The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-23

the Egan drafts, Tor he knew his man, nnd
believed (rHhtly) that he would have no OBJ
lection TO sell anything ho possessed for
consideration. | sent this emisSary to Kings.
town, where Piggott was residing. The
emissary told him that Egan wanted these
originals. riggott declined TO deal with the
cmiSsary, and said that he must be nut In
communication with someone whom he
could trust Piggott admitted that he had
forged the letters and suggested that he
would give us a full confession aud write To
the Attorney General aud To the Times that
lac was the fOrgcr II Mr. Lewis would with.
draw his subpoena aud lot him go 20 Aus.
trlia Although he did not then allude 10
any payment he, of course meant that we
should provide him with funds for this de.
parturc II We accepted his offer We told
him that we should prefer his remaining In
England and appearing at the trial, and that
when there ho would do well TO tell the
truth, for We had ample evidence 90 convict
him oi the iorgcriCs, and then, without tell
ing HIM all our evidence we gave him few
samples.
about this time Mr.. Lewis was an.
nouuoed, ! went out into the passage, told
him that Piggott had confessed, aud brought
him In. Mn Lewis, as piggott observed
was severe lie said that there was no use
beating about the bush that Piggott had
forged, and that II he supported his forgcries
10y puriury he would 20 to prison. Piggott
renewed his proposal about the confession
and Australia Mr. Lewis would not hear
Of this, Mr. Pamoll and for IL was close
ono o'clook-wcnt into the next room.
where there was dinner, leaving Mr.. Lewis
talking to Pggutt. Soon Mr. Lewis came
into the diningroom and said TO me:
Piggott wants to come 10 me tomorrow and
give me u full statement lie il going away
aud wants 10 speak 10 you;' adding Mind
whatever you do, don't give him amy money,
VI you do he will bolt | left Mr. Lewis
with Mr. parnell assuaging the pangs of
hunger aud went back to Piggott
That worthy at once camo To business,
said that the Timcs had promised him G., 900
to 90 into the box. and asked what would
give for him not to do 80. | replied that
would give nothing hut that Egnn's ennis.
sary had already told him that acting for
Emn, ! wanted the originals of the Egan
drafts, NJ these would prove the forgery up
Ia the . Y, and that II he had them. and
they were satisfactory, would paw inr thcm.
lie asked me whether ! would give fA,OO0 for
thcmY aud when declined he asked whcih-
er | would give fl.OOC. said IL would be-
porc like fl,UOO thnn fAOb1, hut that must
INST see the documents. I then asked
whether the signature of the parncll letter.
which u ut the top ot a page, was forged, or
whether II was an autograph which had fall.
cn into his hands, and he hal written the
letter on the other side Why DO YOU want
TO know lhlsg he sai l. Mere curiosity I
replied on which he said that was forged
lie then left
"Our correspondence ended In another
meeting alone with me. lie came about 10
o'clock aud staid until o'clock am. Again
hc explained that lac had logcd. and gave
mo good many details about the way in
which lac had done u, telling me. among
other things, that hc hal given Houston
three names us the sources oi the letters, two
OF whom wcrU efforts of his IMAGINATION aud
the third a real person. lie seemed rather
| proud OF his skin. and 10y encouraging this
wcnhncs, gpt everything owt OF him. 3
"AEan and ngnin, ith weary Iteration
lac came back % IBIS pm 10 tonf,~s in writ
ing and then ~ - Australia. ] told him
that hc surely must be sharp enough 90 sec
| g. what nccu atoms this would subject me
| aud how huitiul II would be a. our case,
which assured him WIS ~ such strrnrih
that Il would smash him, quite irrespective
of anything he might say or dp. why, then.
do you want documcnisf he said. Because.
| rplicd, The issue Is n political one We
have b. deal with prriudiccd Tories. who
have already compromised themselves hy
pinning themselves to the rcnuincncss 0f
Tie letter. and consequently our ease can
not be- TO- much strengthened. With such
people yuu must put butter ON bacon
What documents do YOU wnntr be- asked
Egans letters the original signnturrs from
which you imccd those of Egnn aud parncll.
and a few ior'cd IN my presence | said. Il
have not got Egan's letters | destroyed
them. have not got the signatures gave
Houston the letter of Iarncll from which
took his signature will. ifyou like. forge
the lcticn in your presence | will give
you the names Of the three men
from whom I told Houston got
the Letters, and | will give YOU the
letters that Houston VTQio tO me. be- an.
sworcd. ! said that would not give pence
for these without the two items that 1 had
mentioned, aud he ruiicmtcd that be- hal
not got them. Why. suddenly sald TO
him, did you write to Archbishop Walsh
about the lcitcnT The Archbishop be r..
piled, has not foi my letters be sent them
hll back, Ia reveal anything concerning
them would be- to violate the confidence bc.
tween priest aud n prnitont' We'll
finished by saying. think u over, am Eo.
Ing out of town. When I return come md
see me arnin. aud In the meanwhile Try and
find the originals of Egnn's lcitcns. ! will
Jet you know when ! come back he aid
be would think ID over, aud on wishing him
gpod night / asked him what hc contsm.
plated doing. lie said that hc was in ter.
riblc mes, but that De- saw no other course
Tor him but to ~ into the box aud swear
that hc had bought the letters aud u they
were iuVrrics he hnd been deceived. 'lou
will BE- fool II you do I said. but that h
your affair. not mine. II I were iu your
place ! should tell the truth. and ak fur the
indemnify That's all very we'll. Dr. said.
but on what am | 10 liver Aud 10 We
parted.
Then cnmo biz examination and biz cross.
examination. On the Saturday following
his cross examination ! was ht home. when
my door opened aud rOmo one WIS an
nounccd. II wns Piggutt. Respecting this
Interview, | have already stated in The wit.
ncss box what took place. I piticd iir man,
because be- really seemed 60 be- thinking
moro u his children than himself and ID
seemed 10 me- that bad ~ bis previous "a.
frcr bad bccn be- hal. iu this particular case,
been na much aiunol against o. SHINING.
what motive pirYoit bad IN calling upon
mo On the saturday previous a. his disap.
pcamncc ! do not know. Probably De- hnpl.
ly know himself | should Imagine that be-
vent out ui his hotel without any nKcd plan
and dnficd Into my house. Probably be-
Wns angry with the men Who had taken al.
vantage Of his misery. (for ! have since
learned that Whtn Houston went to him his
wife had Just died aud be was without
money 30 bury her or to feed his child
rcnL aud he considered that they
hal wrought his ruin. Having con.
fcsscd nnd realized that ho lad not
bctiorcd bis position Ice explained what be
had done 10 Shannon aud Then thought DO
would dlsayow portion of the confession,
With Wow iU some subsequent operations.
Probably he.had on saturday already deter
mincl ~ leave the country, for ho struck
me o. a vain mnn. Tho witness box must
have been a ycfitable plllory a. him aud be
must have been terribly anxious to avoid