The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03
rFrom thn London ,cimes Janu

America and In April, 1854. embarked at klo on
A. tue time went abroad he was twenty -iOur
years 0I aye. HIS parents resided IN Patis; ana
French tutor, spoke french better than english,
anu, indeed, always spoke English with French
Stonyhurst q Lonlan Catholic SEMINARY, was
there three years On eai Ing stony hurst, IN
~ regiment ant' the SIKH Caroineersi IN which
ne remained Tor three years and nal.
form rms and s ne WAS ss the ana s us
pleasures. manners and pursuits were those Of u
ea a0 w n,O od % s
connected win the Seymours and the Iowncys,
anu ne visited at SIR Ciinord Consaoles, AZ Lord
acquainted with the itadcllcs anu some OF the best
iamilles III tile Kingdom In 1910 anu 1891 he was
A GOOD DEAL Al TICuBoRNE
visiting his uncle Sir Edw ard. who had taken the
name o. Dounny and naa daugn eac Maze aooas
to ms cousin, and during visit Ut Christmas, looi
snnreyea Sy s,r Eawa an an angry scene ensueI
when leu TO his suddenly leaving TlcnbOrne anu
Sesoivug TO 70 abroad ~ aaaIS n iSo1 Nc maze
Mau named GosfOrd. an intimate anu confidential
riend, containing certain private wishes anu lnlcn
TONS 10 carried Out II nc lived. He then went 10
Paris " visit MS pareuts, and ut their earnest en-
treaty he postponed tne carrying out Of his design
But IN December, 1902, he man
MADE ur HIS MIND TO 90 TO SOUTH AMERICA
for year and hall, and he wrote to his parents
70 that effect lie also WrOte to MS cousin Kate
that lie hoped In three years be unled ner,
anu he wrote To another cousin, Mrs. greenwood
would write 10 him; anu mat ne should be always
happy 70 answer letters. WITH these inlen.
one Moore as his valet. He arrived NJ VAL
paradise June, 1853, and spent some months IN
travelling about the country. lie wrote constantly
~ his parents, 10 ms aunt, Lady doughty, ~ nis
Aunt eymOur, and 10 his iriend Mr.. Cos ord; and
family ana MS trends. he Kept journal also,
which he seEt To ms parents. and his letters and
SsrH 81 ms sy a az ac mus IN he an ss
Journey, IA July, IRON Valparaiso TO Santiago ana
o n s s. an say a2 ere
place lew miles from Santiago, on the ROAD 10
Valparaiso; ana MS vaet Moore twhom nc eit be-
hind IN his tour was not aware Of his staying there
bull was sure that II he was there at All II was Ia
july 1858 moore, 6sih day.. Wniie he was at VAL
paralsO he nearu Of the
DEATH OF HIS UNCLE, SIR EDWARD
by winch he became next heir 10 The little and
estates While lie Santiago II was u good
0eal ouZzed about that he Was the sou Of gcntie-
Nah OF ilJle anu estates III Hampshire, and mat hc
had ueen IN cavalry regiment tijingIcy'S cvdence).
From Santiago sent home two daguerreolypes or
himself ~ Ills parents and Lady Doughty winch are
m evidence IN the cause Alter iis return To Sln.
tlagO ne wrote 10 his parents mat he Iuicadcd
gong mexico wa jamaica, anu desired lclers to
be sent 10 Kingston, where no would Call Tor Them.
He also wrote 10 ms friend Mr. Gosioru, sending
message TO nave his name put ~ at the travellers
CIuo. as lie should Ike 10 belong TO II wien he re-
turned; and lie wrote TO his mother That he should
write ifoin every place he visited.
LETT RIO IN ThE BELLA-rnE VESSEL LOST.
About the 2Oth OF Apri lie emoarKcd at RIO In the
Bella, Oh the 26tn part Of the wreck Of the vessel
was picked up ana The snip ~ never heard Of
again nor any OF the crew. The agenis Oh Giyn,
VINO were rogers bankers al Rio, heard OF Inc
loss oil vessel, aud wrote lo has family that he
had embarked Oh board ol her, and Tor thirteen
years notning more was neard OF Roger ncnoorne.
Ihe Will proved by MIR. GOSiOiu, hs executor,
the sealed packet was OpeuCd anu destroyed, aud u
SUIT instituted In which legal provi WIS gwen
o. his loss aud DEAN. Inc underWfilcrS PAID 10
heavy insurance Oh lie vessel aid the owner
heard anything OF any OF Tue crew.
