ARTHUR ORTON ('THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT' 1834-1898)

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ARTHUR ORTON ('THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT' 1834-1898)
A torn off piece of paper inscribed 'Did the Judge mean I was not to attend any pigeon matches' with note beneath in another hand stating it to be 'Written by claimant in court 1873' and a contemporary letter of authentification; and three others of related interest, one referring to a certain Father Brindle who was one of the key characters in the case that proved that Orton was lying and one from Dr Kenealy Q.C. (Orton's counsel). (4)

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From 1866 Orton claimed to be Roger Charles Tichborne, the heir to the Tichbornes, believed lost at sea in 1854. The claimant's civil case showed him a liar he was convicted of perjury and jailed (1874) and was released (1884) still persisting in the name. Kinealy was disbarred in 1874 for his conduct in the criminal trial. Both trials attracted enormous publicity. Orton's lie that Father Brindle had taken him to Stonyhurst (his school) and his ignorance of that school (Tichborne's) were significant in the criminal trial.