The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-06
THE T1CEBORNE TRIAL,
Further DeD4s!ucns in Behalf OF the
CLAIMANT.

Among tho witnesses who testified in be-
half If tle claimant in the Tichbornc care
on November goth wcro thrco whose evil
dcnce Was Of unusual weight.
Ueselline Sharpin, architect, Of York,
said | used to practice In Ripon, ind ain
o brother Of Mr.. Sharpin, late the mayor
AMI now the borough magistrate for Scar-
borough. LII 1853 embarked in u steamer,
tho Cr9,us, for sydney, but STAYED in
Melbourne, where we arrived on the
10Th or 11th Of April, 1854. At Mel.
bourne l remained about a month, and
then went Gu to sydney, but returned
10 Melbourne in July. | first landed
III cambridge pier, originally Iiardet's
landing place. | hid been 10 Melbourne
previously, IN 1S49-'50. III July, 1854, /
Wa on board Il steamer called the Comet,
4 small vessel which used to run from Hob
sons Bay 20 Melbourne. | bad been at
NilliHtu>tuwa that dag. The Comet took
soma men of vessel In the bay, three
ma>ieJ,, rakibh-lookng vessel, low III the
water, sud, to the best Of my recollection,
sthooner.ripGed. with round stern. [rhe
clIimlnt AYERS that though the vessel In
which Sir Roger Tichborne embarked was
lost, ynt he was rescued, and Is SIR Roger. !
was down below wien the Comet stop
ped, aud came up TO Sec what she wGs
stopulnc for. ! then saw some men come
on noar,l from The other vessel !; they We're
evidently sailors. They appeared at the
tiluo TO he common sailors. Some went AT,
and Others stood about the chimney. /
went aft myself, and there noticed two OF
H. men | had seen come down the pad
d c-boX. One WAS wcll-drossed man, the
other Young gentleman dressed AZ q
sailor, but evidently not sailor. lie
had not the bearing Of . sailor. l was
tatlling - another person, and this
youug gentleman turned round and
made an observation. Ho had de.
cideIlv Frcrch acceut; So much 60
that | took him for Frcnchmsn. also
saw him FL his eyebrows While talking.
perfectly rememJer this. 1t struck me
that he was Interested IN what l was say
Ing. Last August was at the York races,
and there Eaw person whom now Know
10 hc Inc plaintiff. He was sitting II the
balcony Of the Grand Stand, and l looked
at MIN through my opera glass. Every
body vas booking at him. ] had not at the
time any belief that l had seen him before.
Since then | have had IN opportunity of
conycrsing with him, AID have come to
the conclusion that he is the same person
saw on board the Comet in 1854. Before
our interview on saturday saw some photo
erauhs of him in shop window ut York.
That would be about the 9th or lob Of thiS
mouth. then thought he was The young
man | eaw in 1861; and on Saturday l
bought N London another photograph Of
the claimant.
William Davis said : was In the Cara
},ipeers from lS49 to 1861, and went through
the Crimean End Indian mutny campaigns.
knew Mr.. Tlchborne in the regiment, and
| was in his company for four hours to four
hours ana u half day for twelve months.
, ipti nj
il he woslu answer two questions pus to
him n. must be tle man or the devil. One
question was about Il young donkey beng
but into his ted. | asked him 1t he could
tell me the man who fetched the young
donkey out OF his bed. He said William
Davis, J believe. That is me l did fetch
The coukcv out. asked him what he gave
me three days drill for. He said he did not
recollect, but aiterward he said he bad given
me three days Grill for rubbing an Oil rag
over my horses leg TO make IL shine. had
done it to hide the dirt. /! was the ser
yc1nt-mai1r who found it out aud bTou2hS
me before Mr.. Tichbolne. 1t was Ser
peant. Major Till. He WAS killed IN the In
dian mutiny.
After the witnesses cross-eXamlnatlon,
the Lord Chief Justice asked HIM, What
did you do with The donkey! When MT.
Tichhorne went in he dropped the CANDLE
| SUPPOSE in his fright-and ran out, cali
ing to me, sentry, sentry q was the
sentry), the devil is i'll my bed ~ suld 10
him, ~ don't want to see the devil, slr..
But he says, "You must fetch him out OF
INV bed" | said, "Sir, it Is death tor
soldier t. desert his post until be Is proper
l. relieved you must get me relieved" 1
did not want TO gc, for was no hero thcn,
and [ did not want TO see the donkey, or
devil IS he called it. lie told me he would
be answeruble for my post, and L had 10
obey HIM. When | went in poked up the
caoiestick and the candle felt out, aud l
was expecting every moment that the defii
would take hold of me. He shouted 10 me,
"D-y you, you have let the candle out"
The Lord Chief Justice: What did you
do with the donkey. Witness: The don
kew was tied down 70 the bed undid Tue
forelegs first there was night-cap, on the
donkey; l uGdid the fore.legs Of the Con
kew aud he sat Up, and Sir koger looked in
ard boted again; l shouted to him, IL IL
q Young donkey, sir" and when nc came
In !. second time the little donkey was going
about the room, and be said, Cd you,
don't YOU let him kick UP row here let
us carry him down." l said. ''IHke the
rgrayarl; 1t is tas lientest" bat Lie SAID
NO; / Will take the niudpart."
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