Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-07
The TTi.h Leader Repels the Tifne.
Charges Against Him.

The TTfsh Leader Repeis the "Tines"
Charges Against Him.
LoYDoEr July 6th.-The Parnellites have
denounced ODonnell for the course he
pursued in his action sgainst the Times.
They suspect that lyman, the man known as
Number One" is the person from whom
the Tpes got its information concerning
the League
In the lobbies of the House of Commons
to-day the members of the Irish party
denied that PaVnell ever paid Byrne GlO0
They said that the fI00 given by him was
IN the shape OF check signed by Justin
Mccarthy and represented League sub
scriptions.
PARNELL DENoUEcEs THE CHARGES.
On the assembling of the House of
Commons to-day, Parnell rose to make an
explanation concerning certain statements
made in connection with the O'Donnell-
Times trial. He said that the upshot of the
trial prevented his testifying on oath, and
therefore he would tender a statement to
the House.
He declared that he never saw the
alleged letter from Egan of February "a,
1881, which was read at the trial, with
view of showing that the League insti-
gated the Phoenix Park murders. He
was convinced that it was forgery The
imputation against the o. Learys was false.
In legard to his letter dated simply Tues
day and saying, " l see no objection to your
giving the American the annexed, for there
is not the least likelihood of what you ap-
prehend happening" Parnell said that it
might be genuine but he could not recol-
lect it.
As 10 Mr.. Egan's letter of October %,
1881, to Carey, saying, Il sent in f20O;
when you get to work give us the value of
our money" and which Attorney General
Webster stated the police found in Careys
house, Parnel said that doubtless genuine
letters from Egsn were found there, but
Egan had never been legally charged and
he had sent cablegrsm denying the au-
thorship of The letters attributed to him.
Paraeil denOunces as an absolute forgery
the letter which, it is alleged, be wrote and
which, it Is claimed, was smuggled from
kimainham jail to Egan, urging him to
immediate action and to make it hot for
old Forster" He never wrote, signed, saw
or authorized this communication.
Parnell then reiterated his assertion that
he had neither signed nor authorized the
letter dated MAY 10, 1882, which bore what
was alleged to be his signature, and which
was published year ago. lie said that he
had not used signature similar to the one
attached to this letter since 1879 He had
tnen auopteu Il Inherent style OF signature
from the ministerial benches. The letter
of June 16, 1892 was also forgery.
The Byrne letter was doubtless genuine,
bnt he had never sent Byrne any money.
He had subscribed small amount to the
Byrne testimonial.
The great majority of the letters read
at the trial." Parnell continued, "are pal
pable forgeries. If they are credited it
makes it supposed that l deliberately put
my self in the power of murderer, that 1
was an accessory to the Phcuix Park mur-
ders before and after the fact, and that l
entered the Kilmainham jail, desiring to
assassinate Mr.. Forster. The absurdity of
the whole series of letters, with few ex-
ceptions, shows them to be forgeries.'
JUSTIN M'CARTHY's CHECK.
LONDON, July CHIN the House of Com
mons to-day Justin McCarty followed Par
nell with an explanation of the statement
that he had given Byrne 4 check for G1O0.
He acknowledged that he gave check to
Byrne, bnt said he never suspected Byrne
to be anything but hard-workirg servant
of the societies devoted to bringing home
rule for Ireland