The Republican journal., 1871-07-13

and decided to return to England without
completing his journey. But the dill
@ence in which he had engaged seat,
was stopped in the mountains and every
person i'll it was murdered The other
side was active and vigilant All the
claimant 5 movements Were ''shadOWed." "
). a detective was employed for two years
in Australia tracing the history of Tom
Castro. The theory finally adopted by
the defence was that his real name is
Arthur Orton, though it is also whispered
that they will try to show that he is an
illegitimatc son of Lady Tichbornc
After this long preparation, the trial
began in London on the 18th of Nav, IN
the Court OF Common Pleas, before a jury
OF eleven by the consent of counsel The
counsel on both sides are among the most
| eminent lawyers in England During the
first seventeen DAYS of the trial the claim
ant produced an astonishing aggregate of
testimony TO his identity. Thirty two
witnesses agreed in declaring that they
g II recognized him, and after conversing
with him had become convinced, beyond
the possibility of 4 doubt, that he was the
man he claimed to be-their "old master"
their former play-fellow :" their ''former
Guards and Carbineers their 'former
pupil at Stonyhurst college, &c. These
witnesses were of all classes in life
Among them were four officers and five
non-commission officers who served with
Roger Tichborne inthe regiments to which
he belonged; an attorney who did business
for Roger Tichborne the man who was
Roger Tichborne's servant in the regi-
ment; the man who went with Roger
Tichbonc TO South America as his ser
vant the tailor who made Roger Itch
borne's clothes; the governess of Roger
Tichborne's cousin. with whom he was
in love the servants of Roger Tchborne's
uncle; the surgeon who attended Roger
Tichborne when ill., and who bled him in
the ankle, leaving Il scar still to be seen
the priest who taught him at Stonyhurst;
another priest who knew him when a
young man; an old fisherman who used
to fish with him; Sir Frederick Constable,
who knew him when 4 boy in Paris his
own cousin, now 4 justice OF the peace
and 4 number Of country gentlemen who
had known Roger Tichborne before he
had left England All of them were as
certain that this claimant was the Roger
Tichburnc whom they had known eighteen
and twenty years ago As they We're of
ll'elf own existence lhey knew hlm ny
u lilo''Stnu liiliiSs-py lhe tricks OF ms
,'a'uleS' ny !ht eNpleSSioh oi ms eyes
by the peculiaritics of his voice, by the
innumcrabe things which he had recalled
to their minds in conversation concerning
events which were known alone TO them
ana TO MN.
me l"rS ~ 'tS' Stia lney hta hetr,l
enough oi iniS hilid Oh testimony lhouSh
lhe PE.ihtll co'lhSel ollered 10 nrlnG
forward aS many more Witnesses. On
ANT hililSrH wa Pnl upon the sland, ana
Al 'n' i.ltS' man d''es ms examination
han la@t'i more man Two weeks. ifls
hoi9lii lallltS WIN lle hel8hl OF me iost
mem roger liGhpoflie IN 1898 Wtl@hfd
lf' p"''lu7 rom NA9'fo now WeiSi3
""'' POUNDS. ne u enormously lat' ana
suffers AIS" lfnl = rruel disease winch
lfom time t" time occasions INN So much
pun th't ne says ana competent piN3i-
Grams rrflllN, maj he cannot be held tt-
'"nh';tbl' hurln@ me paroNy7ilS' tor ms
ih m rin. ,l.9 inlel'tlu - Low ~ ,ilG i"P
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wiz l''' 49, 'co.ii'ea 'l'l'' M
le.ti" 9.lc Al''Ne q '1" W. III l1iiVn
whiir ,''i''is "''r mn; ana NJ uli'el
,'''u net' MS i-'is 'i'ii - ma ''i ''e
'ut tilat Is not StraiiSe' anu ms cousin
'esllles ii'' MS li'tilliei9 t1e ~ Sou" ~"
's t'le! were III 100, iii9 ieeoiie,'Io" Il,
Oh llie instructions ui t'i1 1'oi. il''iSt llt
erS Is very weak lie ui' hol teiileliiper
llll' lienreW reaos rom ilSht 20 leit III
Ste''u Oh !clt 10 f,9ht' calieo o'esal u,
'IeeK wfitrf; looked al = page OF n
Sii an" ealieu lllal ''reehi tnouIh Eu-
enc, han h"thlil@ 10 90 w'ti inathehlatl''s
ana c;lIleu y luaurahgie y staircase ~
inc Slnr OF = mouse. twenty years ago
,,e u neilrltlcleS 1,I Oh lls euueatloll illa"t
Roger ilchhofhe 4 iaughhS STOCK IN lle
army o"l tlG examination oli tht'se
points nevertheless greatly disturbed the
pt'pi'c ltiln IN lhoiil'S oaSlro' though
PelmtPS uhlus,iy'
me plaihtlll savt ms =, eNiuelIe III i
10" ''ile' 'l'leaiilis W s''iic' iiolii no'i 9e-
n ness; 'io ms n''e.'h:e f nc - iliiPa.le" pure .,
'''n '''ss VI a"'i'o VI n,a i,'n. 'ot,,i ~
Soli''lhS noaf! w1s pu! up l'.o. oyer lhe WI
n''S t"'N y" ie''e"s 'i's .,ui "iiilo1ns nc
n n,l'' ,r,i'l ,hiah NsI ;l hy ,e.'y
WIN :. 'o.'i'' ,'''lls1 Nn,':' IN M, i''i" i"h1
nc' l'1 o',I W, ",iI o1Its", n ,'le uou1i
sei oi 'ne o'1el 1'a.e .Inu' l,,ln q ilc ~oun
w soi ,n9e'' ~ nv'a '''' oa,u y; MS &c.,
.r.''' . s n',1i ,'', a h ,n .';l p',''o,
lals, a., ',,o,'.t ';t, NO. pI au' pl,sea' an-
sMeieo the Mi'aess' " ic., ~" s"y ''i-
'lilhe p", 'llat ~ 'lot ''uc' pclns % aSh-
{" WIFI 'S ',ie,ii.9'iy ho lopi..o' 10
YOU mean, "h't - III " 1neniis. oiioP
lii!ih "1So "i ~ "ouiu 'lo } ou SOU
hs''ll ne tolu tne opPoSils eo'nsel' '[uly
Dul liipertilelills' ou seem 10 pe very
innocent 'llouSn your prolliel y 'rs1,le;
Ull one occasion ne lolo Ilie court w me
We peen ~ .nc poS; @ tne , o.hei sue el mas
nee"e" no coullsci' ol, l"rusii'P seems
ue'erlililc1l '.itI "sl'1e sl',.t' n.y. ~ ."e
~ ny r"l tnis i''ols'ie''''i "'' Su''Se-
luThtlS & apol"slAu ,l''1; o,o ,,;
inc illo't 1'''i'iii's o1oh1 uuiiiiS III uiie
lIi'tl occtlltu Oil tilt olH vi Julle. Inc