The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-07

Tit-Tat-Tee for Roaer-The Tichbsrne
Bonds-The Orion Fanily-Why Arthur
Orten Had No Hump.
LONDON Jan. a.. 1874
II viii be remembered by those VINO carefully
read the cross-examlnation OF the CLAIMANT emo
Tlchborne estates that he was questioned respect
ing the tattoo marks whloh, II Is well known,
on the arm OF Roger Charles Tichhorne. The
claimant last summer denied that ne mad ever be
tattooed at all. This statement published IN news
paper report OF the trial, meeting the eye Of . man
who years ago was brother onicer Of Tlchborne IN
Ireland. he exclaimed, That's lie; iatlO0ed MIN
myselkn He wrote Immediately TO some
OF the und0uDted riChbornes IN England ASKING
them they had ever heard about the tattoo MARKS
on the person OF Roger and II they coud give MIN
q description OF them They replied that they knew
OF the existence oil the tattoo marks and gave
out IN the evidence sgainst the ciai,an Alto.
gether the difficulties In The way OF the portly Aus.
II he fails to make good mis- claims his ruture nome
for some time to come Will be IN Newgate Prison.
The great speech OF the Attorney General has com.
pletely reversed puUlic opiuiOn. BeiOre this
long and exhaustive address everything seemed
to promise victory for Sergeant Ballan,Ines
o. ately weigh little wnen heaped tOaether form q
crushing LOAD, that threatens 10 overwnelm COM
Colossal pillar Of 'i Inc house Of TicnDorne.
TIE BONDS
have fallen again very low. What sold for $50 last
summer now sells I0r the paltry sum Of nve shil.
hngs We near that some American has suggested
that II the Jury were smart they would puy up the
bonds and ind Tor the CLAIMANT me trial Will pos
slbly 60 tor months longer. Sergeant Baila mime
has the last word but 1t remains TO Ne seen whether
all his eloquence and legal scumen WIZ avah any
thing
THE CRvON FAMILY.
The house in which the elder Ort0n and his de-
scendants lived IS not lar IRON Wrapping Old Stars,
LONDON. IL stands on the right nand side OF High
street, Mapping, No. 81 II Is an ordinary sized
four story dwelling, Will. lOw.fronted, mean-ooK-
inI shop below In which the BUSINESS OF boot
maker Is now Carried OH Near II ID the Union Flag
and Punch Bowl, which was mucn Irequented Dy
Arthur orion. At No. 90, some twenty years ago,
Old orion was dong toleraDly good business as
bu cher, chiefly serving the SHIPS IN the river. He
was reputed 10 have anassed large fortune out Of
II. AG TINS time the family consisted OF Mr. orion
ana his wife, several sops, including Charles ana
'Artnur, and two daughters. Charles assisted his
fered any Kind OF occupation TO that OF a butcher.
Arthur was the youngest son, and the Old
man had q partlallty Tor MIN; besides, lie was
the Ocst looking and best favored Of the family, Tor
he was not born with the Traditional numpDack pc
eular 10 the rest This hump was strange af1alr.
Old orion had IT. Mrs. orion nad II, and an orion
who had IL not was scarcely regarded by the neigh.
oil resort was the Union Flag and Punch Bowl his
principal companion was young man named
Field, who was some time back drowned In the
river. or his many associates lew now remain but
there are Two who alirm that they could swear TO
him, living or dead, by certain strange marx lett
by wound on his lott Lev, now received tney do
not say. 1t Is said that Charles orion, VINO mad
was the nrst 10 circulate The report that clam.
ant was Arthur ORION and his brother. Is may be
thought tnat Arthur had no hump because Lc was
To have quite load enough IN lie without IL