Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1874 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY, MAIICH 24, 1874

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TUESDAY, MARCH 42.

Up to this tiuia, mot of the talking in Illinois about railroad abuses has been on one side. The companies have Raid but little, in fact they have declined to enter Into ii9pute simply referring li isue to the decisions of the courts. But in making their annual report, it comes within the scope ot Official duty to treat of the effect of legislation upon the business. Some passages by the secretaries of two leading roads that are entirely within the Rtato of Illinois are presented on tne financial page of the Sentinel. From these there appears to be very little disturbance of the corporate temper, another proof, perhaps, that corporations have no souls. The discussion ot the subject by these officer shows pretty clearly that they have maasureably level heads and that they are in no mood of petulance or disposition to descend into an undignified squabble. A convention ot farmers at Jacksonville, Illinois, on the JSth insi., passed a long string of resolutions which covered the usual ground ot protest against monopolies and all other political abuses. The last resolution in the list is specially Worthy of note, wherein thev denounce the old motto, "Principles not men." ThU doctrine, they say, baa twice threatened the country with' ruin. Tbe l-s: and present peril is that in which, for tbe support of pretended principles, a get of corrupt and venal men nave oeen raised to places of trust and kept where they have the opportunity to carry out h5r destructive schemes. The farmers declare themselve for both principles an men, but first of all for men of unquestioned intcrrity. firmness, purity, and ability. They further express a purpose to take up such men irrespective of all antecedent partv organization and affiliations, and to re mand all others to private life. There Is a sound in that ringing resolution that old politicians may 'as well recognize as a polit ical deatn knelL Mrs. Ouelph had a piece of composition read to parliament yesterday, embodying the views of her brilliant premier Disraeli, Mr. D. declares the empire to be In a most agreeable state of peace and plenty. Victory has crowned not only his own party ban ners, but thebanners of the soldiery as well, and the trophies of Ashantee, will soon be laid at the nation's feet. The 15en gal famine is under treatment, and such grievances as are deepest at home will re ceive the instant attention of the government. Among the live questions that the excellent woman mentions most pointedly are the masters' and servants law, and the conspiracy act, which luv excited the apprehensions of the working men. The workings of these laws are to be tested by royal commission, and wherever they are unjust, they are to be remedied. Altogether, Mr. Disraeli promises fairly and moderately, and may be expected to lead his Drnmlse bv a full performance. IIa is always good for even more than he prom ises. Nothing is said about Ireland, unless the equalizing of land rates refers especially to that afflicted land. Ketribution comes to evil doers sooner or later. The means by which the southern park project was rushed through a reluctant council were not at first plain, though they were universally suspected. The Sentinel held the purchase of the park at that time a wicked extravagance, carried out simply in the interest of a ring, or series of rings. The methods by which the scheme was bullied through the council, all tended to the one conclusion that foul means had been employed in pushing a corrupt scheme into life. Such corroborative tacts as could be obtained were adduced, and they were sufficient to convince law-abiding men, but the fraud was carried out to the end by the interested parties. What end that was is cow plainly shown in the astounding revelations published this morning. The persons implicated and the crimes charged upon them will show why the Journal refused to come to the assistance of the tax-payers. CoL Ruckle, one of its proprietors, and John D. Nicholas, its former editor, and hia partner, Mr. Wfctisett, were the main beneficiaries in tbe spoil. These men saw a good thing in the park. They took it from its owners, promising to divide tbe profits. The profits were considerably larger than the people suppose, but having once obtaiued them, they refused to stand to the contract. Asked to recognize their allegations, these gentlemen assert that the profits were expended in disposing of the property. How disposing of it? The city bought It an advance, which amounts, all told, to something over 30,000. Can it be that Mr. Ruckle and Messrs. Nicholas and Whitaell Daid out $30,000 to the council. It took but 123,000 to pocket the Cincinnati c mncll and they are generally considered a freely expensive set. The point that the city is Interested in just now, is in the discovery of the men to whom the profits were paid and the general course of operation, by which measures are carried through tbe municipal legislature. The