Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-25
THx .PARNELL COMMISSION.
"a Factory 81 Forgcries AN Amer
lean Figures Ia she case.
~ Apglo-AmerIoan cahlo . the Disnntch.1

$3.50 Htee IN tME Ease.
Try A~pglo-American cable q the Dispatch.1
LoNpoN, October 2t-When tho Psrnem Com
mission resumed its sitting to-inv ar Cbaries
Russell, counsel Tor ParuoI. aid ihatIp addition
70 me iofKei inrnell letters the 1imes possessed
letters alleged 10 have teen written bv Dillon.
nisset' 6nu othor farnollito momber Of Parlis-
manL Ihcao had not yet been disclosed. Tho
f''Nfss counsel objected 20 producing them on
INC ground That me Tmcf did not gain posses
zion OF uaom until after th0 opening Of tho
VDonnell action against the Tiuaes. But the
"" i"ioue we're material % the prevent cas0
ana ought 70 be produced. Mr.. soames. solicitor
Ii the IlHfs, has fled An am1avit Hnrmlng
,uAt INC 1im@ had received me documents
it'm hu American named Roberts. On exam
iNAiion Do had been discovered that some ~ the
Ieiieri Wero not genuine. aud thcroiore they had
ilt been used 10 the OBOunell case. This can.
9l1 statement admitting THAI somebody had
boon supplying he 1iaes with forged letters had
% Giro 9 bearing. ealI Sir Charles, upon tho Par
ncli-kgan f%0rgencs. Tho documents that
ooamos ha1 retained must therefore be pro
ducei.
hu1ruey-GeueraI Webster. for the 1ilaes. held
'lEt TO documents demanded were not mate
RAJ io he issue The am0avit of Soamcs. no
snid, showed clearly tbat somebody hni been
Nfi1e 70 trick po Ilfaef ana mo knowledge Of
fto trick had been communicated 20 ParDelt 8 ~
lrilcr. Probably in Tho course OF tho Ca>o tho
Court FOuid hoaT who 10 was who tried this on.
lh~9COuucoald soc L0 dOcumentslf u desired,
Dui ho cmphtlcaily protested HAT those who
hiyised SIR tnHrics ~ the existence II The dOcu-
monts know perfectly vol that they were not
Mhtoflal % mo caso.
Mr. RusseH: How could II - said that the
documents woro rot material whom tho whole
truth var wanted about ibcse and tho other for
fefifs9 hero appeared W Doe y factory = forge
ruos in obedience 20 the market Of supply and
demand. Tho Court ought 70 insist upon tho
production " every one u tAcm.
Tie Court mereup0n directed Tint the dOcu-
mcnts be produced.
Sir. KusBel next asked for particulars OF tho
FfnFFnF ETHIHaf EaFurfl aud Tho rffar unnfnF4ra
81 Parliament involved in tho caze, Here Michael
Dnviu arose And claimed thc right 20 appear Tor
hlInHnu. HE Court As-entfd. Justice Harmon.
President q tie commission, fhon eaid, Ia re-
HpDnso 10 Mr. Klfselis request for particular,
Nat 10 was not necessary that ell tho details
should Doe given Tho court WIS q the opinion
tnat All tho pU Uculats we're being Ciycn which
were required. Tho htt0rnty-Gcneral Informed
the Court thai tho other sido etl con-
uuuoi 10 Ignore the order for tho pro-
duction Of thc lengle and bank books. Justice
Harmon tmat~d Chat 4 the refusal W produce
iho books was 0nal tie Court would have re-
course 20 it9 p0Wrrs 10 c1mpe their production.
ile htiYrnry-1cueral then continued the pre-
r~eutaton OF $40 Jt"ess case, making q further
review of Che articles on "farneNism ana
trimo.' Uo quO.eI from the letter 81 Patrick
tgeu, iu which tue writer sent 80 for tue pay
mont 81 Do men who committed the outrhges,
and p1iI tlat evidence would 10 R1duccl To
prove Wat Paruou knew that Eg0n had supplied
sheridan anu boytOn with funds W enable them
20 promote Outragos. He would not sugcost
that iarnell know tle Observation-Disclosures who
Wfro 10 bf attacked, but he dtd know that the
ouirnRos were part ~ the leagues system prior
70 tho Ih4uiX-Inrk murders. Parnoli neither
dId nor Raii anything in COudgmmatiOu Of the
crimes committed Dy te members ~ the
league. When farnel appeared I'm tho witness
box no would ask him what ne had ever lone 90
put down nets Of violence before Nay. 1882, mo
month lu which the FhUnlK-fark murders oc-
currcl. The issue after the murders OF no
manifesto rcprobatlng thcm, signed by
Inrnell. Dillon, hn1 Dayltt, was only done
under necessity. 10 would Boo proved by Captain
O0hna thht iarnru objected ~ signing the
manifesto, aud mat ho signed 30 finally with TO
lucpaucc. captain O'~noa acted ~ the medium
Boo ths negotiations with Pencil for The sup
precision Of tuo Ou'ragcs. When tho question
arose regarding laruel's control Of hb c1m-
rales, parueI rc.Gred TIA there were some
mon Who must not De let out n prison, and no
named Brennan. thelate secretary " tho league,
as ono oi those wh0 must el-ncr DO kept out OF
ireland or tu prison.
The Court. said Webster, could draw ~ own
conclusions ns 90 WhHt Inrpcll knew Of
Brcuuan's connection with fhe Criue-. Parnet.
continued Webster, also advised mat sheridan
and BoyiOL be allowed 70 return 70 Ireland As
they could control those who we're engaged in
tho cJumi--lOu n crime. All fhls showed That
pafuell mad "a thorough knowledge ut tho sources
Of violence. The Attorney cueral further ae-
cusel larucl Of possessing criminal knowledge
regarding fhe uso of vast funds hy mo league
for criminal purposes. Tho accounts publish
rd by tho Dublin fTfeutdna journal give
the receipts Of the Land League from O'io-
her. 1870. % october, 1851. as Glii,s91 only
Ul.~tT OF this sum was accounted Tor.
How much ~ u" remaining ci0J,OlO was dp-
piled Bi1 ParuciI KNOW the u.os 10 which this
large SUM Was devoted Was 10 30 expended
that as Distributors did lot daro 90 give an open
stnirmeutg II the league was 70 constitutional
n.s1,latiuu, Why should ls books hc removed To
london, there 20 dladppcarf Some ifom- 0t tho
a.rolut could be trp.ol which disclosed lnr-
UciI. relation, W'tl tho murdrrous ass0ciai on.
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