The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-21
PARNELL A FENIAN
InforIner Pigott on the Wit
ness Stand.
naArs HAND N oUrxAaEs,


LoNDox, Feb. z.--Befcre the PANEL
oommfnefon the croxs~exausnAtiou o.
houston, secretary OF the Irish LoyAl and
EnkrlOEfc Union, wss continued Wftness
anid he destroyed Pigott's letters 10 bin
according 70 an agreement between them.
witness did not attempt 10 secure ans
scans Of testing the genutneuexs OF tbs
1otserx By sending TO get the nssses
q the men frorn whom Pigott got them
Nfa Part was done when he secured the
7ottefx He had no means whatever 81
ooof1ug any p4rt OF PiRost's story. which hs
feenfded e PROBABLE, especially ~ news
yaper reports Of Z dispute between Parnell
I'd the American extremists we're 10 some
oxtenf confirmed. Pigett's story Was that
fo1nd q his room ia Paris. witness saw
Gtead, editor Of the Put Nan Gasets<. be-
tore be obtained possession Of the istters.
antl neked him 20 make mp matter which
you'd lead TO disclosures. stead said
he I0st kaoO0 by the pubIicatten Of
tlhe '.modern Babyic articles. and id NOS
care to touch anything else unless be Wa
evre It would be suecesAftil-
when witness visited Paris he had no
aeuniue specimens Of either Parneii's Or
Eenu,s writing. He accepted the letters on
Fle0ft's word "If.v said witness. sPigosf
I'D been needy or fraudulent enough 10
attempt 10 commit. perjury, my setion
Wuu6 have assisted him, bat ! do not ad-
nj that Re was either. Pigott's interview
With LAbouchere shook my faith In him,
ard therefore my mind was not easy Hn-
ri N 6iRned = sworn statement.
Wf1oe1s further sGld ne would have ts'ld
Gtead thst SEXTON and Dillon were imr3i.
eoted ID the Phen.x PARK murders. ouf II
- d{c 80 II was On the authority OF state
ment made by Eugene Davis 10 Pigost, a
copy Of which wAs produced By witness.
/. He 1fd not know where the original Was:
Two days before the commission 0pe.sed
Pieott wrote him an abusive letter. de.
handing that after giving testimony be-
fore the ccmmission he should be given
Houston said that between October. 1856,
and lsgusry, 1sSs, he paid figot fzU1. but
The Tiysse paid the bills from May, iss7.
pY3of g November Pigott Informed wilt
necs that Whiiehan. Tuiiamore solicitor.
hndealIed upon him and informed him
Henflemab from America wanted 10 have
q interview with him IN Tendon. he
"a mt Aay. the American came from
Ran. Whiiehau asked Pigott II he
I'D Gny Of Egans letters ~
~ Was prepared 10 purchase them ~ high
px5ce. Pigoff. when he wrote the witness
Demanding Loo, said he had been coerced
Ii eoamesh oillce into making q state neut
undcf false pre;enkes. Witness did not
Notes were made by Pigott OF the iatter's
oouversstiOn with Eugene Davis. Accord
In 70 these notes Dasis stated that Egnn
1ook him into his confidence. Davis knew
he Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood aud
yontan Brotherhood were connected with
cher secretly, the brotherhood finding tue
Men and the league finding the money.
Ran wes In feris with Parnell. O'keily,
U(t10n, Bremen and Harrington In
III. He told Davis be had long
conference with those gentlemen and that
III had agreed the situation rendered
lypfiAals against England imperative, and
nat Enxiand's power coeld be neHtralixed
only b. removing Al many Of her leading
UeO - possible. Walsh. sheridan and
Ge4UA wore 10 be sent 70 Ireland 20 plan
14rdefs< Immediately after Parneli's
Arrest m appeal was made to the Fenian
leaders TO execute the work rne1e encr
Han IVES invariably consulted f5lhrding
projected ontraGes and murders. Egaii
strongly repfoyed lyman for falling tn ap-
pear 81 Kinabrldge In time to give the sIg
nnl for Forster's murder. Davis was pres,
ent IN . cafe In Paris when lyman related
The whole history OF the Phoenix Park
Given the signal fer The attack. Egsn pro
teaeod to be highly delighted. but regretted
that lyman had not commenced work
earlier. Egan gave Byrne letter. fac
smile Of which Was published In the
Tines
There was plot 10 murder the Ffinee oi
Wakes and Gladstone during the carnival
- Cannes. Byrne and lyman were within
otflktng distance, but did not attempt IL
carry ont the plan.
Houston, under REORGANIZATION, said
he did not rgard ali this statement a. ae'
cnrate. Thu reply was greeted with laugh.
Richard Pigott, a welldressed aud be.
neyolens looking man. apparently about
Ned that he Was the proprietor of tbs Fenian
orGsn. The Irfshasaa. IN 1880 lie belonged
q the supreme council OF the Feniaf
Brotherhood. All the members OF the
Amnesty Association In 1870 were Re,
mans. farnell belonged, and about 1871
1t8gar. barry, Paris, Neary. Mnliet and
murphy belonged 70 the supreme council
OF the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood.
Witness belonged to the Irish Revolution.
ery brotherhood nutil August 1851. He
detailed the negotiations ia 1879 by which
tho irssh,Han aud fysin ~ Ireland were sold
To company In which parnall
and Egan were shareholders. He
did not doubt the league provided
the moEcy. Later Rgan said he proposed
% render tho life OF English officials in
England not worth an hours purchase,
end replying 10 question said
% course Parnell was aware
q this proposal. Directly. after
IL which Egan asked for the address OF
Davis, who was a writer on The Irsshs.,,,.'
and who had gonc 10 Paris % prepare far
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