The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-06
THE SUICIDE WAS PIGGOTT.
DOUBT AS TO HIS IDENTITY REMOVED
Tho Government Learned OF His Whore
abouts Through Telegram to Mr..
soames-A Profound Sensation
Created in England.

LONDON, March "A dispatch received
early this morning from Madrid said that
the body OF man who shot himself at the
hotel des Ambassadors yesterday, when
taken into custody by an officer, had not
been identified as that of Piggott and that
the authorities were awaiting a portrait of
the latter before determining whether
he was the man who killed
himself. A dispatch received this
afternoon, however, removes all
doubt that the suicide was Piggott. His
identity has been fully established by the
officials of the British embassy. On
Thursday an interpreter showed Piggott
the sights OF Madrid. On that day Pig
gott sent telegram addressed "Pon-
sonby," to the Office, in London, of Mr..
Soames, the Times solicitor This tele-
gram announced his safe arrival in Mad
rid and gave his address. 1t is inferred
that the English government learned from
this telegram that Piggot was in Madrid.
it is reported that a notebook containing
the addresses OF number of persons in
ireland was found on the body.
Piggott's suicide has. caused a profound
sensation throughout England. Witnesses
have started from Paris for Madrid for the
purpose of formally identifying the body
The Madrid police authorities intend to
hold the effects of the suicide pending an
order from the court relative to their dis
pOsal
1t is learned this afternoon that the tele
gram Piggott sent from Madrid on Thurs
dav to Mr. Soames' office in this city was
addressed to Mr.. Shannon, the Times
Dublin solicitor, not to "POnsonby," as
first reported. On the receipt OF the tele-
gram Mr.. SOames notified the police of
the whereabouts OF Piggott.
Piggott's telegram to Mr.. Shannon read
thus:
please ask Mr.. S. to send me what You
promised ROLAND PONsONBY.
Hotel des Ambassadors, Madrid"
Immediately on receipt of the telegram
Mr.. Soames telegraphed to Inspector
J.ittlechild, OF the police. notifying him
that Piggott was IN Madrid, and afterward
carried Piggott's telegram to him.
Nr. shannon, who was about to take
his departure for Ireland, wrote 10 Piggott
denying that he had promised him money.
The police induced SIR. SoameS not to
send Mr.. Shsrnon's letter. and clerk in
Mr.. Soames office, in order to detain
Piggott in Madrid, wrote him a letter
saving that Mr. Shannon was in Ireland,
and that when he returned to London the
money he asked for would be sent to him
by telegraph.
Besides Piggott's check-book, a letter
addressed to Mr.. LaDouchere and license
10 carry arms in Ireland were found on
his body.
The letter addressed to Mr.. Labouchere
was closed and ready for mailing. In it
Piggott saws that the first batch OF letters
sold by him TO the Times were genuine,
but in the second batch there were several
forgeries, including two ascrlbed to Mr..
Parnell, and one each to Mr.. Davitt, MIR.
0'Kelly and Mr. Egan. Piggott further
says: q am deeply sorry for all those |
have injured, and am ready to place at
their disposal all means in my power to
remedy all that / have said that was false.
Everything written under oath was true"
The license to carry arms was dated at
Dublin. 4 check-book on the Ulster
bank was also found on the body. Pig
gott tried to negotiate a check at Madrid
bank, but, in the absence of proof of his
identity, the bank refused to cash IT. 4
notebook full OF interesting notes was also
found.
The body lies with four others in the
Southern morgue. The dead mans beard
is stiff with blood. The bullet entered
the mouth and came out at the back of
the head near the neck on the right side.
The body will be photographed tO-mor-
row and will be buried on Tuesday, after
il has been identified by a British detec-
tive. The British embassy at Madrid has
given orders for decent burial.