Wichita eagle., 1888-10-26
TIE PARNELL COMMISSION.
Presentation Of the Times Case Still Con-
timed

parliament These had not yet been dis
closed. The Times counsel objected tt
producing them on the ground that the
Times did not gain possession of them IN
til after the opening of the O'Donnell
action against the Times. But the docu-
ments were material to the present case
and ought to be produced. Mr.
! Stoames. solicitor for the Times, had
filed an affidavit affirming that
the Times had received the doc
| Roberts. On examination it had been dis
covered that some OF the letters were not
genuine. and. therefore, they he'd not been
used in the O'Donnell case. This candid
statement, admitting that somebody had
been supplying the Times with forged let
| ters, had a direct bearing, said Sir Charles,
upon the Parnell-Egan forgeries The
documents that MIR. Soames had retained
must, therefore, be produced.
| Attorney General Webster. for the
Times, held that the documents demanded
were not material to the issue. The affi-
davit of Mr.. Soames, he said, showed
clearly that somebody had been trying to
trick the Times, and knowledge of the
trick had been communicated to Mr.. Par
nell's solicitor Probably in the course
of the case the court would
near WHO IL was VINO GTIeu III. ne court
could see the documents if it desired, but
he emphatically protested that those who
had advised Sir Charles Russell of the
existence OF the documents knew per-
fectly we'll that they were not material to
the issue.
Sir Charles Russell-"How could it be
said the documents were not material
when the whole truth was wanted about
these forgeries? There appeared to be a
factory of forgeries in obedience to a
market Of supply and demand. The court
ought to insist upon the production Of
every one of them"
The court thereupon directed that the
documents be produced.
Sir Charles Russell next asked for par
and the other members of parliament in
yolved in the case.
Here Mr.. Michael Davitt arose and
claimed the right to appear for himself.
The court aSSented.
Justice Hammer, the president of the
commission, then said, in response to Sir
Charles RusselPs requests for particulars,
that it was not necessary that all the de-
tails should be given. The court was of
the opinion that all the particulars were
being given which were required.
The attorney general informed the court
that the other side still continue to ignore
the order for the production of the leagues
bank books.
Justice Hammer intimated that if the
refusal to produce the books was final the
court would have recourse to its powers to
compel their production.
Attorney General Webster then contin-
ued the presentation of the Times case,
making further review of the articles
''Parnellism and Crime" lie quoted from
a letter of Patrick Egan, in which the
writer sent $50 for the payment of men
-i1n had NIT taH Itr.op Il Sni1
that evidence would be adduced to prove
that Mr.. ParnelI knew that Egan
had supplied Sheridan and Boyton with
funds to enable them to promote outrages.
He would not suggest that Mr.. Parnell
knew the particular individuals who were
to be attacked, but he did know that out
RACES were part of the leagues system.
Prior to the Phoenix Park murder Mr.
Parnell neither did nor said anything in
condemnation of the crimes committed by
members of the league.
When Mr. Parnell appeared in the wit
ness box he would ask him what he had
ever done to out down acts of violence be-
fore May, 1882 the month in which the
Phoenix Park murders occurred. The
issue, after the murders, of the manifesto
reprobatins them, signed by Parnell, Dill
Ion and Davitt, was only done under
necessity. 1t would be proved by Captain
O'Shea that Mr. Parnell objected to sign
ing the manifesto and that he signed it
finally with reluctance Captain O'Shea
acted as medium in the negotiation with
Mr. Parnell fer the suppression of the out
rage.
When the questions arose regarding Mr..
Parneil's control of his comrade Mr. Par
nell declared thar there were some men
who must be let out of prison and
he named Brennan, the late secretary of
the league. as one of those who must either
L mt Of lraia nd in La
court, said the attorney general, could
drawn its own conclusion as to what Mr.
ParneI knew OF Brennan's connection
with the crimes
Mr.. Parnell, continued the attorney gen.
erai. also advised that Sheridan and Boy
ton be allowed to return to Ireland, as
they could control those who were en-
gagged in the commission of crime. All this
showed that Mr.. Parnell had thorough
knowledge of the sources of violence
The attorney general further accused Mr.. !
Parnell OF possessing criminal Knowledge
regarding the use of the vast funds by the
league for criminal purposes. Accounts
published by the Dublin Freeman's Jour |
nal gave the receipts of the league from /
October 1879 10 October 1881 as GI44. $50 /
Only 454, s11 of this sum was accounted |
for. How was the remaining ,eI00. 900 ap-
piled? Did Mr.. Parnell know the use to /
which this large sum was devoted? Was |
it so expended that its distributors /
did not dare 10 give an open state
ments If the league was consti- |
tutional association why should its |
books be removed 10 London, there to dis /
appear? Some items of account could be I
traced, which disclosed Mr.. Parnell's rela- /
tons with murder Gus aSsociations-fOr in /
stance check for 600 sent to Byrne and |
one for SIS sent TO Quinn.
The attorney general was then proceed I
in O. 70 ayDaD1 unOp the STrrnrf rFceiye1 4
by the Parnellites from the Irish World I.
when the court adjourned for the day.
The attorney generals exhaustive meth /
Cd Of presenting his case Is patiently sub
mitted TO by the court. the judges having
determined i'll accordance with usage, to /
permit council in their opening addresses,
to follow their own lines.
Public interest in the case has begun 70
wane under the influence OF the attorney
generals proliX exposition. He never was
a brilliant speaker, and the weight Of the
sase appears to have crushed
statement he ever had. Besides an
after absence of points. his dreary pre-
OF the Times stale charge Is be
he seeks to arrange the facts which be Of
aers in support of his assertions, In at
tempting 10 review the history of Parnel!
and the league, instead of developing the
sequence OF events as they happened, be
passed from incident 20 incident without !
egard TO unity OF either time or circum
stance.
Times case IS weaker even than its
,nemies imagined and that the !
ask confided TO the attorney general
5 beyond his powers Should ne continue
It his present sDesd another week viii ueii