Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-07
PALPABLE FORGEnlEs.
ParnelEs Statement Regarding
Those eliminating Letters.

Those eliminating Letters.
LONDON, July 6.-The Parnellites de-
nounce O'Donnell for the course he pur-
sued in his action against the Times.
They suspect that lyman, the man known
as Number One," is the person from
whom the Times got its information con-
corning the League. In the lobbies of
the House of Commons to-day the mem
bers OF the Irish party denied that Par
nell ever paid Byrne e100. They said
the alOO given him was in the shape of
a check signed by Justin Mccarthy, and
represented League subscriptions.
On the assembling of the House Of
Commons to-day Parnell rose to make an
explanation concerning certain state
ments 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 state
ment 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 the view
Iof showing that the League
| instigated the Phoenix Park murders.
He was convinced that it was forgery.
The imputation against the O'Leary's
was false. In regard to his letter dated
simply Tuesday, and saying, 81 see no
objection to your giving the amount asked
for. There is not the least likelihood Of
what you apprehend happening" Parnell
recollect it. AS to Mr.. Egan's letter oi
l Ooto1,or 1901 70 Noroxv couspo UI
sent NJ. G200. When you get to work
give us the value Of our money" and
which Attorney General Webster stated
the police found in Carey's house, Par.
nell said that doubtless genuine letters
had never been legally charged, and he
had sent cablegram denying the au-
thorship OF the letters attributed to him,
Parnell denounced as an absolute
forgery the letter which was alleged he
wrote, and which it was claimed was
smuggled from Kilmainham jail, to
Egan, urging him to immediate action,
and to make it hot for old Forster. He
never wrote, signed, saw or authorized
the communication. Parnell then re-
Iiterated his assertion that he had neither
signed nor authorized the letter dated
| uAhy lctu, 1907. WHICH, DOIe Wudt Wds
alleged to be his signature, and which
was published year ago. He said he
had not used signature similar to the
one attached to this letter, since 1879
He had then adopted different style oi
signature. ["Oh," from the Ministerial
benches.] The letter of June 16, 1882,
was also forgery.
The Byrne letter was doubtless genu-
inc, but he had never sent Byrne any
money. He had subscribed small
amount to the Byrne testimonial. "The
great majority ef the letters read at the
trial." Parnel continued, are palpable
forgeries; if they are credited it makes
| it supposed that deliberately put N.Y.
self in the power of murderer, that l
was an accessory to the Phoenix Park
murders before and after the fact, and
that entered Kilmainham Jail desiring
to assassinate Mr.. Foster. The absurd,
lity Of the whole series of letters, with
few exceptions, shows them to be for.
geries.
Justin Mccarthy it was announced
would make a personal explanation te
the House later in the day. The costs
incurred by the Times in defending the
suit brought by O'Donnell amount tc
e12,000. 1t will try to make O'Donnel
liable for the amount.