The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-04
UNDER CROSS FIRE.
Palnell in a Box in the Wit
ness Box.
HAYES FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
Fixing the Penalty at Death-To Be Repri-
manded in rdeFs-Fessenden's Case
G..ried at Sea.

LONDON, May 3.-The cross examination
of Parneu continued. Parnel testified
that he had often reproved William O'Brien,
editor of United ireland, Tor violent articles
which appeared in that paper. He had not
public&lly repudiated the articles because
ne did not consider that the way to effect
the alterations ne desired in the tone Of the
articles. Parnell said that he considered
that O'Briens teachings were in advance
of his own.
Parnell said he had never heard of Egan
being associated with 1.-The martyrs fund
for the benefit of the families Of the Pho
nix gparl murderers." He saw nothing
criminal in the fund and rather thought it
was right to assist the innocent victims.
! He could not recOliect Genouncing
the outrages between 1873 and 1881. He
believed the outrages perpetrated to have
been the work of small secret societies.
The witness was then asked whether any
| secret societies adverse 20 the league had
existed and if the vast majority of the
people had belonged to the league, and II
! there could not have been ample evidence
obtained to convict the perpetrators of out
RACES.
| He parried the question, saying that it
might or might not have been the case.
Here occurred the most remarkable in
cident in the witnesses cross-eXamlnauon.
Attorney General Webster quoted the
statement made by Pmnell in the com
mons during the debate over Fosters
| bill in 1881, suspending the writ OF habeas
corpus. to the effect that secret societies
! had then ceased to exist in Ireland.
Did you believe that when you said it!'
asked the attorney-General.
No" replied Parnell: lat any rate it
was grossly exaggerated statement
There was a buzz OF surprise throughout
| the court room at this response.
Did YOU, or did you not, continued the
attorney general, Intend to misstate
! fact when YOU made that statement"
u have no doubt did, was the reply,
! The al-''Deiberately:"
| Parnell-''Yes, deliberately
The attorney -generaI-"You deliberately
made the statement, knowing 1t to be I'M
| tlueE'
Pmnell-'.Yes, or if not untrue, very eX-
! travagant and boastful." The attorney
general-''YoU have never since with
! drawn.'
Parnell-''No, have not"
The nOnchalence with which the witness
made these admissions astonished the
audience and elected misses.
'Probably,n added Parnell, 1.-THE state
ment was to mislead the house. | am
afraid it did not, for the bill was passed.
My purpose was to cxaggerate the effect the
league had in reducing the number of
secret societies. The league undoubtedly
diminished the number Of secret societies,
though it had not swept them away, as l
stated
Parnen was next asked what had become
of the land league books. He explained
that some were brought to London and
were before the commission. The cash
books and ledgers have diappeared, he did
not know where. Neither was Treasurer
Kenny. Egan OF any other of the league
officials able to tell what had become of
them. The letter books and files of letters
had also vanished.
Presiding Justice Harmon here impressed
upon the witness the fact that the court
attached great Importance to the missing
documents, and Parnen promised to try
to find them.