Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-24
THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

The Times VIII Try to Identify Par l nell with she ARtf-Rent Movement -FulIsss Details Concerning the l Published Letters WilI be Given.
 LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Psrnell commission
 resumed it's investigation to-day. MT. Joseph Biggar, who is one of the Irish members of Parliament mentioned in the Times charges, made personal request to be supplied with copies of those speeches read from, by Attor.
 ney General Webster yesterday which re- ferred to him. The attorney general prom
 ised to supply them and then continued the
 presentation of the Times case.
 PARNELL AND THE INHERENT MOVEMENT.
 He referred to the Kilmainham jail anti-
 rent manifesto which was signed with the
 names of Meesrs. Parnsll, Davitt, Brennan,
 Dillon, Sexton and Egan. He pointed out
 that Mir. Davitt was then confined in Port-
 land prison and could not have signed the paper. Whether Mir. Dillon was responsible for his signature would be shown. It was 6
 matter of importance the manifesto dis
 closed the fact that the policy of the league involved the punishments of tenants for pay ing rents. The supporters of MT. Parnen had recently been trying to exhibit him as a
 man who stood aloof from the anti-Tent and plan of campaign agitators. The fact was, however, that as far back as 1880 MT. Parneu had led the anti-rent movement. In a speech made in County Kerry in 1880 he told his hearers that out of 100000 tenant farmers 400, 900 were unable to pay their rents and he added that the land league had plenty of money to defend those who refused to pay.
 MT. Psrneu and his colleagues did not cons ceal their sympathy with the leagues emis- saries in crime, nor did they take any pains to disavow the outrsges which had been com- mitted. As proof of the Psrnellite party's connection with the no rent movement, the attorney general quoted from telegram dat ed about the time the snti-rent manifesto was issued. It was from Patrick Ford to Patrick Egan, and read: Communicate with Par nell and consult your colleagues. Then issue manifesto"
 The reply of Egan was: "Your suggestion approved. Prompt measures are in progress to procure general rent strike"
 COMING DOWN TO THE REAL QUESTION.
 The Times had secured two patches of doc uments, which showed the system Of commu- nication between the head office and the branches of the league; how men were sup ported who refused to work for boycotted mittipg outrages. Continuing the review of I the history of the league the attorney general quoted from the letters alleged to have been written by Mir. Parnell which appeared in the Times. He said he would not now mention names, but before the case was over all the circumstances under which the Times became possessed of the letters would be explained. The names of the persons from whom they \ were obtained and the sums paid for then. \ would also be made known. He might say l in the meantime that not penny was paid | or promised for the documents until they had I been in the possession of the Times for seve- ' ral months and until they had been examined I by perfectly independent persons and the ! andwriting tested by comparison with un- doubtedly genuine specimens of MT. ParnelIs penmanship.
 The court here adjourned until tomorrow. |