Year: 1873

however, Tue apparently endless topic or hand
writing came TO its end with proposal on the
part OF Dr. Kenealy to submit to the jury various


acsimiles OF Lord Byron's handwriting at diferent
periods OF his life TO this Mr.. Hawkins objected,
ON the ground that the documents rendered were
mot evidence" and the objection being persisted


n despite q remark on the part Of the Lord Chief
tor very adroty turned the tables on his adversary
by telling the Jury that they could IND the fac
large octave edition OF the poets works. The laugh
which this little stroke OF generalship raised
from Internal evidence that the deendant's letters
exhibit the true spirit OF o gentleman, and more
especially to read one letter about the discovery
o. o. watch supposed to have belonged to Alfred
Tichborne, and which the defendant expressed


himself as anxious to purchase as q memorial OF
his brother. II appeared however, that the origi-
nal OF the letter in question was not in evidence
somewhat strange fact, as there Is already Q
letter IN evidence in which the defendant
packed up ana sent Oh to the dowager,
and tells her how to wind 1t up by the
counsel reverted to the old locus conamun.s Of
memory, and quoted largely from various writer's
upon psycbhoogy & and 1r metaphysSs rom Locke to
much o: Roger Tichborne's early career n yet no
proof that he cannot be Roger Tichborne The
mind says Plato in the "rheatetus," is like
dovecote, and our ideas and recollestions are the
pigeons For no two days is the family the same:
The birds die and are born come and 60; and
when once bird has ned, no power can recall
It; 1t must return OF Its own Will or not at





as metaphyscian he handled this part OF his
argument with considerable ability, although he
cessve bulk Of the defendant must have impaired
in him the faculty OF recollection. "Wldth and
wisdom" 1t was the opinion Of Mr.. Weller the
DR.. Kenealy, excessive lat is always associated
with dulness To this sweeping generalization the
Lord Chief Justice most emphaticaIly demurred,
and most amusing episode followed, DR.. Keneaiy
quoting Casar's comments upon the clean and
hungry look'' of Cassius, while the Lord Chief
ynQf no uy09 ndarc Md fA To fn
First Napoleon, to Sergeant Wilkinson and to Mr..
Harrison, Harrison, 9. G; buzz OF conversation
most eminent and bulky gentlemen not vet
snatched away by premature fate, were freely
mentioned, and a little mutual recrimination arose
IN "the sheep pen, the leaner and more hungry
jurors pon ting malicious fingers at their stouter
brethren. The entry at this Identical moment OF q
difficulty in lighting his way to a seat, increased
the amusement, and a cOmical shake OF the head
with which Sergeant Parry was greeted by his col.
on.nta. 1.-THE laughter unquenchabe" which had
arisen among the happy immortals' rapidly died
TO r6surr6 Of the case OF Martin Guerre, and or
the histories Of the Duke Of Wharton, OF wortley
OF the late Lord Aberdeen.


The following Is the text OF the peroratiOn -
Why, there was the famous Duke OF Wharton, one of
the ceverest but yet one OF the widest. men OF the
last century After one OF the widest and most reck
less careers he chose to end his life as monk in
Spanish convent Then you may have heard Of
the astounding career OF Wortley Montagu, whose
parents were among the wealthiest in England;
came chimney sweeper Ills parents did ali they
could to reclaim him; they put him into Parlia-
ment-!a laugh)-and placed money freely at his
disposal hut all to no e1ect. He went into foreign
land, ultimately became Turk, and died after
dong many wonderful and astonishing things
pleasure in Disgusting himself as a porter
or beggar, or mountebank in Tower Hill. Lord
Ockham, the grandson Of Byron, worked as com
mon sailor in some dockyard in the Isle OF Dogs.
But the most extraordinary case was that Of Lord
Aberdeen, young man OF an extraordinary turn
OF mind. He went abroad in the year 1866 and
never afterwards returned to this country. 1t was
in May, 1866, that ne last used his real name with
the exception OF one occasion In February, 1867,
when lie drew two checks for f100 each, In New
York. upon his banker in Scotland. Alter that
date he never drew upon his friends in Great Brit
he derived from the seafaring HE he led.
He took regular service in foreign aud then
American ships under the name OF G. H.
his mother, who resided in this country, until
1869, when 1t suddenly ceased. His family became
New York to make inquiries alter him; but 1t was
not until SIX months alter he arrived in New York
that he obtained the clew II then transplred that
on the 2lst OF January 1870. he sailed In the Era
bound for Melbourne, and on the 2eth OF the same
month he was washed overheard by wave and
wealth, giving up everything to follow seaiaring
career, and TO live upon his wages And yet we
are told they are astonished because Roger ITCH
borne did the same thing, or something similar
Englishmen are always doing these things, and we
cannot on such matters draw any conclusion from
two more observations, and 1 shall close my
speech. We are told that the whole OF
the family are leagned against the defendant
but because they imagine that he has brought dis.
honor upon their name. Some Of them, probably;
to them by those who are prejudiced in the matter
There is nothing unusual In family turning
against member OF 1t who has brought discredft
upon them why does the father expel his only
son from his house, cut him of, and cast him or
irredeemaby and irremediablyS Because he thinks
he has brought dishonor upon his house. and there
fore he will have nothing more to do with him.
Why do parents expel their daughters from their
household forget them, and Will not bear to hear
they have brought dishonor and dlscredit on their
name II the father and mother steel their hearts
sS
II those who are neither father nor mother, but
distant relations and possibly relations who never
der / say, II they are obdbratc to the cries Of
blood or relationship, or that they should say,
This man an, mas d, sdIsgraced us; we win combine
opinion in their minds that he is the real mar
and yet family pride and feeling and Sense OF
not believe in you; we will get rid Of you; you
took yourself away from us; you treated us with
contempt and scorn; we viii mete out TO you your
real Roger, and will not have him, there are al.
ways people weak enough to believe them. Cen
Aeologicum, but the odium among relations
when they come to quarrel is stronger at
times and Is only stopped or quenched In
blood. When relations fall out It is almost pro-
verbal that their enmty Is irreconciable. can
understand some Of the Tichb0rne family such, Tor
instance, as Colonel George Greenwood, honestly
believing that the defendant s not the real man,
and can easily understand others still believing
that he is, hut not choosing to say so. That is
what l believe with respect to the swear.
ing of some OF the witnesses But teutle.
men, against all this set the recognition
and testimony OF his mother as overWhem.
ing and convincing. As have said to Won
before, II Lady Tchborne had hved to 20 into that
box there Is not one Of the family VINO would have
dared TO CONFRONT her, and there is not a member
OF your body who, when he heard her testimony
and appreciated the sound OF her voice, who saw
the resemblance which took the liberty OF point
pg out TO you IN the enlarged who saw
tnat mother looking down upon her son-there Is net
one o. you, say, who would have hestated for one
single moment "a coming to the conclusion upon
this matter, and that conclusion in favor of the
defendant. Montaigne reports most remarkable
story oil German gentleman OF rank who, when
n toi m hat