, 1874-02-25

which would deceive the wary and miSlead
the sagaoious.
After a short pause, marking the close of this
introduction, the Lord Chief Justice proceeded
to sketch briefly the history Of the ancient
Tichborne family down to the period embraced
by this enquiry. An interesting narrative fol-
lowed of the domestic troubles of Sir James
Tichborne in Paris, arising from the singular
ly perverse and unyielding disposition of his
wife, and in some degree from his own hasty
but not unforgiVing temper. His lordShip
pointed out with great eXaCtnesS the dates and
periods of their several residences in Paris, of
which he remarked by the way that the defen-
dant in examination had shown total ignorance.
He drew from the voluminous correspondence
printed in this case a touching picture of the
early life of Roger-of the degree in which he
suffered both in his bodily and mental training
by the mothers interference with his studies
and habit of thwarting schemes for bis eduoa-
ton. AlluSions followed to the violent autipa.
thy Of Lady Tichborne 20 her husbands rela-
tions her preference for residence in Paris
her rooted dislike of England, which compelled
Sir James to get his son TO Stonyhurst by a
ruse, in which the Iad~sensible, as appeared
by his letters, of the necessity for making up
for his miserable defective training-cheerfully
took part. The defendants counsel had taken
one of the letters of Sir James, and had found
ed on it the charge that he was "a degraded
cOwardly slave - but Il" said the Lord Chief
Justice, after reading the letter aloud, "can
see in it evidences only of a fond father and of
a muon too indulgent husband" His lordship
then enumerated the various tutors who had
been engaged in teaching Roger up to his six
teenth year the old servants and the intimate
friends Of the family, and reminded the jury
that they would have to consider how far the
torgetfuIneSs or ignorance Of the defendant of
these localities and persons tended to support
the indictment. The annual excursions of Sir
James, including that famous trip to POrnic, at
which Roger met with an accident, were also no.
ticed; and his lordship then passed to Rogers life
at StonyhurSt, pointing out the evidences of the
progress that he made there in the study of
English, OF Latin, and Of mathematics. Then
were passed in review his correspondence with
bis mother, evidencing plainly along with
marks Of affection and respect that determine
ton not to allow the 'perverse and unyielding"
lady 10 direct his conduct which became with
him a settled principle.
Prefaoing this part of his observations with
the remark that Rogers correspondence with
Lady Doughty, beginning as it does in 1916,
and furnishing dates and views of his character
is 1.-The life and soul of the present inquiry"
his lordship proceeded to read copious extracts
from those letters, showing the cordial relations
between Roger and his numerous unoles and
aunts and throwing light on a great number
of points on which the defendant was question
ed, or on which he made voluntary statements
in the witness box. This portion of the ad-
dress, however, was much too minute even for a
general summary. In many cases the signif-
canoe Of the facts dWelt upon can only be per-
celved when their application comes to be
pointed later in the address; but his lordShip
occasionally paused to remark on the way in
which the facts thus established were at vari-
ance with the statements Of the defendant,
He showed that the assertion that Roger Itch
borne had gone back to Stonyhurst at the end
of 1848, and had afterwards been expelled
under circumstances of a peculiarly disgraceful
nature, was contradicted by this correspond
enoe that various persons of whom the de-
PENDANT avowedly knew nothing were we'll
known to Roger Tichborne; that the defen-
dant'S account of the circumstances of his going
to Stonyhurst his statement that he did not
shoot when at Knoyle; that his mother resided
with his father during their residence at Clifton,
were incorrect. With regard to the famous
answers of the defendant about Caesar, and
chemistry, and Euclid, his Lordship also cited
the letters to show that Roger Tiohborne could
not be conceived to have been ignorant of who
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