New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-21
THE TICHBORNE CASE.
WANT OF FUNDS THE CAUSE OF THE coll
LAPSE


| LONDON, March 1.-THE collapse of the
Tichbone trial understood to DO due really to the
claimants failure to raise the money needed to go ON
with it, His solicitors, II is said. notified to him
| some time since that they out OF funds
and that his counsel could not be expected to proceed
with the cross-examinaton of the witnesses for
| the defense unless money forth
coming. Thereupon the claimant called together
his friends and bondholders and explained 10 them that
all the money they had heretofore contributed likely
TO be lost for want Of little more. 1t is possible more
might have had but for the surprising line the jury
took What carried the jury the evidence OF Lord
Bellew that the real Sir Roger tattOoed and
the admitted fact that the claimant has
corresponding marks But hear that Lord Bellows
| testimony would not have passed unchallenged
An officer in Sir Rogers old regiment is alleged
10 have written letter declaring that Lord
Beew is entirely mistaken. and that the occasion
OF the tattoong Sir Roger far from submitting to the
operation of the officers who positively refused
TO have anything to do with it, Nobody doubts that
Lord Bellows statement made in good faith but his
mistake IL 1t be "a mistake, has had very damaging
effect. The Of the officer who Ia said to be ready
10 contradict him is mentioned freely in conversation
but there is need TO repeat matters stand IL
is obvious that the claimants solicitor and counsel with
such evidence in their possession, would not have
yielded TO the suggestion Of the jury II the claimant had
been able TO provide means 10 continue But the best
evidence and the best worthless without money
TO make them heard.
am, of course, from saying that think the claim
ants case was OF the best that IL could have been
saved. am OF the very few who had opinion at
any time The verdict OF the jury will not at
change mems minds. Those who have stuck to the
claimant from the beginning stick to him now. and
their number is large. II the il an inpostor.
he is of the ceverest scOundrels who ever lived He
puzzled counsel. SERGEANT Ballantne said
months ago that he could not make him out ana
| that the only thing he was sure of was
that ne could not be Arthur orion. His solicit
tors, Mr.. Rose excepted. seem TO have had
mistaken confidence in the genuncness Of his claims
Society," which might naturally be expected to take sides
with the family and against the butcher" has always
divided. The legal profession itself has furnished
ston partisans for him, and think good many
who did not believe the claimant to be tho lost
Sir Roger Tchborne thoroughly enjoyed the skill with
which lac baled the Examination of the Attorney
General If Sir John Coleridge had not redeemed his
examination by his speech his position at the bar would
have been not a little compromised. Only yesterday.
lawyer of high rank being asked what he
thought Of the case, answered; III were
on the jury and had to make up my
mind before dinner. am afraid should fast u long
| time Three days ago the claimant was visited by
! Journalist whose name everybody in America would
recognize IL it, one OF the bestknown and one ot
the most cynical and skcptcal writers on the
London press After o free conversation OF
| some two hours, this writer away
he had just the true Sir Roger know others
lust a. little likely carried away by sympathy or
imposed upon by shrewdnes who sc0f 81 the YER
dict Of the jury saying that they themselves have sub
jected the man searching tests than any he has
undergone in court and that he has out of them
Tumpbantly.
! on the other hand, there whispers OF some evil
| dence held in reserve that would have convinced,
ought TO have convinced the most incredlous such Is
the account Of the quarrel between the claimant and bis
wife (which should rather be excused from going nto)
and reported readiness the stand and swear
that he was not Tchborne but Castro. And
such is the story of the quarrel between
the claimant and his brother, who had at first been
party the conspiracy but who thought he did not get
bis proper share OF the good things going. and
| SO, fit of virtuous disgust, made
! clean breast OF the whole matter TO the solicitor
for the defense OF thing We may be
pretty sure that, II there has been conspiracy.
some of the parties to 1t will speedily "sp" upon
conederates The fortunes Of the chief actor in
their ebb, and there nothing to be got
by lying those who abctted him will forsake him readily
enough under the menace of prosecution for perjury
The strong language which Lord ChiefJustice Bovll
used in directing the of the plaintiff for wim
and corrupt perjury is only what might have been
pected from his demeanOr throughout the trial. Who
else doubted the judge who presided did not doubt
He early made up his mind that the claimant
and good many OF his witnesses were
lying and he took small pains 20 conceal his belief His
prepOssessiOns OF help to the defense and
could but have had very great effect upon jury.
That theory of English law which prescrbes
a Judge an attitude of rigid impartialty az be-
tween the parties to a cause was very imperfectly
observed during the great Tchborne trial over and
over again Sergeant Balantne interposed between the
Lord CefJustice and some witness whom he was
examining from the bench Once Sergeant Ballantine
went so far as intimate that he thought it hard
he should have 10 contend not only with the counsel
but with the Court well. don't wish
TO make any criticism Lord Chef-Jusce Bovill. He
has done what thought his duty but he In
way somewhat unlike that which has given the English
bench high icpute for holding the scales with an even
hand
As the claimant must have known for some days that
he would probably unable go with trial. and
known also for long time that, the of verdict
against him. he might expect prosecution for perjury
why did he not make his escape The answer
is suppose that he has been watched by the police
and that he really had chance get away or none
since the issue OF the became certain Nor
Is IL certain he would have run If he could. lie
has played for a great stake. Whatever else he may
be- he is Of great resolution ana courage
and GOODNESS. Probably he had hopes that the meeting
OF his supporters Monday would result in their
ing more money other and, long as there
| was "a chance, he would not throw 1T away The
descriptions OF that meeting full Of dramatic
| interest and well worth copying anything in the
case Indeed narrative Of the financial aspects this
| extraordinary cause would, II 1t could DO made
complete be one Of the striking features Of II.
Who first conceived the notion OF Issuing Tchborne
Bonds Who bought theml Who dealt in themi How
much did Messrs Baxter Rose, and Norton know about
the machinery which put in motion to supply
them with fundsl There is good legal authority for
| the opinion that the way In which money got
such render those concerned III getting offend
ers against penal However that may BEL tho