New-York tribune., 1874-03-23

STATEMENT OF CHARLES ORTON.
HIS IDENTIFICATION OF THE CLAIMANT AS HIS
BRoTHER-How HE EXACTED A BRIBE FOR KEEP
ING SILENT,
Charles Orton, who asserts that the Itch
horne Claimant is Arthur Oron, his brother in his state
nent published The London Daily Iefegrdph says
that few DAYS after Christmas in 1866, while he was
keeping a small butcher shop in Hermtages'' Lonuon'
his sister came to the shop and brought letter lot h
TO read 1t was signed with the name o. stevens nnu
addressed 10 her sister Mrs Tredget The letter was
t once recognized Az being the handwriting of Arthur
orton few weeks afterward Mrs. Tredgett informed
Charles Oron that she received another letter. WIN
out any signature. asking her TO see person VINO n'eu
AT Victoria Cottage and find out who was the man living
there Charles Orton in his statement explained:
This NAV saw was the house where Mr. Pittendrelgh
and his wife lived From what could make on, MI
PIttendreigh lawyers CLERK ana IN an ONCE ut
ioir ,o snme of the big lawyers engaged in lawsuit
that hrthur mad got mixed up III. and that somebody
had writ Victoria Cottage TO give Arthur nut o
anne suiey and that my brother not feeling but
that II might be trap, wanted TO know Wno anu wn
the person at Victoria Cottage was As wei as Ieine
ser told that she had been able to manage
the affair well There was IL seems IN the window
OF the house, bill OF apartments to let at victoria
Cottage and my sister made 1t her business TO
inquire respecting them,i aud that then III qulte
erences &C. and so she found out where Mr..
Pitendregh was empoyedi Sngnt 5 10 nav saye
Croydon And when we had talked ABOUT tnls letter my
sister told that Arthur had sent her another Win
dyepound note it, together with word that so long
as she was careful and kept her own counsel he woud
send the like sum every month to hep Keep tne Two
sisters who were living together Well waited, thlnk
| ing, perhaps, that might near from my DIotner
Arthur Business at the butchers shop was very osu
and Thought that II 1vepound notes was so plentiful
he might send me one or two so nnulhg tnat nc uiu
take any notice Of me- wrote 70 him, getting hls ad
dress at Croydon from Mrs. Tredgett. addressed him
AS sir Roger TchDorne and put 1t to him In TINS way
Says /. " hear that you know where my brotneT W
Arthur ia and that you know him 10 be rich man. VIII
YOU kindly send his address, as should IKE 10 write
to him asking him he can give me te assistancef
This appeal was frutless, although the sisters, who
were living together received their IS es in regu
lar manner Charles Orton then resolved TO offer his
evidence to the opposing his brother In order
open communications. he proceeded 70 Victoria Cottage
| 70 see the clerks wife, but, said he:
| She was sharp, II not sharper than l was. anC
aho ot o of e that il Was something abou
Tichborne had abOut then she asked me In, ant
syns Evidence in favor Of the infant heir provided
was made worth my while TO do so. dldn say more
| than that nor how much wanted or thing only
said that had some information TO give which tina
side might be glad TO get. Mrs Pttendreigh per
suaded Ine not TO be too hssty in the matter Yol
| leave me your address" said she. and think II
| very likely that tomorrow you VIII be wrote To-"
gave her the address right. but not the name. pu
the name backwards-Mr. Notro, butcher, Hermitage
following day there letter with tho Croy dor
p0stnark My partner. who knew all about II, opened
IL and brought 1t the house where was living
1t letter exactly but an odd scrap OF white
paper, which was wrote these words: 'Wnv shoult
| YOU inure that never did harm TO YOU ! shal
send you in day or two what you require. Desist!
The last word Desst wrote where the signature
should BEEN but h didn't want Signature for m'
to be able to identity II my brother Arturs writing
OF course can't be sure that going to Victoria Cot
tage had thing do with him writing To though
think II must have. becAilse he wrote to me as MI
Eotro. Well the very morning there came another
letter like wise with the Croydon posImsrk and with
fyepound note in A. and scrap OF paper written OF
these words: shall allow yOu this sum every monti
at present" This wrote Ia the same writing the
one that said Dess and Ike that when came 10 my
sister Mary Ann at first 10 ask bcr 20 and find ou
about the people at Victoria Cottage IL was nv brother
| Arthur's writing. Among Ourseives-my sisters and
| myself, / mean-there never the shadOw OF
\ gpppt FNQ " yss yAp WA sepNag w tae