, 1874-02-11

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shire witnesses who had identified the defend
ant with Tichborne, proceeded to review in
like manner what are known as the Poole wit
nesseS-that is the numerous persons who have
sworn to having a recollection of Mr.. Tichborne
during his visits to Sir Edward Doughty's
house at Upton. Among these was the "pret-
ty laundress of Bath" to whom the defendant
accurately described both the colour and the
pattern of young Mr.. Rogers fancy shirts.
How on earth could he have done that if be
was Arthur Orion 7 And the notion of his
being coached on such matter was mere ah-
surdity. Having observed that be meant
next to take the witnesses who knew Roger
abroad, in South America and elsewhere, the
learned counsel proceeded to say that he thought
it better to reserve for the present the GLASS
of Gardiner witnesses. You have gone
through them already" remarked the Lord
Chief Justice; but hitherto the Carabineers on
the side of the defence have only been men
toned with reference to the question of how
many times certain distinct peculiarities have
been sworn to. DR.. Kenealy, therefore, prompt
ly replied that he considered that he had " not
yet touched his Carabineers," a remark which at
once brought to the fore the old question of i'm
posing limit upon the learned %counsel's elo-
quence. Hereupon a long discussion ensued,
III lH6 course OF WHICH MI OuSLlC6 U1oIlOE IT,
marked that he never remembered O speech
on evidence conducted in so much detail; while
Mr.. Justice Lush declared emphatically his
belief that eff the Legislature had contem-
plated the possibility of such a speech as this
they would never have conferred the privilege
of summing up" Finally, the learned gentle
man having declined to promise to finish on Jan
uary IS, the Lord Chief Justice, with the concur
renee of his colleagues, announced that the COurt
in that case must take upon themselves to call
upon him to finish on that day. DIR. Kenealy
then proceeded again to notice the evidence of
Captain" Brown, when he was reminded by
the foreman Of the jury that this man had
stated that be knew Jean Lhie aboard the
Osprey at Rio, and had sworn to other matters
that had been disproved. "He swore to q
good many things that I can't help" was the
reply, nor did a reminder from the Bench of
other matters in connection with Captain
Brown induce the learned counsel to change
his ground. For what if Brown had given in
writing a false account of his career? Are
incOme-tax returns always strictly correct, and
are we to set folks down for p%erjurers on that
accounts AS to Luie, had he not told them he
believed the defendant himself was deceived
by that man. and If he did not believe that he
would leave the case that moment Suisse
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the learned gentleman said, "took good care
not to give his evidence for the prosecution
until he received an appointment from Mr..
Chichester Fortesoue,'' drew from the Bench
a rebuke, which was repeated in stronger terms
as the imputation was renewed. The learned
counsel then devoted q considerable time to
remarks on the old subject of the Brighton
card case, and the defendants statements on
that matter-in the course of which he ex-
claimed, while pointing to the defendant, elf
that man got up in court and said he was not
Roger Tichborne, it would not make the least
impression on my mind.' "But when he says
he is Roger Tichborne, are we not to believe
him p inquired the Lord Chief Justice. Final
Iy, after the solemn asseveration, 81 will not
have the defendants blood upon my head or
upon my children's heads" the learned gen.
tleman also entered upon the Gardiner evil
dence, with which he had made some progress
at the rising of the court.
On January ~, the one hundred and fifty
sixth day of this memorable trial, DR.. Kenealy
resumed his address by continuing the sum-
mary of the evidence of the Carabineers'
which, having analysed point by point, he con-
tended conclusively proved that the Defendant
was no other than what he represented himself
the veritable Roger Charles Tichborne.
The next group of witnesses treated of were
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