Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-21
THE PARNELL COMPASSION.

The Supports Falling From Under the
 Case Against ParRelI-PigOtt Proba-
 bly Earned Bfs Money by Story Tell
 ing-Apparently Much Depends on
 RlGott.
 LONDON, Feb. 2O.-When the ParneI com mission met this morning the court room and it's precincts were crowded. MT. Parneli was present.
 MT. Houston, secretary os the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union, was further oross-ex- amined He said he destroyed Pigott's let ters to him in accordance with an agreement
 made between them that they were intended for the witness eye alone and were not to be used publicly. Up to the time the witness went to Paris Pigott had not given him the names of any of the persons connected with the letters secured by the Times. Witness showed the letters to Lord Harrington and asked his advice as to their disposition, but his lordship refused to a6vise him. He did not offer the letters to the Pall Mall Gazette. He saw MT. Stead, the editor of the Gazette, before he obtained possession of the letters, and asked him to make up matter which would lead to the dis closures MT. Stead said that he had lost
 s3 ,000 by the publication of the Modern Babylon" articles and he wouldn't like to touch anything else unless it would be suc- cessful.
 Witness said that he might have told MT. Stead that Messrs. Sexton and Dillon were implicated in the Phoenix Park murders, but if he did so it was on the authority of @ statement made by Eugene Davis to Pigott, a copy of which was produced by the wit ness.
 MT. Houston said that prior to November Pigott informed witness that MT. Whelehan, Tn11a m and informed him that a gentleman from America wanted to have an interview with him in London. He did not say that the American came from Egan. Whelehan asked Pigott if he had any of Egaa's letters, as he was prepared to purchase them at high price. Pigott when he wrote to witness de- manding 5000 pounds said he had been CO creed in Mr. Soame's office into making g statement under false pretences. Witness did not answer the letter.
 Attorney General Webster read copy ot the notes made by Pigott of the latter's con. versations with Eugene Davis. According to these notes Davis stated that Egan took him into his confidence. Davis knew that the I. R. B. and the T. B. were connected with the league, one working openly and the other secretly, the B.'s finding men snd the league finding money. Egan was in Paris with Parnell, O'Kelley, Dillon, Brennan and Harris in 1881. He told Davis that he
  men and that all had agreed that the situs. tion rendered reprisals against England i'm perative and that Eugland's power could be neutralized only by removing as many of hel leading men as possible. Walsh, Sheridan and others were to be sent to Ireland to plan the murders. Immediately after Parnelps arrest Egan appealed to the Fenian leaders to execute the work more energetically Walsh went to Dublin and appointed Carey, Mullett and Curley as his chief men. Tynan Byrne, Colbert and Sheridan were also associ- ated with him. Egan was invariably consult ed regarding projected outrsges and murders Egan strongly reproved Tynan for failing tc appear at King Bridge in time to give the signal for Mir. Forster's murder. Davis was | present in a cafe in Paris when Tynan re- lated the whole history of the Phuuix Park murders. Tynan took pride in having given the signal for the attack. Egan professed te be highly delighted, but regretted that Ty. nan had not commenced work earlier. Egar gave Byrne the letter fac simile of which was published by the Times There was 6 plot to murder the Prince of Wales and Mir Gladstone during the carnival at Cannes Byrne and lyman were within striking dis I tance but did not attempt to carry out the plan. Houston, under cross-emaminstion said he did not regard all this statement as
 accurate. This reply was greeted with laugh | ter.
 After further testimony the commission | adiourned