Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-16
GENERAL GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
BOLAK, THE MURDERER, HANGED.
ANOTHER FLOOD IN CHINA.
Six Thousand Lives Lost and Ter
Thousand People Homeless.
THE SCENE IN COURT.
How the Withdrawal of Counsel
Affected the Parnen Judges.

Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON, July 16.-I have Just returned from
the Parnell court, where all the Irish members,
through their counsel, have shaken the dust of
their feet against a tribunal no longer possess
ing their confidence. There was a general ex-
pectation that something dramatic was going
to happen and the court was densely crowded.
Public interest, long languishing, revived and
the court was as animated as during the Pigott
time. l secured q seat next to Parnell, and
asked him what was going to happen.
"We are all going to withdraw" said he.
'What will Russell say" 1 asked.
"He will lay all the responsibility on me,
taking as little as possible on himself"
This, 1 may explain, is the customary usage
In English courts. The barrister pretends to
be only the mouth-piece Of his clients. As a
matter of fact the withdrawal was settled after
conference with Russell, he agreeing that no
other course was possible. As soon as the
judges entered Russell rose announcing the
withdrawal OF himself and Mr.. Asquith. They
then hurried out of court. Parnell then rose
and said he had been examined for two days.
cross-examined for four, and had again been
called after Pigott's forgeries had collapsed.
This he said with much emphasis. Now he
asked the court to put any further questions at
and wished to have the cross-examination over
before resuming his public functions in the
country. The point of this was not lost on the
court. Friday being fixed for the presentation
OF the freedom Of the city of Edinburgh to
ParnelL. Judge Hannen suggested that the at
torney general should finish with Parnell on
Thursday
Mr.. R. T. Reid, of counsel for other Irish
members, then rose, saying he and his juniors
had also been instructed by the Irish members
they represented to Withdraw. His only wit
ness had not vet been called Mr.. O'Kelly was
in attendance If the court wished to call him
Judge Hannen tartly interposed that as Reid
was no longer counsel he need not address the
court.
Mr.. Lockwood, on behalf of the other re.
naming members Of parliament, then made a
similar statement and left the court The
faces OF all the judges during all this was
study. Judge Day, on the left. usually somno.
lent, was alert and curious; Judge Smith, or
the right, enjoyed it hugely; Judge Hsnnen, il
the center, had an air Of offended dignity.
On leaving the court had few words with
Parnell. He said they had acted deliberately
They felt they had no alternative. mo, be.
gorra," said Biggar, I'VE could not assist at the
farce any longer. Their decision to screen
Houston was only the elimination of a long
series OF unfairness and partiality. We should
gar seems to put the case too strongly Until
the Houston affair there had been nothing very
unfair. The judges have been biased, but not
wilfully unfair. Judge Hannen has certainly
been impartial. No one can accuse Day, for
he has apparently slep. with impartiality all
through. But the decision not to probe the
Pigott conspiracy or inquire into the genesis
OF the charges and allegations certainly re.
duced the inquiry to a farce, and the Irish
members having all attended themselves fol
examination and thus disproved the impu:a.
ton OF desire to shirk inquiry are quite righ'
to withdraw