Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-06-04
"sir Roger" Tichborne Again.

This claimant of the Tichborne Estates has
not yet despaired of finally gaining his suit
His friends succeeded in raising money to get
him out of prison, and now we find him visit
ing the tenants of the Tichborne Estates. who
gave him hearty welcome and cheered him
enthusiastically. The people assembled at Aries
ford, Hampshire, to the number of about two
thousand, and were addressed by Mr. Guildford
Ousow, member of Parliament from Guildford,
with whom the claimant" has been staying
for some time. After Mr.. Oulsow had finished.
the claimant" came forward and was received
with loud cheers. He said My friends, ten
ants and neighbors, have not very much to
say but to thank you kindly for the invitation
which has brought me once more among you,
for it gives me great qualification to come here
among those who knew me in former days, and
who know | am not the impostor, the villain,
the scoundrel, as branded by the Attorney Gen
eral lgreat cheering and which he has GER
tainly not yet proved that | am. CHEERS |
hope that my days will be many more than they
have been, for | look forward with hope and
confidence to regaining my estates, and living
once more among you. CHEERS. If, as the
Attorney General stated. | am an impostor
surely L have given you every opportunity of
finding me out for | have lived among you with
my family for nearly twelve months. You have
seen me on two or three hundred occasions. |
have been continually with you who knew me
in former days (cheers, and yet no one here
has ventured to call me an impostor except the
connections of my family who are interested In
so doing. [ also hope you will remember that
when first returned to England [ was invited
70 come down here by my former solicitor, Mr..
Hopkins. who is well known to and very much
respected by you all. 1t is not necessary. there
fore, to say anything more of Mr.. Hopkins, be-
cause you know him almost better than | do
myself Now, if had been an inpostor, he
had in his possession during all the time dec
uments which would have convictedne at once.
He would have found out if was an i'm poster,
and no one could have lived in his house for:-
night as did, without being detected [ wish
to ask why should my mothers evidence be
ignored? Is Mr. Hopkins. who did all my
business before left England is he to be
ignored Are all those who lived 10 this neigh
borhood, and knew me before left England,
are they all to be Ignored, because a lord comes
forward and swears he tattooed me? CHEERS
and cries of "All humbug!'') Then, again.
there vas the military evidenee-the evidence
of my bro, her officers men who were above
bribery, and the evidence Of The tenants and
the the working men on the estates-tbey are
men and honorable men, although they work
for their living-why should not their evidence
be as good as Lord Bellows? (Great cheer
ing J [ distinctly tell you. gentlemen that the
tattooing business was neither more nor less
than conspiracy concocted at a momeot's no
tice. when they found they could not beat me
10 any other way (Cheers and shame" /
thank you kindly for the great interest you
have taken in me and my behalf and for the
fair play which you insist shall have. and
which is all | ask Again thankirg you for
your kind Invitation down here. [ will conclude
ny saying ! hope The tiure will shortly come
when | shall come and live amoTg you again.
loud cheers | will hen prove to you am
not the impostor, the forger, the villain, and
the vagabond that | have been branded by the
Attorney General. (Great cheering
1t seems that efforts are being made BY the
claimants" friends to raise money from the
people to continue the case. So far they have
been very successful and quite large sum has
been obtained. Hence we may expect to hear
something more soon from this remarkable case