facts put forth this morning are to be supplemented by others, which will convince the public that a local revolution is needed to purify the putrid mam of corruption which has grown np In this city. Tbe strongest comment that can be made on this disgraceful business is tbe story itself. Mr. " Tom Scott found unexpected allies in an unexpected place, yesterday. Our home board of trade, a body of wise men, given to abstractions of a severely economic sort, were moved yesterday to put the seal of approval upon that gigantic Job In the Pacific railroad ring, which the enterprising Mr. Scott hasjon hand. It is cot unlikely that in their admiration of the The Texas and Pacific railroad and sharing the common desire to see it completed the gentlemen did not carefully weigh the Import of their reao-i

lution. If there is any one thing which the

universal voice of the peopl condemns, It is the idea of giving any further aid to railroads by congress. From all parties and every direction, No more subsidies" is the emphatic protest. Of course Tom Scott offers before congress a perfectly harmless looking scheme, and makes a movinz ap peal. It has been understood long before congress assembled that Scott was marshal ing powerful forces with which to make bis assault. lie Is not the man to appear there with a weak showing, nor backed by insignificant influence. And it argues well for his organizing power and illustrates the vast reach of his combinations when, at the opportune moment with his memorial be fore congress, boanla of commerce and trade all over tho corntry, as.if by spontaneous sympathy, send in such resolutions as that adopted yeslerday in this city almost oefjre there was time to know or think whara uch action was lead-. ing. After all the country has suffered from salary steals and credit mobiliers, the endorsement of such plots should boat least taken under advisement. This is not presuming that the road is not all that thej;ontlemen estimate in national and local value, nor is it assuming that the precipitate action tf the board wa not taken with the best of motives, but the people demur. It will uot avail to assume that Mr. Sjott will keep the gov eminent hirmless. This is the proposi tiou on eoine in : the coming out will be sung to a different tune. Pennsylva nia at first proposed to pay all the expenses of her centennial. Now, she wacts some millions from Uncle Sam. It is well known that the project of Tom Scott, in his Texas and racific road, is the most stupendous game of grab that was ever conceived in America or any other country. The lands in the Indian Territory that he has marked for his Own are worth millions on millions. The Sentinel showed the figures in part months ago. Let Mr. Scott build this great road. lie can do it. The scheme is a grand ono and will pay. But let it be done without a dollar or a dime, or the impress of a seal from the government of the United States. This enterprise has not so good claims as a dozen similar ones, because it is all locked up now in the hands of a ring, the most ot which is in onetnan, Scott. There is but one policy and one principle which the people will tolerate, and that is complete isolation of private enterprises from government help and intrference. That grab ghost won't down. The Hon. W. K. Nlblack has been tempted to write another letter on this somewhat exhausted theme. He writes to the Evansville Courier, thanking it for saying a good word of him, while condemning his action on the grab. If Mr. Niblack writes to every one who says good things ot him, he may just as well resign hia seat In congress, and take to letter writing. No human being ever heard an evil report of Judge Niblack. Iiis reputation is as clean as the unblown snow; his character as conspicuously correct and manly as any that ever figured in public affairs. The only stain upon the fair field of his life work, is the mistake he made in taking $5,000 that did not belong to him, simply because he got a good chance. Of course as it was a law that opened the treasury to the raiding hands ot the congressman, Mr. Niblack may be, and undoubtedly is, sincere in tbe argument that he did simply his duty in carrying out the terms of alaw.Jwbich he op posed; but the people at large look upon it differently. Such services as Judge Niblack has rendered, not only to his own constituents, but the whole country, will more than atone tor his single error, but his friends will feel greatly more encouraged in his behalf if he will confess judgment on the grab, and begin anew. There are not half enough men like Mr. Niblack in congress, and lie must put it in the power of his district to return him to the place he has so long honored, should they feel so disposed. Mr. Niblack will not strengthen himself with his friends by such a bit of sophistry as this: 1 nave never yet met with any one who lias expressed to me any opinion on the subject, and whose opinion 1 have regarded as of any value, who has not privately assured me, In some fjrra or other, that 1 did right in taking what the law gave me: yet. Judging from public utterances, one would suppose nearly