St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-04
'FESSES RIGHT up.
Attorney General Webster
Works His Pump for ALI
It's Worth,
And Parnell Admits That He
Fibbed in the House Of
Commons.
Minister Fred Grant Duly
Presented to Queen Vic
tOPia.
Particulars of the Death of
King John Of Abys-
Sinia.

LONDON, May 3.-The cross-examina-
ton of Mr.. Parnell was continued be-
fore the Parnell commission to-day. Mr..
Parnell testified that he had often re-
proved William O'Brien, editor of
United Ireland, for the violent articles
that appeared in that paper. He had
not publicly repudiated the articles be-
cause he did not consider that to be the
way to effect the alterations he desired
in their tone. MI. ParnelI said he con-
sidered Mr.. O'Brien's teachings to be in
advance of his own. Mr.. Parnell denied
that he knew Number One," either by
the name of lyman or any other
heard of Mr.. Egan's being asso-
ciated with ''The Martyrs Fund" for
the benefit of the families of the Phoenix
park murderers. He saw nothing criml-
nal in the fund, and rather thought it
was right to assist the innocent victims.
'sThe martyrs fund.- might not, how
ever, have been the most appropriate
name for such fund. He could not,
he said. recOllect denounclng Outrages
between 1871 and 1881. He believed the
Outrages perpetrated to have been the
work of small secret societies. Witness
was then asked whether. if secret socie-
ties adverse to the league had existed,
and vast majority of the people had
belonged to the league, there would not
have been ample evidence obtained to
convict the perpetrators of Outrages,
but parried the question, saying
that that might or might not have
been the case. Here occurred
the most remarkable incident in the
witness crOSs-eXamination.. Attorney
q tot
made by Mr.. Parnell In the house of COM
mons during the debate Oh Mr.. Forster's
bill in 1881, suspending the writ of
habeas corpus, to the effect that secret
societies had then ceased to exist in
Ireland. Ibid you believe that when
you said it?'' asked the attorney general.
NO. replied MIR. Parnell. ''At any
rate, it was a grossly exaggerated state
ment." There was buzz of surprise
throughout the court room at this re-
spOnse.
Ibid You, or did you not?. continued
the attorney general, ''intend to mis-
state the facts when you made that
statement?'
81 have no doubt 1 did, was the
reply.
Attorney General--Deliberately?
Mr.. Parnell-Yes. deliberately.
Attorney General-YOu deliberately
made the statement, knowing it to be
untrue?
Mr.. Parnell-Yes: or if not untrue,
very extravagant and boastful.
Attorney General-And you have
never since withdrawn it?
Mr.. Parnell-NO; have not. The
nOnchalance astOnished the audience
and elected Kisses. ''Probably," added
Mr.. Parnell. 'sthe statement was meant
to mislead the house. am afraid it did
not, for the bill was passed. My purpose
was to exaggerate the effect the league
had in reducing the number of secret
societies. The league, undoubtedly,
diminished the number of secret So
cieties, though it had not swept them
away,as I stated" Mr.. Parnell was next
asked what had become of the land
leagues books. He explained that some
were brought to London and were be-
fore the commission. The cash books
and ledgers had disappeared; he did not
know where. Neither was Treasurer
Kenny. Mr.. Eagan or any other one of
the league officials able to tell what had
become of them. The letter books and
files of letters had also vanished. Pre-
siding Justice Hannen here impressed
upon the witness the fact that the court
attached great Importance to the miss
ing documents, and Mr.. Parnell promised
to try to find them.