Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14
WESTERN TICHB0RNE.
TIE LATEST SIR ROGER IN ARRANT
SWINDLER.
What His Daughter Has to Say of the Ca
reer of the Claimant--His Name Ferris
and Not Tichborne--The Story That His
Sister-ln-Law Tells.
New York Cor. Philadelphia Times.

Facts have come to light in this city
which show that he is not at all the re-
markable man he is making himself out
to be. His story should be familiar to
every one by this time ,,and it will only be
necessary to recall some of the leading
points. 1t will be remembered that he
walked into the Office of W. II. L. Barnes
in San Francisco last May and pretended
that he was the long lost Sir Roger
Charles Tichborne. He was born IN Par
is in 1929. He went to school at the
Roman Catholic college at Stonyhurst,
and then joined the Sixth dragons.
He was very much in love with
his cousin, Kate Doughty, and had her
bust tattooed on his breast Lady Doughty
repulsed him. Then he determined to
leave the army and England for while
and travel. He sailed from Havre, with
a servant, March l, 1888, and arrived in
Valparaiso June 10. Then he went to
Callao and then to Lima and then to the
province of Ecuador. Finally he return
ed to Valparaiso and determined to post
pone his return to England indefinitely.
With French servant named Jules Ber-
rant he started across the continent, his
destination being Jamaica, where he ex-
pected to find remittances. In the Ar
gentine Republic he was seized with a
fever and was deserted by his servant,
who stole all his papers. He believed his
aunt, Lady Katherine Doughty, had sent
the servant to dispose Of HIM and, know
ing how his future had been blasted, he
took a solemn oath not to reveal himself
until 1881. This was in 1854. After
various wanderings he took the
name of deceased friend,
Charles Ogden Ferris, and turned up in
New York in 1856 Still concealing his
identity, he worked at different occupa-
tions in Brooklyn and married Miss
Eliza Williams. He was, however, I'M
happy in his marriage and subsequently
went again to sea. At the outbreak of
the war he joined the Thirteenth regi
ment, and soon after his wife died. In
1868 he married Maggie McCaughem, of
Brooklyn, and went to San Diego, Cali
fornia, where he has lived ever since.
THE CLAIMANTS DAUGHTER.
This remarkable story has had many
believers. There lives in Pacific street,
Brooklyn, however, young lady who de-
clares it to be falsehood Her name is
Jennie Ferris, and she says she is the
daughter of the claimant. Reporters of
the Police Gazette have hunted her up and
obtained an interview with her, which
will be published tomorrow.
She is about 10 years of
age, blonde of decidedly proposes
ing appearance, with golden hair and
very light blue eyes. When asked if she
was sure that Ferris was her father she
replied that there ''can be no doubt as to
that. 1 have several proofs that l am
not mistaken
ssWhat is the nature of these proofs?"
"Certain admissions my father has
made that he intended personating Sir
Roger Tichborne and also letter in
which he distinctly states that he is Sir
Roger. Here is the letter."
Miss Ferris here produced the letter in
question. 1t is somewhat badly spelled,
but anyone who has ever seen it before
could recognize the handwriting at
glance as that of the Californian claim
ant. The writer has peculiar habit of
unnecessarily beginning number Of
exact copy of the letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. %, 70.
Ny DEAR DAUGTER: [ write this to
inform you of my arrival here. Ishall not
rename here any length of time. l shall
start to- morrow for Madison, Wisconsin,
from their to St. John, Newfoundland,
from their to- Greenock Scotland, from
their to London England and then to
,cff oil nd
Back to England, 1t would not do for me
to tavel under my own name; AS l have
already informed you of things you knew
nothing about thereforeit is but just that
| should open your eyes a little. When
ever l have endeavored to talk to you
about myself and family you would not
listen to me for a moment. NOw1 write
this for your information. l was born in
Paris on the 9Th of January, 1929. My
fathers name was James TichbOrne my
mothers name before she married was
Henriette Felicite Seymour. Grandfather
Seymour was of the old aristocratic
house of Seymour at Knoyle in Wiltshire
Eng. my Grand Mother was Frenet of the
ancient house of Bourbon Contie;
NV father was of the ancient
house of De Itchenborne. AS my father
boosted of his blood to me so do l to
you. Never mind what others may say
all this / can prove and can prove to you
that married your mother in good faith
under the assumed name of Charles Og
den Ferris. My proper name is Roger
Charles Tichborne and Furthermore am
the proper heir to the Tichborne estates
valued at f24, 600 year. Charles Ogden
Ferris the person whose name and histo-
ry 1 have so well personated was my bos-
ON friend; He died in Central America
near the town of Savenella in the year
1874, of yellow fever. He entrusted to
me his entire history, l took it for my
own after his death. l could tell you
many things but will not now. You had
better destroy this Lettre. | am fully sat
isfied that if certain Parties knew that
was in existence that is alive and well my
life would be in danger. When the prop
er time arrives shall proclaim myself to
the World may give Brooklyn call
if so l will notify you.
Your affectionate Father,
ROGER CHARLES TICHBoRNE
Alias Charles 0. Yerris.