The evening world., 1888-05-19
LAST EDITION
MRS. PARNELL'S DENIAL.
sHE SAYS SIZE IS BEING SUED FOR PUR.
POSES OF ANNOYANCE
Declaring that the Claims Made Against Her
in Behalf Of the Estates OF Relatives are
UnfouRded-Brisht Prospects Of the Home
Rnie Movement In England and Ireland
-RGect of the Decree from Rome,

JJnfounded-Bright Prospects Of the Home
Ruie Movement In England and Ireland
-RGec of the Decree from Rome,
Mrs. Della L.. S. Parnell, the mother of the
Irish leader, arrived in this city from Eng
land yesterday on the steamer Germanic Just
in time to meet an unpleasant experience.
Her half brother, Edward l.. Stewart, who is
executor Of the wills of his wife, Mary, and
of Charlotte Smith, deceased, also q relative
of Mrs. Parnell. has filed bills in equity
against her in a Philadelphia court, asking
her to account for sums Of &S, 200 and $4,5SO
which are alleged to have been given to her
in trust. Attachments have just been issued
against Mrs. Parnell's property in Philadel-
phia.
The first intimation which Mrs. Psrnell
received of these suits was from the story
published in the papers this morning.
This is very unpleasant for me, I assure
you" she said to an EVENING WORLD re-
porter who called upon her at the New York
Hotel, especially as I am still very weak
from the effects Of my long illness. The
trouble is an old one, but ] had not antici-
pated that it would take this phase"
Are you still indebted to either of these
estates p"
OW6 Iuem uOtIluS nv ~ NIL L udNe
paid over thousands OF dollars to them and
The suits are brought merely to annoy me.
Besides that. l have a counter. claim against
Mr.. Stewart. who has occupied my prop
erty for years without paying a cent Of
more than overbalance the claim which
he now sets up. AS for any charge that l
have wiifully or f%raudulently withheld money
belonging to these estates, 1t is simply ridic-
ulous. !shall place the matter AT once in the
hanos of my lawyer, Mr.. Harrison, of this
city, and instruct him to oppose vigorously
every attempt to bring NJ this old family
mat er, which has been long, since settled
foreign attachments that have been. issued
against her property in Philadelphia, that
she did not believe the property could posi-
bly, bring enough in the market to cover the
amount of the claims against her.
When asked what her special object in re-
turning to New York at this time was, Mrs.
Parnell replied: ,
came over solely to see my property at
Bordentown, N. j., and to arrange some
private matters here which required my per-
Bonal attention, l have been away from this
country now for q year and n halt and during
most of that time 1 have been very. i'll. | am
still scarcely able to attend properly to bust
Have you been actively interested in the
Home Rule movement during your stay in
During the latter part of the time, yes.
httuOuBu L AhNo bpouL lhIsI VI my tihc
in London, l visited London not long
ago. 1t is wonderful to see what
progress the Irish movement has made
within the past year. 1t is continually
gaining ground in Ireland in spite of the eff
forts of the Government to repress it, and in
England the sentiments held by Gladstone
and the Liberal party are spreading among
all classes.
There are a great many of course who
think that thisgs do not move fast enough
and are inclined to be impatient, This is
especially the case in Ireland. I think, how.
ever, that You cannot reasonably expect s.ch
q revolution to be brought about with greater
rapidity han it is being pushed forward at
the present time.
~ do not think that the Nationalist gen.
orally will be guided in their policy by the
DEGREES from Rome, and there is a DISPOSE.
ton to ignore the Pope entirely: The
priests, however, are bound to obedience,
and they will undoubtedly do their best to
carry out tho instructions from Rome. Az
they have a great hold upon the Irish people,
1t is to be presumed that that their influence
will be felt in this regard"
Mrs. Parnell will 60 to Bordentown this
afternoon.