The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-01
TIE PARNELL COMMISSION.

Between Parneu and Gladstone.
LONDON, Oct 3l-The Parneli commission re-
sumed its Investigations to-day. AttOrusy-geD-
eral Webster, for the Times, asked leave TO Inc
terposs Capt O'Sbsa IS q witness, as that gems
tlemsn wanted to so immediately to Spain.
Sir Charles Russell. counsel for the Parnell'
ties, declined to eross-exsmine Capt O'Shea at
the present point be said the witness must 70
turn for the cross-examinAtion.
Presiding Justice Hannen said that sic
Charles Russell had the right 10 reserve the
cross-examinaton until such time as he deemed
proper.
Capt OSbea then testified thar be had been
on good terms with Mr.. Parnell until June, 1854
At Mr.. ParDells REQUEST in June, 1881, he had
communicated with Mr. Gladstone. Tie COM
muncations were made without the knowl.
edge OF Mr.. PArnslls colleagues. The witness
did not know Patrick Eean, nor did be have
any knowledge Of what Egsn was doing in 1851.
Mr. Parnen told him that Egan did not know
about the negotiations with the government IN.
til Glsdstone's speech in the House OF Commons
on May l6 1852 Mr.. PRrnsl then spoke 20 hira
OF the awkward position he WAS placed IN by
Mr.. Gladstone's speech, and told how the speech
bad annoyed Egan and Others. The negotasiore
then ceased until lSS2, when Mr.. Psrnen aud
Mr.. Dillon were in the kiimauhsn jail Lgan
wss then in Paris. The first proposal thst ths
witness made TO the government IA lSS2, were
offered without the authority Of Mr.. ParnelL
lie received com N unicatiops from certain nemd
bers of the government replying 20 tho propass
ais. When Mr.. Parneil was released from kils
mainhan, iths witness told him Of the position
of he negotiations. lie had written % Mr.
| Gladstone, and IL was arranged that coy answer
that De might make should be
| sent TO Parnel az Paris. Dir. GiBdstones reply
4 n -. A I'll
| 1882 MIR. Psrnell, on returning from Paris,
| say Mr.. Gladstone, and afterwnrd conferred
| with the witness number Of times at the iac
| ters house They were almost alone. Mr.. Pan
nell Was anxious for the release from prison Oh
Michael DAvitt, but he objected 20 Brennsn's
! release. Mr. Parnel authorized the witness 70
| communicate with the government Dir. ParnsIs
undertook 10 do bis utmost for the suppression
| of boycotiing and outrages he promised thai
| if the government would settle toe arreArs-Oe
| rent question satisfactorily he wOuld advise ten-
| ants TO pay their rents aud denounce outrsees,
resistance TO the Law, and a. Kinds oi iptimids-
| ton.
witness asked Mrr PArnell If he srss sure ns
| was able to carry ont 4 gear sntre 20 supprbss
outrasss. aud Mr. PatpsH gave ksan sSs-arsoces
/ that be bad the power
| The witness continued-Mr. Parnell said thst
| Sheridan would be a most useful man is
I the work OF putting down boycotting, ~
| he could only see and converge with him. Boy.
| ton and Eean would also be useful, he said, II
/
| proposed new policy. When SIR. Parnel was Ia
| KilInainhsm jail. letter was written and signed
! by Mr. Psrnell, which the witEess took the next
morning to MIR. Forster, then Chief Secretary
| for Ireland. Iae letter was aft0rward pceserteo
| to the Cabinet
| Attorney-gensral Webster here read the letten
| II expressed Mr.. PArnslls opinion that II the ar.
rears question was settled, he and his colleagusf
| would be able 10 suppress outraged Ii urgeo
the importance of serArian legislation, and cons
| cluded by saving that eff the programme
sketched was carried out 1t would euaelt
MS TO cooperate cordially IN the future with The
| liberal party in forwarding liberal principles
! After the letter had been written, eontinued
Captain O'Shea- Mr.. Parnell said he would teli
| Dillon and Okely, letting them know as muck
as was good for them. The day after thf
| Phoenix Park murders, Mr. Parnell showed vits
| ness the anti-murder manifesto which IL hsS
| been decided to iseuo. IL WAS q mistake, said
the yitnsss. 20 say that MIR. Parnell was not IN
favor of the manifesto De only disliked the
amount of bombsst in The document, but ht
said that it was necessary 10 order 10 satisfy
Davtt's vanity. Laughter, in which Mr. Par.
