Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-28
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Pigott Shows Up in Bad Shape Fo,
the London Times.


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LONDON, Feb aa-The court room was
crowded again yesterday morning when
the Parnell Commission reassembled.
Is The cross examination of Richard Pigott
was continued when he admitted writing
q letter to Archbishop Walsh, which Sir
Charles Russell produced in court and
which contained a. statement that the
documentary and personal evidence to be
produced before the commission could be
rendered harmless,hy an exposure of the
means by which it had been obtained.
= At the suggestion of Presiding Justice
Hammer Archbishop Walsh's, letter to
Pigott, part of which was read yesterday,
was read in ectenSO. The Archbishop re-
ferred to the fact that there had besn sys-
tematic lying concerning the Nationalist
cause.
On being pressed Pigott voluntarily ex-
claimed: II may say at once that the
statements I made to Archbishop Walsh
were unfouuded." This statement pro-
duced sensation. s '.'i"
Sir Charles Russell then asked: i"You
deliberately wrote liesr'' st5v4 1855
The witness replied: "Well, exaggera-
tons" fs M
Sir Charles Russell asked again: Ibid
the exaggerations have no trurh?"
The witness answered.: Very little.
[Laughter.l forget what L meant when
l wrote to Archbishop Walsh that the
charges were a mixture of what believed
to be true and untrue" -- rf1
Sir Charles Russell read a letter dated
May to Archbishop Walsh in which
Pigott offered to make a personal written
statement ,.z t,,'.t faii -Ttg.'p
Witness admitted making the statement
to Archbishop Walsh between May B and
May ]. He had written to Archbishop
Walsh recently, but denied that he had
done SO in order to again obtain the writ
ten statement. -i.ie
Sir Charles Russell read a letter from
Archbishop Walsh to Pigott bearing date
of May Z, in which the Archbishop said he
assumed that Pigott either knew the au-
thor of the fraud or knew what measures
had been taken to procure fraudulent evil
dence. The writer said he did not wish to
know the names of the gentlemen who
were at the bottom OF the matter. Sr
Charles pressed the witness, who reluct-
antly admitted that he had Houston in
mind when he wrote. tttiii IS "
lIn reply to a question by Presiding jus
tice Harmon, witness said he was not sure
that he had received the letter.
Sir Charles Russell quoted from letter
writtenby Pigott to Archbishop Walsh on
May H. and the witness said he could not
say what the latest proposition mentioned
in the letter meant He only remembered
making one proposition-that he had been
shown compromising letters. His opinion
having been asked as to the genuineness OF
the letters, he had stated that the letters
credited to Mr.. Parnell were rather doubt
n I'm
in the court room. ~
Mr.. Weymess Reid produced letter
from Pigott to the late William e. Forster.
then Secretary for Ireland, dated June 2.
1881, in which he offered MIR. Forster pa
pers which he said would break up the
leagu for Ell 500 or fl.fO0. -''9
The witness said that tho issue of the
Irishman, the paper printed by him, de-
pended upon his receiving this sum, as his
creditors were pressing HIM Mr.. Forster
ON June 30 refused to accept this offer.
The witness said that he had been in
straits since 1881 and had anxiously
turned to every quarter for money.
Sir Charles Russell read Egan's draft of
a letter written on the fly leaf of Pigott's
letter. The phrasing of the first thirty
eight words was identical with the Times
version of Egan's letter of June Is. 1881
but the dates in the text of the Times YER
sion were changed to June - and June Is.
The witness admitted that the similarity
was remarkable
Sir Char es pressed the witness regard
ing several similar resemblances in the
phrasing of letters -Egan- had written to
him and letters he had supplied Houston
and the witness admitted that, assumin e
Sir Charles copies to be correc which he
could not admit-the condolences were
striking. The CORES. he said. might have
heen forged. After Parnell had de.
clined to employ him on the staff of the
1risbmau he asked q priest named Meagher
to intercede with Parmell.
Sir Charles Russell produced the wit
+, ess' letters to Meagher and pointed out
urther resemblances to the Times letter s.
He then asked the witness if he was not
ashamed of himself.
Pieo t replied holly: sfUnder the cir
cumstances, no. 1t is scandalous that
should be thus questioned. 1 did not forge
the letters. l. did 1 should not be here"
Mr.. Reid produced letters written by
Pieost to Mr.. Forster, in. which Pigott
asked loan. After much writing. in
which Pigott pleaded poverty. Mr. For
ster sent him f1OO as private loan. Some
time later, a matter of personal SYM
pathy, Mr.. Forster loaned Pigott ESQ to
enable him to go to America Pigott did
no. go, however, but renewed, his applica-
tons for money, until Mr.. Forster granted
him an interview. sfE
SIR Charles Russell produced letter after
letter, including Pigott's demand for a
loan of f2S0 to enable him 10 go to Aus
tralia. until the witness bscamed dazed
and forgot every thing.
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