New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
CONFIDENCE IN MIR. PARNELL
IRISH AMERICANS HAVE NO FEAR OF LIE oARoNs
TEsT1MoNY-rHEY SPEAK PLAINLY

nN TIE HrRIECT.

Prominent Irishmen and Irish-Americans OF this
city who are friends Of Parnen and actively
In sympathy with the homo rule movement indig-
nantly scout Le Caron's story. They speak OF his
alleged evidence as a tissue Of fabrications, and
denounce the as spy and nformer on his
own confession. Henry A. Brann, an Irish-Amencan
lawyer who has made close study Of the proceedings
of the Parnen Commission, said IL don't see
how lie Caron's evidence, assuming 1t 10 be
true can help the Government-for 1t is the Govern
ment which is really prosecuting-to convict
parneu OF the charge OF completely
in outrages. lie Caron simply swcars that
promnent members Of tho league In this country are
also members OF another organization. What has
parneI 10 do with that He cannot be responsible
for what he knows nothing Of Suppose one of these
men is also Free Mason. Would every Free Mason
In the world be responsible for the acts OF this one
member In another organization of which they know
nothingf II would be Just easy to convict Sails
hurv through his connection with Le Caron, to whom
he was paying salary, Of completely In the dynamite
| plots which Le Caron swears he was engaged IN A
great deal OF Le Carons evidence is perjury on tho
face of IT, and the three judges partisan as they are,
cannot risk their reputation as lawyers by convlcung
| Parnell on such evidence"
DIR william b. wallace, expresident Of the New
| York City National League, and one OF the most
trusted men in the organization, said II don't Dc
eve the sensible portion OF the English people VIII
condemn Parnell on the evidence OF selfconiessed
scoundrel like Le Caron don't care what the three
| iudges do: the people of England Will come out all
right in timep Michael Breslin brother of the man
alluded to by Le Caron, John j. Breslin, who is now
dead said think the exposure of this rascal, Le
| Caron, will do good. He admits he was British
spy while engaged In plotting dynamite outrages He
was paid for urging other men to deeds Of violence
| against England, so that he might make money and
| his masters have a chance for coercion- That Is
| letting the cat out Of the Bag
JP Ryan, another ex-president, said he regarded
the whole thing as a confession OF utter weakness on
| the part of the English Government. They have no
case against Parne7 be said, and they want to turn
the attention OF the people of England away from the
real question at issue the authenticity Of the letters
and d them with horror against men over whom
parne has no control, and Of whose actions be can
have no knowledge. certain most Of Le Caron's
evidence is pure perjury"
| Judge Browne OF the City Court, chairman OF tne
exeontIye committee Of the Hoffman House commit
foe Major John Byrne, Patrick Gleason. secretary Oh
tbe National League of this city, and other prominent
Irisbmen expressed views similar to the foregoing
The general opinion that no matter how ne par S1
trnue revolutionary party might be affected Mr. far,
| nell wOnld como out OF the oueh WIZ" 'epu
| untarnished.