Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-17
.PARNEL1 connLIssloM.
Editor O'Brien Not to BE Punished for His
Article o.. the Commission.

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| LONDON, Jan. 16.-Upon the Fesump-
ton of the session of the Parnell COM
mission this morning Presiding Justice
Hammer said Mr.. 0'Brien's article in
United Ireland for which he was sum
moned to appear before the court ex-
ceeded fair discussion of the case under
| investigation, but he admitted that there
was some force in Mr.. O'BPien 8 argu-
ments regarding the continued eireula-
tion of the Times pamphlets and said
he believed no disrespect was intended to
be shown towards the court by the article,
therefore he would not punish Mr..
O'Brien. He added, however, that in
future cases of a similar nature would be
more severely treated.
LONDON, Jan. 10 Patrick Delaney,
convict in the Marlborough prison,
testified before the Parnell commission
to-day that he belonged to the Fenians
until September, 1882. The principal
leaders of the organization were Egan
and Brennan, DR.. McAllister, John
1879 a number of delegates,
including John O'Conner, John Dewey,
and Gen. Millen came from America.
Witness attended a meeting in Foresters
hall, Dublin, at which John Dewey rep
resented the American council. Gen.
Millen inspected the military organiza-
ton. 1t was arranged that arms be
provided and expenses paid at another
meeting. Davitt, Parnell, Egan, Big
gar, Dillon, Brennan and Harris at
tended. Curley, at this meeting, at
tackled Davitt for not adhering
to the principles of the organiza-
ton After the meeting witness was
told that the circles were not opposed to
the league which would organize Fenians
III the country and supply them with
arms. Witness said he had forgotten
a portion of the Invincibles oath, but
the principal part was to assassinate the
viceroy and whole executive of Ireland
The Invincibles derived their men from
the league. Egan, Boyne and lyman
paid some money to Daniel Delaney,
Mullet and Brady. Witness was deputed
to watch the government of Forster.
chief secretary for Ireland Joseph
Brady and Timothy were delegated to
shoot Forster, while witness intercepted
persons crossing the Queen street bridge
Brady and Kelly endeavored to carry out
their purpose. Witness took no hand in
the Phoenix park murders.
Byrne brought over the two knives used
in committing those murders.
AT meeting of the committee of
Invincibles held after the Phoenix park
murders quantities of gold and bank
notes were laid on the table. Afterwards
more revolvers, daggers and money come.
Delaney further spoke of an attempt to
hire house on Castle Hill, from which
the officials of the castle could be shot
with rifles. Cary failed to get the house.
In 1881, when Cary was a candidate for
the Dublin municipal council, Egan
promised all his expenses would be paid.
Egan held an Invinclble ought TO be lord
mayor. Delaney identified letters signed
by Egan.
When questioned in regard to Egans'
letter, In which reference Is made TO
fund, Delaney SAID he knew nothing |
about fund.
On eross-examination by Sir Charles |
Russell, witness admitted that when |
seventeen years old he was sentenced to |
penal servitHde for five years for high |
way robbery. He enrolled himself |
with the Fenians the same night he left |
prison. When he was accused of the |
Phoenix park murders he gave the au-
thorities all the information in his pos |
session. 1t was his wife who, while Wis |
lting him IN prison, warned him that he |
was suspected In connection with the /
Phoenix park murders. He thereupOu !
supplied written statement to the prison |
officials. When asked how he came TO |
give the Times evidence he stated that |
Crown Solicitor Shannon came to |
jail a fortnight ago and took his |
sworn statement. Recurring to the Fe-
MAN organization, he declared it was |
never au assassination society, except in |
cases where somebody informed against |
them. Fenians sought to fight openly, /
and were very different from lnyinoibies. /
He knew Egan, Brennan and Byrne to
be Fenians in 1876, having met them at
secret meeting. He admitted he never
met them among the Invineibles, but
knew they were leaders of InFinoibles |
through Cary and others. He never |
saw one of them giving money TO any
body, but had seen money on table at I
which Byrne was sitting. Witness stated
he was sentenced to death for completely
IN the Phoenix park murders, and Lord
Spencer committed his sentence to life
which he was now under