Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-14
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time 10 confronted by q daughter Of his
in the East, who declares that her TO
.psc,sd dad is q most unmitisated fraud.
The New York Star has taken the story
In hand. and In its issue Of the 4th in
s,spt, sets forth a. follows: The new
claimant halls from San Diego. where
no claims to have been living for . num-
Der OF years under the assumed name Of
Charles Ogden Ferris. he gives asa
reason for not having earlier emerged
from obscurity that be bad taken an
oath not to disclose his identity until
the year 1881. He has stated his ease
to Colonel Barnes. . San Francisco at
sorusy. and. it is claimed. has produced
suoh strong proof Of the commences Of
his story. that he il generally believed
10 BE- the bona AIDE heir. On Saturday
last, however. the following letter bear
ing on the case q received at this
seics:
To tie Editor Of "a. Star! saw In your
1 uue Of June 30th that Charles Ogden Fer.
Ia. Of San Francisco, CAL. has put In .
claim to the Tichborns estates. and that
no states no has been . resident OF San
Diego for the past thirty years. These
statements I know to Be false. I Am his
laughter. and I know that II IL not moro
than fourteen years since he deserted me
and left me to the charity OF relatives until
I became old enough to care for myself.
In all this time he made no inquiries after
me. About two years ago. however, he
visited me In Brooklyn. II WAS then that
heard him make the assertion. for the
int time. that he was Sir Roger Tichborne.
This 10 false. a I can readily prove. His
stepiAther Is still living In Brooklyn. and
his mother died insane. All this 10 very
we'll known to Q number Of persons In this
city. You will confer . favor by publish-
ing this letter. Respectfully.
Brooklyn. N. Y. JENNIE Fssais.
On receipt OF this communication .
Star reporter vas detailed to interview
IL author. Miss Ferris was found at
her residence. No. s67 Pacific street. q
small house standing some distance
back from the street. She expressed
her willingness to give all the details Of
her story. She Is about nineteen ysars
Of age, . blonde Of the dangerous type.
with very light hair and light blue eyes.
She opened the conversation BY stating
that she had addressed herself to the
Star bsoauss she did not think II would
have been right to have assisted by her
silence the fraudulent scheme projected
by her father. The young lady was sub
js0t.d to . very rigid oross-sxsuination
by the ambitious reporter. but stuck
closely and consistsntly to her original
statement. declaring that she had sew
sral proofs that she was not mistaken.
The nature Of these proofs she said were
certain admissions her father had per-
sonally made to her that he intended
psrsonatins Sir Roger Tichborns. and
also Q letter from him In which he di.
rsctlJ states that he 10 the aforesaid Sir
Roger. She produced the letter, and
gave IL to the reporter for publishmsnt.
II IL . queer looking bit Of literature.
written In . coarse. bold hand. and the
punctuation. spelling. etc.. show at once
that the writer 10 not BY any means an
educated person. It reads a. follows:
WASHINGTON. Sept. %. 1879.
Ny Dear Daughter: ! write this to
inform you OF my arrival here. / shall
not rename here emmy length Of time. i
shall start tomorrow for Madison Wis
consin from their to st. Johns New
Foundland from their to Greenock Scot
land, from their to London England and
then to Paris France to Visit my old
home and Back to England IL would not
do for me to travil under my " name
a. ! have already informed you Of things
you knew nothing about therefore 1t 10
bat Just that I should open your eyes .
little. . Whenever I have endesvored to
talk to you about myself and family you
would not listen 20 me for q moment
Now ] write this for your information.
vas born in Paris on the 9Th Of Jsnu-
sry. 1929. My fathers name was James
Tiehborns my mothers name before abe
was married was Henrietta Fslicits Ssy-
mour, Grandmother Seymour was OF
the old a~ristocra,ic house Of Seymour at
Knoyls In Wiltshire Eng. my Grand
Mother was Frenet Of the ancient house
OF Bourbon Cont. My father was OF
the ancient house Of De Itchenborne. 90
my father boosted Of his blood to me 30
do I to you. Never mind what others
may say all this I can prove and can
prove to you that I married your mother
in good faith under the assumed name
Of Charles Ogden Ferris. sly proper
name 10 Rodgsr Charles Tichborns and
Furthermore ! am the proper heir to the
Tiehborns estates valued at G24,0 00 .
year.
Charles Ogden Ferris the person
whose name and History I have 90 we'll
psrsonated was my bosom friend. He
died 10 Central America near the town
Of Savsnslla in the year 1854 Of yellow
Fever be related to me his entire history
! took II for my own after bis death. I
could tell you many things but will not
now. You had better destroy this Let
ter. sm fully satisfied tina: 10 certain
Parties knew ] was in existence that 10
alive and well my life would be In dan.
ger. When the proper time arrives l
shall proclaim my Selfs to the World. l
may give Brooklyn . call u 20 / will
notsfy you.
Your aff-ctionats Father
Room CHARLrs T~IcHBoRSx,
Alias Charles o. Ferris.
kltpQether thia San Disoo.Earria.