The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-07
Parnell Denies All.


O'Donnell for the course he pur-
sued in his action against the Times.
They suspect that lyman, the man
known as Number One" is the person
from whom the Times got its informa-
ton concerning the league.
In the lobbies of the House OF Com
mons, to-day, members of the Irish
party denied that Parnell ever paid
Byrne 9100. They said the f100 given
by him was ia the shape of a check
signed by Justice Mccarthy. and repre-
sented League subscriptions.
On the assembling of the House of
Commons, to day, Parnell rose to make
al explanation concerning certain
statements made in connection with
the O'Donu' ll-IJmes trial. He said
the upshot of the trial prevented his
testlf,i Z on oath and therefore
b, woulf tender a statement to the
House. He declared that he never saw
the allegeu letter from Egan of Febru-
airy "a, 1881 which was read at the trial
with a View Of showing that the League
in5tigattO the Phoenix Park murders.
lie was convinced that it was forgery.
The imputetion againsJ tie O'Learys
Was false in regard to his letter dated
simLly TUESDAY atd saying: II Sc no
objection TO your giving the Am,r.cans
the annexed, for there Is not the least
likelihood of what you apprehend hap
pening" Parnell said it might be gen
uine, but he could not recollect it. AS
to Mr.. Egan's letter of October 25th,
1881, to Carey, saying: II sent
NJ. two hundred pounds. when you
get to work. give US the value OF our
money" and which Attorney General
Webster stated the police found III Ca
rey's house. Parnell saidfthat doubtless
genuine letters from Egan were found
there, but Egan had never been legally
charged, ana he had sent a cablegram
denying the authorship Of the letters
attributed to him. Parnell denounced
as an absolute forgery the letter which
it is alleged he wrote, and which it was
claimed was smuggled from Kllmaln-
ham Jail to Egan, urging him to imme-
diate action, and to make it hot for old
Forster. He never wrote, signed or
authorized the communication. Par
nell then reiterated his assertion that
he had neither signed nor authorized
the letter dated May Is, 1882,
which bore what was alleged to be his
signature, ana was puDl1sneQ year
ago He sald he had not used sigma
tule similar t. The one attached to this
lie ter, since 1873 He had then adopted
a different style of signature. The
letter OF June 18Th 1882, was also
forgery. The ByIne litter was doubt
less genuine, but lie had lever sent
Byrne any money. He had subscribed
a small amount to the Byrne testi-
monial. THE great majority of the
letters read at the trial." Parnell con-
tinued," are palpable forgeries. If
they are credited, it is supposed, that l
deliberately put myself in the power
of murderer; that was an accessory
to the Phoenix Park murderers, before
and after the fact. and that l entered
Kilmainham Jail, desiring to assassinate
Mr.. Forster. The absurdity of the
whole series of letters. with few ex-
ceptlons, shows them to be forgeries. !"
Justin Mccarthy, it was announced,
would make a personal explanation to
the House later in the day.
The costs incurred by the Times in
defending the suit brought by O'Don-
nell amount to $4,000. 1t will try to
make O'Donnell liable for the amount.