The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-25
the Roger Tichborne you knew in former

the Roger Tichborne you knew in former
daysP A. Not the slightest. II .-., ay-
q. Tell me this, Boyle: Have you given
him Information as to his early days for the
purpose OF his setting up this claim? "A.
No, mono; could give him great deal of
information If he asked me /; but he never
asked me question about any OF 1t. .gf.,.1
Q. At the end of this conversation which
you had with him at The hotel were you
then convinced he was Sir Roger? A. les /;
seeing that he named the people to me that
he asked Inc about; in fact, he was 80 much
like one OF his uncles that ct the first ap-
pearance I could have sworn l never saw
any one more like another than he was like
the late Sir Henry Tichborne; they are as
like as two peas. s..r, ~ "a
The cross-examination OF Boyle, which
was conducted by the Attorney.General,
was very long and very severe, but he stood
it admirably, and 1t is really hard to ina
gine how the defence can upset the evi-
dence already given. When Boyle returned
to England he called on his old patroness,
Lady Doughty, the mother Of Kate
Doughty. but she refused to see him and
stopped his annuity. He frankly admitted
that Sir Roger had supported Him ever
since and was now paying for the educa-
ton of his son. He gave to Sir Roger leaf
out of a book, which had on it the Itch
borne arms, ard also gave him a picture Of
Upton, one Of the Tichborne estates. The
leaf Of the book was produced, and on it
was written, in the handwriting of the
claimant, the following sentences
This leave is taken from q book Which
my Uncle Valet brought from Tichborne
with him. 1t bear the Doughty and Itch
borne crests. His name is Boyle, and is
now living with me. Il. G. Il.
Hc Likewise has two wood cut Of Upton,
a seat my Uncle bought in Dorsetshire,
and likewise my Uncle likeness. l have
them in my possession now to get them
copied. Has you have doubt of my iden-
THY will send you copie Of my uncle
likeness. When you see one you will see
the other. mean myself.
r. g. TIoHBoRNE.
When Boyle was dismissed from the wit
ness-stand there succeeded him soldier,
Patrick Ogap, who was in Tichborne's
regiment, snd who had "not the slightest
doubt that the plaintiff was the same man"
There followed him Sergeant Cairns. who
drilled 1ichoorne in the fOot-dril1, in the
carhinesrs, aud who was certain that the
plaintiff was the man he drilled. The wife
Of this witness came next, and she, too,
who had known Tichborne in the regiment
we'll, was certain the plaintiff was the
same man. There were two other wit
nesses of the same kind, and then came a
more important. ore, Colonel Franklin
LuShington. He said: ...
am defendant upon the record in the
capacity Of tenant Of Tchborne Park; I
have expended considerable sum upon
ths estate, so that my money Interest is
against the plaintiff; before I saw the
plaintiff had formed an opinion unfLrora-
BILE to his claim; in February, 1867, l got
introduced to the plaintiff in consequence
of conversation with Mr.. hopkins ; the
plaintiff had no access to my house before,
and we walked over to Tichborpe, two
miles the first room that we entered at
Tchborne Hall was the dining-room ; the
plaintiff as soon as he entered looked at the
pictures; he said, SOB, there's mamma !"
he seemed affected, turned pale, and sat
down it was q portrait of Lady Itch.
borne the date upon it was 1880, think
The next picture Sir EoCer said, s. don't
recognize ~ il was 2 picture Of my father,
painted in 1862 That was the only picture
that did not belong to the TicEborne family
Ia the room the "Dole" picture, be said,
looked freshcr; it had been lately changed /;
there is door in the passage, and l
thiuk Ire remarked, That is the door
leading to The chapel; he noticed there &
picture of our Saviour carrying the cruciGX:
I, il is a great daub he said it WAS one he
had sent home there was the skin ofa bird
he had sent home; | think he said he bad
cured it; be worked tue skin with his
hands; the plaintiff made y kind OF French
gesture with his hands. I said, ''Wili you
come aesin?" and he said, Sans cere-
| NOME" or without cercnOn'e )" he said
! ceremonie," and not ceremony; this
is the bird-skin which has been referred to ;
he tried on one OF Rogers helmets; ii was
rather tight have often seen the plain
tif and done all | could to bring him iuto
communication with members OF the
family the three pictures have mention
cd were the only ones the plaintiff noticed;
Lady Tichborne's picture Wasfull Eie-slZa !;
The lady is in black satin dress. | be-
Eeve; she has q yellow shawl ana low
dress she is a very beautiful woman, and
the hand is very well done; the room IS
hung round with pictures, but there are
only two family portraits the ''Dolc ;,
picture is very beautiful one, and well
known in Hampshire it is about six feet
BY four feet, and represents the giving out
Of the "Iichhorne DOLE; it is by Van
Te}berg, Dutch painter the picture IN
the unfinished wing was not hung.
The court adjourned until Monday. Ire
plaotiff's case Is very nearly cOncluQeu.
two more witnesses Of importance only re-
naming TO be examined. But then VIII
come the other side, aud we shall see to
what extent the wonderfully strong case
| which has been built up for the claimant
can bs knocked to pieces. PICCADILLY.