The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27

perts, together with the tac.simjles Of the
forged letters. They Immediately detected
characteristic peculiarities which were
confirmed under the microscope Egan
had Piggotts letters and the forgprios
photographed and started for Chicago,
where he placed all the papers be-
fore his friend, Alexander Sullivan,
who is also solicitor The brief was
drawn up by him and sullivan in the
lattor's Office In Chicago. II related the
chief incidents in Piggotts career and
showed that he had been u iorgor before
Years before Piggott tried to sell the Irish
man, newspaper, TO Parncll and Egan
lie furnished an inventory apparently au-
thenticuted by well known Dublin nc
countants, and showed the value OF the
concern. Egan proved that the inventory
was false and Piggolt had forged the ac-
countants signature to IT, Piggott was
caught in another similar transaction. In
the employ of Piggotts newspaper was Il
man who contributed 20 the Boston
IiloL Ills nom dc plume was Leo,
After his death, a relative discovered that
Patrick DOnohuc, then editor OF the Pilot,
had RENTED to Leo draft, which hls
family never received, and that Pggott
had opened the letter, taken the draft in
tended for Leo, forged his Endorsement
and drawn the money. Piggott was COM
PEELED TO disgorgc These facts Egan COM
mittcd IN writing. lie had meanwhile
asccrlaincd the process by which Piggott
made the spurious letters, lie found
among his papers some letters written
by him, in which entire sentences
appeared that were also in the forged
letters. Piggott had traced these SEN
fences carefully, word for word. Then
he interpolated or added other sem
fences or phrases, completely changing
the meaning OF the whole letter, while pre-
serving the integrity Of portions. Dates
were also changed TO make the criminal
interpretations applicable to Illegal events.
Egan also found letters by Parnell which
had been similarly used. Photographs of
all these and OF Piggotts begging letters
were incloscd with originals in the pack.
age with the letter aud OF q recalling To
Parnell all the incidents OF the writing
This was n precious piece OF luggage
the yong clergyman brought 10 Parncll.
Until IL came, the Times case was rs in
vulnerable as fraudulent No hint OF the
contents of the package ever became pub
lie until Parnell himself in the interview
lac had with Piggott in the presence OF La
bouchcre and Lewis asked Hggott certain
questions which disclosed 10 the culprit
that evidence was secured conyicling him
OF the crime. Piggott either reported his
fears To the 1imn, ar waA watched 10y It's
detectives and traced into Parnelps pres
oncc. Then he had to partially confess 10
his employers; aud the Auomcy-Gen-
eral and his colleagues then compelled
LeCaron 10 testify aud be as malignant
as possible, swearing that Parncll declared
10 LcCaron that he favored armed rcyOlu.
ton II Sullivan got him lLcCaron) into e
secret revolutionary organization. This
was for the purpose Of breaking the force
Of Parnclis information about fipgotts
antcccdenis, but Piggutt had no suspicion
Of the overwhelming completeness ol
the knowledge conveyed In the pack
age TO Parncll, aud did not realize
until he got into Sir Charlcs's
clutches that no cllumny could impair
the fatal effect upon him aud ON the
7ims case OF what parnell knew. Had
Egan not made the discovery, the truth Of
tie letters could only have boon denied,
but their illschOol could not have been
d"WDrHiu. ri.
The situation would ave been q Tina.
victory, and victory OF the IWip would bc
the ruin Of Parncll, the Home Rule party
aud the discudit OF the Liberals.