The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-27
Tho TichbOrne Trial---A Remarkable
Scene i'm the Court.

A letter dated London, February 9Th, says {:
Yesterday, had the jury been permitted to
have their way, the great Tichborne case
would have come to that conclusion which
long ago pointed out as probable, and which
in any event is inevitable. The Attorney
General produced letter, of which the coun-
sci for the complainant had been ignorant I'M
til two days ago, unquestionably written by
the claimant since his arrival in England,
although dated at Wagga-Wagga, addressed
to Mrs. Jury, the sister Of Arthur Orion,
signed Arthur Orion, and claiming her as
his sister! Mrs. Jury was in court; the jury
asked that she might be sworn and placed in
the box as witness in order to prove this let
ter; and had this been done they were ready
to at once say that they would hear no
more Of the case, but would at once give q
verdict against the claimant. Their request,
greatly to their chagrin, was refused by the
Judge and the Acknowledgement, the latter
of whom evidently wishes to tell the whole
story before the verdict is given, and the case
went on. But this was not all. The Attor-
ney-General also produced letter from Mr..
Rose, senior partner Of the firm Of Baxter,
Rose d Norton, written after this letter of
the claimant had come to his knowledge, and
saying that he and his son had retired from
the case. The Attorney General said, almost
in so many words, that this step had been
taken because even the attorneys of the claim
ant had now discovered him to be Gan i'm
postor, o rogue, liar, and yillain," and be
said that in any other case but this one this
would be the end of the whole matter. Here
is description Of the scene In court:
The Attorney General, before continuing
his speech for the eighteenth day, called upon
hr. Holmes, under subpoena duces tecuTn,
to produce letter signed arthur Orton."
Mr.. Holmes at once produced the letter
and handed it to the learned counsel.
The Attorney General: Gentlemen OF the
jury, will undertake to prove that this let
ter is in the handwriting Of the plaintiff. 1t
is signed "Arthur Orton," is addressed to
his sister, and purports to be dated "Wagga-
Wagga !" but clearly it was written in Eng
land, because it mentions Stephens, whom
the plaintiff never knew until he met him on
board the steamer Celia, from New York to
England. Before say word about the
letter I will read it to you:
"WAdGL-WAGoA,3
"NEw sourn WALES, June 8, 1855. !
wish, gentlemen, that you should parti-
cularly observe the date.
~My Dear and Beloved Sister,-It Is three
wears ago since heard from you. l have
never heard word from any one I know
since 1854, but my friend, Mr. Stephens, Is
about starting for England
You recollect that is the gentleman whom
the plaintiff met on board the Celia
and he has promise to find you all out and
write and let nae know all about you. do
not intend to say much because he can tell
you all about me. - - 80 ssy i ;sf.s 10 :
No doubt he can: [AIaugh.] %Ts
"Hoping, my dear sister, you VIII make
him welcome, has he is dear friend Of mine,
SO good-bye.-ARTHuR sORToN,"
: There Is a little mark underneath tho sig
nature, the same az we have seen in Arthur
Orton's letters TO Miss Loader. z $500. 81
The Lord Chief Justice: You do not pro
duce any letters signed or purporttng to be
signed by Arthur Orion? e5s5s
Mrs. Jury: have not any, my Lord.
The Attorney General: should be curious
to know her answer to this piece OF evidence.
[rhe letter produced s.
The Lord Chief Justice: When we are
upon this matter 1t may be as well TO Try and
get some explanation, but not by examining
witnesses respecting the name Arthur
Doolan," which you may remember.