The New York herald., 1871-12-28
Tho Great Tichborne TriaI-Mr. Francis
Bai9ent Still In the Witness Box-Bush
Life in Administrations Of Mr.. Bai-

Tho Great Tichborne Trinl-Mr. Francis
Bai9ent Still In the Witness Box-Bush
Life in Austrniia-COnclusiO Of Mr.. Bai-
gents sCross-IixnminasiOn.
from the London Telegraph Dec. 12.)
Yesterday, on the resumption OF tins case, Mr.
Francis Baigent was crOss.eXamined IN conJinua-
tlon. The questions were founded. IN the first
place, on letter OF witness to Mr.. Rouse, COM
planning that the claimant was paying SO little
attention to his AFFAIRS That 1t was quite disnearen-
ing and expressing dissatisfaction with the state VI
things, as well az with the treatment he had re-
ceived Allusion was also made to q threat OF the
claimant winch "would settle his casc;'' and wit
that he could take the matter out OF
Mr.: Holiness hand; but Witness did not not
case. Nor did ne think tnat anything would leak
out. Something that was SAID about days delay
Reference made to another letter OF witness, III
which he SAID that IN "case OF bankruptcy Holmes
bill would have TO De iledn which witness urged
was written subsequently, to the meeting OF clam.
ants irlends-wno had advanced MIN money
spoken OF on Friday. Tnen came letter OF witness
In which IL was stated that claimant sad
he could not "srop IN" for any one; this,
witness ADDED leersed n to al an appre, .a
for small debt. Witness had an idea OF
having heard OF an Arthur Doolver Doolan. who
was the person referred TO IN Caters attdavlC out
there was nothing ia tnaJ nains suficient to take
away his breath; and he added that lie knew notn-
ing more. Mr. Eawkiiis tnen asked asked II anythiag was
Orton. Hereupon MIR. sergeant BaaDtine inter-
posed, saying that the answer was that witness
jected tnat tnis was suggestion to the witness AS
10 what he should say; and there ensued very
warm discussion between the counsel on both
sldes Sergeant Ballantlne asserting tnar all through
the cross-eXamlEailon tho Witness answers had
been msrepresented. Inc CHEF Justice IN
that Mr.. Hawkins nad not very much
sinned In tins respect The matter however. ended
IN good humor The witness did not know the per-
son or The name OF Arthur DOOlan, ana had only
heard OF some such person rrom Rouse, VINO thought
this might be lne person Oater alluded 10 III his
affidavit. letter OF Arthur Orton to his sister,
Mrs. Jury, was produced but the contents were not
publicly siatsa. rms was ., the letter which Mrs:
brought forward by MIR. Holmes, with an endorse
men. on 1t that it was the last letter Mrs Jury
some writing or marks on the inner cover, was
handed to the Judge and the jury Tor inspection.
who said that when he .irst saw II no Thought
tnat there was great similarity to the
writing of the claimant; out, having since studied
IL, ne Thought 1t was not the same; ne could not
recollect himself aud Mr. kingston examining IL,
and the % latter sasing tae Writing WAS maryeoIsy
borne IN 1904 were there any marks under the sig
nature IKE those under thaG OF Arthur Orton. The
said he saw the letters '.R O. r." written thereon.
lne 6ooSa r. one which was
there. and IN II were scrbbied signs and initials,
and the words "hampshire, England" &c) me
taken up, and the witness nxed the date
In 1854 instead Of 1855. lie did not recol-
Roger I1chDorne OF 1864. or with the claimants
since, with reference TO similarity OF hand writing
nor would he admit That he had SAID tnat the
resemblance Was marvellous" and That 1t was an
awkward" letter. letter OF Witness was read,
IN which 1t was stated OF the letter or orton that
vclously ike" tnat or claimants, and that It was
ian awkward" letter, ana also that "Arthur
OF which wnes mad denied or coaa Not
recOliect. lie could not however, recollect that he
had come to the conclusion thatt was marvelously
Ike nor did he tell Miss Brain that II was Every
Ike" There was also In this letter expression OF
opinion that arthur Orton and claimant ran too
close together to be Another letter OF
witness was read which related many circumstances,
ali Oi which appeared 10 lead him to a conclusion
that things were not golng very well, Indicating
and audlng TO Arthur 0rtons letter. whicn puzzled
MIN; and witness now said that that was because OF
not, however, reCollect whether he told the claim
ant that he believed the handwriting TO be his put
he would not swear mat he did not. This letter and
Others or Orton and book containing writing by
that person were handed to the witness, who exam
ined them and compared them with letters Of the
and received suggestions as TO re-
II not identity, in handwriting and
spelnng, all OF which was done IN great detail and
occupied long time. In the course OF the ques
tlonIng witness said that man VINO had been four
teen years In the bush would not improve In his
spelling and with some vehemence he said that the
claimant was one oi the readiest letter writer's he
ever knew. His idea Of bush life In Australia was
tnat @ Of partly savage lie: good deal Was made
small "i'sr NJ other times, and claimant accounted
for his using the latter more frequently since he had
returned 10 England Dy MS revived TccOlectOns OF
his French education, while Arthur Orton's using
small "Is'' was attributable 10 his Imperfect educa.
tion. The witness was questioned from letter Of his
own as to whether claimant ever had his photograph
taken AT ST. JagO and he said that ne believed that
this had been done. but he never saw tine picture.
Witness about two years ago OF the fact OF the
having sent tine portraits OF his own wife
and Child as those OF Arthur orion. Having said In
one OF his letters that the claimant going down to
Poole was only snow on TO his new attorney, Mr..
Moolen, who mad succeeded Mr.. Holiness ne adhered
TO that opinion now. The witness was asked az to
allowing Arthur OrtOn's sisters money in
1887, and to claimants never having seen them or
Charles 0rt0n until 1865 and admitted b0th but he
never heard OF Charles Orton's corresponding with
claimant under the name OF Brand. Witness had
never seen any Old brother officers OF claimant at
his house, did not know II the action being car
RED on with money raised on ponds With this the
crosse XaminaJi0n concluded ana the Court ad