The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-27
PIGOrT'S DISGUISE.
A Belief That He Has Fled to Eithe
Antwerp or Rotterdam.

Belief That he Has Fled to Either
Antwerp or Rotterdam.
LONDON, Feb 81, 5 A. Mt is believed
that PIgott diguised himself and fed to
either Antwerp or Rotterdam. 1t is learned
that he sent dispatch to his housekeeper at
Kingstown instructing her to burn "all the
papers in the black box" and
that his order was obeyed
AT 10 o'clock tonight the police had not yet
sound any trace Of Pigott. The latter had
posted to his housekeeper in Dublin a blank
check with which t. obtain the balance Of
the Is at his bal kers. Pigott has four sons,
the youngest of whom is 8 years of age
His wife died IS months ago.
WHAT THE BLACK BOX CONTAINED.
1t is surmised that the black box men
toned in Pigott's telegram to his house
keeper contained his correspondence with
Houston, which, it is reported, Pigott told
l. boucnere on Saturday he had pre-
served. 1t is stated thai W hen
the Parnell commission was first proposed
Lord Randolph Churchill wrote w. H.
Smith cautioning him against asserting to
the proposal, on the ground that the result
would be disastrous to the governmet if the
Times was unable to prove the authenticity
of the letters.
MAGUIRE'S DEATH MYSTERIOUS.
Prof. Maguires death appears to be
somewhat of a mystery. His illness was
marked by vomiting of blood and other pc
culi8r symptoms. The physician who at
tended him has not yet given his death GER
tificate. The police are inquiring into the
case.
The Nelcs says: 1--WE condole with the
great Pigottist party on the loss of it's
leader and the consequent difficulty of
forging ahead. No more utter and hope
less collapse has occurred in the history of
calumny. The case for the prosecution has
gone to pieces at the first touch. Mr.. Par
nell is proved innocent by the only
man the Times relied on to prove him
guilty. Whether the Times proceeds or
not, Mr.. Parnell Will claim the right to dis
prove the other clarges.n
THE CONFUSION NOW USELESS.
The Daily Telegraph says: 40 all in
tents and purposes the Parnell com.
mission may be regarded as
ended to-day. We are extremely
| glad to say that Mr.. Parnell stands free and
Innocent Of he damning charge attributed
| to rim with what we are sorrowfullY com
| PEELED to call reckless and rash impcudence
| To make this declaration adequa 9, we
must bear in mind what it would
have signiied for a mau Of Mr.. ParnelPs
| prominence to have stood in the plllory of
| history, branded with hateful duplicity and
measureesS crimin atty. The climax has
| come at the right moment to give the last
proof needed that 2 gott forged the letters.
| Pigo' is man to rank with Bedloe and
| Oates"
The Daily Telegraph severely censures
the carelesSness with which the Times acted,
and says the result must affect the political
| situation. as it is certain that there win be
body of opinion naturally attracted to-
ward Mr. Parnel as an injured aud per-
secuted man.
A LETTER FROM sALA.
George Augustus Sala writes to the Te'e-
| graph AN a. tee a column and half long,
| describing the interview Saturday between
| Pig tt and Mr.. La Jouc acre. 1t is written
in the usual gossipy style of Mr. Sala, aud
went to Mr.. Labouchere's house
volu ltarily to make confession, but tLa5
| apparently owing to the gnawing of his
conscience no mad great difficulty in owning
up, and took full Ten minutes to make up
! his mind. He then began in musing
tone, soliloquizing, but by degrees his voice
! rose, and he became SO fluent that it was
rarely necessary for him to halt or to re-
! construct phrase.
A LITERAL COPY.
The copy of the confession which Mr..
| Lewis obtained vas from beginning
to end literally and verbally the COM
That he forged tie Parnell letters and
infinitely described the manner i'll which
| they were written. Pigott said that he
alone executed tide forgeries whether he
is telling the truth or another batch Of
| lies says Mr.. Sala, sis not for me to
| determine, but to my mind he seemed TO be
confessing facts, and nothing out facts.
! No pressure was put upon him and no lead
| ing questions were asked. He went on
| quietly and continuous Y to the end of his
story. | should have tn Jught it amazing
had not had occasion to hear many more
astounding lies. Pigott did not appear TO
be overcome by shame. and treated his
actions more as Incidental weakness. Both
myself and Mr.. Labouchere, as he left,
wished him well out of it,"
THE TINES DUMB.
The Times says that it is precluded from
commenting on the commission at this
stage
The Standard says: THE complete break
down of Pig tits evidence and his absence
render IL no logger possible 10 refrain from
comment Wa feel ourselves obliged In tho
public interest to declare that the evidence
on which the autheDtlcity Of the letters was
supposed to rest has been completely dis
credited, ald the sooner this is openly
aud formally admitted the etter it will
be from every point In view. The
IaliuTe OF lulS particular Drancl OF une IN
quirY by no means implies that the whole
accusation against the Parneliites falls TO
ground, bu, tlere ought to be no hesitation
in abandoning the particular charges based
upon the belief in the genuineness of the
letters.
A GRAVE BREACH OF PUBLIC DUTY.
After blamidg the Times for its extraor-
dina y negligence, the Standard says:
THE Iomp and circu Instance under which
tho publication occurred make it impossi-
be to a solve th-se answerable for it of
grave breach Of public duty. Whatever
else is proved, the fact remains that deep
injustice has Desn done to Mr.. Parnell and
a Llow equally b be deplored given to the
character OF T. glsh Journalism"
The STANDARD laments the effect the case
will have uton political sues, fearing that
1t will confuse mems minds as to the true
aspect Of the hom, rule question.