The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-06

prints the following remarkable story
Al strange startling chapter In the
celebrated Tichborne case has been ln-
rolled IN far away sydney, Australia,
tho news OF which has just arrived
here. No fiction tale IS much more
thrilling thanathsse latest Developments
which seem TO prove that the real Sir
Roger Charles Doughty nchborne has
been found at last, after nearly thirty
years confinement In an insane asylum
THAT claim may, at first gush,not strike
one as worthy Of serious consideration
butithe remarkable testimony now be-
lore the Equity Court at Sydney, viii
be recountad here. This in Itself VIII
teiiiits. absorbing story,
Tichborne House and estates lie IN
the county of Southampton, Englahu'
Thky are old and fine. They are esb-
mated TO be worth 22i.0Oo q year, ana
there " baronelcy attached, Back IN
1853 there was Sir Roger Charles
Doughty Tlchborne, lively young man
who ronped, over the great astale anu
made MS great baronlai halls merry He
fell In love with, his cousin KAN, VINO
returned tits affecttou. But hex father.
for some unknown reason, disa7proveu
ahhtwonldl not permit a marriage. rms
refusal was O severe blow to young sir
Roger, and He resolved 20 quit his an
cestral home and lind relief In trftyel.
He went TO South America and there
roamed for two years But In 1888 ne
heard that his uncle had died and, that
Kate was stlll true to him. Filled
with Joy he embarked at Rio Janeiro IN
the ship Bella for home. as gny now as
lately he had been Respondent
Months passed. then more nOntlisyet
the Bella WAS never Inward of again.
Seafaring men told one another that she
had undoubtedly sunk. But far on In
Tichborne House the young bnronetS
mother watched daily for Sir Rogers
arrival. She would sit. for hours scam
ming the walks that led to the mansion.
as though her sons footsteps might he
heard at any moment Her hopes were
not realized. Still unwilling to believe
Sir Roger lost, the Dowager Lady Itch
borne advertised all over the world for
his discovery and offered large rewards
for1nvwy or him.
as ,After Twelve fearh
Year after year dragged hopelessly
for the sorro%Ing mother, without the
slightest news arriving OF her son. FL
nally twelve years had passed. Then
happened an event which was to as
found the civilized world open one OF
the most famous stretches OF litigation
known and which, as Will be seen, has
the strangest kind of connection with
the present proceedings In the Equity
Court in Sydney.
An enterprising attorney at Wagga
Wagga, Australia, sent word TO the
Dowager Lady Tlehborne that her son
was alive aud well No mothers heart
was ever gladder than when the Dowa-
ger Lady TIchborne received this intel
llgence. She invited her son TO meet
his old mother in Paris. The supposed
son went thIther by way OF England.
He made secret visit to fic1horne
House by the way. At Paris Lady
Tlchborne welcomed him joyfuny and
made an affidavit that she recognized
him as her son. Shortly after she died
Society seemed to welcome the long
lost Sir Roger. He gave out that he
was rescued. with eight on the Bellh's
crew, and that after that he had been
carried TO Melbourne. Then he had
gone into the Interior OF Australia,
where he had lived under the name Of
Thomas Castro. He told hair raising
accounts OF his experiences. and all APP
peared easy to his assuming possession
Of Tichborne House and estates
But the English authorities and
court put fitt1e faith in his pretenstons,
When the defence brought evidence
tending to show that the claimant was
Arthur Orton. butcher, OF Mapping,
Australia, and was known to have been
in Wagga Wngga at the time of the al
legged discovery the court decided
against the pretender The sensation
this evidence caused was worldwide
Later Orion was convicted OF perjury
and sentenced TO q long term of i'm
Drisonmeat. That was In the early
Seventies, and he remained In the PEN
tonville Prison until his release, Ooto-
Der 90. 1884
HIS audacity was so unparalleled and
he kept up his pretenslons 80 persist
entity that many good folks believed in
the Justice OF his claim, Even after his
trials and imprisonment band OF
supporters and friends went to Penton-
Nsile prison to greet him on his release.
In June. 1886, he came to New York on
a Iecfuring tour. He was cody receiv-
ed He sustained his notoriety pretty
well here. even when he graduated in
90 the position of bartender In n
Chatham square barrOotn. He went
back to England several years ago
Now how Orton managed to Impose
upon Lady Tichborne always has been
the densest kind OF mystery. Tina.
ne lll 10 IL NEtANtlt hllA tlI uAA0NNlNh
all her questions satisfactorily, How
did he contrive 10 sustain hfs role so
wellY There have been many suspl-
clons, but no definite knowledge upon
this point,
Testimony In Court.
This mystery and more Is cleared
away by the revelations now before the
sydney equity court. In this court re-
Gently Edward Prestman. acting under
power OF attorney from the Rev. Ed
ward Williams, priest OF Sidmouth,
udVonshire, England, made an appllC0-
ton which was nothing less than that
"Slr Roger Charles Doughty TlchbOrne,
now confined In the Purramatta asylum
for tho Insane under the name and style
Of william Cfosswell. be given Into the
custody OF the said Edward Freshman"
Mr.. Wallace, OF the law Arm Of Wal
lace & Robson, Of sydney, appeared In
support OF the application aud read II
number OF at1idnylts to show that CresB-
well was the real Sir Roger. "Our obs
1ect," said MIR. Wallace, "in seeking tho
rceaae OF the patient Ii 10 take him to
England. The applicant II prepared TO
give security for his safe custody and
maintenance"
First MIR Prestman's AFFIDAVIT was
read. II related certain marks and Pc
oullnritles described by the chief Justice
Of England NJ having been observed on
the real Tichborne's body. Mr. Priest
man dttostod that he had observed In
Cresawell all these marks and pocullnrl-
ties except tattoo mark and an issue
on the LEFT arm. But In place Of tho
tattoo mark there wbB y large scar Ike
a burn, and he whB informed that the
mark Of nm Issue was also present on
CrceHwell's arm,
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