The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-01
He Gives 1t in n Clear, Strong and
Deliberate Manner.
He Declares That He Never Was
Connected With Secret Orders,
And Stoutly Denies His Ever Max
ing the Suggo ltion
To "Remove" Justice Lawson and
othors, Whose Lives. 1t Had Been
Reported. Were to Have Been
Taken Because lie Said SO.

LONDON, April 30.-The Parnell Com
mission resumed It's sitting today There
was moderate attendance in the court
room. Mr.. Parnell was called to give his
evidence. lIo took his seat in the witness
chair and gave his testimony in clear
voice aud in n deliberate manner. He
testified that he did not know Peter De-
lancy was connectcd with the Amnest
Association. lie had never heard OF any
attempt being made on Justice Lawson's
life. lie was never a member OF secret
society Although the late Mr.. Forster
did not know Mr., Biggar was Fenian
until 1877, he advised Mr. Biggar 10 resign
his seat in Parliament, but MIR. Bggar re-
fused.
Mr. Parnell said he did not communi-
cate with Ford or any Fcniuus In America,
neither did he meet them there. lie first
heard Of the Clan.na.Gael In America.
| He doubted that the convention at Cincin-
natl advocated the destruction OF the link
between England and Ireland, which was
30 opposed to his opinion. lie did not
leave his interests In America in the hands
Of Ford aud Fenians but In the hands Of
Mr.. Dillon. and body representing the
party cooperating In America With party
Ia Ireland. lie had urged boycouing un-
der certain conditions, but never iniimida-
ton. Mr.. parncl forgot the alleged inter-
view with lcCaron In 1851. lie said IL
might have occurred lie had not said he
believed that only force would redeem
Ireland lie did not doubt that 10y con-
stitulional parliamentary action the Irish
leaders would succeed. lie never sug-
gcsicd revolution nor discussed the
means by which u revolution could
/ be effected. lie had not been asked
TO aulhoriz, the payment Of 10000
TO remove" officials. lie never sane
toned oulragcs. lie didn't know Of pay
mcnis for tho cOmmittai Of oulrAges. lie
did not approve of suggestion 10y Mr.
Egan that Earl CoNpcr, Mr.. Forster,
| Under Secretary Burke, Justice lawson
aud many Others bc removed" llo
could not have approved OF such sug-
gcstion, Mt Egun never having made Il
| lie had never heard lropusals iron any
quarter for the removal tmeaning mur-
dor) Of Earl Cpwper Mr.. Forster and 9TH
en-. He did not know Of the cxistencc OF
the lnyincihlo conspiracy until after his
arrest la 1881 when be- was liberated
from kilmainham jail On parole 10 attend
] wv ththANt " hfa hAlfif'N W AtNk ~
met Ia paris Justin Mccarthy end
Mcsss. Quinn and llyrnc. llc did not
know that Byrnc had brcn a Fenian. He
| did not communicate With Mr.. Egan d.
ECIy or iuiirccily while he WIS
IN Paris. thinking that his parole
/ prcclulcd communications with any
ol his political friends llc had always
regarded the phwnix Park murders
a. thc greatest possible calamity 10 Iceland.
| lie had never boon able TO obtain the
slightest evidence connecting the League
with those murders, excepting unreliable
statements made by thc lniormer Carey.
lie did not believe the stories about Mr..
E.nn supplying the lnyincibles from tho
League funds. The payment Of fl0O TO
! Mt. Byrnc was made in response 10 lot
ter asking ior an advance for the purposes
Ci the Land aud Labor League, and not
tot the purpose oi enabling him 10 make
his escape. lie had not Tho slightest sus-
picion that Mr.. Byrnc WIS engaged in the
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