The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-07
Before the Parnell Investiga-
ton Commission.
PARNELL IN THE COURT ROOM
The Leaeue-smuggIing Opium and
China Women From Cnnada-To
Establish Grain Elevators.
The Parnel1 Commission.


--tion with Michael Davitt. Beach,
who is also known as Dr.. LIE Carom,
continued his evidence. He detailed a
conversation which he had with Alex
aader Sullivan in June, 1881, regarding
the proposed alliance of the different
Irish organizations, in which Sullivan
said no radical change could be effected
until they had a change of representa-
tives on this side OF the water, which
would be very soon. Sullivan, refer
ring to the visit TO Ireland which be
contemplated making, said he could not
think of allowing Parnell to pay his ex =
penses, as in dung so he would place
Parnell in a false position. Sullivan
bitterly opposed the discussion of this
matter in open convention, on the
ground that it would leak out and
compromise the ParnelIite party. Wit
ness said John O'Connor, an agent
employed for
CARRYING ARMS TO IRELAND,
attended the convention as the repre-
sentative of the supreme council of the
Irish Repu blican Brotherhood.
The court overruled the objection Oh
behalf of Parnell that this evidence was
irrelevart
Witness said he saw Lomasney two
days before Lomasney left America
for the purpose of carrying out The
plan of campaign by explosions. L0m-
asney never returned, and the organi-
cation has ever since supported his
family and father Witness believed
nd hrnfhor Michael
ished in the London bridge explo Ion
Witness continued his testimony, telling
of his attendance at the Chicago con-
Yention in January, 1882, and told of
its organization, workings, etc. during
the testimony Parnell appeared in the
court room. His entrance created 3 an
sation. Witness looked steadily at
Parnell several moments.
CONTINUING, WITNESS SAID
he sent copies of all the documents of
the brotherhood to the English govern
ment at the time. Witness said Alex
ander Sullivan. of Chicago, once presi-
dent of the Land League, went to
England in 1879; he remained two
months. After his return witness con-
versed with Sullivan about the plans
Witness said Sullivan told him that in
the future men would be chosen for the
work who did not exceed their orders,
like Gallagher, who gave himself away,
thus enabling Jim McDermott to get
information. Sullivan said they would
continue to send men to England TO
carry on an active dynamite war. The
witness further said that in a circular
issued in 1888 every branch of the or
ganization was commanded to endeavor
to perfect itself IN some particular
branch of warfare.
THE OPEN CONVENTION
of the league met in Philadelphia
April Goth, 1888. Witness attended as a.
Clan-na-Gael delegate of the Oraw-
wood, Illinois, camp. He also repre-
sented the league. Egan did not atten1
the secret meetings, but he requested
witness to inform him of all the details
of the discussion, and declared that the
programme was satisfactory 10 all ma
tionalists.
Chief Justice Hannah asked witness
what he meant by ths programme.
Witness replied: 81 mean the united
programme for the future" Witness
said he saw Egan constantly during the
convention. After the convention the
Land League became national league,
of which Sullivan was the president.
Thomas Brennan attended the secret
meetings, which it would have been i'm
possible for him to have attended I'M
less he had been a member of the "E.
3. B." or M. B.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSTER
read some accounts, including the items
OF $27 ,102 sent Egan st Paris and S12,-
903 sent to ParnelI. He also quoted
from a cable dispatch sent by ParneIl to
Mooney, April 18th, 1888 In this dis
patch ParntN asks Mooney to present
his (Parnell's) views to the convention,
and advises delegates to frame plat
form that will enable them ationalists
to continue to accept American assist
ance, while avoiding Offering England a
prete1t for the entire suppression of the
Nationalist movement, which, he says,
is the only way OF preserving the unity
of the Irish movement in Ireland and
America. He expressed himself as per-
fectly confident that the Irish cause will
continue to advance by the exercise of
prudence, moderation and frmnes7.
Witness, IN resuming his testimony,
saw 3 circular was issued September
9th, 1888, which said the executive was
unable to see its way to an armed in
surrection until England should be-
come involved in war. In the mean
time, secret war would be carried on.
All informers, the circular said,
WERE FoRED ooMED.
While in Milwaukee Sullivan said to
him that the active operat on were en-
tirely in the hands of the revolutionary
directory of their own organization, but
there had been some lack of courage
shown, and the directory had found 1t
impossible to get men from the home
orga nization 10 do the work.
Sullivan said in the future every one
chosen should be without family aud
be an Old and tried member. Before
departing on an expsdit on every man