The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-23
A COMMON LIAR.
PiggOtt Proves Himself a Rascal.
He Makes Admissions That Create
Sensations in Court.
He Seems To Bo Both Bully and
Blackmailer.
He Becomes Confused On n Rigid
Examination.
Tho Timos's Main Reliance n Very Weak
Rood-Ho Coufsssos to the
Most Ignominious
Conduct.

Iovnov, Feb. 22.-Thc courtroom was
crowded again this morning when tho
Parncll Commission rcasscmhlcd Tho
cross.cxamination OF Richard Piggott was
continued. lie admitted writing u letter
to Archbishop Walsh, which Sir Charles
Russell produced in court and which con-
tanned statement that the documentary
and personal evidence to be produced be-
fore the commission could be rendered
harmless 10y an exposure OF the means by
which it had been obtained. Under n
rigid cross.exomuation by Sir Charles
Russell piggott was forced 20 say; 81 may
say at onco that the statements | made to
| Archbishop Walsh were uniounded.'
| This statement produced u sensation.
Sir Charles Russell then said to the wit
ness "You deliberately wrote lics2'
Witness replied: "Wcll, cNaggcrations."
SIR Charles Russell Did the oxaggera-
tions have no truth?
Witness Very little [Iaughtcr.l
forget what | meant when | wrote to
Archbishop Walsh that the charges were
a mixture of what believed 10 be truo
aud untrue
Piro,t subsequently stated that hc had
| told the Archbishop that the letters crcd-
| tied tn Nr paucll were rather doubtful.
This statement created u sensation IN the
| courtroom.
| W,,ucsl further testified that he would
not swear that hc had NOT told Archbishop
| Walsh that the letters Worc ioIgcucs.
Nh. Wcmys- Reid produced a loltertrom
piw,,lt lo lie late Mm. T.. Foster, then
CLi,i Secretary Tor Ireland, dated June 2,
tssI Ina which he offered Mr.. Foster pa
orr4 which hc raid would break tho
itugur. Tor cl 800 or cl,uON
s.r Charles Russell read lgln's draft OF
ID,trr written on the IFS lum ol Plgguits
letter Tho phrlHug ut the first thirty
,i,bt vprh Mas identical with the 1uuo's
version uf E.nn's letter Vt juno rs, 1881,
llui ibc date in thr text oi the iW.ss YER
sion grc rhnnrrl to June ~ and June 10.
The witnvs, admitted that thc smhauty
| was remarkable. q,
s,r Chnr.,s prlss.d ,hc witness Icgard
inc scypnl similar rc"'mblIncc3 ip TN
phusuf of i,itrr fau had written I,
l.gdit aud luiiuD Piglott had supplied
| Houston.
Tbc witness, said assuming Sir Clnrles's
rpp,9, tn De correct. which hc would not
admit thr. in.ucil,nccs Wcrr striking tho
COMICS. hc said. might have been forged.
Ii 'tlpy were not thv coincidence could 10
got over, because men Wrrr iu the habt OF
usinr the same phrases. II b" wanted 70
forge document, having genuine ictter
to initiate would assist him, hv could not
ID .ly how hr would nee thu original, be-
cause hr had never tried,
pisntt admitted tha, be mi-spcllcd the
| word "hpsiHuuy' in thc wiinc,, box yes
lt,rJ.y. lie believed that the kupNlcdg'
that ihr letter oi January y, lNo!, simi
htly mis.ppllrd the word, had inilucncce
bts mind This letter dill not come int
Ii- poasrs.ion until the summer OF lhc0
4, lac could not account ior the misspell
iug nf "hrsiianry' in bis own lCiicfs pr0l
tp That. After pancll had declined L
c,uuloy him on the stall oi The IrJ'maH
lac asked % priest named Mcashct To inter
crdc with larncl
i Sir Charles Russell produced tie Wit
e. ness letters io Mcaghcr, aud pointed Oh
Z further resemblance to tie Iimfs ltl'ors
IIr then asked the witness II lac was no
ashamed oi himself.
p,gpnit replied hotly "Undcr the cir
4 cumstnnccs, mo- II il scaudalgus That
Il should be- thus questioned. did mo-
% lorsc the letters II did ! should not b'
| here
DO Alr Reid produced lcticrl written by
Il, pig.uit tb Ne Forster iu which ltggot'
asked "A loan. Alter much writing. IA
f, which rssoit pleaded poTcriy, Mr.
~ rur..cr sent Dim Elul u.s. a private loan;;
-our limo later. us matter oil pcmonn.aii
,,mputhy. Me- luuiyt loaned fisggu LlV
!. torn4blG him to rp 90 Amyrlca fisgou
n, did not go however, but rcn'Mrd hH ap
I, pIrltiun lpr money, uuul MI tolH'
- smuirl him uu iu,urNicN.
/" SIrtuIrrs Russell produced lrl''r 9l'e
1i letter. Including llgutts demand lor '3N ,.
4. ,,t ,.,1f, ru1blc him to go 90 Australia
. r,,,I tI,, ,,itur.1 became dlzud and iorgc
IA everything.
l Ihc ,ommis.io ion then adjourned.