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TICHBORNE. ——— — m fAMOUS CLAIMANT'S DAUGHTER SENT TO PRISON. CURIOUS CASE. At the Old Bailey to-day Theresa Mary Agues Doughty Tichborne, aged forty seven, doscri/bed as an actress, pleaded guilty to a charge of sending to the Earl of Granard a letter threatening to kill and murder Miss Denise Greville, and was sentenced to six months in the second division, and a further six mont hs in default of find- ing sureties to be of good behaviour on leaving prison. To another indictment, charging her with sending a letter threatening to ac- cuse biaxy Gwendoline, Lady Doughty Tichborne, of fraudentiy concealing the last will or codicil of Henry Alfred Doughty Tichborne with a view to ex- torting money thereby.. She plea-ded not guilty. Prosecuting council said defendant was the daughter of the ntooiious Tichborne claimant, whose real name was Arthur Orton, and who W.a6 con- victedoi perjury in the name of Cactro in connection with a claim to the Tich- borne Estates. Annoying Letters. I Prisoner had for some years been subjecting the Tichborne family and their connections by marriage to a species of anAoyance of letters and postcards, with the object, counsel submitted, of extorting money. For year she had written in the name of Alexander, which she said was adopted for stage purposes, but he did not know she had ever been on the stage. At first her letters were simply begging letters, and in response to one the late Sir Henry Tichborne sent her £ 25. Taking advantage of this, she pestered the family with letters. In 1911, after the death of Sir Henry, she wrote to the family solicitors: "If he (Sir Joseph Tichborne) would give us .?10,000 we will promise not to ask him for any m-ore." Claimed Relationship. -I Later she wrote to teir Joseph claim- ing to be a relative, and saying she was fully determined, unless he made some definite arrangement, to leave no stone unturned to cau-se him and his mother evry annoyance she could. Counsel proceeding to deal with letters defendant sent to the Earl of Graaard respecting money matters, and pointing out that she could prove the case against her father was a con- spiracy and a gigantic swindle, and that unless somethmg was arranged she would put the whole thing before the King. Threat to Shoot. Deefndant eventually wrote threat- ening to shoot MJ&S Greville, who was about to be married to Sir Joseph Tich- borne. Defendant now expressed regret, saying she had no intention of harming Miss Greville. The second indictment, to which defendant pleaded not guilty, was not proceeded with.

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