Savannah morning news., 1885-09-11
ARTHUR ORTON'S RIVAL.
,NEX-F FEDERAL SOLDIER TELLS
- A STRANGE STORY.

Vorking as Day LabOrer Though Heir
to Fortune and Title-AttOrney General
Garland Buys a House and Lot-Con-
orsssman Clements Looking After the
Postal interests OF His District.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-There is new
Tchborne claimant. He lives in Califor-
MIA. served in the Federal army and navy
dnring the late war, and has filed an APP
nHcation in the Pension Office for pen
SION on account of wounds received while
in the army. He has friend in town,
who saws that with the money which he
homes to obtain rs arrears of pension, If
he should be granted a pension-some
a. Co0 or 81, ,500-he hopes 10 establish the
f,ct that ne is Sir Roger TlchbOrne. At
the request OF this friend, the claimanIs
nresent name and address are withheld.
The story the claimant tells is that on his
wav to Australia, after he had left home,
he was shipwreoked on an island, from
which a passing ship took him and his
companions to San Francisco.
ASHAMED TO GO HOME.
Thence be drifted 20 New York, but did
not attempt to go to England being half
nuWilIIUR. udli d6ntillNN W kO nOnA6s nv
the breaking out of the war he enlisted
nnder an assumed name in the navy. AS
man of intelligence and unusual refine
meut he was well regarded by all the
officers. except, tor some reason, the Cap
lain of mis- ship. The latter treated him
so badly that he deserted. He then mar
red in New York city a respectable but
uueducated girl OF the lower class. Feel
iug still more stranded from mis- home he
again enlisted, this time i'm the army, and
under another assumed name, which he
still bears, he was twice wounded.
HORRIBLE WOUNDS.
Once all the fingers of his left hand
we're shot away, and again he was
shot in the body. The result OF
ns wounds was temporary alb
wandered back to New York and the war
was over before he could return to his
regiment. So be stands a technical de-
sgrter from the army. After the war he
took his wife and went to California.
There ne hired out as a day labOrer on
ranches in southern California, and there
be has been ever since. He is now q
skilled sborer, and has charge of the
work on certain rancho. He told nobody
his story.
HOW HIS STORY LEAKED OUT.
He bad given up all idea of ever return
ins 90 Engand. His health was shaken,
1is habiJs had changed, and his wife and
his poverty were obstacles, but a few
month. ago a lady visiting at the rancho
earned ms secret. and urged him TO go 10
England and try to establish his identity.
BE said that even if no other reason pre-
vented him his poverty was bar. Then
she asked whether he had ever procured
pension, and when she learned that he
LaJuot, urged him to do SO, and to use the
money 70 establish his claims TO the Itch
borne title. This he said he would do.
MR.. THOMAN's LOSS.
It's true, as was reported yesterday,
tlat Civii Scrcice Commissioner ThOman
paid for hls recently purchased $4,000
Tesd-ace with Indiana county school
supply bonds. The man who sold him the
house was shown by ThOman letters FROM
officials Of the county by which the bonds
We're Issued, certifying TO their genuine
ness, and from bank cashier testitying
tue Willingness of nis bank 10 buy them.
lie hopes that they are not OF the unau.
tn0rled aud therefore fraudulent sort.
But lnasmuch as one Of the two Chicago
Men Nno nave been placing bonds of the
0nsuilOrze3 and fraudulent sort here
claims 10 hrt, sold them to Mr.. ThOman,
There Is at least reason for the belief that
Mr lhoman has been victimized and that
he VIII have to pay for his new house
again.
ARCHITECT BELL TO RETIRE.
Supervising Architect Bell Of the Trea-
1Qry Department hopes to retire from his
once very soon. He is making arrange
heuts to practice his profession in
tMcagO. There have been numerous ap-
ILeOnis for the office now held by Mr..
beIl, but Secretary Manning has not given
encouragement 10 any OF them. 1t is diff
caii 10 get anu difficult 70 keep first
ras- architect in an office which pays only
A,'0 year. They can make more money
outside.
MR. GARLAND BUYS HOUSE AND LOT.
Attorney General Garland has pur-
to3sed large lot on the corner OF Four
ieenth and Rhode Island avenue with the
.@sa irame residence on it. The house
aA- grounds ara very attractive.
MR CLEMENTS AT WORK.
Clngressmsn J. c. Clements is here
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