Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-21
rHB DAILY REGORD-UNION.
TICHBORNE.

THB DAILY REUURD-U lUNs |
TICHB0RNE.
IS TEIs THE REAL HEIR OR ANOTHER |
IMPoSToR9
Rem arRabIe Statements Made to W. q. L.
Barnes about the Casa
Strange Story.
General Barnes will not say that the man now in
sau Francisco claiming TO he The Tchborne heir
Rogsrl is the real heir or not &c says: Either
the rea! Roger Charles TOhborne has turned up
after thirty years silence that living the
Same hard life this man has is SO crammed himself
With details things which appeared in the testi-
ony In the two famous Tichboine trials and things
which did not appear at those trials to stand the
most searching examination and cross examination
shat viii venture to say very few men not telling
the truth could undergo"
Then you really believe hi n to be the genuine
Tichbornei s.
"Wel, should not like TO 60 SO far as that II
him after thirty years self imprisonment. If not,
he has possession of mass of facts about thai fam
ily-ts genealoey; it's marriages and intermar-
riages the births and dates Of births the real
Rogers associations with men and things and Cir
stlnces facts in and not in testimony that is
perfectly astounding. In the two Tichbcrne cases,
that Of the claimant ortcn, and ttat of perjury
against him. there 200 witnesses exam
ined in each and vast deal of testimony was
brought out. There are many facts that any man
Of ability might master and fool man who knew no
more"
THEIR FIRST MEETING.
a. 4 snort time ago came to and told
nne that he was Roger Charles Doughty lTichborne,
Baronet and notwithstanding certain quiet dig.
nifty and reserve his part. and ability to fend
OF any insinuatioris told him frankly that he in
tcrested me as any big humbug would"
- Tais is getting interesting. Co on"
Well. stood the man off for ton days, and
meanwhile crammed up on the thing The charge
to the jury by Lord Chief Ccckburn on the original
trial is probably the best summing up of flcts and
testimony existing in the English language Within
space OF three hours not single important fact
of that long trial was omitted; and weaknesses
we're discovered that all the lawyers failei to see.
got that, studied it. aud reviewed as much as pos
sible the evidence on both sides When he returned
commenced systematic examination. | viewed
him first physically. The man Orion differ
cut from the real Tichborne, that great deal OF
testimony was given on that subject This l had to
guide me. / asked him TO strip, himself from the
waist up, and he did So still with the quiet dignity
which marks gentleman lie was tatooed like a
New Zealand warrior. Just the marks testified
to by the English soldiers and officers who knew
him, and the existace of which was denied by Or
tons witnesses. There was his cousih>Kate Dough-
tvs initials, the cross the heart the woman, the
flowers.
/" j asked him Do you remember Gossein
Excuse me you do not pronounce it right" he
said. IL is prcucurced Gosseen. think 1 ought
to remember him, as he was an old family servant,
and was with me when WAS hurt in Brittany
&C. How hurt asked.
"'why, slipped and fell and struck rock, re-
eeiving cut in the back of the head. Here is the
scar. Showing ne-) Tho was there.
e When did you Gossein last. asked.
e He babe good-by when / left England for
South America
TIE cRoeS-EXAMINATIoN.
~ then went on with my questions, coming at
hiul IN every way known to lawyers when they wish
TO entrsp witness whom they suspect of lying. l
had him under fire for three days, and never once
saw ar exhibition of any kind of embarrassment
hesitation, any of the phenomeut lawyers are &C
oustcmed 10 seeing when man under examination
knows parts OF story and tries to let on he knows
the whole. / asked him about the points on which
ortoH failed and he not faxed. He told me the
terms OF admission to Stonyhurst the English
school Tchborne attended,, the of education
curriculum pursued there, and he answered all
my questions intelgently and fully. From his edu-
cation knew ne must be Catholic, SO l took hold
OF him on that faith and asked him about his
religious training, his fathers aud tutors, and he
dii played remarkable familiarity with the whole
subject"
I" Don't he speak French. or, Ike orion, has he
forgotten all about that too"
e" lie couverses freely in Frsnch-not like
Frenchman, but well notice, too, in lis letters
commineliug Of French and English. For instance,
instead Of writing June, in English, he the
French JUN Ali his letters TO me and have
about iorty Of them display the same pecu'iarity
About his military edUcat.on he went into many
details which did not appear at all in the trial. He
told nc how the command was got for HIM in the
army-a cornetcY in the Sixth Dragons believe;
where he studied up 60 enter the army, with his
uncle Colonel Dandy Seymour of Grosvenor
square, london; how he passed his examination
and joined his regiment in ireland. Unlike orion,
be knew all about the troops oficers, etc. he told
the details Of British drill and uniform, and is
himself an excellent tactician. having served
through civil war. I'll tell you about that later
Jumped him with questions concerning his
pay and allowance from home. But he met me with
straightforward answers"
LEADING QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
90 What vas your allowance while in the army
asked.
"'el, COO
"'How did You get ite'
"'Ny father sent an order to my uncle, who drew
it and RENTED it 30 me quarterly.
80 What did you DO withit'
&C. Wei 0aughine) it went principally among my
rnessmates
What vas the name of your tailorg
He gave me name and address.
90 What was the name of your military tailorY
Name and address The same.
g" Re says that the stories of pranks PLAYED upon
him ey his companions are grand lies from the
ground up"
90 How did you take AL this r
Well, il excited me like wine. First came the |
reflection that this might be true, and this great
story would come to light through me. Then, again,
the other side Ii FALSE the amount of labor on the
psrt Of this would be perfectly astounding |
But this is not eli. l said. II you are the real |
Tiehborne you must know the situation of Itch |
borne manor. Draw me pan of Tichborne, Up |
Ton and the other family seat Wei, he sat down |
and drew map which would be a credit to any gen |
eral geographor. lie first drew plan Of the house
with ali the rooms. their situation up and down. the
grounds, how laid out. lie then drew plan, gen
ord typographical survey Of all the approaches and
the country round in fact Of the southern part Of
England. This was at least eighteen inches square
He told me that before he came Of age he amused
himself by drawing up the changes he contemplated
making when he came into possession This he
left with the family lawyer. Gosfort. asked him
70 and lac made ne copy Of this draft, drawn up
jsst as an architect would have done it,"
THE MODERN WANDERING JEW.
But the mans story-vhere has he been all
these wears 2