everybody thought Just the other way." The law gave Tweed the power to pocket millions in the dispensing of political favors in New York. Was it therefore right in I him to steal millions by that warrant? SupI pose the law should authorize a member of congress to enter a national bank and carry out a certain sum would a man ot honor heed such a law? Mr. Niblack voted against the grab. Why 7 Because he knew that its purpose was a fraud upon tbe people. Yet, when the thing had gone on the statutes, he was the first to take advantage. Mr. Kerr voted against the bill. He is, perhaps, as close a reasouer, and as profound a constructive jurist as there is in the country. Yet he did not leel himself authorized to take the money. Congress has the right to fix its own compensation it is true, but congress must be prepared to accept the popular verdict on the consequences. The popular verdict was plain and outspoken. There remains but one thing for Mr. Niblack to do: Return the money and wash his hands of the only act which, in a loo& and illustrious career, can cause a tinge of shame or a feeling of regret to come to the legions who delight to do him honor. A strong point made recently In favor of Indianapolis as a pork packing point, on the authority of her heavy packers, was her medium climate. It was stated by the Sentinel that while the winters of Cincinnati are a little too soft for the best results In curing meat, the weather in Chicago ii too cold. It is well known that hogs hung in too low a temperature, cool or even freeze quickly on the outside, while the animal heat Is still retained within. It was hardly expected that signal proof of the position, held in regard to Chicago would be furnished so soon. But the cry of soar meat is disturbing the packers and holders of provisions there just now to an alarming degree. It appears, on investigation, that a large per cent, of Chicago meats are inspecting soar

and unmarketable. A hue and cry has bet n

raised against the inspectors, of whom there are five, and one of the number, James Campbell, comes out in a card in the Tribune in defense. He wants a rule made "as to what percentage ot sour meat in a pile of meat shall make it unmerchantable," which implies that as things go in that city, same "sour" is expected in lots passed as "regular" and that at this time tbeamountof "sour" that condemns is in the discretion ol the inspector. According to some ol the reports, it would appear that there are very few prime lots of meat to be found in Chicago and that somebody will lose a pile of money. This is a pretty strong confirmation of the point raised by the Sentinel in ftvor of this city against which the trouble complained of has not bean heard from. It may turn out that there is a consideration here of sufficient importance to control in a large degree this class of business in future. The Hurt utory is a perfect mine of rich ness which the Gazette is developing with great gusto. Another broadside from Ifen. Boynton yesterday conveys some of the most disgraceful crimes that ever blocked a public service. It is shown that men who paraded themselves conspicuous ly as immersed in their country's cause aud stricken with horror at the rebels and copperheads were corroding the vitals ol the country by robbery and dissimulation. The papers and documentary proof are collecting at the war department, and unsavory as the open vault of corruption is, now that the commute is fairly in, they will probably reveal the whole business. It now appears that General f.eorge J. Hartsuff was tbe first officer sent to try the precious scoundrel, Hurtt, and the first victim to the conspirators who set themselves to break dodvn and move out of the way whoever slood in a position to frustrate their stupendous game of wholesale robbery. General Hartsuffs court was suddenly dissolved, by order of Major General llalleck, and he was ordered to report at Wilmington, Deleware. There suffering from a severe wound received at Antietam, an attempi was persistently made to force him npon tbe retired list to get him out of the army. The cause of this action by his best friends. President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, he could not understand at all. They did not dare confess to him that he knew too much. General William Hartsuff, an Inspector general was directed to look into the quantity and quality ot Ilurtt's forage supplies. It was found, but not then made public, that the stuff fur nished was of inferior quality and short weight, in some cases as mnch as twenty per cent. All this time, Hurtt and his friends were moving heaven and earth, as one may say, to advance his official position where he could remove all obstacles out of the way of his schemes by legitimate authority. Even the name of Mr. Erastus Corning was procured urging Hurtt' promotion to the regular army. He got into Coming's affections by buylcg up all the horse shoes that Corning, Winslow fc Co. could manufacture, at ?5 50 per keg through his ring and selling them to the government through himself for 111 50 per keg, which is a fair sample of his vast operations in