The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-27
MONROE, LOUISIANA SATURDAY. APRIL ~, 1872
The Orton.TichbOrne.. Claimants Appeal
to the British Public.

The on.Tichborne.. Claimants Appeal
to the British Public.
In his appeal for subscription to ena-
bic him to meet the charge Of perjury
the claimant says "It may be that
my friends who have already assisted
! will to some extent help me further !;
but it would be unreasonable for me to
| hope that, after the assistance they
have already afforded me, can fairly
look to them for the large sum necessa-
| ~ for my defense. Ifa few hundreds,
or even thousand would suffice, /
might not perhaps dispair; but l am
| charged with being perjurer, and am
also, it is said, to be charged with be-
ing a forger, which, suppose, means
that have used my own name of
Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne.-
These foul and ground1ess charges will
involve the whole question of my itlen-
| tity, to disprove which the Solicitor Of
tho Government, advised by the At
torney General (the leading counsel
against me in the late triaD, has re-
tained the Attorney General, Mr..
Hawkins, @. c., Sir George Honeyman,
@. c., Sergeant Parry, Mr.. Bowen and
Mr.. Archibald against me. am not
surprised at six counsel being engaged
at the expense of the country; my only
wonder is that the Attorney General,
who will OH the approaching trial have
to represent the Grown and Justice
did not employ the whole of the En-
glish bar to crush me, to crafty the
personal feelings he has expressed.
Fortunately for me, l have many
friends who will never desert me, and
who have obtained for me the best legal
assistance. But how Is it possible for
me utterly pennyless, to avail myself Of
it, and to obtain Justice, against the
purse of the Government of England,
the strings of which will, no doubt, be
freely pulled for the purpose of proving
me to be a perjurer and q forger-
charges which, with others, have al
Attorney General without proof? How
ever, here am, and am likely to re-
main, unless can find not only four
persons worth f1, ,25O each to bail me
out, but four persons who will allow all
their affairs to be exposed to the public
for the purpose of showing that they
can at any moment pay the sums for
which they offer themselves. When I
have found four such friends 1 am told
that the advisers Of the Government
will then, in my case, raise an objec-
ton to the sufaciency Of my own recog-
nizance for $4,000, unless can prove
that I am worth the amount. In fact,
every effort will be used to keep me
here. Cruelty prosecuted as 1 am, there
is but one course that ] can see, and
that is to adopt the suggestion so many
have made to me-namely, to appeal
to the British public for funds for my
defense, and in doing so appeal to
every British soul who is inspired by
a love Of justice and fair-play, and who
is willing to defend the sweak against
the strong That I am Roger Charles
Doughty Tichborne, 1 solemnly declare,
and which fact have already proved
by eighty-six witnesses, and will prove
again by more than two hundred if ne
cessary; and that / am not Arthur
Orton l will prove beyond the shadow
of a doubt by witnesses who knew both
Orton and myself. AS to the tattoo
marks, at least twcnty-four disinterest-
ed witnesses will prove that ], Roger
Tichborne, was never tatooed, but that
Arthur Orton was, there will be con-
elusive evidence forthcoming. But be
this as it may, true lovers of justice
will, 1 feel satisfied, never allow me to
be convicted without Il fair trial, which
it is impossible for me to have without
counsel, solicitor and witnesses on my
behalf, and therefore appeal to the
public for subscriptions for my Defense"