The Tichborne Claimant.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 128, 10 November 1884, Page 3

The Tichborne Claimant.

[Exchange.] \ • ! The telegram announcing the release of the Tichborne claimant, brings a perfect flood of .memories to mind. The trial in 'which ,^he claimant appeared as the plaintiff lasted from May 11th, '1871, to March 4th, 1872 (103^ days), pos--sibly the longest trial 'ever witnessed m the Court of Common Pleas. The, cost .qf jjhis case to 'the Tichborne estate ; was estimated 'at ho less than Accused.^, perjury *and forgery, this extraordinary pretender took his place m the rprisoiiers^ dock on the S3ijd v A^rii t 1^72, and' after the longest trial ever known m England, Wa» con■<Je,mned :bfi > tlie t i 8& FibrUarV, 1 1074, to 14 years imprisonment, with har,4, labour. Many of the per*-; sonages who took a prominent par, t m these twoi great trials 4re'ftbw dead. The Dowager Lad][ Tichp J)prne, ytha ; it vas" alleged had recognised him as her son, died some years agdi A Lord Rivers, 4nd,Mr Guilfqrd Qnslow, M.P., two; of liis: > chief supporters, ha^d ilsb gone the way of all flesh. The brilliant but ■misguided Iri^coujisel, Dr KeH- . tiealy, wKo enjoyeld a brief anldttioen- ; viable notoriety , ajs editor of tjhe now &\mtis£forgo£ien%iglishma>i} is also dead; whilst Jean Luie, 7 who .'created ; so grejat^ senaation at the, Jast trial' 'by, -jbis, 1 concerning the loss { of^ejj^un^uaißeliaai and wai afterrwan|s. coriyic^ • oft peijury,, I only came : put ; < of [< ii, , jpbn.yict pHspri <-two^ year's 1 ago... One staunch friend still remain^, Mr Quartermajlne East, pifl. *';s#• Martiiis le ' ,<jrrand. , , It il'.ialdithis gentleman seft thjijt tfiejtib'^rated conyicfris. not likely to want for help. ' Respite; /the ,attep>pt to, make > capital i out of , ilie,^appose4:i4entity of a yictoriari convict nam£di.Csi;esswell with;Ortqn,. we fear that,t,he claimant m ihe'orice celebrated Tiehborne case wjll find 1 t.hat popular-support. will notj be aff : forded him, and -that his efforts ' to , pipve his , claim to ; the estate 1 [ will o^ce. more meet,, with,f he failure thejr, experiencfidonj^former occasion.