handling army supplies. The Gazette has three columns ot private coi respondenoe now brought to light, which sounds very much like tbe letters of a gang of thieves and burglars laying their plans and workicg together through various tools to carry on their vocation. In all this detestable conspiracy to rob the nation when she lay bleeding and almost helpless, the house of Jay Cooke & Co., by its right bowers, Pitt and Henry D. Cooke, figures as the motive aud propelling power. The others were parts of the machine which they furnished the steam power to run. Colonel C. W. Moulton, now breathing the vital air of Cincinnati, is named as a party with the creature, Hurtt, in tbe gigantic scheme of plunder. The latter writes to I. J. Allen, one of the gang, that 'if Capt. Moulton is made chief quartermaster, I am all right agsin. This was after some adverse changes of authority had been quietly made. Great efforts were made, and with some success, to enlist Gov. Dennison's help in raising Hurtt to positious and opportunities. The governor was found among the persecutors of Capt. Dickersou, w ho is now likely to be vindicated in his grave, where he was driven by injustice which he could not repel. The startling tale is not yet unwound. When the truth is all mads known, there will be other objects of national execration for the troubles of the dark days, btside the men who were in arms In a bad cause. It b as been the fortune of the Hon. W. S. Holman to plant himself signally in the popular faith, in every utterance he has made this session, ne had the good sense to oppose tbe prostitution of his party to tbe lead of Fernando Wood, and he was first to recognize the need ot a general system of retrenchment. In a if cent letter to the Madison Progress, he defines his position on the franking fraud, and he still reflects the strong sentiment of the time. 8peaking of the pending measure, he sat at - MI am In favor of Ihe free delivery of news papers in the county or publication, and of free exchanges. I think there are sound public reasons for this. The pres Is now more than ever before, the sheet-anchor of publte safety, and In ingrowing spirit of independence 1 to be found, I think, the remedy for the public l.buaesof our times, bot I am, for many reasons. opposed to me restoration or tne rranking privilege In any form, and I cannot vote for tbeae measures which I think are lieht, if coupled with tbe restoration of the frauds and corrup tion or tne rranxiDg privilege," So far as tbe county proposition goes, that may be desirable, but tbe free exchange system Is not needed. Mr. Holman will meet the hearty approbation of every journalist in tbe country and every tax Jpayer as well, by hoidlng resolutely-tc his - position against the restoration of tbe franking fraud In whole or part, in any shape or form. Vanderbllt has opened his mouth at last on the rapid transit question, in New York city. He has never been opposed to rapid travel, but has always favored It. This admission Is considered a piece of remarkable lngenlousness by the New York press, which has been led to believe, by bitter experience, that the commodore does know how to keep a Beeret.

A DBAMA OF FRAUD.

A WONDERFUL TRIAL. END OF THE BUTCHER'S CONSPIRACY. REVIEW OF TUE CASE THE SENTENCE AND THE SCENE. A London correspondent of the New York Times writes: Thank goodness! the Tichborne case is over at last. It is, perhaps, more than a coincidence that within a week or two the Gladstone ministry has been exploded, and the Tichborne claimant convict ed. It is true that it has taken rather longer than was necessary in each case to expose the imposture, but it is some satisfaction to reflect that they hav6 both been grot rid of, at any rate, for a time. Arthur Orton disappears from public life for fourteen years, but possibly we may hear of the other claimant again before that period is over. In tbe meantime there is evidence that humau inteligenc still operares to some extent. The judges did not take their seats upon the bench this morning until ten o'clock, but, at least an hour before, there was a largs 'gathering of barri'ters In wies and gowns waiting in the corridors for admission. When at last the doors were opened, there -wag a desperate rush and struggle for places, and iu some cass the gentlemen entered without their wigs, while in others the wigs got in with out the gentlemen belonging to them. At least half of the body ot the court was filled with barrister, and they also competed vigorously for places with tio goneral public behind, who, however, were a very select public, inasmuch as they were all admitted by tickets, which it required great favor to obtain. A little before ten the claimant cama in as usual, attended by bis black boy. old hoyie's son. He took his place at the little table in front of the seats reserved for the queen's counsel: produced his well-thumbed pocket dictionary and laid it on the table; took off his yellow dog-skin gloves ; and then, turning round, shook hands with DoctcrKennealj, hi counsel, but without looking him in the face or saying anything to him. lie looked rather pale, and