New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04
ND pARNELL'S TESTIMONY.
. =, .nMss1oS THAT SURPRISED THOSE IN
COURT.
wuY HE EXAGGERATED THE WORK OF 1Af'
LEAGUE-MIssING CAsH.Boohs AM
LEDGER CALLED FOR

,.s., Nav 3-The cross-examination OF mr
n.,.m y,as continued before the Parnel COM
.,.,ion so-day. Mr.. Parnell testified that ne hau
n,,sr ,onroved William O'Brien, Editor OF ohiteu
E..,.nds for the violent articles that appeared ~
,h., naner He had not publicly rePuoia'e" INC
a,,scles because he did not consider 'h's' ~ w 'e
, ,o efYcc, the alterations he desired IN inc !o"e
=, the articles. Mr. Psrnell said ne consiueieu
M, O,Briens teachings TO be IN ao'~n'e Vi AIS
own. Nrr,hsr One y
Mr. parnerl denied that he knew " NUMBER oho'
.,.h., u,6.r tho name OF lyman or any othef nahe'
and said that he had never heard oi W. Es1n
he,ng associated with "The Martyrs funo' 4o'
tho benefit of the families OF the iHoe'N q" y
,.r,dn,ers He saw nothing criminal IN the luho
and rather thought it was rlght 10 assSV 'no
.". aau ..,o.;rs 1.-THE Martyrs Fund might
mn. however. have been the most appropriate
nams for such a fund. He couio nol nc Saio,
,ecol,ect denouncng outrageS between 1879 an"
100, He believed the outrages perpretfated u
have heen the work Of small secret societies.
m. ,,5tness was then asked whether. II secret
...,.,i.. adverse 10 the League had existed, ana
- n vast majority of the people had belonged
% the League there would not have been ample
.,j6once obtained to convict the perpetrators OF
outrages He parred the question, saying that
that might or might not have been the case
Here occurred the most remarkable >ncfochC IN
the witness's cross, examination. Attorney eS-uen-
sra, Webster quoted statement made by Mr..
Parneu in the House OF Commons. during inc
d.hato on MFR, Forster's bill in 1881 suspending
the writ Of habeas corpus, TO the eect that secrcV
societies had then ceased to exist IN Ireland
. Did you believe that when you salo f1' aeheo
the Attorney -GeneDal :,
No. replied Mr.. Parneh. At any rate. IL
was a grossly exaggerated statement. ,,o
There WAS a QUIZ oil surprise InFouIhouO 'N'
courtroom at this response. ., Al A.
Did YOU, or dld you not continued the At
torney General ineena 70 nisS''''' "e i"'' "-''D
you made that statement
'' have NO doubt did" was the reply.
The Attorney Observation-Disclosures
IN. Attorney -Grncral-You deliberately made
the statement knowing IL To bc untrue! -,
Nr Parnell-ies; or If not untrue very eA-
travagant and boastful.
The Attorney -General-Andy you nave never sn0c
Withdrawn II =
MIR. Parnell-No, l have not.
The ponchalance with which the witness made
this admission astOnished the audience and elected
: Probably added Mr.. Psrnell, 1" the statement
was meant " mislead the House. ! am afraid II
20 exaggerate the effect the League had in reducing
the nIm Der of secret societies. The League hau
undoubtedly diminished the number OF secret So
cieties, though it had not swept them away aS
Mr.. Parnell was next asked what had become
Of the Land League books He explained that
some were brought TO London and were DeIore
the Commission. a.,
The cash-books and ledger had disappeared hr dld
not know where Neither was treasurer henilf
80 te1I What had become Of them. The letter
books and files bad also vanished
Presiding Justice Hannsn here lmpreSscdd cIeof npo
importanoe TO the missing documents, and MI
Parnell promised to try TO find them.