Appeal to the public.2C 1872.E2.80.9373 Tichborne case

the claimant s appeal public satirised in judy, or london serio-comic journal.

from cell in newgate claimant vowed resume fight acquitted. on 25 march 1872 published in evening standard appeal public , requesting financial meet continuing legal , living costs: appeal every british soul inspired love of justice , fair play, , willing defend weak against strong . claimant had garnered considerable popular support during civil trial; fight perceived many symbolising problems faced working classes when seeking justice in courts. in wake of appeal, support committees formed throughout country. when bailed in april, on sureties provided lord rivers , guildford onslow, large crowd cheered him left old bailey.

at public meeting in alresford on 14 may, onslow reported subscriptions defence fund pouring in, , invitations visit , speak had been received many towns. claimant addressed meetings , down country, journalists following campaign commented on pronounced cockney accent, suggestive of east london origins. campaign drew in high-level supporters, among whom george hammond whalley, controversial anti-catholic mp peterborough. , onslow incautious in speeches; after meeting in st james s hall, london, on 11 december 1872, each made specific charges against attorney general , government of trying pervert course of justice. both fined £100 contempt of court.

with few exceptions mainstream press hostile claimant s campaign. counteract this, supporters launched 2 short-lived newspapers: tichborne gazette in may 1872 , tichborne news , anti-oppression journal in june. former wholly devoted claimant s cause , ran until onslow s , whalley s contempt convictions in december 1872. tichborne news, concerned broader range of perceived injustices, closed after 4 months.

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