The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-10
The Ortor- Tichb0rne Claimants An
peal to the british Public.

In his appeal for subscriptions to enabl,
him to meet the charge Of perjury the ciairri-
mt says: 1T may be that my friends, who
have already assisted, will to some extent
help me further; but it would be llnreason-
able for me to hope that, after the assistance
they have already afforded me. 1 can fairl,
look to them for the large sum necessary fol
my defence. IF a few hundreds, or even
thousand would suffice, / might not. per
llaps, despair; but am charged with being
Il perjurer, and am also, SO it is said, to be
charged with being forger, which, / sup.
pose, means that have used my own name
of Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne. These
foul and grollndless charges will involve the
whole question Of my identity, to disprove
which the solicitor of the Government, adj
vised by the Acknowledgement (the leading
counsel against ME in the late triaD, has re-
tanned the Attorney General, Mr.. Hawkins,
Q. c., Sir George Honeyman, @. c., Ser
Scant Parry, Mr. Bowen, and Mr.. Archi-
bald. against me. | am not SURPRISED at six
counsel being engaged at the expense of the
country; my only wonder is that the Attor-
ney-General, who will on Incorporating trial
have to represent the Grown and Justice
did not employ the whole of the English bar
to crush me, TO crafty the personal feelings
he has expressed. Fortunately for me /
have many friends who will never desert me,
and who bavc obtained for ME the best legal
assistance. But how is it possible for me,
utterly pennileSs, to avail myself Of it, and to
obtain justice, against the purse of the Gov
eminent of England, the strings of which
will no doubt be freely pulled for the pur-
pose Of proving nc to be d pcrjllrer and
forgcr-cllargcs which. with others, have
already been made against me by the Attor-
ney-General without proof! However, here
| am, and am likely to remain, unless can
find not only four persons worth FL $50 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 ut any moment pay the SUMS for which
they offer themselves. When ] have found
four such friends ] am told that the advisers
of the Government will then. in my case.
raise an objection to the sufiiciency OF my
own reeogniZance for $4,000, unless [ can
prove that / am worth the amount. In
fact, every effort will be used to keep
me here. Cruelty pclSttutcd as am
there is but one course that can sec, and that
is to adopt the suggestion so MANY have made
to mc--namcly, to "appcal to the British
public" for funds for my defence, and in
doing so l appea! to 'rbrF British soul who
is inspired by a love of justice aid farpay.
and who is willing to defend the ''weak
against the strong" That | am Roger
Charles Doughty Tichborne l Solemnly de-
clare. and which fact have already proved
by eighirtSiX EitilesseS, and will prove again
by more thai ttvo hundred fltcceSSary |: and
that am not Arthur Ortot wilI prove be-
You'd the shadow OF Il doubt by witnesses
who knew both orion and myself. As to the
tattoo marks, at least twcnty-iour disinter-
cstcd witnesses will prove that ], Roger
Tichborne. was never tattooed, but that
Arthur orion was there will be conclusive
evidence forthcoming. But be all tlis as it
may, true lovers Of justice will, feel salts
fled, never allow me to be convicted without
a fair trial, which it is impossible for me to
have without counsel, solicitor, and wit
ncsses on my behalf: aid therefore appeal
to the public for subscriptions for my de-
fence.