The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-15
O'BRIEN'S PEN A DAGGER.
SOME OF ITS SHARP STABS MAKE
THE JUSTICES FEEL BAD.

Presiding Justice Hannen Would Will
hngly Resign Did He Not Feel That
it Was His Duty to Stick 1t Out
O'Connor Tells How He Came to Be
a Witness.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-At the sitting of the
Parnell commission to-day Attorney Cen
eral Webster requested that the court
should sit on TuesdaY next, in order that
he might be enabled to make an applicatio
as to what course the court would pursue
relative to William O'Brien and an article
which had appeared in his paper, the
United Ireland, in VIII CHI it was stated that
1.-THE time as arrived for plain speaking in
regard to the 'forgeries commission We
do not in en- to wait until the forger allows
us to speak We do not care two pc lce for
the opinion Of the three judges who were
especially selec ed, in the teeth OF the Justl'
indignant liberal protest, by the former,
friends and accomplices."
ALMOST WILLING TO RESIGN.
Presiding Justice Hannen indicated that
the court had arranged to adjourn to-day.
He added.that If he could, he would stantly
relinQuish his seat in the commission, but
he had duty before him which it was i'm
possible to eva e. Mr.. Reid, Of the counsel
for the Parnellites, called attention to tn
observations made by the warden of Morto
Co lege, in which he likenei Michael Davitt
and the other home rulers to the White
chapel murderer.
DECISION OF THE JUDGES.
The judges retired for consultation, and
when they returned, Justice Hlnuen an
1ounced that they had decided that an atfi-
davit reciting the utuera ces of Mr.. O'Bie
aud his aper must be Immediately filed,
and that Mr.. o. Brien must appear before
the commission at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
They had also decided that no ice must be
served upon the ward N of Mortod college
orde ing him to attend the first meeting OF
the new sit ing in January.
O'CONNOR RECALLED.
Thomas O'Connor, who te titled on Dec.
concerni 6 the alleged doings of the inne
circle Of the league. was recall ed and cross
hered to the statement that he had received
81 in payne t for moonlighting. Th
money was in pound notes, and two of them
were cashed by the National bank. He had
decided, he said, to give evidence simply
with the obj ct OF putting an end to the -
upon earth in Ireland.
Mr.. Rssseli asked "Were you aske
in order to criminate the Parnelite to tell
queer thi gs ?" The with SIS evaded th
HOOoOAOH, Oub holi vi 4IAoo DItoSOi VI ~ hlu
remarking that he use the term ''quee,
thingsn advised y TIE witness at last ad
mitted that Mr.. Walker in behalf OF the
| Times had strongly urged him to Civ,
evidence. Mr.. Russell here produced let.
ter and handel it to the witness, who state
that he wrote it. 1t was addressed to his
| brother a eaid that he the witne'D ha
| got himself summoned by the Times
| thinking he cou d make u few pound
| but he found that he could
| not unless he would sweat
| to queer vi gs. o the redirect exa Mira
| ton the witness, in reply to Mr.. Web ter
| said that since he first gave evidence hi
flmily had telegraphed to him to the effect
| that they would die of shame unless, whei
| lie was cross-examined, he denied the
| evidence that he b d already given. Latet
| n the day Mr.. Reid stated that Mr.. O'Brien
would probably be able 10 attend TO
morrow. The court was therefore adjourned
| 70 Jan. Is.