thero was an affectation cf ease and cheerful ness, which was betrayed by keen, furtive glances from under his eyelids at the jury aod by a certain restlessness of demeanor, lnere were some letters waitiDg for him, and he began to read them and to write answers, and continued to do so, or to pretend to do so, for some time after the chief justice had been speaking. Next.with a shout of warning from tbe ushers, the judges took their places, first tbe lord chief justice, tuen Justice Mellor, aud thirdly, little Justice Lush. On certain saint's days the judges wear a gala costume of red and white tippets, but to-day was an ordinary day, and they wore only their plain blue serge gowus, with large culls of ermine. THE CHIEF JCSTICE'8 ADDRESS. Without a moment's pause the chief justice resumed his address in a rather low, level voice, seldom rising above a conversational tone. He did not read tho address, but de livered it extempore. He had been speaking for more than a fortnight, and after the first day or two, during which Roger Tichborne's early life was sketched with masterly effort, the summing up bad been rather a disappointment, especially to the bar. It was known that the chief justice meant to make an effort to distinguish himself in what would probably be the last great case be would have a chance of trying, but the ex pectations which had beeti excited were very far from being fulfilled. The summing up was spun out to a most inordinate length, and was so overloaded with minute details. that it must have been rather a bewilder ment than an assistance to tbe jury, suppos ing which is an insult to their intelligence that they wanted any assistance after all they had heard. With an enormous mass of evidence before him, it was bis business to sift and sort it. so as to bring before tbe jury tbe really salient and essential points, while clearing away all that was irrelevant aud worthless. Instead of doing this however, during tbe greater part of his address, he went through the evi dence in the most microscopic detail and darkened the case with clouds of dust, which it should rather have been his duty to dissipate. The way in which he weighed and balanced petty matters seemed almost to suggest that un less the jury were satisfied as to the way in which the claimant had obtained every particle of bis information, they must give him the benefit of the doqbt. His remarks this morning, however, were brief and to the point. They occupied only an hour and three-quarters, audanybody who wishes to get at tbe gist of tbe case has only to read this part of tbe add res. All that was really necessary to be &id ought hae been said in two or. at tbe outside, three days: and indeed the chief justice did, at last, put tbe pith of bis observations into less than a couple of hours. PALPABLE FRAUD. l neea not repeat wnat ne said as it will be fully reported in tbe newspapers. He went over the different questions which have been raised, asking first whether a man who knew so little of Roger Tichborne's life aud family cireumstauces as the defendant, could possibly be Roger, and next whether a man who was mixed up with Arthur Orton in so many ways, and who was to be traced to the same place, at the same time, and to the same occupations as Arthur Orton, could be more artistic and conclusive tbau tbe way in wmcn me net was tnus thrown over the claimant, and then drawn close so as to render an escape hopeless. Incidentally the Chief Justice referred to the attacks that had been made on the court by the claim ant's partisans, and especially to tbe outrage ous ana insulting conduct of Dr. Kenealy. to whom he administered a severe rebuke, which was applanded by tbe bar, though the applause was immediately checked, lie bad never, he said, heard such disgraceful language in a court of justice and he hoped be never should again. He accused Dr. Kenealy of havingon one occasion deliberately lower ed nia voice so that an attack npon the bench should reach only the reporters, ' and not those against whom it was directed, and stig matized such conduct as cowardly as well as dishonorable. If he had distinctly heard what was said, ha should have Instantly Dun ished the offender. In' thanking the bar for the support ana respect he haa always re ceived from them, and iu appealing to them to justify nu treatment of this case, the chief justice's voice faltered aud bis words were lor a moment, interrupted dv emotion. He went on to urge tbe jury not to be deterred from doing their duty dv threats of popular disfavor. and to point out to any member of that body who had adimculty In agreeing with the rest that he was bound to reconcile his views with those of tbe majority, if that were possible, ana not to set mmaeir op as superior to the rest. In conclusion, he told them that if they applied their minds hon estly and uprightly to tbe case, setting aside alike fear of public disfavor or promises of a popular " ovation," they would nnd that their conduct would be approved by all " save fanatics and iocla," Dr. Kenealy was present in court daring the chief iustloe's observations on himself.and tried to look as if he did not mind it, but without much success. The claimant also did his best to assume an air of indifference, occa sionally, however, shaking his head at parricular passages, as much as to say "Now that is really too bad," tearing up scraps of paper viciously, as if he wished tbe chief justice were between his fingers, and mut tering complaints to his attorney who sat

