New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10

alone, executed the forsees IN question AZ bat Of
my mind as frank free ana lei Manning who after
repeatedly denying that he had haa ANY tn In quite an
tho murder 2, rdtr ~ consdence. remarked never
liked him. so finished him "a with F 5spaa ssnd Tho
MneIass IN ne bray at Grosvenor Gardens was ,sig
The truth or uttering another baton % show
Is ny ha Ia yers viii e5d out whether his statement
made to us last Saturday was facts
e end rotbtSa but facts No pressure was put upon
him; no leading questions were o. No end OF story
which II should have thought amazing had nG nsd
occasion to hear many more taieS - certain class Is
tsng lies he bresthes hard and you may nave
observed that he Is very apt 20 gtsS handler
ton and 70 mop pto ' spherod shape he has
S Sa ks SSnd pretty VII bdn n wb ths
Srm or smo oOS Of erss do not ignore the existence
of the bare liar who has learnt h Ss fssohooaS
knows + nOTSggnS and R TsS IPsSO ala
in way resemble eu th but 81 ' he was collected
cesp and coherent nor although he rspea.o con
fessed 10 forgery fraud deception snd apnroscSpr
sctIVc shame his little peccadllos were pia,ny
owned but no appeared to treat thei nurs scts ~
dental weaknesses than as extraordinary "''o VI
THE IMPRESS OF TRUTH.
ubsn nc had come TO the end OF bis statement Mr.
Labouchere left the library for feW minutes W %
tain a little refreshment, 1t was great re''eL 70
mo
W.. were left together There came over me vague
dread that he might confess bis completely with inc
rye House Plot or that no would admit that ne had
beon the executioner Of King Charles ]. Tho si'na
ton was rather embarrassing; TIE hme might nave
been tdcd over by whistling, but unfortunately
never learnt to whistle. Il Wona nave pee" Iuuo "
read A book. and besides, to do so woIa nave nc,
ceSsitstsd nv taking my eyes on Mr. figost, anu
never took them OF him We DID get iHt S r SgnSgrsS
arst' tsSdng MD that so-often-connod ATlmes'" that
The london papers we're incoavenlenLy large dm.s
t SS,nS ne but on his proceeding to say IN quite
friendly manner, that must have founn thG Ca aHer,
he contrary so far as was concerned had found 1t
equally amusing and instrne i've Tnen ng hnga Mr
10 business again. Tho whole Of Pgotts confession,
beginning with the declaration that he haa maAo "
,nInyfe1 and without pecunary oonsidcratloR, was
read over 10 him line by hno and word by word
He made no correction or alteration wbsGoeSeG
The confession covered several sheets OF paper ana
10 each sheet he Affixed bis initials Finally az ne
bottom OF the completed document he slgnea ms
name, beneath which wrote my name as witness ,n
that could repeat al call this remarha1ie eo1son
nom beginning 10 end ana, TUeS ~ ne 10 bear he
Impress of truth, II It be road with inc b oStuiLe
that the man who made the eoIieSb anclessy nesIy
and who, vcSed by the perpetual waht OF ponIIe,
became, melted to that which was % order 10
f IN lis sO" GspIonlsSod Purse when be had had
d his confession he adc us fsrswss 6 nsaroIg
ness during his examination before tho Special Com.
fTst that no had ever made in witnessbox. whether
he will eventually mako another appearance ~ "
with spikes ! do not know As matter OF courtesy;
however as no cautiously crept from The Hb:ary,
Hwishcd him GvelI orr Of ~" an inspiration which
was cordially echoed by Mr.. Labouehere. He and
exchanged but very few words after this remarknoIe
Confessor had relieved us OF his presence Richard
pigoit came 10 GrnsvenOr Gardens unsolicited. and
where ne win next turn ny i uncertain. fOr my
ecif only devouly hope that hb VIII not make an
aupearanoe some morning IN VictOriast, ann insist
upon eonfessng that no was pvy TO tho asassnatlon
OF President Lincoln and that he was the huthor OF
the Letters OF Junius'