The New York herald., 1871-11-19

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Nontevideo Tne letters OF Roger Tichborne do no1
20 far % has appeared. mention any stay at Mellar
p and a T mas Ss' oS
The claimant has stated that he was there for some
weeks, and that he there made the acquaintance OF
q family named De Castro, whose name ne AFTER
wards assumed. 1t has appeared in evidence that
Orton also was at Mellapilla Though at what pre-
cse time is uncertainl Tor De Castro, In writing to
the CLAIMANT stated that the person whom he de-
scribed as ''Sir Rogern bore the name OF
and sent home lock OF hair which al hrs. the claim
ant declared TO be his own, but which afterwards he
said had been cut from the head OF Orton. In De-
cember 1853
ROGER WROTE TO HIS MOTHER
giving an account OF MS Journey to Lima From
waV 10 % Santiago, from Which place he said lie
meant to go to Buenos Ayres aud Montevdeo and
cross the CordieTas and the Pampas. tie hoped,
he said to find letters at Buenos Ayres or Monte
video, and he very carefully gave an address at
Bahia for the purpose OF correspondence SO lar as
stay at Mel apila, or OF the family ol the De Castros
but his journal has not yet been put In.
WRITES TO HIS AUNT.
On the oath OF February, 1854, Roger wrote from
Bucnos Ayres an aliectioEate letter to his aunt
Lady Doughty uhe mother OF the cousin to whom
he mad been attached)-a most atfectl0nare letter
sending her some presents, begging her to write,
giving his address at Kingston, Jamaica, and send
lctier indicate that he mad already corresponded
with them, and IT VIII have been seen that ne had
promised to do So On the 1st OF March, 1854 Roger
wrote 10 his mother from Buen0s Ayrcs
THE LAST LETTER PRIOR TO MS DEPARTURE.
In this ne stated that he should In few days
leave for MOntevideO. where he should remain for
few days before ne went to Brazil. when you an
swer thus letter." lie wrote, 'recJ yours to post
Onice, Kingston. jamaica where shall call to get
nv letters ON my way to Mexico where | expect to
be about three months and half" In this letter
he alludes to journal he kept ami which he said
he should copy out when he had time.
SAILED FROM RIO,
On the 10th Of April, 1854, he sailed from Rio In
was treated by the owners and underwriters as lost
and from that time until the claimant appeared
nothing more was heard ier, OF Roger Tich6orne. A
was legally proved. Year alter year rolled by, his
cousin KaIc married Mr.. Radc!iGe, his rather died.
and his death was widely published. but nothing
was heard OF him until
THE PLAINrIFF SET UP HIs CLAIM.
The claimant certainly was in Australia subse.
ouently to the loss or the Bella but ut what period
he arrived there Is OF course in dispute.
PICKED UP AT SEA.
His case is that he is Roger TIchborne; that he
was picked up at with several other OF the sea-
men and carried to Melbourne, but OF this, as yet,
ment, which, OF course, Is disputed. AS already
mentioned. Roger, before he embarked,
MAD HEARD &C, OF nis.rs TUE DEATH or MS UNCLE
and est ates, and he had considerable sum at his
bankers. The claimant stated that from 1854 to
1865 he passed under the name OF DC Castro, and
that ne was occupied with horses slaugnterng, &c.
In 1862 he was
AT wAGGA.wAGGA
looking after horses slaughternv. &c. While there
he was In dlflcutics and he made the &C ualntance
OF an attorney named Globes, whom ne described as
-
part OF the case relates to the suggested
IDENTITY or THE CLAIMANT WITH oRToN
IL Is necessary here to state that appears that Or
ton was IN Australia subsequently TO the loss OF the
Bella for receipt Of his has been produced dated
In Soutn America before Roger lett, and that ne
was Al Mellapllla, for DE Castro, friend Of the
claimant, wrote 10 him that the. person who
and lock Of hair has becn sent from Mel.
lapilla, which was stated 10 have been cus
from the head Of Orton, and that the person they
knew bore that name. it necessary to state lnese
matters with reference 10 such portions Ot the evil
aence as relates to OrtOn. Those
PARTS or TlIE CASH WHICH RELATE TO ORION
have arisen out OF the claimants acts and conduct.
