The morning news., 1889-02-20

whereupon there was a sharp encounter,
Mr.. Russell contending that the justice de-
mand tnat the source Of the letters should
be revealed before he was called upon TO
cross-examine the experts Presiding ustlce
Hannen thought that the inquiry should
now be made as to the source Of the letters.
HOUSTON SWORN.
Mr. Houston, secretary Of the Loyal and
Patriotic League, was then sworn. he
testified that he first knew Mr.. Plggott IN
the autumn of 1885 in consequence or a
communication from Mr.. PiggoJt regard
ing John Devoy. The witness inquired as
to the Irisa-Anerican organizations, ana
instructed Mr.. Piggott to try to suostanu-
ate his statement regarding "Parnelllsm
and Crime" The pamphlet entitle ." far-
nelhsm Unmasked" was basel upon Mr..
Piggott's information regarding Mr., Dewey.
In December 1885, the witness asked MIR.
Piggott to supply further information Tor
newspaper publication.
GUINEA DAY.
He agreed to pay Mr.. Piggott guinea
daily for hotel and travelling expenses.
Later Mr.. Plggott said it was useless to
confine his attention to Dublin and asked
that his expenses be paid to Paris,
Mr.. Piggott wrote to Eugene Davis;
who Mr.. Plggott said, could
assist in the investigation. Mr..
Piggott also visited Davis at Lausanne, and
wrote to the witness that he found Davis
very bitter against the Parnellitiei. After
ward Mr. Piggott handed the witness notes
of the conversation that he had with Davis.
| These notes the witness handed to Mr.
Soames.
A SEARCH FOR A LETTER.
In the notes reference was made to let
| ter and the witness instructed Mr.. PIggott
| if possible to procure that letter. MIR. Pig
aud Gral llxr
| told the witness that none OF the letters
| could be given without the consent of per
son in New York Mr.. Piggott SAID that let
ters were left in bag in a room
in Paris, in which Mr.. Egan was
arrested, and that they were in po s.
session Of either Mr.. Egan or Schoolmaster
Kelly Mr.. Piggott supplied copies OF five
Parnell letters and six Egan letters. Inc
witness not having sufficient money to send
| Mr.. Piggott to America saw Mr.. Buckle,
editor of the Times, in 1885, but Mr.. Buckle
declined to take up the matter. The wit
ness then borrowed the necessary amount
A CoEETED ORDER.
| Mr.. Piggott returned from America with
| a sealed letter, whi b he said he had OBJ
tanned from Breshn and which contained
| instructions to person in Paris to give up
the letters on certain conditions. Mr.. Pig
| gott went to Paris repeatedly before he OBJ
|
letters to Mr.. Buckle, who advised him
to see Mr.. Macdonald. The witness asked
| Mr.. Macdonald TO test the genuineness @of
| the letters and said that if they we're used
he expected to be reimbursed for his ex-
penditures Up to the time of their pubi-
cation he had not bargained for payment
for the letters. but he made it a condition
| that the Times alone should be responsible
| for their publication.
| TESTING OF THE SIGNATURES.
| The witness had nothing to do with the
testing of the signatures and was completely
| ignorant of the process by which they were
| tested. Three weeks after the witness had
| acquired the first batch Of letters Mr.. Pig
| eott wrote that the sellers repented theiI
| bargain and would return the money if the
letters we're returned. The witness declined
to retufh the letters. Under cross-examina
tion Mr.. Houston said that
| he did not know of any
thing that showed that Mr.. Piggott was not
a credible man. He did not know that Mr..
Piggott was in pecuniary straits when be
asked him to discover the documents. He
told him that if the letters were forthcom-
ing and were genuine they would be paid
| for He believed that Mr.. Piggott was ther
earning a fair competence at newspaper
work. At this point the commission ad
journed.
James Lawrence Carew, member of par
lament for North Kildare, was arrested
to-day in the eastern division of Perth
shire, where an election is being held to fill
vacancy in the House, caused byEthe
death of Mr.. Menzies Qiberal.) He was
taken into custody in the house of Mr.. Kin
lock, the Gialstonian contestant for the
seat on warrant issued against him III
Ireland for refusing to answer summons
for violating the crimes act.
Eugene Davis states that Mr.. Houstoni
evidence before the Parnell commission re-
garding him is au atrocious calumuy.
In the parliamentary election in the east
eru division of Perthshire to-day, Kinloch
the Gladstoniau candidate, received 4,00t
votes and Boaz, the unionist, 2,2S9. In the
last election the Gladstoaian candidate re-
ceived 8, ,504 aud the unionist 2, 1875.
GLADsToNE's PROTEST.
EDINBURGH, Feb. 19.-At a liberal meet
ing here to-nighta letter from Mr.. Gladston,
was read in which ne protes ed against Mr..
O'Brien and others being made politica
prisoners for acts which were called crimes
in Ireland but which were not crimes IL
England.