The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-01

| Ia June, 1887, but did not come to tria
until July, 1883, when It came to q sud
den collapse after four days inquiry be
fore Lord Chief Justice OOleridge and
special jury, The Lord Chief Justice
IN charging the jury, was very seyere! II
his structures on the plaintiff for bring
ing a suit wherein he was not the iniur
ed party, for no discoyerable purpose
except TO bring injury upon other par
ties who had no means OF defense IN
court. The jury promptly rendered
verdict in favor Of the Times, Thal
journal, in reviewing the case the mex
day, July Q, 1888, said;
ave have declared our readiness Il
produce documents showing the close
relations between Mr., Parnell and Mr.
Egan in regard to the expenditure o.
Land League funds, showing that Carey
leader OF the lnyincibles, was paid by
Egan and urged by him to get to work
and give US value for our money; show
ing that Parnell, when in Kilmainham,
was angry at the inexcusable inaction oil
his friends outside, reminding Egan that
he had undertaken to make II hot for
old Forster 4 Co., and calling on him
TO give some evidence OF his power to
do so; showing that when Frank Byrne
fed the kingdom to avoid trial on a
charge OF completely in the Phoenix
Park murders, It was Parnell who sup,
piled him funds for his escape, and
finally showing that Parnell has repeated
more than once in apologetiC letters adj
dressed to members OF the extreme
party, curious admissions contained In
the document we published In the fac
slmile Of 18th Of April, 1887, We have
brought them forward, however, under
the fullest sense Of public responsibility
and with perfect readiness that they
should DO sifted to the bottom. We are
prepared when the proper time shall ar.
rive TO prove all that Sir Richard Web.
ster stated, on behalf oil the Times, in
0'Donnells case. The more we have
inquired into the history OF these dark
transactions the more are We convinced
that our charges are rooted In truth and
Justice"
Attorney General Webster in Ills
speech for the Times in tho 0'Donnell
case, read the "Parnelism aud Crime"
articles, which had been published In
pamphlet form, including the alleged
Parnell letters. Mr.. Parnell arose in the
House Of Commons tho day following
the conclusion OF the suit and made a
digniied and emphatic denunCiation OF
the letters ascribed to him as fOrgeries,
He stated that he was willing to 60 into
the witness-b box and deny the authorship
Of the letters he had been accused Of
writing, but had had no opportunity Of
doing SO. The Times promptly returned
to the charge on the next day in the fol.
lowing language:
"Mr. Parncll's admission that his char.
acter as q member OF Parliament is seri.
ously affected is very imperfect recog.
uition Of his position. He places against
q tremendous indictment q bare and un.
denial, which would DO as
much a matter OF course from tho great
est criminal as from the most innocent
man. In the circumstances the denial
is absolutely worthless as evidence, even
II 1t were made by one whose character
for veracitY was beyond doubt and sus-
piCion. Such a character is not borne
by Mr.. Parnell, who has been convicted,
as in his Cincinnati speech, Of solemnly
and Indignantly asserting what Is not a
fact. The members oil the Liberal party,
from Mr.. Gladstone down to its hum.
blest follower, are called upon to either
Insist that eGeCtual steps be taken by
MIR. Parnell and his party to disproye
the charges made against them or to &C.
,ept the consequences Of their associa.
lion with men whose guilt has been es.
by presumption which is only
technically short Of demonstration"