The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30
FUNERAL OF "THE CLAIMANT.
singular scenes at the Graveside of
This Remarkable Man.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
A curious instance of the ruling pas
sion strong in DEATH" was afforded by
the burial, according to the previously ex-
pressed wish of one who had been legally
proved, and subsequently admitted himself
to be, Arthur Orion, under the style and
title of Sir Roger Charles Doughty Ticn-
borne, born Jan. 5, 1S29-Died April l. 1898"
These are the particulars entered on the
certificate of death, as well as in the reg
ister, and in order to safeguard himself,
the undertaken, Mr.. I. w. Muzzell, states
that he telegraphed to the true baronet On
his return from India, to know whether
any objection would be raised to having the
coffin plate similarly inscribed, and that
reply had been received to the effect that
no obstacles would be interposed so long
as the inscription was not placed upon the
tombstone.
The remains, which had been lying in the
Paddington mortuary encased in a coffin
of polished elm, mounted with massive
brass Grecian handles and a brass plate
engraved as stated above, We're conveyed
to the residence in Shouldham street, where
small procession was formed, consisting
of glass embossed Wellington car drawn
by a pair of horses, followed by three
mourning coaches of which the first was
occupied by the widow, apparently not
much over thirty years of age, her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enever, and her Sis
ter, Mrs. Harvey; in the second coach
were three unmarried sisters and cousin;
while the third contained "a friend from
Malvern" together with a youth whose
name was ascertained to be Master Ernest
Hunt and two others. Then followed Two
private broughams with three male occu-
pants, and bringing up the rear of the cor
tege were a four-wheeled cab and a han
som, each bearing its small freight of
mourners. Hung upon the four corners of
the hearse were wreaths of white flowers,
arum lilies, azaleas lilies of the valley { nd
hyacinths, one of them TN loving memory
| of Roger, from George" and the others
accompanied by expressions of deep sym
| pathy. Upon the coffin itself was floral
! emblem. two hearts entwined, composed cf
blossoms of yellow and crimson, intermix-
ed with violets, a wife'sl asst tribute.
! Shortly before 3 O'Clock, when the pro-
cession passed out into the Edgware road
both sides of the way from John street on
the one hand and Titchborne street on the
| other were thronged with sightseers of the
4 poorer classes from the neighborhood by
ways who were rather vague and not all
| of one mind in their replies when asked
''What came ye out for to see?" In the
I<ilburn road, along Willesden lane, and at
| the gates of the Paddington Cemetery
other crowds were assembled and the
duced large numbers of people TO turn the
burial ground into a place for picnics. II
| was strange TO hear the knots of bystand-
| ers rearguing all the old issues once again,
! and repeating names almost lost in obliv
| ion, such as Old Boyle and Tom Castro
! One old. gentleman of particularly argu-
mentative turn went $50 far as TO declare
! that knowing, as he did both Arthur Or
| ton and the man who had just died he
! could vouch for IL that the former was q
cannibal@ khile the latter, whoever he
4 might be, was always gentleman. At
about O'Clock the Office for the burial
| of the dead was recitcd by the Rev. ].
| Twisaday, who subsequently read the COM
| initial sentences as the coffin was low
| cred into the grave, whittier it had been
carried from the chapel, with ease, by
only six bearers, a notable commentary
upon the fact that the weight of the de-
ceased had diminished by no less than
| ten stone since the date of his trial, moro
than twenty years back. The grave,
which was purchased by The widow had
already been the scene of one previous in
terment but owing to the non-observance
Of certain technicalities the title of the
previous holders had iapsed The funeral
was conducted according 10 the Protestant
rites. and. in these circumstances, il IS
of some interest 10 recall that the claim
ant was married to his first wife al Wag.
ga Wagga by a Wesleyan minister for
the reason given by himself that, having
been brought IN in the Catholic faith az
Stoneyhurst confession previous TO mar
riage by the Roman Church would have
involved admitting to the priest who and
what he really was. Very. many of the
secrets of what was. al any rate. a most
eventful and exciting life now lie buried
In remote and quiet corner OF a metro
poliian graveyard.