The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02

TICHBoRNE CAsE.-J. K. City. The following
is brief account of The celebrated Tchborne
case: Roger Charles TichbOrne was born on
the 9th OF January. ] S29, ana was a descend
ant of an ancient family of England. He
was heir after his father, TO the estate OF Sir
Edward Tichborne, his uncle. He was edu-
called in France, also in the Roman Catholic
College of Stonyhurst. When about twenty
years of age he Joined the army and remained
there until 1852, when he resigned and went TO
sea. The reason Tor this act was that he was
deeply IN love with his cousin Kate the daugh.
ter OF Sir Edward, but her parents were very
much opposed TO young Roger, so he went 10
sea, bidding farewell TO his lady love and TO
England. He reach Valparaiso on the 18Th of
June. 1853, and on the 20th of April
OF The following year he set sail for
Bella, vessel that was lost at sea. II was
then believed that Roger had been drowned.
In March, 1853 Sir Edward, Rogers uncle,
died and he was succeeded by Sir James. the
father of Roger. Sir James died on the 18th
OF June, 1862 and was succeeded by Alfred.
The younger brother of Roger, it being be-
lieved that Roger was dead. Alfred died In
1866 and his successor was posthumous son.
born in May 1865 After the death of Sir
James the relations between his widow and
the other members of the family were not of
The most pleasant kind, Lady Tichborne MAX
ing no coneealment OF the fact In 1865, after
Roger had been absent for some Twelve years
lIOiU uOUiO bdu1 dufoTllScu III Tic
English and Australian papers for her son.
The year following she received letter from
Thomas Castro, a butcher of Wagga Wagga,
Australia, who declared that he was her son,
who had been saved from the wreck of he
Bella. This individual, who. II is claimed was
Arthur OrtoD, correspondent for some time with
Lady Tichborne, ana in the latter part of the
wear set sail for London, reaching there on
Christmas day. In JANUARY of the year follow
ing the claimant, as he was known, went to
Paris, France, where he met Lady TichDorne,
and she recognized him as her son. recogni-
lion that was not joined In by other henderson,
the family. So strong was the belief OF Lady
TichDorne that the claimant was her son that
land, there TO secure counsel, witnesses
and make all the preparations for a suit
at law, 10 enable him TO maintain his claim to
the estate and title. The income from the es-
tate was about $4,000 a year. From that
time until March, when he filed Dill In chan.
Gerry. The claimant busted himself In obtaining
ali the information he could about Roger Itch
borne. The trial did not commence until Tour
wears later on account OF delay In OBTAIN
ing mass OF testimony that had 10 be taken
by commission in South America and other
places. In the meantime, In 1868, Lady ITCH
borne died, she, uD to the time OF her deatn, De-
ing still OF the opinion that the claimant was
her son. The trial commenced on he litn OF
1o3 days. 1t terminated on the 9th OF Marcn,
1872 when the jury interposed, the members
thereof declaring that they were satisned tDat
the claimant was not Roger TlchDorne,
and he was non.suited. The claimant was I'M
mediately ordered into custody on charge OF
perjury but was subsequently released Cd Dall:
His trial on that charge commenced on the zoo