Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-28
.THE TIMES FALLS.
Parnell's Greatest Enemy Cries
Enough and Apolizes.
COMPLETE TORY COLLAPSE.
That Is What The "Thunderer's"
Defeat Will Lead To.
wHERE Is PERJURER PIGOTT?
Some Claim That lie Is Still in
London.
COMPLETE TORY COLLAPSE.
WHERE Is PERJUEER PIGoTTs

III This Proves to Tie "a Tact 1t win
Probably Develop That lie Was Not
Entirely Unaidcd in His Attempt to
Escape Justice-Reccnt Incidents Which
Apparently show IA Conspiracy Against
Innocent Men, In Which Friends of the
Government Largely Figured.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.--H-hen the Parnell COM
mission resumed its sitting Attorney General
Webster announced that Pigott had written
to Mr. Shannon from Paris The letter was
dated Saturday, but was not in Pigogt's hand
writing. The letter was read in court 1t
contained the same confession that Sir Charles
Russell read Tuesday.
Pigctt acknowledged that he had forged the
fac-simile printed by The Times and the other
letters. lie admitted that he wrote the con-
versation he had vii Eugene Davis at Lau-
some only from memory. He fabricated the
letters which he told Houston he found in he
bag and describes the process by which he
did it.
He usel genuine letters Of Palnell's and
Egan's, copying closely several words of gem
eral character and tracing the actual writing
by holding tie letters up against window
and following line for line. The second batch
of letters he initiated from the fac-simile.
In his let er to Mr.. shannon PiSoIt con-
fesses that ne did not see Breslin in New
York, as he testified in court. In conclusion
the forger says that Mr.. Iabouchere's ac-
count of the interview between Pigott and
hims If is mainly correct
After Pigoit's letter had been read Attor-
ney General Webster said:
Nobody win attach any weight to Pigott's
evidence. 1t is now our duty to ask leave to
withdraw rom considering the genuineness
of the letters The publishers OF The Times
desire TO ex ress their regret FOR the publica-
ton of them, and will little later give fuller
manifes' ations of regret over the Natter
The attorney general repudiated the charge
made by Sir Charles Russell of a conspiracy
to hurt the Palnellites.
The formal acknowledgment of the col
larse of the "Thmdereiis' case is viewed as a
fitting sequel TO the dramatic disclosures in
the Palnell inquiry which have been coming
with such rush within the lastfew days and
which had their climax in the confession and
0ight of Pigott.
Where is the forger now: That is the ques-
ton on all sides and the government declares
itself anxious to do It's utmost to furnish the
answer
The universal belief is that Pigott has not
left London. Apart from the fact that he
had very little money, he could not have
gone far without being recognized. The sug-
gestion that he disguised himself can only be
tenable on the ground that he had direct as
sistance from 4 me one connected with The
Times on the government.
Doubtless the fact that Mr.. Lewis returned
his signed conf. ssion to him, because Mr.. Par
nell deci:nc,i to have any dealings with him.
left him hing further TO expect in court
from either idle. but only additional ignonini-
ous exposure at the hands of Sir Charles Rus
sell, ard this consideration very likely finally
decided him t. disappear, as his only refuge
from hat had become to him intolerable tor
ment. He was completely used up, mentally
and phys cally.
Pigo.t on Saturday evening complained to
the hes,l constable Of the Irish constabalary,
detailed to accompany him in in his move
ments about London, that he regarded police
protection as irksome and that he appre-
hcndei no danger. Since that the watching
had been somewhat relaxed, and whether this
whole di>gracefni matter was directly med
died in by persons in authority remains to be
seen.
Sir Charles Russell's fervor in insisting that
the couit hear him on the subject of his de-
teTmined intention TO probe the matter
to the bottom bordered upon uninten-
tional rudeness tn the bench, and indicated
something mere than professional interest in
the matter Indeed. he actually lost his
temper for nonfs,t. which was not surpris-
ing in the exa peraiing circumstances, since
it is not casy fer any decent man in England
to think it'll patience of the peculiar conduct
of The Times and the government, TO cali it
by no haisheI adjective.
1t is stated thai Russell had ready for pub
licatioa presf 1T the systematic forgery Of
bills by Iispsf. drawn upon Lindsay, Of Glas-
gov, fef a i-r "A of three years: also proof
that he MAS ~ extensive dealer in obscene
Iterasssr. ;,nsi Photographs. and was known
in Pas.s as ~F.sgus, = Chcvalier d'Industrie
DIR Est
[ ~. iAg ii said. since last Friday, visited
Pa.a "a .-ts....l.s additional information re-
gaTsiin:s i s.st~ ard circumstances men
TONED l., -sasss...s aid Pigott's evidence con-
cefailagssit al ..ssra discovery and purchase of
TIE .TispFS 10: esr.,~. ... -,
| The fainelsiies we're in the highest spirits
when the ~ assembled Tuesday, and no
body. apparently, aware of the exciting
incidents 81 sia,e TIE conplacence Of At
torney General Webster, the evident gratif-
cation OF The Times pccpse, and the inaction
Of Ar. Matthews, the home secretary, have q
very ugly look for the Tory government and
its newspaper. Il looks 10 some people very
Ike additional evidence Of more or les de-
lberate conspiracy on the part Of the whole
/ Tory set to biacken the character of Mr Par.
ssll end his kxiezlLa. With vaEv lktla Nkeaa.i a