THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT
The Tichborne Claimant continues to stump the country by way not only of ventilating his grievances, but also paving the way for a seat in Parliament. According to the “ Law Journal ” there is no law to prevent “ Sir Roger ” from sitting in Parliament, because only felons are excluded, and perjury is not felony. One little circumstance, however, must not be overlooked. Chatham may return him with an overwhelming majority, the Habeas Corpus and the British Constitution may be unable to bar his passage past the bar across of the House of Commons, Conservatives may fret and Liberals fume in vain—all the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men may be powerless ; but, as the “ Globe ” remarks —“ Sir W. Harcourt, with a stroke of his pen, can send Humpty Dumpty to prison again !” At a meeting of the South Stonehara Board of Guardians held recently it was stated that the Claimant’s wife and her two illegitimate children would shortly be removed from the workhouse, arrangements having been made for their care. The Board decided that it would be useless to proceed against the Claimant for the cost of past maintenance. The Claimant’s wife is registered as Mary Ann Tichborne, alias Castro.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2613, 21 January 1885, Page 3
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