some of his front Sd
ii. His evidence, SO far as it has gone,
twelve columns of fine type, so 1 am I m
going to attempt its recapitulation.
CLAIMANT ON THE sTAND-ExTRACT u
FROM HIS TESTIMONY. he
efore l went abroad made will; did be
communicate the fact to any of my L;
nds or relations; did not do it through bu
Hopkins, but through Mr.. Edward e
lighter; thought Mr.. Hopkins would tell kI
family of it; in fact, / knew he would, kn
e would do nothing without telling my tic
er; have seen the will since at Doc he
Cnmmnns. L eyanuted the will about | t,r