Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
LIE CARON'S TASK ENDED.
His Testimony Before the
Commission Closed.
HE REITERATEs MS CHARGES

Tho Government Has Paid Him witty
Pounds Month for years-cool and
Collected Under Fire from Sir Charles
Isnssef.
LONDON, Feb. 1s--The cross examinations
Of Le Caron, alias Beach, was continued by
Sir Charles Russell before the Parnell COM
mission. Mr. Davitt was present, but did nor
cross examine the witness, as it was supposed
he would do.
Le Caron admitted that he had received
$50 per month for years from the British
Government, and far more frous the Canadian
authorities. that he was still under the pay
Of both, and that a considerable sum was dn@
him. The British Government paid hina
e. 900 between February, rs, and August, 40.
He allowed that O'kelly and f. an werg
expelled from a secret organization because
they joined in the Parnell movement; thae
he male no report to the British governments
OF his alleged interviews with O'Kelly and
panell, although both were important, arab
that although, as he alleged, Parnell told him
to see Dewey, Sullivan, Faner and Hines, he
made no report of his interviews with theux
10 Parnel although he testified he did ser
them. His reason for not doing 30 was thaa
Egan had given instructions that he should
report % Egan only He had visited Europe
five times since 1867, sometimes in a profess
sional capacity and sometimes unprofession-
ally. He reported himself 10 the authorities
on each occasion, except in 1857
Neither Mr.. OKelly nor Mr.. Parneg hssa
ever written TO him O'Leary was a vioIens
opponent Of the league
Witness delivered sealed packets frouas
Messrs. Dewey and O'Leary TO Mr. Egan inr
Paris in 1881 and acknowledged that the So
ctuity of the seals alone prevented him from
opening the packets. He again saw Mr. Eyam
in America in 1883. Later, Mr. Egan intro
dueed him TO Mr.. Parne in the lobby Of thas
house Of commons. He conversed with Mr.
Parnell and was complimented by him on hi@
work.
The Irish Republican Brotherhood was thezss
opposing Mr. Parnel
Mr.. painell complained Of this Opposition.
and said that the home aud sister organize
tions would have been crippled had they nos
obtained assistance from America.
The most important Of the conversations
Mr. Parnell had with him was, he said, tho
one which concerned the Irish leaders, viewm
as a revolutionist IN this conversation LIS
| aAhh htttl Ahttl MI lhiHtll uecitfeu Nc Ale@
not sex why an insurrecton would not hns
| successful
The convention Of 1881, he stated, unaui-
monsly agreed upon a secret policy Of war
fare The v g. organization comprised the
dynamiters apart from ODonoyan Hossu-
The secret organization was conceived I'm
1869 and the " G. in 1921 Rossa was ex-
PEELED for characterization. The connection
between the Supreme Council and the " e.
was ruptllred ia 1854 each claiming to be the
legitimate organization. Mr. Parnell, this
witness said requested him 20 write to Dewey,
Sullivan, Hines aud Carroll
letter written by Dewey, from News
Haven, in 1881. 70 the witness was then read.
Dewey wrote: Eve cannot tolerate the kind
Of thing begun in Buffalo, According to
the witness, this referred TO an attempt Of
the Parnellites 20 disrupt the revolutionary
organization, and had no reference to pro
tests against violence and crime.
He was very cool the whole time He did
not contradict amy Of the main points IN bin
iirect examination, but Sir Charles Russell
managed to elicit from him admissions which
must have "A discreditng effect upon his
future testimony.