The New York herald., 1873-09-23
T C. h B 0 R N E.
THE "CLAIMANT's" NEXT POINT.
The Prosecution of the Monde
script Taken by Surprise.

The following summary OF the proceedings before
the Lord Chief Justice and full Bench is taken
from the London Daf,y telegraph OF September 0.
Thou. n imperfectly revealing the important testi-
mony OF September 8, the statement emb0dies
comprehensive sketch OF the claimants" strong
est evidece in which he has taken the prosecution
by surprse:-
The crowd that yesterday assembled to greet
largest that Palace Yar6 has yet witnessed, and
must have sorey taxed the patience OF Mr.. In.
spector u ,Dennng' who mad to- send to scotland
inlorcement. Inside the court was packed. Bo-
gle's evidence was obviously expected to be
piece de resistance and not only were the galleries
crowded, but all the now well familiar iuces were
present In court from MIR. Gosford TO the old
and from Major Fraser oil tho Carabineers,
to the stout barrister whom report asserts
by Dr. Kenealy @ a as snoWins 'severy date in English
history" A few minutes after twelve Boyle
STEPPED into the box, aud we hope II wI not be
rlving at their decision" II wo observe that his
appearance told in his lavor He is hale old man,
locks when so far retain the ebony hue OF their
pristine youth as to render
MIR. HAWKINS PROMISE TO THE JURY,
that they would find him "all white ut the top and
all black at the bottom" hore humorous than
strictly yeracious. "Uncle" d gle has pleasant
expression of FEATURES, happy little smile, that
keeps fitting over mis- lace, and quiet decorous
mann,r sucn as Deiits vassal 0i q great house.
Friday last over the droleries OF the irrepressble
hairdresser, or else 1t was In no laughing numor.
Certain 1t Is that 'nly Uncle DOughty's vaiet" gave
his evidence in the most matter roi-iact manner;
and that, although every question was closely iol-
lowed, there were no particular demonstrations
either OF amusement or. AS is sometimes the case,
OF partiSanShip.
Considered, as 1t were, Il pt-iori IL is clear tibet
Bogies evidence resolves itscf into two heads--tne
first positive that he believes the defendant to De
Roger Charles Doughty .riohoorne; the second
negative that ne himself has not 'coachedn the
defendant III III his story. And very little con-
siderat,on will snow tnat II witness OF any natu
raj acutoness stands firmly to these two points 1t
Will be
SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT
to get any "roars OF laughter out of him In cross
examination. AS told IN cGlef tue old mans story
was very simple He was now, he sad, sixty-seven
years OF age, and ne entered tho service OF Sir
Edward Doughty In his eleventh year, and re-
named in 1t till that Daronet died, in 1883. tie
then-having u pension OF $50 year pad him
passage money-went out to Australia with his
family ana settled at Balmaine. q suburb OF
sydney At sydney 1t was that ne lrst met the
deiendant, who came up to him and said, "Hail0a,
Boge, IS that your" 1 said, eye, Sir, 1t is how
do you do :" adding, "You have got worry stout"
to which the deiendant rephod by the pleasant ad-
mission that he was mo longer the slender lad
that he was when he left Tlchbornc." Further
conversation with the defendant lett no doubt
BoGLE's MIND
that he was the man he represented himself to be-
and SO strongly was he impressed with this belier
that he at once consented to accompany the de-
1endant to England, and has lived III his mouse
which will nevertheless, be fodnd to deserve
perusal question by question. Incidental points
In 1t are his confirmation OF the Iact to which
other witnesses have already dGposed, that Roger
his cousin used to walk out together alone; Ills
story-with which the public Is already familiar
OF how he has lost his pension; and his evidence
about tho tattoo marks whioh took Mr.. Hawkins
extremely by surprise, 1t being sarung upon mm in
reply to u question OF his own In examination.
IL seems that on more than one occasion the old
valet had gone into Rogers room late at night and
had found the young man moro or less en- GesRGOtHe
no n
seen Rogers arms and he was perfectly certain
tell you the truth" added the witness. "between
you and me, do not believe that any one ever saw
tattoo mark upon him."
TAKEN UNAwAREs
by this evidence, which he evidently had not ex-
pected, Mr.. Hawkins asked why the witness had
never said anything about the matter before, but
failed to elicit any satisfactory reply. For the rest
the tenor 0i tine cross. examination seemed to be
to show that the knowledge possessed by this wit
ness OF the Tichb0rnc family and oil Rogers early
| history was cO-extensve with that possessed by
the claimant-s0 indirectly supporting the hypothe-
information that he really possessed before he met
his mother in Paris. The cross-examination,
| although not interesting except to those VINO
case, was yet very severe. 1t had not concluded
when the Court rose, aud 1t Will be resumed
to-day.
sembled in Palace Yard, which was completely
filled, the crowd over1owing into the street, and
lining the raillngs which lead to Westminster
Bridge. Indeed, the popularity OF the claimant
seems greater than ever, his Partisans remaining
in Palace YarG for hours together. In the hope or
catching glimrse OF his portly person, while the
cheers which greeted him Oh his departure ought
to have been audible at Charing Cross, and probably
were. We believe that, at the reassembling of the
Court this morning DR.. Ksnealy WI cal attention
Treasurer and will srgue that 1t renders nugatory
the promise gwen him by the Bench that the ex-
pense5 OF his witnesses should be paid.