The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-13
LECARON'S WORKASASPY
PARNELL SAID TO HAVE IN
DORSED kEvOLUTION.

Money Received from the Govern
ment Spent in It's Interests.
LONDON, Feb 19.-The cross examination
of Lecaron was continued upon the
resumption of the sitting Of the Parnell
commission to-day He said that he bad
visited Europe five times since 1857, some-
times iu a professional capacity and some
times u0professionaly. He reported him
self to the authorities on each occasion,
except in 1857. Neither Mr.. O'Kelly nor
Mr.. Parne!i ever wrote to him. The Fenians
ex5elled Mr. O'Kclly, the witness said, be-
cause he had jon ed with Mr.. Par ell in
the open movement. Mr.. O'Leary
demon ced Mr.. O'Kolly. The witaoss be-
lieved that Mr.. O'Leary was violent
opponent of the league. Continuing, the
witness id he delivered sealed packets
from Messrs. Deyoy AID O'Leary to Mr..
Egan il Paris in 1891, aud ack iowled ;ed
tina the security Of tue seals alone prevehted
him from opening the packe's. He agaln
saw Mr.. Egal in America 1883.
INTRODUCED TO PARNELL.
Later on he introduce hi II to Mr.. Par
nell in the lobby of the House of Com
mons. He converssd with Mr.. Parnell, and
! was complimented by him on his WORK.
The Irish Republican Bro herhood was then
opposing Mr. Parnell so far as the home
organization was concerned. Mr. Parnell
| complained Of this opposition, and said thai
| the home end sister organization would ha Q
been crippled had they not obtained assist
ance fro II America. AT NJ. Parnelps request
the witness saw MessrS. Dewey and Su livan
and two others il America. He did not
write the result of his CONVERSATIONS with
thess men to Mr.. Parnell b cause he had
not bAen requisite t.. Moreover Mr.. Egan
haJ met aI ha tn riff tn
him. The witness's conversations with Mr..
! Parnell had no references TO Mr. f gan. The
most imp 1rtant D Irt Of Mr.. Pacnell's con-
versation concerned his views as a revolu-
Zionist.
| PARNELL AS A REvoLUTIoNIST.
| He declare that he did not see why an
| iHsurr &C ion should be u successful. The
witness had heard this before from Olan,
but coming from Mr.. Parnell, it startled
| him.
| Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Par
nelltes and Sir Henry James, counsel for
| the Times here announced that they had
reed not TO produce the documents which
were the subject of discussion on Friday
| last
The government paid the witness R2 900
be ween February, 1868, and Au u t, 1870.
He spent every cent of is for public pur-
pos 3 For instance. he took Joh1 O'Neil 5
| o for Els to save his reputati n and to
| keep him from becoming a defaulter. This
action gave the witness a strong hold upon
Mr. O'NeilL He had spent more thal he
had received in the public service.
| He had made no arrangement
| for fu'ure reward. The V. G
organization, which numbered %. 600 mem
bers, deliberate lily and knowingly sup
ported t. e dynamite policy in the conven-
ZION of 1881 OF the delegates present, 1862
| 70 ,,,f a "a ba
tion held in Madison Square Garden, New
| Yors, in 1884 advocated a dynamite policy.
| Me-srs Sullivan, Lomasney, NCronan,
Smythe, Canton, Furlong and Crane were
present at that conve ton.
SENATOR JONES OF FLORIDA.
Leca on said that Senator Jones was con-
sIdered 'carpet-bag senator. He had not
heard Of any crime being attributed to Mr..
Jones. Lecaron here produced a photo
graph of Parnel. He said that he had re-
cei ed two # these photographs, ons of
which was mailed TO him in care of Bren-
y an, at the league headquarters, Dublin.
| The envelope in which this photograph was
| inclosed, was stamped with the House OF
! Commons stamp. M. Parnell signed one OF
| the photogra 1hs: Yours ry truly, G. 8.
Parnell" This was done in the witness
presence. T-e other photograph was SINH
larly signed Lecaron was unable to swelr
whether the photograph produced was M
| ParnelPs gift or one tnat was sent to him
| by mail
| PHOTOGRAPHS FROM EGAN.
| Mr.. Eg tn gave him his photograph whic1
was signed: BEST regards in Pa is in
1881 MI E ,an all, gave him photograph
t leading men Der Of the league, which
was similarly signed. He saw Mr.. Egan
write tho words mentioned on both ploio-
graphs. Mr. Boynton Sc It Mr.. Egan two
| ph ,tograp 8 with note saying: please
| eivo these ta our friend to take to America" :"
| Lecaron said that the convention ON 1881
unanimously agreed to carry on secret
wa fare. The V. C. comprised the dynamite
party apart from the Rosa party. The
secret organ zation was first conceived
| in 1868 TIE " c. was orgauiz.d / 1867.
Rosa was expelled from the organization
| because he wanted to run everything. The
co nection between the Supreme council
| and the V c. was ruptured at the Boston
convention 10 1884, each organization claim
ing.to be the legitimate body.
LETTER FROM DEvoY
Since his examination in chief the witness
had received from America one Of Mr. De-
| vows igi nal letters. 1t was dated, "Oiice
Of James f. Reynolds No. Al Orange street,
New Haven, June, 1881"
Mr. Asa 18th, f the counsel for the Par
| nell ties, objected 70 tae introduction OF the
| letter
Attorney General Webster explained that
| the letter showed hat passed between Mr.
| Dewey ania4ec lron concerning what Mr..
| Parnell had Inst uc ei Lecaron 70 do. The
letter was admitted as evidence. l. read:
DEAa FRiESD: / an sorry was obliged to 20
/ TO New y N1rS on Saturday. ! did not receive
| your letter until returned last night thank
! you for the Information and for the Interest you
! take in the matter a'fec ing rs all closely. /
| have not yet heard from II. UneaOing Hines) |
! received yesterd "A short note from f. (mean'
! ing Egan), rong urging me TO come over, out
ca mot understand why until get your cxpia-
nation. lshould like TO come II / could spare
| the time, and II my visit would produce the ef-
| feet anticipated, bat fear 1t would not. fear
| / could not speak or anybody. No man could
| speak for the V. G. without authority, which II
| would take time to get. None OF US could guar.
antee anything for those on the other side who
are hostile, but Who / feel certain do not
| represent tie feeling OF the homo organization.
| There can he no change thsre until there Is a
| change OF persons, which is sure % come In
time All Tcood do would be TO tell Il. and p.
tmeaning ParnelD on my own responsibility
| posals. I might feel morally certain tlst they
| would be approved, but / would on no account
have them pay my expenses, which would
| place me In false position. / have
asked our friends advice here as 10
whether they think II the right thing to do.
| They will consider the matter, but don't think
| now that snail be 30 advised. They (Parnell
and his friends) seem 20 misunderstaDd the dis-
| satisfaction hero. IL IL OF caused by their ac-
tion IN Ireland, but by the action they al ow
their friends 70 take here In their name. Opin-
al latsft