Tnrs on the 18Th OF April. 1865 the claimant. under
Wagga- -Wagga to some onc at Wrapping TO inquire
after Orion or his family. lie had written. he said,
and he wanted any Information ABOUT Ort0n or his
Son Arthur The OrtOn who was III Australia and
in south America was Arthur Orton. ana It Is un-
disputed that he was In Austraa at this time, and
that he was employed at Wagga-W Wagga In 1865 or
1896.
AUSTRALIA. :
IL should here be stated that in the Home Ne'1s
Of 1882 which was published and rcad In Australia
there appeared IN she list ol deaths nno wills that OF
was stated. on the assumnion that Roger was dead,
that the heir was the next son. Alfred. In 1858 the
urn Of her lost son, caused advertlsements to he
inserted In the me- rs To ais loss, mentioning the
dale at which ne sailed plalnulr's anidavit fourth
day..
TIE CLAIMANT
10 is TO be observed, had known GihbeS for two or
three years and had Dccn In communication with
him on the subject Of the claim as carly ut least as
since 1867. ana ne SAID no Knew Mr. Gib6cs for two
or three years prior 10 June, 1860. Early IN 1865
Cutt caused TO he inserted In the Times an adver-
.'MssING FRIRNps'
once, OF his a. sydney. Inls advertisement ap- M
the DowagcI. who on that day wrote out TO Cuhltt,
telling HIM Of her son, mentioning that slic had
fhn liaHl luAn MI ~ a m Inv
a vessel gong 10 Australia. "p0ssDly To Mc-
hourne" hui Thai she mad not been able 10 get any
other information. Ia TINS letter
THE DowAGER pFSCHtRED UER sON
as rather tall ana thin. with very light brown hair
AMI hue eyes, and suggested tiat he might have
married and changed his name. she also lulIInaicd
that any one giving her Information nhout nm
would he handsomely rewarded" Culntt, ~ re-
My, suggested that 'thc amount of tue rewari
ought to bc governed by the Importance attached 10
the casc AMI tnat the assurance that the lost heir
was st,ll living was ''picce or Information wnicn
could not be overratel hy widowed mothet."
lie expressed ms nrm conviction mat her search
would terminate rs sne desircd II should. and he
enclosed IN advertisement ht had issued. In which
the heir was described a. rather tall and with very
lghi brown hair and hue eyes out not as 'tnln.f
his return To New South Wales. after ten years.
absence. "hc had Just nNed hts anode at Wagga-
Wuaga," and he wished To have further Information
about TicnUornc, as lie had
..sPOylED HIM.
some time ago, and could, he thought, find him.
This VAS dated the 9th Of October, 1865. aud a lew
days afterwards Cuh,t wrote TO the DOwager that
.ils search progressed Satisfactorily giving copy
or Cubes letter. Cubtt also wrote at he same
time 10 Gipbes thanking INN Tor hts ofrer OF gra-
tuitpus assist ance. Gipbes replied Ill November that
III the necessary Iunds aud something TO leave be-
hiud could lie got he could
SEND IN THE MISSING MAN
at very few davs' notice. hui hc had promised not
10 reveal ms secret before the end or Marcn'-that
IL, Arch lsG6 Cubltt replied TO this iha. he had
already written that was To be business traus-
aCiion ami that herc would he no difficulty III the
necessary advances In tic meantime the DOwngcr
hal written 10 Cubitt In warm ami eager terms,
that any amount OF reward would be pal and, In
answer 70 THIS, CubitL OH the 2lst OF DecemDer.
loo5 wrote 10 her that
HhK SON WAS 'AI1vE AND WELL"
Three weeks afterwards, OH the 10th Of January,
CuMit wrote 10 Gibbes 10 send 1iChhOrnc. but
Gltnes replied that lie had lett his abode, ana that
enc should claim tie reward on behalf or the real
dscoverer, his wiie" lie also required "A copy the
Dowa9crs = letter but this was refused and the very
next day tihbes wrote to her himself, staling
that he had prevailed on her son TO put hmscu IN
communication with her, and the claimant In
10 ine jury stated that he had seen ms let
ter beute IL was despatched. Gibbes nad also
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