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iHoa on tho Strand, which l,o flttotl MP for bBt
mesa that Ind swol Ion to gigantic proportions.
and found oro long Tint 1o Lad become mo
wealthy that ho could vol Afford to retire from
M1CIII}ORNIG.
History Of tho TrinI.

from The Nc,o York E'oyid,
Tho long continuance OF tue caHo OF tho Iich-
borno claimant boforo tho british courts las
Hdo oa t. e. f"ss sare IN hS S nan, haatl @nq g ssSs
ty Tichbornc born jan. ., $780, sailed for Va-
paratso, Chill. In March. iSs4, i,o o,nbarkod Mt
lilo Janolro for Now York IN tho Doln, which was
subsequently Lost at Boa, oil hor raesotlgers md
who would hayo been Sir Roger Tlohborno Ind
lie lived. WAS regarded us dead by a!lhis fauniIy
and friends
wrr1i THE EXCEPTION or 1rra MOTHER.
Rogera father, died, and was succeeded
by l,iB second son, Alfred, In the titlo and tie
eHtates. In tho yoar 1905 Lady Tiahborro in.
sorted m advertisement IN m Australian paper,
which mot tho eye Of Afr; William Gibbs, al
named Tllo1naa Caytro, with whom he was
acquainted, as tho missing Roger. Cnasro wns
Btock-koopor by, occupation, and whom Gibbs
called his attontlon to tho Tlchborno inquiry Lo
declared himself to be
TIE 10sr ROGER.
ills asory wah That 9fter tho wreck Of tho Della
ho had been picked up-bong tho only survive,
ny A!yta,,pp ,pasamS ss Ieeso, e tho 0sprey bound for
o Ind rens M % tSxt1ss to
p!oying himself, under tho name of Thomas
Castro. ~ Keeper Of Atock, aa boforo ro1atcd.
Lady 11chG}orno, III Europe. was Immediately
informed OF tho lmportant diacoyory TINT lad
tro, and in September, 1866, tho latter sailed Tor
Europe, accompanied by hts wifn md bv d FOR
nar ."1 norva1t ct tho 1iohhornoe and resdont Of
Laay Tleborne received Castro joyfally, and
nEconNizED HIM As HER son;
but none OF tho other Ticllbornos identified
him. Roger, whcn ho disappeared, wan o slight
misunderstanding person, while Cantro wes.
very Falstatf IN physique. Whom cnAtro made
his appearance in England Sir Alfred TicAboruo.
lsogar's brother was dea.. Littlo ttmo was iosi
BY, Castro, fortified by Lady Tichborno's rccog.
proof boforo tlie courts Of Lis iloptity
with Roger Tichborne. Commissions wore sent
TO Australia and Chill to tako evidence In al]
that concerned tho wandcrings and fate of 1logoi
aud tho Australian life Of Castro, who, tho Itch.
borne side maintained. WIS IN impostor and IL
man named Arthur Orton, Bon Of tho late George
0rton, n butcher Of High ntreet, Wappng. wilc
had once spont sovoral yoa1a in South America
an1 had afterwards gone to Angtralin whero le
had lived until his return to England falsely to
assume the name OF Roger Tichborne.
-. a al1lt IN ChNncory Tor tho recovery Of t!,e
Tichborno estatos was the preliminary to tue
r1nsT GREAT TRIAL.
In which Castro, now tho claimant, figured. This
cnnse was tile ojectmont action IN the Court vi
Common Ploas, tho Into Lord Chief Justice Do-
will presiding, Of Tichborne V. LshIugton, tic
latter representing the Tchborne family. In the
conrao Of thls tral, which commenced in 1870
IL
ming far into 1871, interrupted by OCCASION.
al aljournmonts Of tho Court, huntllctls
of witnesses were heard OH cithor glo,
about half OF whom avorrcd that he was Roger
Tichlorne and the othor llnlf that le vas not
He himself WA subjected to long and arduo,1e
examination md cross-cxaminatiot,. Tla
claimant proved himself to bo doilclont ii
educational ncquiromonts witch Roger Tichborna
haa posaesseu: Although Showing an extra-
ordinary knowIodgo OF numerous episodes in
Roger Tichbornea life Ae aleo disp!ayetl In
moro married uegree gross 'gnoranco 1f many
peraons, places, md evcnts with Which Tich-
borne n; was nnaonlptediy familiar.
iao close OF TINS case w1s aa, Us remarkable as
festaVo tof some limo anu tlnnlty, beforo tho
Judge had delivered lis chnrgo, they announced
n court TINT they lIad m1do up their minds and
ihnt tnoy did not need TO hear any more on LILO
against the claimant, hnd tho cago gone to tho
jury, ila lcgGl aavlsois consented 70 noi-6tlit
ana tho Lord Clilef Justlco Immediately conf
mittcd MN 1or traal on tho charge or
Tia as nsona Hm qornnn for vo wea. nn - h
Lord lsiyers; MesHrs. Ons!ow aud ,Wha'loy, mens-
pera q taT5!auon' anu one otnos, eo'ng nih
aif ~ o ""s I,a se "'sp roudeu 10 fly
nal' an 3iuouo: nne ciaimanI passGa many OF
tne 1onowi''e menus IN ysssng sasioas towns
u ,Ens!uao, acco1anla! ~ Mehsls ons!o" anu
% %mna,oy. auu nn;hug p1ollo maufosaoa, 60 tn; near
,n,a,. ,sno ~, ;,,ta,tat, - -" s;t ~; T. Aa LIS
ulosey M"s nltenaaa l: u ass,hs IN oelraylnG tne
expenses & Of has coming trlal even as ti'o HTich.
nothc oona ION se7cailea' nau bcon sola previous
~ .ao ~ ~ .!"l. Attolueo W thcs9 mcee'
lhss nna muen enthaa'asfh Was mnnlicsted by1ha
popa!nco m us cause;
| Hue trial Tor perjury, Which haa just CLOSED
~lth ......-...
| THE coSv1cTloS OF THE DEFENDANT
and MS sentence to ponaMl IL aeryltude r. for four
teen years, began on April 28, 1873. TIC fasud
| was hetween the Queon and "Tlonas Castro,
| aims Robert ,s Charles Doughty Iichborno. Daro.
net" Tho Indictment comprised twouty-ss
| counts; in each Of which tho defendant was
charged with specific aet Of perjury. Among
tho charGca wore those that lie Ind falsely sworn
,'s 10 man WV o14 - w otlno1 au 1!auy !!En-
pormG .has na IT, naa M seaaceu ms eousln Miss
0rG e., hu tn. no Msn r oe ano soi1 u Geofeo
us.o., 1ha ,aa butcher. n laeIo were number OF
cnargs ssor ,ssH Ens p1t tho sunssan.,a, issuoa
tano5., mulo "o'lur sle ou,elult meo swotn
;nnnh Isety VI nos ~ u ~ am5nR enas ne wns hoge!
trtr nr,n aso ria m ty tuuny9g ~ auenaty M'sn
IN ,,t, te 2oth If ninv l.; ranng ru on',,a .anu,
W is'! !at t.1 os 1ou ~ nS ~ .Gaalns noou'es
wv Wy W .a' 10y Ino oahutLton VI tue mass o.