TICHBORNE FAMILY

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1931, Page 8

TICHBORNE FAMILY

THIRTEENTH BARONET DIES

! Sir Joseph Henry Bernard Doughty Tichborne, holder of a baronetcy which is a familiar name all the Englishspeaking world over because of the famous “Tichborne case,’’ died in London on October 23, at the age of 40. Sir Joseph was renowned as a bridgeplayer and as .-a shot. Cards were a passion with him, and he was one of the most accomplished and inveterate players in England. ; Six months or so before his death, Sir Joseph had been staying at Alonte Carlo, and on the day of departure had sent his luggage to the station. On his way to the train he had a few minutes to spare. So he slipped into | the “kitchen” and started playing cards. He soon got so engrossed in the game that he cancelled his “sleeper” reservation and remained at the tables until he should have been well on the way to England. Incidentally, he won 60,000 francs (about £500) at the sitting. A few days after his return from that visit to Monte Carlo Sir Joseph fell ill, and soon became a complete invalid. He was the thirteenth baronet It was the tenth baronet who was concerned in the great Tichborne lawsuit. His son, Roger, went to sea, and was not heard of again, but a butcher named Arthur Orton appeared from Wapping, New South Wales, on the scene one day, claimed to be the missing man, and was actually accepted by the Dowager Lady Tichborne as her son. After 100 days of legal proceedings Orton was non-suited, and was eventually sent to prison for 14 years for perjury and forgery. The title now passes to Sir Joseph’s only son, Anthony Joseph Henry, who is 16.