, 1875-07-04

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sue OF perjury, has becoms one OF the pollt1o'
issues OF that country. In the Tichnorne cas-
we had ths Government Oh one side sna an I'D
yenturer who claimed tho estates Of the Baro
on tho other The Court before which it wa
tried was composed Of tina Lord Cbiet-Justice O
England and two distinguished colleagues. Th
counsel Oh zach sido we're permitted to address
the Jury for weeks. The Lord Cbief-Justict
unlike our Chies-Justica in Brooklyn, CAV
twenty-five days to delivering his charge. Til
verdict Of the jury Was returned in less than hal
an hour, and upon that verdict the claimant "a
sent ta prison for fourteen years.
The Beecher trial, like the Tichborne case, ha
had its extraordinary incidents, and mona NOR
more SO than the attempt Of Loader and Pric
to destroy Mr. Bsechar BY perjury. During: tn
process Of the Tichborne trial Swedish sailor
who took the name Of Jean Luie, made his ap
pearauce before the counsel of the CLAIMANT AM
| told them how he had been at Be3 when the 6hi
in which the real Tichborre had embarked was
! floating wreck, how he had taken Tichborne Of
| board his vessel and attended him, and how b,
had seen him afterward in Australia Aa tn
claim Of the prosecution OF Tichborne was tha
the real heir to the Baroqetcy bad been drowne'
at sea, the story Of Lule, il uncontradict
| ed, would have given the verdict to the plaintiff
| Tho SWede, imperfectly acquainted With thl
English language, went upon the witness
stand and told his story. He 80 impressed th'
| friends Of the claimant that aa respectable
| gentleman as Mr. Whailcy. M. r, and frlent
| OF the claimant, took the trouble to visit New
York to ASCERTAIN il his story could be coTobo
| rated The distinguished counsel for tho Gov
ernment headed By Mr. Hawkins, cross-exam
ined Lnie 1t gzeat length, but they failed tc
| shxke his story. He wens from the stand ap-
p2renty creditable Witness The Lord Chief
Justice did not ask bail for his reappearance.
It happened that in the e1citemeut OF ths trial
| photographs OF Luie NeIe sold ut tho stores.
| 4 stranger passing window one day happened
to see one Of these pictures, and remarked to a
| friend that he had known that face under an
| other name in another city. This idls remark,
| dropped in hasty conversation, Tas conveyed to
| the counsel for tho Government This stranger
! visited the court next morning and recognized
| Luie Us T. swede who had formerly been
known IS Lundgren aud who had been sent to
prison for felony. Investigation proved the
truth Of this story that Luie Was really Lund-
geen that he was ! ticket-of-leave-man that
hs whole story IVES an outrageous perjury, TAB
I1cateu "!enoot n,otise, llon prul1eut oesre
~. nosoa;ess Icy " 'l9 iust iol y1nk "ncn - IN
hv thc T.ord Chi.f-Tnatica m tha chsres r. ,,sr.
Jury. and few weeks Afterwards was found
guilty Of the crime and sentenced to prison,
whots ne now remaina -...
ahsnaneaaon ~ To- aorai aTaat n.se. e1eo tso
iury WA Fatally detrimantal To the claimant. In
the Beecher case Price and Loader make their
appearance utter the evidence had been submit
tea 20 .ne Jury. Ihe stoty thay toio vas not as
5;o,1a y. ~ ~ ~ t.sraaSa, ~ A",1 r. 10 u
mucr tha samb,anca If truth aa tha st.ta1nenta
OF nlton or the evidence OF Mouton.
The absence Of any a2parens motive on the
part OF these two wretched men IS not remark
able TO those who sendy human nature pru-
r1ent iove OF notor1ety, the lust tor lying, are
moral diseases. Tha wonder ia that we have not
had them. as IN tho Tchborna case, at an earlier
stage OF the case. The fact that in the two mdst
&c celebrated cases OF modarn jurisprndence-the
Tchborne case IN England and the Beecher case
in America-there nhouid have been phepomena
80 atrlklngly similar as the perjury OF jean Luie
IN favor OF the claimant and tbs perjury Of
Loader and Price in favor Of Mr. 1ilton, is q
peculiar phase Of this wonderful trial We trust
well as that OF other aud morc conspicuous Wit
nosses, WILL be punished as severely n EnBush
justice punished Jean Lite
HOLDING THE SCALES EVEN.
oet' or6 b'fness {tpaaeef'ea0.
"e 1reo'y eooceoe soat 1'lsons evidence
Ag@nss AT oeecne1 's wortnies' on account OF
tne oouole paIt "nlcn ne Avo"eo4y plageo 80
!ons' ana OF nl' con'Am1naslng ttee-'oVe ooe-
erlnes' as ano"eo IN n's declaring MS VIE 70 oe
puts as ano" ~ tns very ''ne "nen na "as
ehatelog nef Win 1one-eonrlnueo tfeacherg aud
1nnoellts. "nee'et nas escapea = slaogntereo
IN enls 1faal II III no1 ineoaore 1liton-
ar. Moulton a'o"eo ls1nE lot years 10 saVe
Ar beecher also nentrsllzos his eV'dence asA'nst
hlIn' aud the low nurse brought forward on one
sue m&7 % tairly pltseo against beesfo turner
On tue other. AIRS. Aloulton's 8 evidence stands on
= nnefent 1ootlos' ior' however untortnhet9 IN |
her surroundings, she appears to be sincere |
and consstsas witness. .......
1t IS Mr. EeeC30rA . own latterH, however, which |