The Tichborne case in a nutshell
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Title
The Tichborne case in a nutshell
Subject
Tichborne, Roger, Sir
Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898
Pamphlets
Description
The Oliver Criminological Collection includes a substantial array of pamphlets, trial accounts, and popular ephemera from the sensational Tichborne Claimant case of the 1870s.
Orton, a butcher in Wagga Wagga, Australia, claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne, who had been presumed lost at sea in 1854. Although Lady Tichborne, some other family members, and associates—over one hundred individuals—accepted him and initially supported his claim, Orton lost an 1871 trial over the Tichborne inheritance. He was then arrested on a charge of perjury, and, after a second trial, was convicted in 1874 and served ten years in prison. He died, impoverished, in 1898.
Abstract
Excerpt, showing the alleged tattoos of Sir Roger Tichborne, and cover of The Tichborne case in a nutshell : or, is it possible?
Creator
A Lover of Truth
Publisher
Holligsworth & Atkinson
Date Created
1874
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
John Rathbone Oliver Criminological Collection of the Harvard Medical Library (uncataloged)
Format
text
Extent
1 cover and 1 excerpt (2 pages)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002874-75
Provenance
Gift of John Rathbone Oliver, M.D., to the Magrath Library of Legal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1936
Files
Citation
A Lover of Truth, “The Tichborne case in a nutshell,” OnView, accessed April 20, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13074.