The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-20
THE FORGER,S ART.
An Important Factor in
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A11S20As Fec 1&s-- Dc courtroom
vas crowded to-day when sAe Pxrzesl
commission resumed its ssttins.
Lahoucherr. John Merisv. Gorge
shaw-iefeyre and other promineas
persons were present. cDonassa.
manager Of the 1ssz<s, r.s the fsr~t
witness. He declined 10 say whether
he regarded the letters CT the gh oi
January and Isth of Nay rs tAe cs.ly
important ones among the first FIVE
Ehlch the secretary OF the Irish Isoyal
and Pasrlotsc Unsoa handed - hina-
IRsf1ce Hannen sharnlv rabakea TIE
witness for his refusal.
Macdonald continued He said the
letters had been taken as q whole ana
IS whole they were compromising
Witness said be forgot wheihe-- zhrn
ne submitted the Egan letters 20 an
expert. be also snAsaitsed the ether
specimens Of Egan's writing. He
could not be positive whether he then
had actual specimens OF Egan7 writ
ing tie was convinced thai tie Exan
and Parnsal lesters we're genuine be-
lore the first article 0a 4-Parneilisna
and Cr1me WAS pubilshesi by the
Isszex- Witness paid H0asson 95s0
Tor the Parnea letter Of the 18th os
June. and Egan's letter 20 Carey The
total payment made to Housta an
amounted 10 1alS1 He particularly
ayosost asking frona What source the
letters We're ohsainsd. because Hoas-
Ton said he WAS bound 10 secrecy.
Witness iirst knew Pisoft, the former
editor CT the Iriskssaa newspaper, at
ahonf the time the publication ~ the
articles on "Parnealiszn Aad Crime
began.
Macdonald said the 77nsess state
Inens that knives and firearms were
kept In the league Office n London
was based upon information supplied
20 the writer OF the statement. He
did not know directly who wrote
articles. and was not bound io tell.
The editor Of the Tsaacs was response
Die for statements made IN the parer.
and therefore counsel was not entitled
20 know the names OF contributors.
Coensel for Psrneli and Egaa said
be vas entitled 10 demand the name
OF the author Of the article. because ne
Was bound 70 test the truth Of such
grave statements.
Tie court ruled that counsel for
Parnel was entitled to investigate the
matter. in order 70 ascertain the
foundation of the statement.
Witness said he could net name the
writer without making inquiries. The
. Parnellism and Crime series Of
articles was not all written by one
author.
Counsel for Parnen asked witness 10
inquire who the author Was.
The court expressed doubt whether
he could be required 10 seek iaforma-
lion on the subject.
Counsel for ParneIl held that wit
ness could &c forced to DO 50.
Finally the court ruled thas the
counsel was not entitled 10 ask wit
ness 10 rake inquiries, bat might
question him rs 70 anything within
bis knowledge connected with specific
facts.
Mcdonald finally said flanagan
wruse the articles that appeared March
: and March 10, Iss7. He had forgot
ten who wrote the others Parneis's
alleged letter 20 Pigoit was then pro-
duced.
Presiding Justice Hannen asked
whether il was admitted that the let
ter was genuine. and SIR Charles Rus
sell replied No. no.
Asforney-Gene-al Webster then
called a handwriting expert 10 the
stand. whereupon there was sharp
Sir Charles Russell con
tending that justice demanded that
the source Of the letter should be re
vealed before he was eallea upon 10
cross-examine experts.
Presiding Justice Hannen thought
that inquiry should now be made a.
10 the source OF the letters.
Houston, secretary OF the Loyal and /
Patriotic League, testified that the
pamphlet entitled sParneliism I'm
MASKED. was based upou Piggo;s's 1
information regarding Deyoy. In De
cemter. lssS. witness asked Piggott 10 !
supply further information for news
paper publication Later Pirgost went /
90 Paris and elsewaere. He visited !
Eugene Davis al Lausanne, and wrote
to witness that he found him very
bitter against the ParnelIites Pixgoft !.
supplied copies OF Eve Parnell letters
anu SIX Egan letters Psggeft re-
turned from America with sealed let /
ter which he said he had obtained |
from Bressin. and which contained in
ssruesscns to . person In Paris 10 give /
up the letters on certain Conditions.
PIggest went to Paris repeatedly be- /
fore be obtained the letters. Witness
showed the letters 20 Buckle. editor /
the 7gxses. who advised hsrn 10 see
Mas Donald. Up 30 the time OF their /
publication, be hsd no. hargained for
payment for the letters. bas he made /
Il conditional that the TSma alone |
should be responsible for their puhai- |
cation. Witness bad nothing 80 Do
with the testing Ct the sigma uFes, and !
was completely ignorant Of the process !
By which they we're tested.
Eugene Davis states that Houstons : /
evidence before the pArreli COM mis- /.
sion regarding him Is an atrpescas
cAlurnny.