Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-06

The Tichborne case looks badly for the claim
ant since the delivery of the attorney-general's
(Sir J. D. Coleridge's) opening argument for the
defence, which occupied the whole of one week,
and how much longer we have not heard. He
was still talking at the latest advices. OF course
a claim against which so much can be said is
hopeless. Moreover, the encouragement has
another chance when be closes for the defence,
and his capacity for speech is illimitable, so
that unless the plaintiff should withdraw, or
Sir j. d. Coleridge should mercifuy be taken
away, no man now living can reasona.
bly, expect to hear the end of this trial The
latest theory propoundcd TO reconcile the
inconsistencies of this mysterious case is,
that the claimant is really Arthur Orion, the
butcher, that is 10 say, his body is that of Or
ton; but he has been psychological" by
the TRANSMISSION into him of Tichborne's
personality, process mysterious, but
familiar to mediums aud mesmerzers, so
that his own consciousness is deceived, and be
not only talks, acts and thinks like Ticbborne
and knows whatever Tichborne would know,
but is an undoubtng believer in his own
identity with the missing barouet The wit.
nesses who swear so confidently to his identity
have also been psychological in their measure.
This is a curious theory, but we fear it will not
gain acceptance so far as to save the plaintiff
from the penalties of forgery and perjury if, as
seems likely, the attorney general should con-
vince the jury that he is an impostor. The
Spectator thus briefly sums up the interminable
argument for the delence
Sir J. D. Coleridge's line has been to show
that the real Roger Charles Tichboine. though n
young man with some iailings and certain
propensity TO drink, was thorough gentleman
at heart, utterly incapable of leading The life of
Common Australian Theft that his own in
structions to Mr. Slaughter for his will showed
a complete knowledge Of the family property
and affairs before leaving England Of which the
claimant has shown a complete ignorance; that
he was man Of moderately intellectual inter
ests and tastes-nteres.ed, for instance, in
MISUNDERSTANDING his mothers weakness
es, and not ndisposed 10 keep certain control
over her vagaries. Moreover, the real Roger
Tichborne was profoundly attached 10 his
cousin, Miss Doughty (now MIS-. Rad
clife), whom he hoped TO marry on
his return, having vowed to build
in three years; was not once near Tchborne at
the time assigned by fhc claimant to the assert
ed seduction, and had deposited bis sealed in.
structons With Mr.. Goslord NJ a date long an
terror TO that assigned by the claimant to this
fictitious outrage On the other hand, the at
torney general has labored to show that the
claimant, while entirely ignorant Of the most
elementary facts relating 10 the TichbOrne prop
erty and family, while sending message 20
grandmother who had long been dead, and beg
ging for money In Australia, while he had
large balance at Gyms, has also shown curl
DUSTY minute knowledge Of facts ia connection
with the 0lton family Of which Roger Itch
borne must have been Ignorant, having men
toned for instance, 10 his Australian attorney
the name Of ship-the Jessie Miler-in wbicl
orion went 10 England, and declared that Ia
wa lor ihitteen days private soldier instead
81 HAVING been an officer in the Carabineers fol
three years"