The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-01

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not want to see him again.
Sir Charles Russell-Have you ever said
! you would be revenged on Parnells
The Witness never remember saying
So
Mr.. Russell-Have you ever said that you
had a shell charged with dynamite to blow
him up!
The witness-No
To further questions the witness replied
that he saw the original of a fac Silnite OF one
of the Times tiers last week. He believes
| that the writing was Mr.. Parnelfs. He bad
not heard before that the Times had pub
| lished fac siiniIe. There were in existence
| compromising let ers and documents, and II
| had been SAID that he was ems aged in con-
| spiracy to get these letters; but he bad
never stabbed a man behind his back. He
had been anxious to give evidence III
order to clear himself, and to refute the
SANDERS which had been circulated by Mr..
! Parnel and his colleagues. Muloueeny had
| tcld him that Mr.. Parnell had paid for the
escape of Byrue He did not know Null
queeny's address. He saw him last Satur-
| day. He could not recollect paying Null
queeny's expenses to Paris in order to get
signatures to the protest against the witness
exclusion from the Parnelite party.
THE KILMAINHAM NEGOTIATIONS.
Recurring to the Kilmainham Jail treaty
NEGOTIATIONS. Ine NlJt'GSS Sdltl biIb Cll6l GU
ditions of the negot aiions were that the
league should be broken up if the Irish
landlords would reduce their rents and re-
ceive compens ton from the eXchequer.
Many of the memoranda which he had
made were destroyed in 1888, when there
was danger of p select committee Of parla-
ment being appointed to inquire into the
Kilmainham treaty, and it was intimated
TO him that the utmost reticence ought to
be observed on the subject.
Sir Charles Russell-Intimated by
whom.
The Witness-Ry Sir William Vernon
Harcourt. who said it was the opinion of
another person, namely, Mr.. Gladstone.
This statement eau ed a sensation in
court, aud Justice Hammer asked that
everybody abstain from manifesting his
feelings during the proceedings.
Attorney General Russell-Was it then
you destroyed the memoranda
The Witness-Yes, certain memoranda
which were in another box, and which in
cluded some of Mr.. Chamberlain's letters,
escaped destruction. 1t was Mr.. Glad
stones wish that | should be as reticent as
possible from motives of political ex-
pediency.
SNOWY A FAC SMILE.
A fac Simite of the Times letter was
again handed the witness, and he said he
was decidedly of the opinion that it was
Mr. Parnells writing. He had never dis
cussed the question as to how the Times be-
came possessed of it, because he did not
know. When he first saw the letter in the
Times he did not think it was
genuine. This was not because of any
popularity in the writing but because he
could not understood why Mr. Parnell
should say: You may show him this, but
do not tell him my address," The witness
said he never had any doubt about the
signature. He had had numerous letters
from Mr.. Parnell of about the same date as
the letter referred to, and could not mistake
the writing. Under cross-eXamination by
Mr.. Healy the witness stated that when he
contested Galway for parliament the Par
nellites attacked and denounced him in
every way in their power.
The court then adjourned till tomorrow.
ENLIvENED THE PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings were enlivened by Mr.
O'Sheas examination. Toe court was
crowded, the Parnellites being present in
full force. MesSrs. Parnell, Harringto ,,
Davitt, Arthur O'Connor, T. NJ. Healy and
Biggar kept close watch on the proceedings
Mr.. O'Shea proved a good witness, giving
his evidence i'll calm, matter of fact way.
He was clear on the smallest
detail, and equally cool and precise during
the cross examination. His narrative of
the Kilmainham negotiations, though
largely matter of history, was listened to
with rapt attention. Expectation was at
its hight on the production of the alleged
forged letters. Would the witness show any
heSitancy regarding the signature9 He
must know it well. Taking up the letter
he scanned it with careful elaboration for
few moments, and then said, in distinct
tine, without over emphasis: at is Mr..
Parnells signature"
ALL IDENTIFIED.
Several other letters were scrutinized in
the same way and evoked the same unquali-
fed s. atemeut: ut is Mr.. Parnells sigma
ture"
The most striking point elected by the
cross-examnation was his charging
Sir William flare ourt with coming
as an emissary from Mr.. Glad
stone to warn him to preserve the
utmost reticence in regard to the Kilmain-
ham treaty. Although the witness did not
allege that Sir Harcourt advised the de
struction of the memoranda, he explicitly
stated that it was on hearing of Mr.. Glad
stones wish that he destroyed tho docu-
ments.
Sir Charles RusselrS cross-examination
was expected to elicit the reason for the
rupture between Messrs O'Shca ID Par
nell, but both sides chose to leave this unre-
vealed. The witness stated that up tC
June, 1886. Re believed in NJ. Parnell'S
honor, and knew that he was opposed &c
outrages. Neither Sir Charles Russell I4or
Sir Richard Webster inquired as to what
caused him TO di,believe in Mr.. Parnelr:
honor. Whatever was the cause of the
| rupture, the animus of the witness wa
apparent. The Parnellites probably felt
the quiet malignity of the evidence more
keenly than the best informed outsider.
The liberal radical union has formed O
| London committee on the Parnell fund
and has issued special appeal for sub
scriptiUns TO the fund.
LAND PURCHASE
DUBLIN, Oct 31-The Express (conserv
ative) demands that the government outlin,
the course it viii pursue in regard to land
purchase. 1t says that numerous encum
bere1 estates are now wastefully manage,
by court officials which might be placed
under peasant proprietors aud conducted
with advantage.
FENIAN OFFICERS ELECTED.
LIMERICK, Oct. 3l.-A meeting Of tn,
Gaelic Association was held here to-day
! Part OF the business transacted was TIL
cleo ion of officers. There were no nation
alist candidates for Office and all the officer
chosen were Fenlan.
MURDERED IN A CROWD.
The Criminal Permitted TO Make Hi