, 1889-02-28
PARNELL'S VICTORY.
The Times" Attorney Makes
an Apology in Court.
Parnell is Congratulated on
Every Side.
Pigott the Forger's Where
abOuts Unknown.
Pigott Heard From.

lSoNDONi req. An Immense crowd
was present in the court room this morn
ing wher the session OF the Parnell com.
mission opened and much excitement was
manifested. Parnell arrived in the court
room early. Attorney General Webster
stated to the court that Shannon, the
Times Dublin solicitor, had received a
letter4rom Pigott who is In Paris. The
letter was not in Pigott's writing. Shan.
noe Immediately notified the Scotland
ard authorities of the receipt of the let.
ter. The attorney general then read the
letter. 1t was dated Saturday and con-
tanned the confession Pigott made to
Labouchere on that day. Pigott added
that he desired to fully disclose that he
fabricated the alleged fac simile of the
Parnell letter published in the Times and
the other Letters he furnished that paper.
He denied being in with the American
brotherhood after he sold his
The Lrishman. He admitted that he
wrote the conversation with Eugene
Fakes at Lausanne from memory only.
He told Houston he-found the letters
in a bag, but he fabricated them, using
genuine letters of Parnell and Egan In
copying certain words and showing the
general character of the writing, tracing
item against a window pane. He after
ward destroyed the genuine letters. The
second batch of letters ascrlbed to Par
nell, he said, were initiated from the fac
simile published in the Times. He did
see Breslin in America. He admitted
that Labouchere's account Of the inter
view between them was in the main cor
rect. The letter dated Saturday was en-.
closed in another letter bearing the date,
Hotel du Monde, Paris" Tuesday, say
ing: Before leaving the enclosed (the
confession) was handed to me, having
been left while | was out. | will write
again soon.
(Signed.) ORCHARD PIdoIT."
Attorney Gen. Webster said everybody
would agree that nobody could attach any
weight to PIgott's evidence and il was
his duty to ask the court to withdraw
from considering the -gehuineness of the
letters. The Times, he said, desired TO
express regret for publishing the letters
and the proprietors of hat paper would
themselves more fully express their regret
later. He repudiated the allegations
made by Sir Charles Russell yesterday
that there was a foul conspiracy behind
Pigott and Houston. If such conspiracy
existed the Times had no share in it. If
the error of the Times extended beyond
that the court should make the fullest
inquiry.
Sir Charles Russell said he had hoped
the attorney general would make a
stronger statement.
Parnell was then sworn. He denied
signing the alleged letter OF the 18th.
Campbell, his secretary, did not write the
letter. Witness had not heard of such
a letter until he saw it published in the
Times. Campbell had gone to Antwerp
to endeavor to find Pigott. Parnell
denied the commences OF the letters pur-
porting to have been signed by himself
and Egan.
Parnell said he and Egan had extensive
correspondence. He dictated to Camp
bell the letter regarding the interview
asked by PiFott. The letter which the
Times reproduced was evidently initiated
from it. He had an interview with
Pigott.
Court then adjourned until Friday. =
Pigott's arrest in Paris is regarded as
imminent, but it is doubtful whether the
French government will regard perjury as
extraditable.
The Times has withdrawn its advertise
ment OF Parnellism and crime and O'Don
nell VS.. Waller, applicants for the pamph-
lets, are informed hat they are out of
print.
1t is doubted whether Pigott is in Paris
as reported. The landlord of the Hotel
du Monde says he has not seen him. A
check for cps an London yesterday morn