TiiE STORY OF TIE CLAIMANT
Is that he was picked up, with eight OF the crew.
about The 26rh Of April and Carried 10 Melbourne
where, lie SAID, they were landed on the z4,ii VI
Juiy, l. 64 that the day he landed ne went with
The captain 10 the custom House, and Idat The next
day. lea ing the wrecked sailors Oh board Tie SNIP
he Went into the interior, wnerc lie reslued iOr
TnIaTELN YLARs UNDER Tue NAME or CASTRO.
Not during ali those years. anu ever While In
Australia had ne ever mentioned how he came there
lie positive a. To the name ol the vessel
which brOughC INN. No entry has been produced
from Inc Custom House 10 snow Tue date
rlvai Of The vessel, ana no witness was ever pro.
Ouced WAC was positive that ne mad been Ia AUS
uala during the year 1904. Nor, until near tins
close ol the trai. was any witness at all produced
himself Stated long afterwards, I'D crosse XaniEa.
uOn, mat he had taken the pane OF castro IN con-
sequence ol his acquaintance at Mellpilla with u
iamlly Of That name; and writing TO Don Castro in
August, 1867, ne alluded To being there "brteen
years ago." wnIcn would be IN August, 1854. Ills
Tread DON Castro IN enlioned in his answers to his
letter, that he useu 10 say In spanish mat lie was
butcher lcc4rn,cierl though as ne also used to say
ne was .he son oil gentleman OF TIE, Don Castro
fancied tins was an error lor spanish word tcdn-
CtAe) signifylng Councillor or chancellor. Finally
Don Iasiro Reminded H. mat he
USED TO lear THE NAME OF ARTHUR ORION.
JCastro's correspondence Now II Is admitted mat
butcher at Nappny VINO Was great wanderer, and
VINO Lcween the ears is4S and 1859 had been going
back aud IOrwaf5S between England, SOutn
America anu Australia. II IS admitted that lie was
M south America rom lsis o ST. wnen ne re-
Surned ~ England, and IL Is admitted also that IN
1e52 ne went cut 10 Melbourne o sup Gained the
Middleton. with Captain ANGEL. ANA IL mas been
proved mat III 1855 ne was IN HOBART Town. But as
To where he was 1885 anu 1864 there IS aJ present
NO other evidence than Is Afforded Dy CastrOs
letters which seem 10 be relied on Oy the defendants
Is Identifying lhe cia,manL with MN as being at
hehpLla IN 1904. The claimant, however, denies
orion, and ne says castro was mistaken. AS
ready mentioned, there IL no direct anu indcpend
eDt evidence where etier the claimant or orion was
In 1904, and untll The close oil the there
was no connrmatory evidence at all.
THE EVIDENCES TAKEN IN AUSTRALIA.
Evidence mas been taken IN Australia, ana one
witnes, swears 10 uelieI that Tie Claimant was IN
the place where he says ne 1854; but tins
witness mentioned no tine that year. Al first
the claimant could not give the OF the vessel
IN which NJ sad he was carried to Melbourne.
Aiter many months, however, he said he thought 1t
Was the osprey, an American vessel. Ihen Tor Two
years he said that lie IL the Themis, a
Liverpool vessel and tnen he SAID 1t was Osprey
AGAIN. There was Contrmatory evidence until
nearly the end his case. In the meantime, being
pressed TO give the name OF the captain or any vi
the crew d the vessel wnicn sailed with hin. ne
gave some names when It afterwards turned out
we're lhe names Of sailors on board tile snip which
hal carried out Orton TO Melbourne IN 1882 A
captain Angel, VINO had known ORION, made an
afiidavt that the claimant was Orton tas. did
Z brother OF Orronl aad captain Angels evidence
has Deen taken under commission on behalI vi tho
claimants opponents Evidence taken under
. commission IN Australia, from winch II appeared
mot In lo53 and ie57 there was man named orion
~ certain place wnere the paintiff sad nc was ~
that time, and thai THIS man was called "the
bulcner," and used 10 say lie aas the son oil gci-
tenian o. tile and estates In England, and That ne
Dad oeen In cavalry re sImen Language, IN facl
exacuy similar 10 tnat which Don castro III Ms leu
Sers ascrioed 70 the claimant. Another witness
proved that tins man war AZ another place under
the name Vi Castro and several witnesses proved
mat Inc claimant, unier the name Of Cas-
tro, was, IN later years, always using SINH
lar Language, at other places and lastly al Wagga
Wagxd, u place $50 miles IRON Melbourne,
anu $50 miles from sydney. Near the close vi the
pialhtln's case several witnesses we've called to
prove the ariivaI OF The Osprey At Melbourne. lie
himself had said that tie mad landed from the Us-
RIey ~ lie landing nIaCe Meluuurna. had