Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-14
THE THUNDERERS SOLD
HOW A BUFFALO MAN TOOK IN THB LOy.
DON TIMES"
The British Government and q Scotland Yard
Detective How the Times Tumps Up It's
Evidence Against Parnsl-A
Dsad Give Away.

BUFFALO, n. Y, January l3.-Ths Buf-
falo Courier created a profound sensa,ion
this morning by publishing thirteen letters
and a number Of kilograms written by @
special detective from Scotland Yard, sent
out in the interelt of the London Tmo
to procure evidence that would implicate
Charles Stewart Parnell in the Phenix
Park murders.
1t appears that in August last, a black
rock mechanic, Just natnralized, being
out of work and in need of money,
conceived the scheme of mskiug some
thing ont OF the London Times. lie wrote
letter TO the publishers Of the paper 10
the effect that while working as o mason
on the New York aqueduct he came across
two Irishmen who were in possession of
documentary evidence that would prove
the letters in which the Tine, relies I'm the
present investigation to be perfectly gea-
uine. His language was. There IS two
Irishmen here that was Indirectly in
THE COMBINE To MURDER cAyENprsH
and Burke, where can get oil the proof
you want for very little.
This person received a cahlegram from
the London Times telling him TO hold on
to the man az sll hazards. and that an
English detective would soon be- ON Ameri-
can soil. The detective only came in the
person of ]. T. Kerby, or "Crs Thoma-
and was TO be accompanied by % female
agent as sharp rs himself Kerby's ir.t
letter to the Buffalo man was written from
New York, and directed a reply 10 be -ort
to O. Thomas care Mojor Rice. 1877 Broli-
way. Il said that the writer wss sntbor-
lied to see him and others
TO BE WE'LL COMPENSATED.
who were willing TO give unlcubled
proofs, and. if necessary, 10 TO EaeIarl
and give, lax by link, testimo-y tbat
would be accepted by the courts OF Grctt
Britain and also by the Royal Conmir.ir-
He guaranteed that not cnly would tao
rewards bs liberal 10 all who would SERVE
in procuring proof but the prot. .rt1n
would be ample. lie requested Che Rnf
tal0 man TO proceed 10 New York with Dbl.
documents, TO avoid mixing with anv one
in the city, and TO keep a closed mouth.
This was written on August 22 The
Buffalo man did not 20 10 New York. and
his replies to Kerby were opened at Maar
Rice's by some third party. Irennnlr
Kerby changed hIs name 10 "Cna Thomaa"
and shifted his address 10 Room "a. G.d-
ney House, Fortieth street and Broadway
This solitude WAS
MAKING THINGS WAGu
for the Buffalo man, especially vH.n D.,
proposed q meeting at the Tl House
here. He was equal t9 the ooi.or. and
warned the English detective fsl tb.ir
game had been discovered, afg-t,e him to
leave the city. Kerley and Boa Ar c,m.
paniOn theseupon crossed over Co Toronto
From Toronto he went 10 Montreal ana
thence to Chicago, where h.' headqusn.r
were with George Harvey & Co.. l.p Il-
Sale street, all the time .mnlorng ihe
Buffalo
proofs, an
s25 to
eating
last lei
he said
both OF
table far
in cOmpt
willing to pay t50O piece in cash DO .hey
would give up the papers
Writing from Room j72 Palmer li0r..
Chicago, on November 23, be BEGAN m
show petulance suspeciing that le w
being duled, and declared tina bee wonI
not pay out another dollar until he could
see the papers in biz own bands Beside.
he had got so much other evidence a.itNas
that he could afford TO do wiflcut th.m
still, he wss willing 10 give fiHu
ONLY WANTED THE rArEl-.
Anyway, / would not want dthucl
them 20 come here All ! want is ths
paper and letters after see them aith mv
own eyes. II after get them alI be hls
money, he then consents 20 20 ard r.gc
evidence for a further sum- well and good.
but you can tell II. what ! soy and 10th
ing will induce me 10 pay ON. another
dollar until / get the papers. This is
final. The papers once in my
hand I'll do az have said
above for them and al /
have said in my previous letter or your
self and more too, but only when Im get-
ting the papers"
The correspondence ceased with the
thirteenth letter, written on the FIRST of
December from the Palmer House, Chici-
20, announcing his intention OF proceeding
10 Niagara Falls. In The course of h..
wanderiug3 after proof toe Scotland IAm
man went to RaycnsgOCd, 3D., where ha
said his son lived, and thence he wrote or
iering TO give tie Buffalo man $500 i. he
would make success certain and ihe
came TO each of the other men,
A ROYAL SILL
There was, OF course, no evidence uh8f-
ever of the nature sought by the agent obi
the Tine, and the BItsh Government
AZ the meeting Of the ln-h Nauonsl
League in 81. Stephens hall, thi- afeI-
room, the exIosure made by the CoHc.
was discussed aud the course of fh- Inf.
in endeayoTiug ID tramp up evidence
against PaTnoll was emphaacaIy de-
nouncel IN speeches ard resolutions
"The rottenness Of the Time case aga
Parnel and the other Irish leaders
never better illustrated han in ker
Infamous mission 10 suhOrn PEI 1red
mercenary evidence before the RoyaI c
mission" said President Callahan i0
Producing the subject.