Druce for perjury in having testified that he saw his dosd father in the coffin still occupies the attention of the Clerkenwell Police Court two or three days a week, and the Court is still thronged' with ladies of The witnesses who have been heard this week, however, do not compare in interest with Mr. Caldwell, Miss Robinson and Mrs. Hamilton. They consist mainly of persons who declare that they saw Mr. T. C. Druce openly walking about his bazaar and parading Baker Street months or years after his funeral. There is no reason to doubt their sincerity. Memory plays fantastic tricks after forty years, especially whea there is a fascinating mystery the air. But 0 far no explanation ven as to why the Duke of Portland, after going to infinite trouble and expense to end and conceal his dual personality, should have courted exposure in this wanton way. The ex-lanation that the Dake was "ecceni however, quite sufficient for those who pin their faith to his marvellous story. The newest. sensation has risen out of a subsidiary case. One of the directors of the " Druce-Portland Company "—one of the two Companies formed to finance Mr. George Hollamby Druce—has proceeded against the other two to. restrain them from parting with the funds on the ground that it has been discovered that Mr. G. H. Draco has not the shadow of a claim to the estates and title he is seeking, even if be proves that his grandfather was the Duke of Portland. His father, it appears, was not the eldest son of Mr. T. C. Draco. The eldest son is dead, but is survived by a son who, if the Druce-Portland story were true, would be the rightful heir to the Dukedom and estates. The accuracy of this piece of genealogy was scarcely denied, and the judge made the order as asked for. This is sad news for the foolish people who have invested their money in this fantastic cause. If the genealogy is accurate they cannot possibly recover their money unless Mr. George Hollamby Druce's cousin takes up the claim, wins, and recoups them as an act of benevolence. Up to the present he has not put in an appearance,
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