The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-30
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Orton---h Damaging Lett IsenSss

for Roger s. ~
On the 9Th instant the famous Tichborne
| trial now progressing in London, involving
the estates Of tho Tfchborne harenetcy and
the identity of The present claimant as the "lost
herr Roger Tichborne, developed its latest
sensational phase. For several days previously
F. j. Baicnt had been undcra vigorous eXami-
| nation, giving testimony favorable to the
claimant, and winning for himself such de-
| signations az "tle indomitabie Baiient,"
etc. On the 18th tho cross-eSanlilation Of
Baijcnt was brought to o close. First the
| following letter from him TO Mr.. Ro,lsa, one
of the counsel i'll the case, written III April,
| 1868, was read:
! My Dear Sir.--Wc reached here last night
little after Go'clock, having left LiVerpoolat
1880. Our trip was decided success,
though we sadly missed your helping hand.
| We reached Liverpool at IL O'clock on Tues
day night. When we reached Crewe Sir
Roger begun to show signs of evident fatigue,
which made me anxious to be at the jour-
ney's end. We saw Father Guy next morn
ing, and then went with him and Sir
Roger to call on my old friend Father
Cooper, who afterwards dined with us. Fa-
| ther Ralph Cooper recognized Sir Roger, and
has given splendid affidavit. It Is the best
fish we have neutrality-suspicious. was
worth the Journey alone. This Father
Cooper is as big rs Sir Roger aughterH
and taller-a most kind and prcsentable man,
and well-known parsonage, a distinguished
! character, and q great friend to all the
opposition-known to all of them quite
well, in fact. They are all dear friends OF
his. [Laughter.] He came out most nobly,
and has greatly added to my previous estima-
ton Of him. When he signed his affidavit he
said to me and the two lnWye!s present, one
Of whom was a well-suown Catholic lawyer
az have never signad by name with greater
pain, as all his opponents are ICar friends OF
mine. and by THU act stand il. opposition to
them; yet do it most cIcerfu!iy." I also
got good affidayits from the tiumpct-lnajor
and his wife, and from sergeali! Major Ham
let and Father Guy. On Thursday we went
to Preston, but MI. scgiu Is TOO tinid q man.
However, I have gotta lclter tom him which
answers all the purpose. Doth myself and
Sir Roger caught violent cold. l did not
finish the atidavits till i O'Clock on Friday
night, and / was anxious t. SIT Sir Roger
home by day. so as TO avoid night travelling,
for he was so unwcll on Frilay night that a
doctor was sent for to see Lin.
STAT BETWEEN JUICE lid c0uE3EL.
During the examination founded upon this
letter occurred this scene, wLiC!: shows once
more how strongly the Judge is biased
against the plaintiff:
| The Acknowledgement hare suggested to
Mr.. Hawkins to proceed with TAG cross-ex-
animation on another point, VIXEN
Mr.. Sergeant Balantinc, speaking in an I'M
dcrtonc, said: Mr.. Attorney, the Lord Chici
Justice is cross-eXaniining the witness.
| The Lord Chief Justice: / beg, Brother
Ballantine, you won't make such an observa-
| ton as that.
Mr.. Sergeant Ballantine: We'll, my Lord,
it is made, and ! cannot retract it.
The Lord Chief Justice: II is most inlpro-
| per on your part.
Mr.. Sergeant Ballantinc: Permit me for
one moment. The Attorney-General made
an observation loud enough, apparently, to
reach the witness, on which made an obscr-
walton, not quite intending it should reach
your Lortiship's ears. am not in q condi-
ton conscientiausiy to withdraw it. <r
A certain letter written Ev the butcher,
Arthur Orion, to his sister, Mrs. Jury, was
afterwards produced in court. II was found
to be remarkably similar il MANY respects to
the letters written by the plaintiff. Mr,
ajont said that tits was not the letter Of
which he had taken a tracing but that he
had seen it before. Then his examination
| went OH thus:
Dir. Hawkins: The letter is dated 3lst of
| March, and commences, "Drr Sister, /
came back from the SOUTH" aid it concludes,
I" remain your niIcdionatc brother, Arthur
Orton": and underneath the Signature there
were some words, your Lorti>hip will see. I
wish your Lort,ship to have this description
| in the letter.
TIE Lord Chief Justice: Upon this letter
(Which Mrs. Jury was asked for, and said
She had not, and which Nj. Holmes now
produeed,) there is the endorsement, "Be-
longs to Mrs. L. Jury; the last letter re-
cciycd ly her from Arthur Qfion; supposed
date, 1855"
Mr.. Hawkins TO the witness: Do you oil.
serve any similarity between tie writing and
that Of the pllintiif? Answer: Yes; a
slight similarity; there is always similarity
In the writing ot persons WHO are slightly
ecu .atod.
Q. Did you when you first ssw it think
that there was q strong similarity? A. ]
might have done, cannCt say; / never in
my letters CT Roger Ticlihorne saw any hero
| rlvphics like those under thc signature 0!
| Arthur orion in the j" 3e9dy RccloEcr >
produced hy the plaintiff there are written
| br him the initials ar. G. r.; lender that
there are marks like letter IS" (this was
handed to the jury for inspection. and COM
pared bv them with Arthur Urtol's letter.
Mr.. Hawkins read letter O.: the witness
to Mr.. Rolls, dated the 2Jth Of March, 1869,
in which he said: "The object Of the oppo-
sition has been to make the people in Aus.
tlalia believe that lie is Orion, and consc-
oucntly to produce confusion, cut at all
events they run too closely together to be
comfortable. That letter isyery awkward,
and l should like to see il. lTr. Inhstont
saws if it is not Sir Rogers writing it is mar.
rellous in It's resemblance. Arthur Orion is
enough to take ones breath away" Now,
had not Mr.. InkS.one tod you this? II
seems so.
Mr.. Hawkins read another letter Of the
witness to Mr.. Rous, dated April s, 1869, and
asked him after that whether the letter Of
| or:on's had not "puzz!cd" himy
Wltnc5o-t~It eoo,na. so BY my letter, No
doubt this was Oh account q fl$ resemblance
| to his writing. / cannot gay whether ] TOLD
the plaintiIf it was exactly ike bis, and be
lieved it was his l cannot say did not.
have now compared Arthur Orton's letter
with letters Of Roger Tichbornc. Al tle
capital letters are different i'll ono to the othel
except the 3D."
@. l wish to ask q question in reference to
the use of the little and large " Ps." The
plaintiff writes: My dear Cousing Kate
am very sorry ana not able to come and
see you before go. My head is SO bad thai
am not fit to come; and Arthur Ortol
wrote from Torquay, 81 take this opportul
nifty of wiring. These few lines, hope, vii
find you quite well, as it leaves me the same
little thought should not be on further
than this, or j." and so on. Is there mix
ture of large and small 'Ps' in both let
| tiers? A. Yes.
Q. A large 81" begins the letter, and the1