, 1873-06-29
HUM0Rs OF THE TIcHBoRNE TRIAL.

. HUM0RS Of THE TICHB0RNE TRIAL
, Characters from Wrapping % Fositiv
Schoo1mates md Indignant Danc
amusing Witnesses and Xouthfn
Tales.
London lJnne 81 Correspondence Of Ets Boston Post
Long drawn out and tedious as the trial Of th
Claimant must seem to Judges, lawyers, jury
witnesses, and the prisoner himself, 1t ia never
ending source Of amusement to the public
It is q perpetual comedy; with eyer-varyin,
heroes and heroines, constantly verging On an
sometimes descending to side-splitting farce
The other dsy, just as the session WAS begin
ming. the Claimant, who takes by no moan
unimportant active part in the proceedings, ros'
and addressed the Lord Chief Justice He tool
the liberty Of asking whether it would be con
sidered contempt Of court il he should appoa
at theatres OF music halls, 81 where they are will
distrust Of what might take place there il b.
went on which the Claimant, in his husky
voico, said that he had no money with which te
conduct his dofense, and wanted to raise some
by exhibiting himself but the Court refused tc
express an opinion on the subject.
On the same day new sensation WAS created
by the appearance on tho stand Of Miss Mary
Ann Loder. This lady, as it had been intimated,
WAS the carly love OF Arthur Orion, Mapping
butcher; Miss Loder appeared to be lady Of
nance, and did credit to Arthur Orton's taste.
Bho testi6edquietly but positively that the Claim
ant WAS her old beau, with whom abe used to
keep company and " walk out " in the quiet
tie stonter."
| After Miss Loder came Mapping " charac-
ter" Mr. Chew, q lighterman. who was SO en-
thusiastic in his evidence that he started by say
than my oBn." On being asked if Arthur Orton
ever sold meat, he replied, II think ho WAS too
lazy to sell meat;" and declared that ho had
como forward to testify because ho Ui8hed to
"yindicate Lady Radclifea honor"
- A farmer named Whitbread, who had known
tho Ortons. Was asked II he had made any bota
| on the case, to which he replied, !" Yes dare
| say twenty or thirty new hats" More Mapping
witnesses were forthcoming the next day. several
! Of whom gave the Claimants COUNSEL as good ss
| they got. One Of those WAS Mr. Allan, who
| had known the claimant, he said, as fatty" or
bullocky" Orion. On being asked by defend
ants counsel about Detective Whicher, he replied
promptly, !" He is professional. like yourself"
drink over the case ?" "Then," replied the
imperturbablo Allan, "you suppose wrong"
well, then, have put you right. hey 2"
"Beg your PARDON" returned the wit
moss !; sit is I who have put you right"
A Mr. Cronin, who seemed to be an authority
was called Bullocky," one OF his brothers Was
known as "GentiemAn Orton," and another as
Prince Charles On, being asked Whist color
Athur's hair was, be replied, "1ts about the
color of your wig, sir"
A witness whose singular manner Of testify
ing attracted considerable attention WAS John
James Collins, who, On being sworn, declared
that ho had o. once been carver and glider, but
asked it Clsinant Was the Orton whom ho
used to know, he said, ~ am as SURE Of
HIM a. I nm OF my own life. knelt
down this morning aud prayed that God
might giye me- > gIaso =: to tel tho trgth: Ho is
him p :" Yes, In 3 window in tho Poultry, and
I could not resist writing letter to those who
conduct the case to say that knew him to be
Orton." On cross-e1amination he WAS asked,
g You had An irresistible impulse to write this ~
" I was determined to write to serve the inter-
ests Of JUSTICE" "And Jon prayed for grace
thia morning to tell the TRUTH" "I did"
"Heve yoa praSsa every day Day on 2 this aubjeet2"
Lord Chief Justice asked, "About this case !"
"Iy Lord" replied the vitnoss, II have
weakness for making all things Of my life mat
ter Of prayer to God for help"
George Winn, o9 being asked about Arthur
er it Was a nervous Affection replied, I don't |
remember it as nervous at1lictlon. took it as /
family movement. Old Mr. Orton had cer- /
tain movement in tho oye.' This witness was |
By his confused and Hurried way Of giving his
evidence. He had been taken to see Claimant at |
lawyers Office previous to; the last trial, and
now gave Piquant account OF the interview.
Ho sat It first, aaid VIM, with bis back to
me, facing the fire. AZ ! was talking to the
lawyer looked At the Claimant and knew him,
hnt didn't tel him 20. He said, Oh yon
think l am Arthur ofton. said, = do not
think At al about It. Arthur Qrton Is sitting
there. You are arthur orton- then rose and
said to the lawyer, 1ou are wrong, SIR tbls
man MAJ VIII be non-sn3eed.. me Claimant said; I
MAl pr1ng t"o noudteo "!tnehses: l eaio, Two
thousand i you IKE: Arthur T. orton ls sitting
there. 1ou are Aftnur orton.
Another uncomfortable witness for the obese
de1endant vas saEmaker r. named Lawrence,
Who 1esnneo tnas %m!e Ma,,11 ~ n PEG ne "as
Tnteo upon y r. ml. eI,loro n ons5o% 81 ana tae
C1a!mant' Claimant .v:Lso;. uo sou knoM y mgs % asked tne
claimant: v yes, sna, ..a, - ao' you IRE Arthur
ortoq. n io1 "aKo h %lg'aKa' d;a 9sys ne: .N9:
says y .ra - aon. wsn qlu, 1oa ,e are ny % ola
sehool-1enoW, ana an solIy tna1 cont: Ihen
Mr onslow asked me- Z: otton wasn't thin hoy boy.
II he were, snys II we're a1ter lett Whp~
ping; LAKE ID hun ~, PACK 70 MaPPing, says l, ,ta5e
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