The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-12
WHO PAID THE F" "TIMEs" SPIEs2
Parnelrs Counsel Ask to See the Books
and Are Refused.

BB CUote 10 the Obtteu fTess.
LONDON, July 10, 1Ss9.-Counsel for the
Parnellites before the Parnel1 Com
mission have for the past two weeks had
a corps of experts at work upon the statis-
tics of crime in Ireland, and the results OF
this labor will be in shape for presenta-
ton in evidence before the adjournment
of the Commission.
Although the work is not yet finished,
enough is already CLEANED from the rec
ords to amply justify the undertaking and
to prove the sagacity of Mr.. Reid, of coun-
sci for the Parnellites, at whose instiga-
tion the work of gathering the statistics
was undertaken. The figures, when pre-
sented to the Court, will show that during
the ten years which followed
1879, the year when the Laud League
was formed, there was less crime
in every county in Ireland then during
the ten years which preceded that date.
The statistics cannot fail to have an I'M
portant bearing in considering the effect
OF League organization on the alleged in
crease of crime.
Before the Parnell Commission today
Sir Charles Russell asked that Mr..
Soames. counsel for the Times. produce a
list of all payments made to witnesses on
behalf of the Times and also all commu-
nications to and from agents of the Times
in Ireland and America.
Sir Charles Webster declined to pro-
| duce the communications asked for.
Mr.. Soames was recalled to the witness
box and said that he had not yet made out
list of the sums paid to witnesses. There
was no definite arrangement as to how
lie Caron should be paid.
Mr. Macdonald, for the Times, said it
was understood that LIE Caron should be
provided for. He had lost his employ
| ment in the Government service and as
| long as he should need it he was to re-
| ceive assistance.
| Mr.. Houston, secretary of the Loyal and
Patriotic Union, was recalled. He stated
| that Pigott was first mentioned to him as
useful witness by Lord Stallbridge. The
''Parnellism and Crime" series of articles,
afterward embodied in a pamphlet, were
an elaborate reprint of "Parnellism Tn
masked" The work was compiled by
! Pigott, for which the witness paid him
| e60. He was willing to place the books of
the Loyal and Patriotic Union before the
Court but objectedhto their being exam
ined by the political opponents of the
| Union.
Sir Charles Russell demanded the pro-
| duction of the books He desired to prove
by them that the whole indictment con-
| tanned in "Parnellism and Crime" pro-
ceeded from the Loyal and Patriotic
| Union, and that Pigott was used by that
| powerful political organization to concoct
| the plan.
Sir Richard Webster contended that the
books were wanted merely in order to
| give the Parnellites free range in other
| political matters.
The Court decided against Sir Charles
| Russell's application. Sir Charles Russell
intimated that he had received written
| instructions from Mr.. Parnell regarding
| the further conduct of the case, which re-
| quired him to ask the Court for delay in
order to have an opportunity to consider
the position of Messrs. Parnell and
| Davitt.
Sir Charles Russell and Solicitor Lewis
thereupon left the Court and the Commis
| sion adjourned until Tuesday,
| 1t is understood that Mr.. ParnelPs IN
structions to Sir Charles Russell were tC
/ withdraw from the case, and it is further
| understood that the Irish leaders decision
in the matteris final.
Dr. Baregge, of Milan. Italy, is in Lon
| don on a visit. He is a pupil of PasteuT
and caused some CONSERVATION among
physicians all over Europe less than a
month ago by treating five cases of hydro
phobia every one of which resulted
| fatally. This for a time gave a severe
| shock to the faith in Pasteur's system
| which has become almost universal.
DR.. Bareggi now explains that in his
| treatment of these cases he followed g
new method which he learned in Spain.
He acknowledges very frankly that he
| made great mistake in abandoning the
| PaSteur treatment.