nell and Mr.. Davitt joined About this ttnet
went on the witress. Mr.. P8rnell told him that
he had been obliged to ask for police protection,
as bis life was 10 danger. The wit
ness 10 subsequent interview witk
| Mr. Parnel, warned him that Sheridan
was a murderer and a concoctor OF murders,
and the police could not allow him 20 remain IN
the country. Mr. Parnell repiied that De did
not communicate with Sheridan personally, bre
knew some one who did. de asked that
month be given him 10 communicate With Sher-
idan. Sevsn letters we're here shown 70 the Wit
meas, who declared with certainty that the sig.
nature attached TO them was that OF Mr.. Parnel.
Sir Charles Russell here asked the court -
parnit him 10 postpone the crOss-exAminAtion
OF the witness. lie said the latter part ot
! O'Shea's evideucs came upon him IS a surprise,
and il was impossible 20 do justice 20 be cienS
In the erosseKAminAtion without preparation.
Justice Hammer said ho could not perceive
any good reason fOr pOslponiug the eross-exafn'
| instlCn.
SIR Charles Russell thereupon decided 20 pro-
ceed, aud Captain O'Shes. in reilly 20 his quess
tons, said that Mr.. Buckle. editor Of the Tines,
had asked Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain 70 Get him
evidence. Mr.. Cnam Oeriain showed the witness
Mr.. Buckles letter in july last The witnefs
did not agree 20 give evidence. however, until
he had been subpDnaed b. Mr.. ParnelL ME
Houston, the secretary OF The Irish local uoions
saw him take down in shorthand his statement
for the Times Mr. Houston told BIN it was n
State secret how the Times got the letters u
had published. Mr. Chamberlain told him THAI
Mr.. PArpell accused hin of procuring fac simila
letters aud OF dining with Mr. Buckle. The
witness hAd heard Pigeott and CsliAo meptionei
as the men who bad given the letters 70 the
Times The witness knew Patrick Casey, but
i did not know him as a dynsmiter. de had
heard through nationalist named Mulqueeny
that the police bad fonud letter iE
the Leagues rooms IN London. 10 which Fran 4
Byrne acknowledged the receipt Of q check from
| r. ~.
able him TO escape from the country. but the
authorities had assured him that no sueh letter
had been seized. He did not know that Mul.
oueeny WAS a member OF the secret society.
| lie knew him as 30 advanced Nationalist. thE
| il hn old Feniao whose views we're different
| from both the dynamiters and the invinci5las.
MulGueeny had been threatened With death by
| Gen. Carroll Davis. aBd Hayes the civil en-
! cineer, who was supposed 20 have conceived the
! London bridge outrage. Mulaueeny had given
| odense by joining other advanced Nationalist
| in signing Il protest against the witness excla3.
ing from Parliament Mr.. ParnelL
Sir Charles Russsll-Did you ever thraatez
Dir. Parnsli
The eWituess-Threstenh him. bow do you ueAnI
have been angry with hiIn, and once / turned
him out OF NV rooms ~ Dublin.
Sir Charles haesoll-Nhy did you turu him
out.
The Witnsss-I told HIM 20 GO. out, a. / Sis
not want 10 see him again.
Sir Charles Russsll-uave you ever saia Won
would be revrneed On Mr.. psTneln
The Witness-I never remember saying az
Sir Charles Russel-HAye You sAid that xov
had shell charged with dynamite 10 blow hi,r
Ipl
The WitnesE--No.
To further questions the witness replied tAs,
he saw the orlglGal Of the fac sisnile OF one q,
the Timess letters last week. be believed thI
writing Was Ar. ParneuA as had not hssrj