beside him. After the chiel justice, Justice Mellor and Justice Lush each lollowed with a few words, in which they did not touch on the evidenca, for they adopted all that had been said by Sir A. Cock burn, but merely emphasized his rebuke to Dr. Kenealy. tub j cur. It was a few minutes after 12 when tbe judge finished, and for a moment it seemed as if the jury hesitated as to whether it was worth while to leave their box for consultstation, and their movements were of course eagerly watched by the claimant and the audience. A tall juror with sharp, bilious

features and blank beard, snatched down his hat from the peg, rather sharply, as a sig nal that be wanted to go, and tbe rest at once followed. This seemed to confirm the impression that had got about that the jury was noi unanimous, ana there wa much speculation as to how long they would be absent. The claimant remained in court all the time, closely watched by police in uniform and plain clothes. He continued to affect an appearanceof complacency.and ppokeonee or twice in a low voice to the boy lloyle, nut ho was evidently nervous and moody. One or two letters and telegrams addressed ' Sir Roger Tichborne, Bart., arrived about this time and were banded to him the last he will receive under that title. It was supposed that as tho jury had now been out for a quarter of an hour, there must be some discussion going on among them, and that it would therefore In some time before they returned. Very soon afterward, however, a buzz announced that they were coming in, and there was con sequently some excitement. The claimant was struggling desperately to maintain his self-possession. He plucked up tne collar oi tin coat, ana settled him self firmlv in bis seat, as if prepared for the the worst. In a great hush the jury take their places. The clerk ot the court asks them tor their verdict, and it is at one giv en in a firm voice by the foreman, " Guilty guilty on both counts." Tho foreman further stated that the verdict was unanimous, and that they also held unanimously that tbe defendant bad been proved to be Artnur urton, ana mat there was no foun dation for his statements in regard to the alleged seduction of his cousin. A paper was also handed in siguifv' ing reprobation of Doctor Kenealy's aouMve and calumnious attacks, and de daring that there appeared to be no ground for the charges of conspiracy, p9riury and corruption brought against the witnesses tor the prosecution. THE SENTENCE. Then the claimant had to stand np, which he did sullenly and sulkily, drooping both his broad face and bis sly,leering eyes. Jus tice Mellor then read the judgineut of the court, prefacing it with some general re marks on the case. The punishment to be awarded was, he said, quits inadequate, but thev were limited by an act of parliament which had nrobablv beeu passed without the contingency of such a monstrous crime as this having been taken into account. The sentence was seven years' Eenal servitude for perjury in declaring that e was Roger Tichborne, and then on the back ofthat, seven years more for the perjuries he had committed in supporting this imposture. I think the criminal had made np his mind for the first seven years, but was taken aback by the cumulative applications of the penalty. He gulped violently and sucked his lips, together with a scarcely audible "Ah." By this time the police officers, who bad all along been keeping a vigilant watch, surrounded him more closely, and I imagine there was some apprehension that he might attempt to swallow poison, or do something desperate. Once there was a sort ot movement among them when he put his hand in his pocket. Colonel Henderson, the chief of the metropolitan police; Colonel Frazer, one of his lieutenants, and a posse of detectives and constables, were at hand, and a large body of police was also stationed in the corridors and approaches to. the court. me claimant, speaking with some difficulty, and in a low voice, asked the court whether he might say anything. "Certainly not," replied the chief justice, and immediately the claimant, or, as he must now be called, Orton, surrendered himself, lamb-like, Into tbe hands of the officers, and was hastily led away. He had been rather pale when he first came into court, but he was now about black in tbe face, especially about tbe upper part of the cheeks and around the eyes. Large drops of perspiration stood upon his brow. He bowed to his counsel as he went away, and exchanged a glance ot farewell with young Boyle, and then disappeared. In order to baffle the large crowd which had gathered in Westminster Hall, in Palace vara, and in Parliament street, he was taken through a oacK way to JNewjrate. Ihe mob waited pa tiently for some time to take a last look