St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-24
The Line Of Action of the
Times Now Sufficiently
Forecast.
A Mere Rehash of a Series
of Stale and Ancient
Charges.
Parnell's Lawyers Are De-
lighted With the Course
of the Commission.
The Pnblie Which Expected
Revelations and Definite
j Charges Disappointed.

LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Parnell COM
mission resumed its investigation to-
day. Joseph Biggar, who is one the
Irish members of parliament mentioned
in the Times charges, made personal
request to be supplied with copies OF
those speeches read from by Attorney
General Webster yesterday which re-
ferred to him. The attorney general
promised to supply them, and then con-
tinued the presentation of the Times
case. He referred to the Kilmainham
iail anti-rent manifesto, which was
signed with the names Of MessTs. Par
nell, Davitt, Brennan, Dillon, Sexton
and Egan. He pointed out that MI.
Dayitt was then confined in Portland
prison and could not have signed the
paper. Whether Mr.. Dillon was re-
spOnsible for his signature would be
shown. 1t was a matter of Importance,
as the manifesto disclosed the fact that
the policy of the league involved the
punishment of tenants Tor paying rehlS.
The supporters of MIR. Parnell had re-
Gently been trying to EXHIBIT MIN as
man who stood alOof from the antl-rent
and plan of campaign agitatOrs. This
fact was. however, that as far back as
1880 Mr.. Parnell had
LED THE ANTI-RENT MOVEMENT.
Ina speech made in County Kerry in
1850. he told his hearers that out OF 6OO,-
600 tenant farmers 400,0 were unable to
nav their rents, and he added that the
Land league had plenty of money to de-
fend those who refused to pay. Mi.
Biggar also, at the same period, de,
nOunced takers of evicted farms ana
advocated the leagues defending men
who were to be tried for shooting these
takers, or for other agrarian crimes. III
was impossible to eXaggerate the WICK
edneSS of the advice given by B0ytOh,
Timothy Harrington and rather
O'Leary at the Barryclough meeting IN
February, 1881. They had urged their
hearers to the worst forms of criminal
violence for the purpose or lntlmidat-
ing the opponents of the league. AT
that time Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues
did not conceal their sympathy with
the leagues emiSsarieS i'll crime, nor
did they take any pains to dlsayoW the
Outrages which had been committed.
Asa proof of the Parnellite partys
connection with the nO-rent movement,
the attorney general quoted from tele-
gram dated at about the time the anti
rent manifesto was issued. 1t was from
Patrick Ford to Patrick Egan, and read:
Communicate with Parnell and con-
suIt your colleagues. Then issue mani
festo.'' The reply of Egan was: Your
suggestion approved. Prompt measures
are III progress to procure geherai
rent strike" If access had been Oh
tanned TO the books and papers OF the
Land league, continued the attorney
general. detailed evidence would nave
been procured to show the relation OF
the Parnellites to the
CRIMINAL ACTIONS OF MEMBERS
of the league. The books had vanished
since we have brought the leagues Off
GERS to Westminster. The Times had
secured two patches of documents
which showed the system of commune
cation between the head office and the
branches of the league, how men were
supported who refused to work for boy
cOtted persons. and how members were
PAID for committing OutrageS. Contln-
uing the history of the league, the at
torney-general quoted from the letters
alleged to have been written ny MI.
Parnell. which appeared IN the Times.
He said he would not now mentloi
names, but before the case was over all
the circumstances under when 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 them would also
be made known He might say in the
meantime that not penny was paid or
promised for the documents until they
had been in the possession of the Times
for several months. and until they had
been examined by perfectly independ--
ent persons and the handwriting tested
by comparison with undoubtedly gen
uine specimens of Mr.. Parnelfs pen
manship. The court here adjourned
until tO-mOrrOW