Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-21
THE PARrEEL ComMrssION.

1 The GOvernment and 1he Ttmei
 Charged With Conspiracy by Har'
 rIgan's PaPer-NO New Evidence Against Parnen-EGorts to Shorten Ghe Session.
 LONDON, Nov. 2O.-The Parnell commis-
 sion resumed it's sitting to-day. Attorney General Webster, counsel for the Times.
 complained of the difficulty experienced in bringing forward witnesses from County Kerry. He called the judges attention to an article in the Kerry Sentinel (Mr. Edward Harrington's paper) which stated that "the judges composing the Psrnell commission were showing signs of measles now, although at the opening of the inquiry they had ap- peared to be spotless. The judges were crea- lures of the conspiracy entered into by the government and Times and were manifestly unable to veil their prejudices."
 The attorney general appealed to the court to take action in the matter, as such publi- cations tended to defeat justice and amount ed to the grossest contempt. MT. Reid in behalf of MT. Harrington complained that no notice of charge of this character had been given them and 1t was absolutely impossible to make an answer at present. He asked that the matter be adjourned until to-mor- row. Presiding Justice Hannen and the att torney general both agreed to this and the matter stood over.
 The examination of witnesses was then re- sumed. Constable McCarthy testified that he searched the house of man named McMahon who was treasurer of branch of the league and found 8 number of papers. A letter was here produced and handed to the clerk of the court to be marked for the purpose of identi- fcation, but was not put in as evidence. Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnellites, asked to see the letter.
 Attorner General Webster objected, saying that counsel was not entitled to zee it until it was read.
 Sir Charles maintained that he was entitled to see it on it's way to the witness. He said there was no such thing as marking docu- ments behind counsels back.
 Justice Hannen observed that it was the usu- al custom to allow the opposing counsel to see the documents in order that they may say whether they object to them CT not. The attorney general said he would persist in his refusal to allow Sir Charles to see the docu- ment unless the court ruled otherwise. There was 8 short consultation between the judges and Justice Hannen said the court WAS of the opinion that it was a matter of courtesy. The attorney general adhered to his refusal, remarking that there were reasons why Sir Charles Russell should not see the letter unA til it was put in as evidence.
 Other witnesses from Kerry were then ex amined, all of whom attributed outrages in that country to the instigation of the league. A laborer named Williams testified that he had been fired at by captain of moonlight CTS and said that placard had been posted in various places offering $500 to anyone who would shoot him and his employer, who had taken an evicted farm. On cross-exam- ination, however, none of the witnesses suc- ceeeed in connecting the league with any of the outrages they had referred to.
 Sir Charles Russell then read an article from the Kerry Sentinel denouncing out rages.
 Lydia Curtin was next called and describ- ed the boycotting of her family and the mur- der of her father. Counsel for the Parnellites read 8 circular issued by the league denoun- cing the treatment of the Curtins. Near the hour of adjournment MT. Reid, in the absence of Sir Charles Russell, appealed to the opposing counsel to bulk the outrsges to which they wished to refer and to cease giving such evidence in detail. The inquiry threatened to last long enough to ruin any body if the present method were continued. Sir Henry James declared that the Times was equally anxious to limit time and expendi- ture. Justice Hannen said there must be an earnest effort to shorten the work of the com mission. He considered that there had been enough detail of outrages and other branches of the inquiry ought to be proceeded with.