Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-28
.PIG0TT WAS In PARIS
HB is NOW BELIBYBD TO BEIN SWITZBR-
LANDOR SPAIN.
Hs Former C9aiSon IS Amphied-The Times
AlAa an Apology 10 COar.-Mr Parnell
Takes the Sand-AiDney-Gensral
Webster Makes a Declaration.

LONDON, February 27.-An immenee
crowd wss prssentsin the court room this
morning when the session of the Parnell
Commission opened. Much excitement
was manifested. Mr.. Parnell arrived in
the court room no sn early hour.
Attorney General Webster stated to the
court shat Mr. shannon, tie Times Dublin
solicitor. had received a letter to-day from
P.gott, who is in Paris The letter was
no, in Pigott's hlndwriting. Mr. Shan
non had Immediately notified the Scot
land lsrd authorities OF the receipt Of the
letter
The Attorney General then read the
letter. lt Wss dated Saturday, ard con-
tained the Conie sion Pig0Lt made to Ls-
bouchere on that day, 40 the lstter's resi-
dence Pgott added that he desired to
fully disclose that he fabricated the alleged
fi. s.mTe of Mr.. Parnel's letter published
nm tho T1aes. and the other letters he had
furnished 60 that paper. He denied being
ip touch with the American Brotherhood
after he had sold his newspaper, the IRISH
nam lie admitted that be wrote the con-
versation with Eugene Davis at Lausanne
from memory only.
Hs told Houston that be found the let
ters in a bag but he fabricated them,
rs.ne genuine letters of Messrs. Parnen
and Fsgsn. copying certain words showing
the general character OF the writing, and
tracing them sgainst a window pane he
afterwards destroyed the genuine letters.
The scond batch OF letters ascribed to Mr..
PANEL. were imitated from the fac siaHe
a1blshtd in tine Times. He did not see
BrssIu in America. He admitted that
lrr abouchere's account of the interview
between them wss In the main correct.
The letter dated Saturday was enclosed in
another letter beariDg date Hotel Du
Monde. Paris, Tuesday, - and saying.
"Beore leaving the enclosed tine con-
.essiou was handed me, having been left
while was out. i viii write sgain soon.
"RICHARn PIGOrT.'
Attorney General Webster said every
boiy sould s2ree that nobody could at
ch any weight O. Pigotts evidence, and
B., was bis duty 90 ask She couIt TO with
iraw .rlm considering the genuiueness of
The letresa. The Iimcs, he said, desired 10
expire rsuet for publishing the letters,
ard the p-opnetors of thar paper would
themselves more fully express theiC regret
later He rapndilted the allegation made
bv Sir Charles Russell yesterday that there
vas 81 foul conspiracy behind Pigot. and
Houston. If such a conspiracy existed
the Time, had no share in lt. IL the error
of the Times extended beyond that, the
c1ur. should make the fullest inquiry.
Sir Charles Russell said be had hoped
the Attorney Genersl would have made
sLroI-e- statements.
Mr parrsl ras then called and sworn.
He deai q s.slirg Tie alleged letter OF the
15hCfMay. Mr Campbell, his secretary, /
ana not write the 'etter. Wines had not
heard of such letter until he saw IL pub
hshed the Tones. Mr.. Campbell had
gone To- Antwerp Co sudsavor 70 find Pigott
Mr Papeil denied the genuineness Of the |
other letters pup0rung 90 have been
signed by himself and Mr.. Egan. He said
he aud 1lr. Enn had bad extensive cor
rssponcenCe He dictated 20 Mr.. Camp
be'l a letter regarding au interview asked !
by P.gott The letter which the Times re-
produced was evidently initiated from 1t.
de bad no interview with Pigott,
40 this point Attorney General Webster |
asked hat .ha Commission adjourn until
tomorrow, but the court sdl0urned until
Friday
Pig0tls arrest iu Paris is regarded as
imm.nenf. bat it ,s doubtful whether the
French Government viii regard perjury as
an lx.mdiiable edsnse.