Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-19
CONFESSION OF THE .cLAIMANr.'
Arthur Orton, Who sought the richborne
Estates, Tells His story.

Arthur Orton, Who sought the richborne
Estates, Tells His story.
Copyrighted, 1895, by Press Publishing Company
LONDON May 1S.-(New York World
Cable-Special Telegram.) THE sworn confess
sion Of the Tichborne claimant that he is
really Arthur Orton ls of particular interset
for Americans aside from the general interest
in that case and the subsequent prosecution
which cost the government over S250,000 dol
lars because the claimant was few years
ago, after serving his sentence, bartender
in saloon near the junction Of the Bowery
and Park Row, New York. The first INSTALL
ment Of the confession, which is preceded by
sworn affidavit Of its truth, will be pub
lshed in the People (newspsper) tomorrow
and deals with the narrators life from his
birth in 1884 to his life in Australia up to
1856. In future weekly installments he prom
ises to tell Of "why he claimed the Tichborne
estates, his arrival in London, the search for
Lady Tichborne, his visit TO Paris and his
fortnight's stay with Lady Tichborne, his
recognition by Lady Tichborne, the diary Of
his interviews, confronted with young Sir
Rogers tutor, the scar on his head IRE
markable coincideno, together with many
cother extraordinary incidents and dis
closures"
He begins his story with the sworn declera-
tion that he is the youngest son of the late
George Orton, shipping butcher of SO High
street Wrapping, London. He tells of all his
brothers and sisters, and says that one Of
them Edmund, now lives in Quartsberg
county, California. He narrates many details
of his fathers business and home and his
own school life at East Smthfeld. and the
fact that at IA he was bound as apprentice
to Captain George Brooks of the small brig
Ocean, which sailed from London for Val
paraso, Chilli in 1S4S.
He gives a number of rather uninteresting
details Of the voyage. He. says he finally de-
serted, stole a ships boat and sculled him
self ashore. He was betrayed on an offer OF
| $40 reward for his capture and returned to
the ship. The brig touched at one of the
Kanaka islands, belonging to the French, and
| he was arrested there, probably for drunken
| ness. When they returned to Valparaiso he
| again deserted and was befrlended by DR..
| John Haley whose wife, by the way after
ward gave evidence at the Tlchborne trial
| in 1873. He mentioned many other persons
he knew in Chilli.
He finally shipped as ordinary seaman on
board the brig jessie Captain Thomas, re-
| turning to London in her in 1851 remaining
a year with his father and brother in their
| business.
November, 1852, he sailed for Vandleman' S
Land on the bark Middleton. and he gives
in the most minute detail the story of his
life in Australia. 1t is only Of interest, II
verified, as proving the truth Of his confes-
sion. He says he was there married to Mary
Anne Bryant, daughter Of Mrs. Payne OF
wagga wagga, and that two ceremonies
were performed, one by a Baptist minister
and one by a Catholic priest. He says In
cidentally OF the marriage, "As long as
can remember from the time ! was a boy
until now, never believed in a man. much
less a woman. and never trusted either
Following chapters will doubtless be much
more interesting than the present one.