Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-01

mr.. Parneii TestsGes Before the Gem
D,tsston

fBy Anglo-Amorican cable 70 the Dispatch.
LONDON, April 30.--The Parnell Commits
sion resumed ~ sitting TO-DAY. There was
a moderate attendance in the courtroom.
MFR. Parnell was called 10 give his evidence.
He took his seat in the wiiness-cha!r and
gave his testimony IN q clear voice and de-
llberate manner. He testified that be did
not know Peter Delaney was connected with
the Amnesty Association. lie had never
heard OF any attempt being made on Justice
Lswsons life. lie wsS never a member on a
secret society. lie advised Lsggar 20 resign
his seat 10 Parliament, but LIggsr refused.
Mr.. Parnell said he did not communicate
with Ford or the Fenian couvicts In
America; neither did he meet them
there. He first heard OF the C!aD-na-
Gael I'm America lie DOUBTED that
the convention at Cincinnati advocated the
destruction Of the link between England and
Ireland, which was SO oDnosed TO bis
opinion. lie did not leave his interests IN
America in the hands Of Ford and the
Fcnians, but IN the hands OF Mr.. Dillon and
a body representing the party cooperating
in America with the party In Irelsnd. lie
bad urged bOycOttine under certain eondi-
tons, but never intimidation. Mt. Par
nell forgot the alleged interview with lie
Caron in 1881. lie said il might have oc.
CURED. lie bad not said he believed that
only force would redeem Ireland. He did
not doubt but that by constitutional parlia-
meniary action the Irish leaders would sue
coed. He never suggested revolution,
nor discussed the mesns by which
revolution could De effected. He had
not been asked % authorize the pay
ment OF 100000 10 "remOye" Officials.
He bad never sanctioned the outrage.
He did not know OF payments for the COM
INITIAL Of outrages. lie did moi approve OF
the suggestion by Egsn that Earl Cowper,
Forster, Understanding Burke, Jusdce
Lawson. and many others be e" removed"
He could not have approved OF such sug-
cestion, Egan never having made IT, lie
had never heard the proposals from any
Quarter for the removal " Qneaning muir
der) OF Earl COwper, Forster, and others.
lie did not know Of the existence OF the IN
virciblo conspiracy until after bis arrest IA
1883, when he was liberated from kilman-
ham iiil on parole tO attend the funeral Of
bis nephew in Paris. lie met i've Paris Jus
tia Mccarthy and Quinn and Byr0e. lie did
not know that Byrne had been a Fcnisu.
lie did not communicate with Egau d.
rectly or indirectly white he was in Paris,
thinking that his parole precluded commu-
nlcltl0n WIZ any OF MS IObifcal lNuuF'
! lie bad always regarded the Ph0niA.Parh
murders az The greatest possible calamity 70
Ireland. lie had never been able to obtain
| the slightest evidence connecting the lersu'
with those murders, excepting the unreha'
/ hle statements made by tho lniormer Carey
| lie did not believe the stories about Egsr
surviving The lnvincibles from the league
/ funds. The payment OF 600 10 Byrne wal
made m resuOnse TO a letter asking for ~
| advance for purposes OF the Land sud lsooi
| League. aud not for the purpose OF enabling
| BIN 10 mike his escape. lie had not th'
slightest suspicion that Byrne was engaged
/ in any conspiracy.