The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-08-18
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THE CALIFORNIA ITCH
BORNE.
His Old Steward Comes TO
she Front with His
knowledge.

Chicago, ia New IorK spSclal re-
wives tue story OF the TichborDe claim
ant who has sprung up in California,
and saw. further Important evidence is
discovered to strenGthen the claims ofthe
Oalifornia man. This is the discovery of
the existence of Jules Bensnt, Sir
r GERS servant, in South America, who
verifes the story of Col. barnes client,
and SAYS be WILL give corroburstive evil
dence. A 81 ter of the alleged claim
ante wife lives in Brooklyn--a Mrs.
Earl. After Ferris statement came from
San Francisco, she denied that he was
Roger Tichborne. Fer various reasons
Fe ris' second marriage had been made
distasteful TO relatives of his first wife,
and they hated him bitterly and de
nounced him as an inpostor on every oc-
casien. Their denunciation, however,
brought forward the following from
Jules Benant:
BUFFALO, August 18th.
Mrs. Earl:
MddGm-I see you have been giving
out that the msn In California who
claims to be Sir Roger Itch borne is not
Sir Roger, but is your brother in-law,
and an impostor. You, as bis daughter,
were wrong to say this, as / can prove
he is the real Sir Roger, as you will see
from what now have to say. I am the
Jules BenRnt who was valet tolSir Roger.
He engaged me at Valparaiso 10 1858.
travelled with him 10 Callso and Lima,
and from there / went with him to
Eucador. Sir Roger never embarked ia
the Bella, but went across South Amer
lea on the psmpas. Sir Roger was taken
with fever and had to be taken to the
abode of JuenDa Sanchez Don Cauradu.
l staid with him more than a week, and
thought he must die and was sick my
self with fever, so went to Conception,
where / was i'll for long time l did
not take Sir Rogers baggage nor
JewelTy, but only a little money
10 pay my expenses, and if
they were stolen it was not by me, but
by some one else. / did all l could for
Sir Roger. I always thought Sir Roger
was dead until met him in 1861. He
9consin Cavalry. He passed then under
the name of Charles Ferris. He seemed
mad against me, for he would not recog-
niEe me. although [ tried to speak with
him. Sir Roger left the regiment some
LlQ0 dltSI' L KNEW Ll6 Claimant IN Eng
land could not be Sir Roger, but 1 aaid
nothing. and have said nothing of this
before because had plenty of good rea-
sons to keep quiet, but you are wrong
to say this is not Sir Roger. can prove
heis. am going 10 Canada for few
days and shall be in New York and sac
you and demonstrate to you that you
we're wrong to say what you did.
Your very humble servant,
JULES BENANT.
Sir Roger can be identified by
marks which he has upon his body. I
know these marks we'll and / can swear
to them. shall call on you as soon as [
get back from Canada. Keep quiet about
this until see you. 1t is to your inter-
est and that Of his daughter, that Sir
Roger get that which TO him belongs.
This letter bears the Buffalo post mark,
August 18th, and was received by Mrs.
Earl this morning. It's arrival created
considerable excitement in the family.
It has not, however. had the effect of
diminishing in the least degree the i'll
feeling entertained Of the claimant, and
they still denounee him as unspsringly
as ever.