The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-05

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Witnesses say that Orton's ears had beer
pierced for rings and the claimants ear
had never been. II would appear also tina
Orton's feet and hands were much LARGE
than those Of the claimant. and that he wa
larger boned. 10 being admitted that Cas-
tro and the claimant are one and the sam,
person, the object of the defence was /,
prove that Orion could not possibly b,
Castro, which would overthrow the thcOr,
of the prosecution. Robert Gardner.
butcher, testified that he knew ArthGi Or
ton in 1893 and i'm 1868 at Wagga-N
in Australia. and that he knew orion at IA,
same time he knew the claimant. who wa.
then working in Mr.. lliggins's shop. Other
witnesses testified that they had been ne.
quainted with orion and Castro In Aus
tralla az one and the same time that they
had often seen the two mel. together and
that the defendant was Castro. These
witnesses gave the dates and localities
when and where they had seen the two
together.
About forty men, who were non-com-
missioned officers and privatcs in the Cara
binecrs when Roger was with them in Ire
land and at Canterbury a. cornct and lieu
tenant, swore positively that the claimant
was Roger Tichborne. This firm belief is
based upon certain physical peculiaritics.
tending 10 prove identity-such as the
awkwardness of gait, the right leg being
knock-knced. and the twitching of the eye
and upon the familiarity shown by the
claimant with all the minor events and
little incidents of their regimental life.
Capt. Brooke Cunlifie. who had been a
brother officer of Roger Tichbornc in the
CarabineerS, gave his evidence in favor of
the claimant. Col. NOrbury. now Wor-
cestershire magistrate. formerly a captain
in the Carabinecrs, swOre that he believed
him 10 be Roger Tichborne. Many wit
nesses from Hampshire also identified the
defendant rs the Roger TichbOrne they
had known.
The prosecutions assertion that Rogers
arms had been tattOOed was disprOycd BY
the military witnesses, many OF whom
had had opportunities 10 see his arms
barred.
Lady Radcliffe had denied cmphatically
that theA' was any ground for the allega-
ton Of her seduction by her cousin. She
went 50 far as to say that She had never ia
her life walked alone with him save in the
grounds of Iichbornc House. A large
number of witnesses for the defence con-
Lady Radcliffe. Their evidence
went To show that the cousins were very
intimate and were often seen together rid
ng. strolling in lanes. sitting on stiles.
resting at the lovers seat on Tichborne
Downs, or walking near Chcriton Mil.
harles Guy. tor 20 years laborer on the
state. sworc that he saw the final parting
between Miss Doughty and Roger: and
hat they were kissing and crying and
siping their eyes with their white hand
lcrchiefs.
The defence may fairly Toe said 10 have
hoWn that the defendant j. not Arthur
prtOn. and 10 have brought out great
heal in his favor from the numerous Eng
ish witnesses.
We now come 20 consider the testimony
# the two South American witnesses. I
lanes Brown and Jean Luie. The first /
amcd ~worc that he was i'm Rio i'm April. 4
81. In the employment Of Il ship chand- I
err: that he then knew Roger 'richbornc 4
nd that he saw him take bath on two /
occasions. when he noticed brown mark /
N his side and scar on his left arm
imilar 10 those now To be- seen on the \
laimant. He declared that he was on
GARD the Bella early in the morning Oi L
he day she sailed. and that he then saw
aptain Burkett. her commander. with
apt Oates and Capt. HOskyns and Roger
'ichhOrnc. come on board. all of them be-
nrrently reported in Rio in ISL that some
lryivors of the Bclla's wreck had been
licked M by "A vessel called the Osprey
nd carried into Melbourne. Among the
illnesses produced by Mr.. Hawkins in re-
uttal were Capt. Oatcs-wcll known a
le Captain of the Northileet. who was
reverted from being in command on the
tai night i'm which she Went down by the
lbpTna in this case-and Capt. lloskyns.
9th of these gentlemen gave point
ank denial To the statements OF Brown
far a. they were concerned.
Jean Luie. the steward of the Osprey.
bout whose narrative there is an almost
,mantic interest. is described n being
IAN of intelligent countenance, a little un-
n fifty years of age. with "A bald head.
eyes, and gray beard, which
.scends upon his breast He testified !
lat in February. 1851. he sailed from
aten Island a. steward in tlree-masted.
lrk-riggcd vessel called the Osprey.
hen some 800 miles from land of the
'ast of Brazil. in the April following. on
very hot morning. boat was picked up
,ntaining six men a dclirious condition
lcept two, who were padding toward the
sprcy. The four men who were dcliri-
Is were lying down In the boat between
e seats, stretching their legs backward
III forward. One of these four was "A
,ung man. not sailor. and until the YES
] arrived in Melbourne in July this man
a. in Luic's special charge As he was
lite i'll Luie gave his berth up To him,
III was in the habit of cutting his hair.
cding him. and washing him during the
'yagc. The young man told Luie he
uld never remember anything. and was
ways deranged. Upon his side was n
own mark. and his left arm bore scar. }
ME ran away to the Ballarat diggings rs
on as the Osprey reached Melbourne,
ii so lost sight of his patient: but he now
entities the defendant as the same per-
n. Luic said the address of Anderson,
Ie Of the sailors on the Osprey. was Nine
enth street. brooklyn, and that of
thompson. the stevcdore who loaded her. /