The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14
and The antecele cirenmSsat efs and
svSss caaseH Isds pntA gEsafon j
over Englafd and Ireland @paciasly; = =

oveisEnglaEd and neiandS gsp4ciaAy.; y
was Mm nted Llae the 7i,Ses had 4laae q
monstrous failure in wiokel purpose,
and tina: Parnell had gained great VIC
tory. which will have favorable effect
upon the cause 70 WHICH he hap dedicaHd
his life. We 9ve lhg statemanr as 4Le-
graphed from London:
LONDON March 1.-The drama of forged let
te,s which, scene by scene, had been wrought
up 10 the startling climax OF suicide in Madrid,
has been brought TO complete and appropri-
ate end. A dispatch received from Madrid to-
night announ ces that on the body Of Pig,it
was found a, etter. sprobab'y the last and most
trut tif1loRehe' ever wrote, addressed to Mr.
Labouchere. IL 1t he repeats the substance OF
the confession he made to G. A. Sala .in Mr.
Laboucheres Off e, the same which wss read
by Sir Charles Russell. 1t reaflrms before
God the truth OF all his statements expresses
deep regret for The irjury he has done to MI
Parnen and Others. and offers 10 dc everything
in hisgpowsr 10 repair at. The unfortunate
man Gould have done roihing more to effect
that purpose than to write this letter. AS an
apology and an amende it contrasts most ia
yorably with the tame ard reluctant admission
of the error maze by the London Times
The last days of Pgot; were tilled with mis-
ey From Tho moment he fed from the
ores of England he had no rest and was IN
G instant fear of being seized. He felt that in
no civilized land was there safety or refuge for
him. His passage threughxPa vas a has s.
one. 1t is beHe@ed5fsr DIRECTED his; steps I'd
Switzerland; Dut remembering that Lausanne
and other places which he had frequented were
full of people who knew and would denounce
him, he turned partly retrseed his steps,
took the train for Madrid II was his inten-
tion to fly to Tangiers. where only. he conle
feel free from arress.
On arriving at Madrid he wired to Shannon
With the hope probably, OF getting a remit
lance to enable him to leave Spain He spent
one day (Tan Is, lay IN sight seeing, hutsfoupd
he was being shad6wed all The fine, and the
moments must have been bitterness. He had
a horror of going to Jail This 1t was which I'M
PEELED him to fly from England. He was sue
his cross Examination before5the com mission
would lead to his Incarceration. On Friday hs
tried to get check on the Ulster Bank of Dub
lin cashed. but the banks and hotel refused to
take it, as he could not identity himself Tines
Efforts increased the suspicion which sur
rounded him and deepened his own fear and
dependency. AT last when the detective lald
his hand upon his shoulder AZ the Hotel Def
dispasr aadN he com rh1tfed thes fataf att.S The
pistol he used was one he brought with him
from Dublin ; 1t was a revolver of the patter
of those carried by the irish constabulary. He
placed the muzzle in his mouth and flied, His
skull was shattered and lace horribly dishS
ure6. the jaws being torn aeunder, the cheeh
bones forced out, and the flesh iacerated ana
blackened with powder. His flowing bearo
was singed by the explosion and saturated
with blood. He presented an appalling spec
tacle as Ire flank upon tie floor and expired
without groan. DsatlE must have been in
stsntaneoEs.
The body was transferred to the morgue,
where 1t has been stripped. as is the custom on
the continent. and lies on the marble slab
among other corpses awaiting recognition. A
man from Scotland Yard is on the way to
Madrid to formally prove the identity. The
body will then be inferred. The funeral will
take place on Tuesday next. The expenses
will be betrayed by the British embassy All
papers and effects of the deceased, Including
the letter to Labouchere and the note book
containing the addresses, are IN the hands VI
the spanish authorities and fwiil ee netiveIed
TO the English 6meers properly claiming them
What effect this tragedy will have upon the
prosecution of the Investigation before the
ParnelI commission cannot yet be deter
tngs should be stayed. If not stopped alto
gether The Times has as yet shown no dispo-
sition to Withdraw wholly from The. case, Las
most people think it. in decency, should, and
the Parnell party think they should be given
an opportunity to thoroughly yindicate them
selves and explore the conspiracy which they
q confident had been formed against them
1or their destruction. They consider it a duty
30 themselves and TO, the case that the plot
should be prebed: to tfle bottom and exposed
The Judges of TIE special com mission wiz de-
eide the question after hearing the views o.
both sides. 1t will be in order first for the
Times 10 move to withdraw wholly from the
Investigation, sufthe deJe1fse car then present
their obiections. If the molten of the Tfane'
should be granted the case falls to the ground
and the pfoceedifgs dst close for want OF 6
prosecutor. unless the government decides IL
become such. which 1t is not likely TO dom ths
present temper of the public mind. 1t will re-
main for the commission to make lis report tt
ParIiamen and dissolve.
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