St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-23
PERJURER PlGG0TT.
Utter Collapse Of the Times
Chief Witness in the
COX.
Sir Charles Russell Ties the
Modern Judas With Hard
Knots.
He Reluctantly Confesses
That He Is Both Thief
and Liar.
Home Rule for Old Ireland Is
Now a Foregone Con-
cluSion.
snecinl cable to the Globe.

Special Gable to the Globe.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The effect of the
evidence given by Pigott before the
Parnell commission has had startling
effect upon public opinion, and the mat
ter is almost the sole topic of converse
tion in all circles in and out of the lob
bies of the house of commons. The con-
viction is rapidly becoming general that
Pigott himself is the forger of the So
called Parnell letters, and Tories vie
with Farnelites in the depth of their
condemnation of the wretch who is con-
yicted out of his own mouth of acts
scarcely less heinous than those of Judas
Iscariot. The PalLMall Gazette pub
fishes long leader, triumphant
one, this afternoon, in which it
declares that the collapse of the
Times case, brought about by the
testimony of Houston and Pigott,
has made home rule for Ireland2a fore,
gone conclusion. 1t, is asserted that
Mr.. Walter, who was mainly RESPONSE
BILE for the Times crusade against Mr..
Parnell, will personally bear all of the
expenses and costs incurred by the
paper in conducting the case before the
commission, even if he has TO sellhis
estates to raise the money. ThiS re-
solve is believed to be the result of a
stormy interview between Mr.. Walter
and his copartnerS in the proprietorship
of the Times, in which the matter of the
papers inability to pay its usual divi-
dend was the foremost topic of discus
sion, and Mr.. Walters sudden an
nouncement of his intention to go to
Nice to recuperate is undoubtedly an
other result of that heated meeting.
LONDON. Feb. 22.-The court room
was crowded again this morning when
the Parnell commission reaSsembled.
The cross-eXamination of Richard Pig
OFT was continued. He admitted writ
ing a letter to Archbishop Walsh, which
Sir Charles Russell produced in court,
and which contained statement that
the documentary and personal evidence
to be produced before the commission
COULD BE RENDERED HARMLESS
by an exposure of the means by which
1t had been obtained. st the suggestion
OF Presiding Justice H;..lnen Archbishop
Walsh's letter to Pigott, part of which
was read yesterday, was read in eXtensO.
The archbishop referred to the fact
that there had been systematic lying
concerning the Nationalist cause. The
witness now admitted receiving this
letter. He said that when he wrote to
the archbishop he was in very dis
tressed circumstances owing to having
r. ceived no money from Mr.. Houston.
Witnesses other work had been neg
lected and lost. He therefore wrote to
Archbishop Walsh, hoping that he
would submit the matter to the Par
nellite members of the house of COM
mons and induce them to provide wit
ness with Int ans with which to leave
the country, i'll return for the informa-
ton witness should give. Witness was
startled and surprised when the letters
appeared III the Times, and considered
it a breach of faith. He wrote to
Houston strongly protesting against
their publication. Sir Charles Russell
demanded that this letter be produced.
Houston here said he had forgotten re-
ceiving it. On being further pressed,
PigOtt voluntarily exclaimed: II may
say at once that the statement made
to Archbishop Walsh was unfOunded."
This
STATEMENT PRODUCED A SENSATION
Sir Charles Russell then said to the
witness: "You deliberately wrote
lies?' Witness replied: ''Well, eXag-
geratiOns." Sir Charles Russell: Ibid
ness: Very little. Laughter. forgot
bishop Walsh that the charges was
mixture of what | believed to be true
and untrue" Continuing, witness said
he knew that criminal proceedings
were projected when he wrote saying
that he could nullify them by exposing
the diScredi able means by which it was
sought to institute the proceedings. He
could not say what the proceedings were
to be taken for. He imagined that they
were for completely in the Phoenix
Park murders, but there was no founda-
ton for the statement. Witness again
wrote to Archbishop Walsh on May l,
offering to furnish further information.
In reply to this letter the archbishop
said: Il understand you are anxious to
make statement to assist the
victims of fraud and slander by
exposing the fraud and SANDER.
cannot refuse to accept such state
ment fully. l accept your assurance
that you took no part in the publica-
tion." Witness said he forgot writing
the statement. Sir Charles Russell read
a letter, dated May 5, to Archbishop
Walsh, in which Pgott offered to
make personal, written statement.
Witness admitted giving the statement
and May Z. He had written to Arch
bishop Walsh recently, but denied that
he had done so in order to again obtain
the written statement. Sir Charles
Russell read letter from Archbishop
Walsh to PigOtt, bearing date of May
z, in which the archbishop said he as
sumed that Pigott either knew the
AUTHOR OF THE FRAUD
or knew what measures had been taken
to procure fraudulent evidence. The
writer said he did not wish to know the
name of the gentleman who was at the
bottom of the matter. Sir Charles Rus
sell pressed the witness, who re-
luctantly admitted that he had
Houston in mind when he wrote.
In reply to question by Presiding
Jusice Hannen witness said he was not
sure that he received the letter. Sir
Charles Russell quoted from letter
written by PigOtt to Archbishop Walsh
OH May II. Witness said he could not
say what the latest proposition men
toned in the letter meant. He only re-
membered making one proposition,
namely. that he had been shown com
promising letters. His opinion having
been asked as TO the genuineneSs of the
letters, he had stated that the letters
credited to Mr.. Parnell were rather
doubtful. This statement created a
sensation in the conrt room. Witness
further testified that he would not
swear that he had not told Archbishop
Walsh that the letters were forgeries.
GLaughterl. He doubted the authentic
ity CT the letters because he did not
know the handwriting of the bodies of
them. He believed he told Archbishop
Walsh that he thought tile Egan letters
were genuine. but would not swear that