The Irish standard., 1888-07-07
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.. PAUL. SATURDAY. JULY 4 1885,

ernment had, with unutterable mean
ness, refused the Investigation. Mem
bers Of Parliament were charged witt
crimes against the state. 1t was tn
duty OF the government as the RESPONSE
1 bic guardian Of the state, to inquire
/ into crimes of murderous or treason
able character. I had ceased to be {
member Of Parliament, and therefore
took what was my only course as 9
1 plain citizen. ParneN and the others
had done their duty as members. There
was contradiction between Mr.. Par.
nell's action and mine us there any
way to ayoid bringing Parnell into the
case ~ ''No. j am libelled as an ac-
tive member and agent Of the Home
Rule party and the Land League OF
! Great Britain, and am connected with
Parnell and Mr.. BYrne as one of the
trusty few who discussed vital secrets
couple Of weeks previous to the Phoe-
nix Park assassinations. The Times
dovetails the two circumstances. It
declares that Mr.. OF Donnell, Mr.. Justin
Nc Cartny, MIR, Quinn, Mr.. Byrne and
MIR. Parnell--who was then out On t;pa.
role-were at the discussion which: took
place in railway carriage during ten
minutes ride between Wellesden4 and
Enston. This will gave;;a an idea ofSthe
extraordinary recklessness Of the
Tines accusations. 1t is insinuated
that the Phoenix Park murders we're
planned during this railway ride. OBJ
viouslH one of those present must have
given the facts to the Times, or the
Times lies. The chief reason why l
was drawn into the case is that during
the whole time that the 1nvinclble as
sociation was alleged to have been in
operation, the only occasion on which
Mr.. Parnell can be proved to have come
in contact with any member Of the In
vlncible conspiracy was during the ten
minutes ride to Wellesden, and as they
cannot make that to be a criminal
meeting without involving everybody
present, they drew in me and all the
others. Their defence, Of which they
have given me a copy, is simply most
cowardly eYasion Of the issue which l
have raised. 1t is the old story OF the
liar turned coward, the bully turned
sneak. For instance, after describing
me as one of a trusty few, they now al
lege that was not trusted; that they
meyer bore an ennaitY to me; and that
what they said was only fair comment.
In another part they gave up this.
They insinuate that had previous
knowledge of the plot to assassinate
Mr.. Burke and Lord Frederick Caven-
dish, and then, in another part, they
get out of this under cover Of legal YER
biage. Their defence is Like that of the
man who was charged with damaging
O. kettle, and said that it was broken
already, ana that twas whole when re.
turned, and finally, that it had never
been borrowed Michael Davitt, who
was present, said: Here they have,
in fact, thrown up the sponge against
MIR. O'Donnell, and will endeavor to
blacken Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Parnel's
party. They are bringing Detective
Pinkerton and others from America to
prove things that took place there, and
resident magistrates,ap police reporters
and other government official from Ire.
land. They will try to prove that all
the murders iu Ireland for the last ten
years were directly in consequence OF
the movement of which Parnell is the
head. This is practically what the de-
fence relies upon, beside the power Of
the wealthy English paper in London,
and on trial before the English judge
and jury"
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