at its hero, and a he did not appear, it gradually dispersed. The proceedings were an got over dv about l o'clock and I suspect an effort was made to ac complish this in order that the half holiday in the afternoon might not add to the multi tude. A REVIEW. It cannot be said that the manner in which this absurd and transparent exposure has been dealt with has been creditable to the administration of justice. It is nine years since Orton first began to call himself Roger Tichborne. Jie had six years to get up his case for the first trial, which resulted in a non-suit, which was practically a verdict against him; and now it has taken some two years more to get Lim convicted. The expenses of the present trial have been estimated at a fabulous sum, and there can be no doubt that they will at least be very onsiderable probably some 200,000 or thereabouts. All this needless waste of time and money might have been saved by the exercise of a little common sense and ju dicial nrmoess. urton should have been tried at the old bailey in the ordinary way, as soon alter tbe first trial as possible, and mere wouia nave oeen no dtmculty about this if the attorney general had not, unfortunately, made up his mind to make great parade ox tbe case. Tbe result hai been this wearisome and protracted trial of 183 days of which nearly a hundred have been spent In mere talklnz. The evidence at the first trial was perfectly conclusive as to tne lace tnat the claimant was not Roger Tichborne; and although it might be interesting to know whether or not he was Arthur Orton, it is certainly not worth while to disorder and delay the whole body of judicial business by emplovine three ot the principal judges for tbe best part of a Sear in disposing of the question. The ttuth i that tbe claimant's own evidence- really exposed the hoi low ness of his preten sions. For a whole year after he gave himself out ac Roarer Tichborne. he was ut. terly and ludicrously ignorant of all Roger's antecedents and the circumstances of his family. With the belpof a number of dupes and confederates, the plot was afterward worked up into a more likely form; but even if this process had been less exhaust ively exposed, there were still a few broad issues on which the case miarht have been determined as, for instance, whether it was credible that if several men were saved from the Bella tbe claimant should be the onlv one ever heard of, and that the crew of the shlD that Dlcked him un and the shin her. self should, have vanished from tbe world?! w nether a man who bad Bpoken French as his native' language until he was twenty rour years or age,-could In a few vears be come unable to spell a word of that language, and whether he could in a few months learn to speak, Spanish, fluently?

Whether the man couM tonrt mntk.'a

home, his own birthplace, the companions ot biscbildh,od, his playfellows aud school. ins vuiors. nis studies, even hi hnliriv Whether it is natural that a should pay 'AX) apiece to a couple of asents iur uisuuvenng mm, wntn fie could any day hav discovered himseir for nothing? The more one thinks of it the more monstrous it seems that questions like these should have taken so long to answer. The one solitary point in the claimant's favor was that he was .. i II a iwKRiiwi oy iioer s mother, but then she reooirnized him Iteforeslie mw Mm and r Mlil,UU tu uu teeth of his absnrb and 1 aboHt Roger's personal history, and it is 1a. .'1 1 i 1 i . a . ticar tuat sue nau worneu nerseir mto a crazy state of mind on the subject. In which she was prepared to accept any bod v as her son rather than want one. The audacity of an imposture attempted bv an itinerant, uneducated man, with such sleuiier means of information to begin with, has neen witn many persons one ot the arguments In the claimant's favor. It is likely. thev ask. that. With.-.nt tnna-imr anrth;.r. about Roger Tichborne, he should eel about iwrauumiiig Dimr ii is quite clear, however, tO an V One WhO 1708 bafk to tho WTininrr of the Storv that the claimant llv.r iilnn nil the imposture as a grand whole, and that li9 ws on ana on dv tne temptation ot circumstances. In the first place he was trying to SCREW SOME MONEY OCT OF MR. UIEHES. the attorney, by swaggering vaguely abiu: property in England. Lady Tichlor:ie's advertisement furnished him with a few par ticulars to wrk upon, andGibb?s himself, after he had seen too advertisement, presso.l him t declare himself the missing heir. Ho put off writing to Lady Tichborne a long as possioie, ano it was only when he was absolutely penniless, and saw that Gibles would CWPl nothing until MiaHnnra. I . a - plied to, that he agreed to do so. Tbe eageruw oi me uowager s letters, and her disregard of the claimant's Ignorance, were further temptations, and he seems to havo thought thatat least he might carry the thing far enough to extract something handsome out of her. He was starving In Australia, and it was always an advantage to get a passage to England. Then Boyle turns up, and Baigent and the rest, rogues and dupes at every turn assisting him. He bad feoon got so far committed to the project that it was easier