, 1873-09-12
THE AMERICAN T1OHBORNE,

AAc AAAAoAtAVaN 4AOuOVANEs
Tho Tiohborno caae, which has boon dragging
It's BLOW longth along 80 many months III tho
EnEllBh courts, and which has Yoaricd out 80
many jurios and advocates, hna at lust found
parallel In thia country In q caso which bidn fair
to exotic IN equal dogroe Of Intorost, aud to
consume a" much ttno and money nnd patience.
Iho amount OF money involved Ill tho litigation
IL Sao,000,000, or ronl estato valued at that
amount, which Is much creator than tho valuo
or tho property to which Arthur Orton origi-
nollS cihmod to bo 1lofr, and which has brought
upon him tho present trial for perjury and
forgery.
!ho namo Of tho American claimant Ia Jamos
Iairnbul, and he has brought auit In tho Penn
eyl7anfa courts for tho recovery Of 1000 acros OF
coal lands at or near nTauch Chunk, valued at
$40,0o0.000. Hia father died forty yoara nro
IN hospital after lifo of dissipation. du.inr
which, it il stated, those lands paaaod into other
hands by tax purchase. At the ago Of 10.
the son loft philadelphia on Rea vow
age and VAS wrockod. He was picked
up noar the Island OF st. Thomas.
and aftor his recovery from tho effects Of OK
posuro he wont to Contral Amorica and worked
On tho 1sthmus Of Panama, until tho California
gold storios attracted him to that region. He
made several fortunes in California, which he
lost at tho gaming-tnble, aud, becoming tired Of
this Kind Of life, wont to Moxico aud thence to
Texas, whore his occontricitiea in tho cattle
business croatod popular prejudice agatnBthim.
Ho then started again for Moxfco, and On tho
wny to Mazatlan narrowly escaped doath 'hy
tho explosion OF tho atoamer ho was On.
During his short stay At Mazatlan, ho was robbed
by gang Of Moxicans and loft for dead, with
twelve dagger-wounda In hia body. Recovering
from those, he went to the Peru silver minos,
and bought pieco Of land aaid to have silyor
deposits. Failing to find them, he Hold out to
another party, who found tho silver almost i'm
mediatoly. Ho then wont to Chill and worked
under Meiggs, the railroad contractor, md
WaB In q fair way to accumulate q handsome
fortune, when hia rowing, reckless dis
poaision induced hin, to go to Brazil. and try to
got the suporinteudsncy Of diamond mine.
Failing in this, he wandered through South
Arnerica for several yoars, and finally turned up
In Mo1ico again.
Meanwhile, the divorced rifo OF hia father be-
canae convinced that tho property in question
rightfully belonged to hcr son, and aho there-
fore put the mnttor in the hands Of lawyer,
who commenced aoarching for tho wan
doror. Letters waro written in ovory
direction, and advertisements inserted in
the journals Of all countries, but it was Of no
avail. Ono day, howevor, in 1871, u 1ettor from
James Turnhull, dated in Mexico, was received
BY the mother, and an agent Was sent to Moxico
to confor with him, tho result of which was tlat
ho determined to return to PHILADELPHIA, To
cap tho climax Of his eyentful life, tho steamer
bringing him to Philadelphia was capsized,
and no once more narrowly oBcapod
death. Upon his arrival in this country.
arrangements wero at once made for commence
Ing tho suit, and eminent lawyers have been on
gagged On both sides.
II the American claimants rowing prorouBitos
do not induce him to wander of again before tho
oaso comca to cloao, a long and interesting
trial may DO expected, un1oas tho pounsylvania
claimant, like tho recent Oregon claimant
should turn out to DO an impostor.