Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-17
Parnell Disguised.
The Irish Leader Makes a De
cisive Move.
NO MORE COMMISSION FOR HIM.

He Drops His Defense In The Times Case
and withdraws His Counsel-But the
Investigation Goes Right on--Testimony
OF Two of His Observation-Disclosures
Ordered to Appear In France or BE
Outlawed-Another Horrible Crime In
whitechspei.
LONDON, July 1.-THE counsel for the Par
nellites have Withdrawn from the field in the
Parnell commission, and it looks as though
the commission would play to empty benches
for the balance Of the season Long before
the doors were thrown open yesterday morn
ing the corridors reading to the chambers
where the commission holds its sessions were
packed with people anxious TO gain admis-
SION, for it was generally known that some
of the counsel, If not all, would make their
adieus to the court, and an interesting scene
was expected
Did the job Very Quietly.
The scene, however, WAS In no sense sem
sational. Russell and Asquith, Parnen's
counsel, and Reid and lockwood, for the
other Parnellites, simply stated that Parnell
and the other clients had instructed the m to
withdraw the reason being the refusal of
the Judges to order the books
OF the Loyal and Patriotic Union
before the court for examination Judge
Hammer quietly remarked that this action
amounted to a notification that the clients
dropped their cases, hut that would not make
any difference in the scope of the inquiry
and Parnell would still remain subject to the
jurisdiction OF the court Parnell made
personal plea that his examination be no
longer delayed if the counsel for The Times
desired to further question him. He had al
ready been kept waiting three months, and
be thought the delay was unnecessary
Judge Hammer said he would try To have
Psrnell recalled on Thursday When the
Psrnell counsel and the agitator him self
walked out Of court three-fourths of the
audience followed them
why ParneII Il Anxious
Parnell Is anxious to have his own cross
examination before the commission done
with so that he may lie left with free hands
when the time comes for him to go to Eiin-
burg 10 aocspt the freedom Of that city,
which the municipality rendered him more
than month ago But Attorney General
Webster Is evidently determined that Par
nel shall not be left free TO pitch into the
commission when he gets TO Edinburg. and
so, having obtained postponement of the
cross-examination, he proposes to keep Par
nell dancing attendance upon the commission
at his own pleasure
The Commission to Catch Ii.
1t is not likely, however that this piece of
strategy on the part of the attorney general
will DE Of any avail The ceremony at
Edinburgh will prove too good an opportu-
~ for at Lx-f h
Parnellites, and though Parnell himself may
he legally eStupped from criticising a court
before which he is kept as a witness there
will he nothing TO prevent his giving utter
ance to his Indignation through any one of
the Irish orators who will accompany him
on his trip Whatever Parnell has to say
on that occasion Of the commission will be
said by Justin Mccarthy OF William q Brien,
but it viii be wen understood by all con-
cerned that the speaker will voice the senti-
ments Of Parnell
Testimony of O'keIIy, NJ. r.
After the stir occasioned by the with
drawal OF Parnell and counsel had suhsiCi-d
the commission went on with the case, the
witness being James 0'kelly, NJ p for Ros-
common. He said be had been a member of
the l. r. b. up to 1871. and had been forced
to leave Ireland under an assumed name to
avoid arrest His baggage was captured,
however, and counsel for The Times read sew
eral letters, partly written in invisible ink.
in which O'kelly's connection with the
Fenian scheme was related One passage in
a letter from America was: I've are ready
to take the fell when the proper orders are
issued to the regimental commanders
Witness admitted the authenticity of the
letters, and said his mission for the | r Il
had failed because the agents in Ireland would
not cooperate. He had dropped the Clan
ma Gael after that: also the Fenians
Another NJ. P.'s Admissions
Matthew Harris, member of parliament
for East Galway, was also examined He
stated that be was a member Of the Fenian
organization, but denied that the death pen
atty for traitors was an essential feature of
their constitution. In support of this he in
staucsd the case Of the informer Rickb.r,
which decided that he should not be shot He
admitted that in one Of his speeches, shortly
after the Phoenix park murders, he stated
bOastfully that he was not one of those who
went from platform to platform cater waul-
ing over the death of Cavendish. He claimed
however, that this was said in the heat of
controversy. and was not meant to Justify
murder. Witness also admitted that in an
other speech he said be should not mind see
ing landlords shot down like partridges. but
claimed that the statement was materially
qualified 10y what he said later.