to go outhan to go back. There can not be a greater mistake than to imagine that the claimant is a clever, quick-witted man, with any subtlety or Inventiveness about him. He is certainly not stupid. He has a ready, plausible address, elf-possession, and great promptitude of assertion. Under cross-examination he rarely hesitated. He had always an answer ready to fire off at once, however little to the purpose. Apart from these qualities, however, he is a very poor creature. At the first he had evidently thought of trying to pick up a smatterin of French, of drill, and of other things, but bad given it up as too much trouble. His laziness and stolidity have done him good service. A quick, ingenious man would have been more inventive, and would have taken more to play the part thus laying pjtfalls fur himself. The claimant avoided invention as much as Possible, and contAntiwI himsolf whenever he could with simply saying "I don't recollect," "lam ill," or 'I am drunk," or, "My mind is a blank about that," When he gave any names or dates they were taken from his own, that is, from Orton's life. Never did any one drift so lazily into a great crime, or display so little ingenuity in execution oi lt. j. h. F. IN CASE DAWES DOES. THK HOD8B AND THE LEADER. A Washington special to the New York Times gives this Interesting prospect in caseDawes gets the Senatorship. In case Mr. Dawes should be elected to the Senate tosucceed Mr. Sumner, Mr. Kelley, by reason of his position as second member on the committee of ways and means, will become chairman of that committee, and leader of the House. The rules applicable to the filling of such a vacancy as it is possible may now occur, though simple, do not appear to be understood. The rn le of the House of Representatives reads as follows: "The first named member of any committee shall be tbe chairman, and in his absence, or being excused by the House, the next named member, and so on, as often as the case shall happen, unless the committee, by a majority of their number, elect a t-Bair-man."Tbe rule was adopted by the House in 1904, under the following circumstances: Mr. John Caton Smith, of Connecticut, had been chairman of the committee on claims for several years, and was reappointed. On thefollowing day be was excused from servk-e on the committee, and his colleague, Mr. Samuel W. Dana, was appointed iuatead. The committee considered Mr. Dana Its chairman, but he refused to serve, considering himself at tbe foot of tbe committee. After about six weeks, during which time the matter was introduced into the House, the committee informed the House that no business could be done in the committee till the HouBe bad taken some action; and as a consequence, tbe above rule was adopted. The committee elected Mr. Dana chairman, though much against his wishes. Tbe ways and means committee might now take advantage of tbe last clause ot the rule, and e:ect a chairman, but it is hardly probable that it would pursue such a course, though Mr. Kelley, with bis views on the subject of a convertiblebond, would not be yery popular for chairman and leader of the House. Mr. Wheeler, of New York, has been spoken of to fill the vacancy ou the committee, but New York has now two members on the ways and means committee, and this would absolutely prevent the appointment of Mr. Wheeler, unless one of his colleagues should resign from the committee. Governor Bagley, of Michigan, under stands the situation. He says the railroad rates are lower in that state tbau in any other in the Union, owing to the strong competition between rival lines. But notwithstanding this fact be urras that all cor porations organized under the laws of thatstate be required to keep their books open to tb3 inspection of all stockholders and others directly interested in their - affairs. Such a law would make a clean sweep of many oi ma anuses bo loudly complained ot by the anti-monoDOlista. Secrecv is the nrolific mother of iniquities. If corporations could not operate in tha dark thev would be comparatively harmless. When Rube nation was in Boston he was astonished at tbe performances of a young Qetman. girt.- pupil in one of the triusic schools- He listened aeainand aarain. anl finally informed her friends that with proper training she would unquestionably make one of the greatest players the world has ever seen. Before his departure he made arrangements for her to pursue her musical studies under his guidance, himself to bear the expenses of her journey and residence abroad. She will go to Europe this spring, and her friends willawait with keen Interest the verification of the great artist's prophecy.. M. Michelet was buried at ITverM TTo had a ,,civll,, funeral that is to sav. no der. rJ "" ' w. mu$, mayor Or the town, recfeved the body on its arrival at VUlMftn tirn.nnf H f T n . mw vtuietcij, iii.. Aurre, tua vur oi i OUIon. then riArkOit4 nn tha mW ii . - . - j - - x ,uuju t iiuno or Michelet's widow, "Madame, I place this crown on tbe coffin of a man who was the most complete expression of our national kTenins. ThrMAtWom..

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