Tichborne Trial
a famous conspiracy case in the legal records of England, in which Arthur Orton, generally known as Thomas Castro, an Australian butcher, claimed to be heir to the Tichborne estates. Of the three sons of Sir generally 15 succeeded his father and died in 1866, 'homas Tichborne, the eldest, Roger Charles, died at sea in 1854; the second TICKNOR son identity wit Lady Tichborne, dou and the youngest was acknowledged heir. doubting her eldest son's death, advertised for him, and Casand north Italy, which rises in Mount begun. This occurred in 1871, and with Roger Charles. She died before the trial to recover property had and Castro days, and the second 188. perjury, proved guilty, and sent was nonsuited. He was charged with sentenced (Feb. 28, 1874) to 14 years of penal servitude. The first trial lasted 103