The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-17
PARNELL OUT OF COURT.
ALL TIE ACCUSED DIsGUsTED
WITH THE COMMISSION.

No Further Presentation Of Their Case
to Be Made-The Judge Promises to
Recall Parnen To-Morrow-Mathew
Harris Tells of the Workings Of the
Fenians.
LONDON, July 16-Upon the opening of
the Parnell commission this morning Sir
Charles Russell, counsel for Mr.. ParnelI,
arose and addressing the court stated that
after full consideration of the situation Mr..
Parneli had instructed him aud Mr. As
qulth. also of the counsel, to no longer
represent him before the commission. In
reply to Sir Charles statement, which
virtually was a notification that Mr. Par
Dell declined to make any further presenta-
uon OF his case before the commission, Pre-
siding Justice HanneD said: "Mr. Parnell
witl Of course remain subject TO the jurisdic-
tlon OF the court" Messrs. Reed
and Lockwood, counsel for the
other menbers Of parliament,
against whom charges were made by the
Tunes, then also wi .hdrew from the case
Mr.. Parnell mede personal application to
the court asking if there was any desire to
1urther examine him, that such examina-
uon be proceeded with without delay. He
ompialned of Attorney General Webster's
action in po>tponing for three months his
| Recommendation on the subject of checks
drawn by Mr.. Parnell. Tie court, Mr.
Farnell declared, ought to appoint a day for
| bis re-examinatiOn, or discharge him from
further attendance Presiding Justice Han
men promised to try TO meet tho convenience
OF DIR. Parnell by recalling him on Thurs
day.
RIGHT TO APPEAR PERSONALLY.
After the counsel for Mr.. Parnell and the
| other members of parliament had retired
Justice Hennen said that the scope of the
! curry would not be al cred by their ac-.
tlon. The persons hitherto represented by
| the counsel could appear i'll their own de-
| Tense If they desired. The taking of tes-
timony was then resumed James O'Kelly,
me uber of the House Of Commons for North
| HoScommon, was called and he declared
mat he had no statement to make. On
cross examination he admitted that me was
member of the irish Republican Brother
mood from 1866 to 1870. In 1871 an attempt
TO arrest hlm was made when ne was eav-
ing Ireland under the name Of John Smith
Letters were found in his luggage from an
agent who was shipping arms to Ireland.
REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS.
Sir Henry James. of the counsel for the
Times, produced several letters written by
Mr.. O'Kelly, partly in invisible ink, in
| which reference was made to the shipment
of arms and the doings of the Fenans.
| Several Of the letters, referring to a remit
| tance OF 81, 800 from Africa, contained n
passage reading, "We are ready to take the
| field when the proper orders are issued to
| the regimental commanders" The witness
| admitted that the letters were authentic
| This organization sent him to Ireland
as military officer - reorganize
the men. He received $1,000 toward his
| expenses. He did not effect the object Of
his mission, finding that the ageats in Ire
land declined to cooperate with him. He
| therefore considered his mission ended and
went to France. He sent his resignation to
America and returned $4,000. Since that
| time he had had no connection with the
| Clan na-Gael or FeDians. During his
career in parliament he had received no
money from America. He denied spending
| $4,000 which had been entrusted to him for
| election purposes.
FENIANIsM'S DEATH PENALTY.
Mathew Harris, NJ F. for East Galway,
testified that he joined the Fenians in 1865.
| The death penalty to traitors was not an
| essential feature of the Feniau constitution.
Mr.. Harris instanced the case OF informer
Kickham, and said that the society, after
| discussion, decided that he should not be
| shot.
| Presiding Justice Hannen-The fact that
| there was such discussion implies much.
Continuing, the witness said that the
|
| for the sake of security. Mr.. Davitt had
been arrested and they did not know whose
turn would be the next. 1t was therefore
| thought better to meet out Of Ireland. He
| admitted saying In a speech that he did
not go about from platform to plat
| form caterwaullng over the death of
| Lord Frederick Cavendish. His language
| was used in the heat Of the controversy, and
was not meant to Justify murder. He had
| qualified the speech made by him in which
| he said he should not mind seeing landlords
shot down like partridges.
THE IRISH LOYAL UNION.
T. W. Russell, unionist member of par
| lament, in an interview to-day, declared
that the only reason for opposing an in-
sDection of the affairs of the Irish Loyal
and Patriotic Union was the fact that hun
dreds of persons had subscribed to the
movement under a pledge Of secrecy. He
said that Mr.. Houston, secretary Of the
! union, asked him in 1887 whether
a letter, which he showed him, was
in the handwriting of a certain Parnelllte
member Of parliament. He replied that he
thought no6, and after tnat neither himself
nor the other members Of the committee of
the union, to his knowledge, knew anything
about the matter until fac simile Of the
letter was published. In November 1888,
he cautioned Mr.. Houston against having
any dealings with Pigott, Of whom he had
never heard any good.
SPEECH BY SALISBURY.
Lord Salisbury, in q speech at Mile-end
tonight, told his hearers that they must
not expect the day would ever come when
the colonies would become a federation in
the same sense as the United States, but
that he hoped that by common agreement
the present difficulties would be removed.
Regarding Irish affairs he said it was ap-
palling to think that years hence their sons
and grand .Ons might still be discussing the
Irish problem, with nothing new to say on
the subject.
THANKS OF THE TIMES.
The Times in leading article to-day sim
cerely thanks Sir Charles Russell and 9TH |
ers for their assistance in the commission |
court. 1t says it is heartily glad that they |
did not retire earlier, and cannot under |
stand why they retire now that the case is |
almost concluded. 1t states that the Irish |
LOYAL and Patriotic Union had nothing |
whatever TO do with the charges of the |
Times, and that they were made entirely |
on the papers own responsibility.
LEWIS TO WATCH.
LONDON, July IL, 3 A. M.-The Standard |
saws that Mr.. Lewis, on behalf Of Mr.. Par |
nell, will continue 10 watch the proceedings |