THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1953, 8 April 1875, Page 3

THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT.

Scarcely a day passes (says the Taylesford Mercury) without something cropping up to keep a][ive the interest in this extraordinary case. In the Police-ceurt yesterday, the following statutory declaration was made before, his Worship the Mayor of Daylesford, by Mr H. Hoilis, a resident of this borough, who for some time past has been in communication with Mr Unslow, M.P., in reference to the Tichborne claimant :•—" The statutory declaration of Henry Hoilis, of Daylesford, county of Tjilbot, in the "colony of Victoria, made before H. H. Sainsburj, Esq., Mayor of the borough ©f Daylesford, on the 12th day of March, in the year, 1875, sho^eth—That in the year 1855 i he, the said 1 Henry Hoilis, resided in Hobart Town, and was on the staff of the Tasmanian Daily News. That while so engaged, he became acquainted with one Orton, and was introduced by him to a person of the name of De Castro, who at the time was engaged by and -with Orton, in the construction of a jetty at the Commissariat Wharf, Hobar*. Town. The said Henry Hoilis further declares that from all he has seen and heard, the present claimant to the title and estates of the Tichborne Baronetcy is the De Castro to whom lie was introduced by Orton in Hobart Town ; and further, that no one wko ever saw the two persons referred to, viz.,- Orton and De Castro, could possibly mistake one for the other. That from the bulky and general appearance of De Castro, and from observations made by individuals as to his being the son of an English baronet, the ?aid Henry Hoilis declares his firm belief that De Castro, of Hobart Town, is the present claimant, and hereby maketh oath that he is not Orton. ■ Ido solemnly and sincerely declare that the above statement is true and correct in every particular, and do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously .believing tbo same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of Parliament of Victoria rendering' persons making 3 false declaration punishable for wilful and cerrupt perjury. — Henry Hollis." Signed by the Mayor of Daylesford, H. H. Sainsbury, JP.