Telegram-herald., 1890-06-04
4 CELEBRATED CASE
Ana Al Interesting Tale That
Thereby Hangs.
SIR ROGER DOUGHTY IlCHBORSE
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Re" adult persons bui have hesrd o.
read stout the famous claimant. Slr
Roger Doughty TcAborns, tie details
Of whose ira IN London hled the
nt " sp2pers OF ls7S-at the same time
that nay own trial MAS gong on al the
Old Bailey.
] hTsE SAN ham al the Great 81. james
Han, P.eao'ily. London, on the occasion
OF pubic meeting held 70 sustain his
cause. This was largely attended and
MAS but one OF hundreds held through
out tie United Kingdom.
More than three millions oi dollars
was contributed by the pubic and ex-
pended by HIM IL the oAorts 10 obtain
the great nohborne ests e.
There Was great enthusiasm IN bis
behalf among the middle classes, aud
even many OF the nobility believed HIM
10 be the genuine SIR Roger Indeed,
10 any unpreJudloed reader, there were
many circumstances that would seem
10 demonstrate this 10 be fact /, my
self, heard TWO members OF Parliament
say that their estates were
IN the same neigh tOThO0u.
andthat they had le % playmaG,s,
had rambled, tished aud hunted
through tie country F.lh him. IL
order TO satisfy them Ives as % LIS
identity these two gentlemen stated
that they had been over the same
ground since his reJufn--he having lett
England al Is, was Supposed 10 nave
been drowned al sea. nd was absent
more than twenty ye4rs. They SAID
that ne recalled ~ many incidents Of
Their boyhoOd ramblcs. walch no one
else could have known. that there was
10 shadow OF doubt lu llcir belief that
be was therg ghtclaimauf. For example.
While n u large field ,c kOdger sud
denly asked what had become OF a
large oak tree that haG s.ood in "A corner
OF the field. This had been taken
away, stun p and all, so that there WAS
10 trace OF any tree ever having stood
there.
They related many Ike incidents,
which / have forgotten, and wound up
with: "ls II possible that we can be
mistaken Could any one personato az
old playmate with whom You had ram
bied the country IN boyhoOd, return
after 4 twenty years. or any absence,
and deceive YOU as TO hls idenutyT'
During the trial, 3 physician, when on
the witness stand, said, thst II II was
the real SIR Rodger, a scar made by
himself in surgical operation, would
toe found on his arm. An examination
WAS made ID court, and the scar found.
But have not Intended 10 20 INTO the
mt.ts OF this celebrated case. suffice
10 say that he WAS convicted IN
1873, and, shortly after my own sell
tence, he received one OF seven years
for perjury caring that he was not
Arthur OrtOn, and a second seven years
for swearing that he was Sir Rodger
1lchbOTne-Or as he sad TO me IN New
York after his release to me, Swearing
that | was myself" lie was sent 70
the place where / was confined, the
great penal establishment at Dart
moor, seventeen miles from Plymouth
one OF the illustrations IN Forging
His Chains" being from a photograph
of tins place where many American
prisoners Of war were confined IN l716-
1872.
1t was here that I saw him the sec
Ond time. When he arrived bis weight
was , stone 1886 lbs). In English prs
ons any convict can fall out Of the
ranks when marching out or returning
from work, 10 see the doctor, or can
send in his name if unable % leave ms
cell to work, but woe to him If the
doctor finds nothing the matter, IN
which case he Will have opportunity
for retrospections IN solitude on bread
and water diet. These men were
brought into the ward where ! was TO
await the doctors arrival.
Olc morning among those came was
the celebrated claimant Who mad under
gone a wonderful physical trans
formation-having through lack of
sufficient food. lost nearly 200
pounds weight AS a safe guard against
an assault on the doctors, il is custom
ary for the assistant wardeTs TO ascer-
tam that these applicants have no con-
cealed weapons.
The one IN charge on this occasion
appeared to have grudge against
IichbOrne and ordered him 10 strip IN
the presence of the other prisoners.
which Is against the paper regulations.
SIR ROdger refused 70 90 so unless he
could retire with the warder 10 a cell.
"YOu VIII do It or I'll report and
have you punished" said the warder.
The result was that he was brought be-
fore the governor warden and ou the
wardcr's story given two days bread
and water
TINS varder was one who bad been q
private n the English army. and ap-
pesred 10 delight in "puttng down
those who had occupied better positions
I'D the world than himself. As he was
constantly infringing tie regulations
laid down for the guidance of the
wardeTs. and getting certain prisoners
punished causelessly. AZ last ! thought
fOrbcarance had ceased 20 be a virtue.
and informed the governor. Upon .n-
vesjigaton he was permitted. on &C.
count oi his long service, to resign.
Years psssed- long. long yesTs n
Misery, fearful degradation and suf-
ferng Wnen wss released On ticket
oflesve, and was arrested n ny wife.
ster and sons presence the moment
fae steamer arrived az The wharf %
New York.
Agar. for The ~ "a time. ] saw
Sr Rodgers. knew that after
serving eleven years be bad "a 1854
been granted tCket-of-leave