The Tichborne case
By: by Lord Maugham ...
Contributors: Lushington, Franklin, 1811-1890, defendant; Maughan, Frederic Herbert, Sir, 1866
Publisher: Hodder [and] Stoughton
Published: 1936
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Tichborne family; Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, -- 1829-1854
Notes: An account of the two Tichborne trials concerning Thomas Castro, otherwise called Arthur Orton, claiming to be Sir Roger Charles Doughty-Tichborne.  The first trial was held in the Court of common pleas. In the second, the criminal trial, the defendant was tried for perjury before the Court of Queen's bench, April 23, 1873-February 28, 1874.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Before the case began.  A Victorian love affair.  The travles of Roger Tichborne.  The results of an advertisement.  The early life of Arthur Orton.  First steps in England.-  pt. II. The claimant is recognized.  Preparations for the trial.  The Chile commission.  The Australian commission.-  pt. III. Tichborne v. Lushington.  The claimant in the box.  The claimant's case continues.  The speech for the defence. Evidence for the defendants.-  pt. IV. The Queens v. Thomas Castro, otherwise Arthur Orton.  Evidence for the defendant.  The last act. Appendices (Genealogical data on the Tichborne and Orton families, included)