, 1874-02-11

the paper in the packet directed Mr.. Gosford to
prepare Upton House for Miss Doughty's re-
oeption in a certain event, which was absurd,
because Upton House was not Mr.. Tichborne's
but Sir Edward Doughty's. Probably, said
the learned counsel, he was "bewildered by his
feelings But then be read over the paper to
Mr.. Gosford," suggested the Lord Chief JUS
lice, who further quoted Mr.. Gosford's obServa-
ton in the witness. box, that be could not have
accepted such duty, under such circumstan-
oes, as providing "for his own masters daugh-
ter in his W masters house, This, however,
DR.. Kenealy replied, could be got over by sup
posing that both persons were bewildered-
though he admitted that "this was a difficulty"
Coming then to the circumstance of the visit
of Sir Percival and Lady (then Mr.. and Mrs.
Radcliffe to the defendant at Croydon, the
learned gentleman repeated his former argu.
ments to show that Lady Radcliffe "hesitated y
and he dwelt again upon the significance of
Lady Ratclife's first question, when did we
last meet :" Mr.. Justice Lush. however, OBJ
served that this Seemed to be Just the question
which a guilty person, in the presence of her
husband, would not have asked p and it was
also pointed out by the Bench that it would
have been easy to have answered, sin the viii
lage of Tichborne, when | was returning from
hunting" as the Defendant subsequently,
swore; whereas he answered, eat Tichhorne,
just before / left England, when uncle Edward
was so ill'-that being now admitted to be I'M
true. After some further remarks on the evil
deGce of Mr.. Bulpett, the banker, with refe-
renee to his hand in the sealed packet story,
and to that of Mrs. and Miss Nangle. the learn
ed counsel stated that he had still the r%ebutting
evidence of Lady Radcliffe and some other mat
ters to notice.
After speaking for twenty three days. DR..
Kenealy concluded his address to the jury on
January IA He asked then to contrast the
knowledge which the Defendant undoubtedly
must have possessed at the time with the ignO-
rance-apparently designed and Intentional
ignOrance-he exhibited on the relations be-
tween hin and Miss Doughty. The defendant
said he seduoed his cousin in July or August,
at the mill, not long after he came over from
Ireland, and before the breaking off of the en-
gagement by Sir Edward Doughty. But the
jury would recolleot what took place on July
l; consequently whatever took place between
them, it was not necessary for him Or. Kenea-
ly) to say whether it was q seduction or an at
tempted seduction that whatever took place
occurre before the engagement was broken off
by Sir Edward Doughty. When the Defendant
spoke of the mill, DR.. Kenealy suggested that
he meant the gr0tt0. Inc LORD Chlef justice,
interposing, said he had seen the grotto, and
he put it to DR.. Kenealy whether the seduction
could have taken place there. The learned
counsel said had he seen the place in 1852 be
would have answered the question. He then
proceeded with his peroration amid the dead
silence of a crowded court. Having remarked
that never since the trial of Charles I. had a
trial excited more attention and observation of
the people of England and of the world than
that ofthe Tichborne Claimant, DR.. Kenealy said
many things had occurred in the course of the
proceedings for which he would have given part
of his hearts blood if they had never happened.
And many things had occurred that would for
ever blur and sully the name Of certain indiyi-
duals in whose fame and glory many of US were
concerned Our system of trial by jury was
now upon it's trial, and by the verdict in this
case it would be sustained or weakened in the
respect in which it had always been held. He
was sure as he was of his W existence that
the jury would not be animated by any fore.
gone conclusion, but that in their desire to do
the most perfect justice, they would calmly and
patiently consider and decide this case upon
the evidence that khad been given, and that
every one of them would be able at its conclu.
sion to proudly put their hands upon their
hearts and say %"justics and truth along has
guided me in arriving at a verdict" If evil
denoe was to be of any avail, before any tribu-