The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
PIGOTT NOT YET FOUND.
REPORTS THAT He IS IN PARIS
NOT VERIFIED.

Countrywide Humiliating Position
OF the {" INES"
| LONDON, Feb. 27.-An immense crowd
was present in the court room when the
session of the Parnell commission opened.
Much excitement was manifested. Mr..
Parnell arrived in the court room at an
early hour. Attorney General Webster
stated TO the court that Mr. Shannon, the
! Times Dublin solicitor, had received a let
ter to-day from Pigott, who's in Paris. The
letter was notin Pigotts writing Mr.. Shan
non had Immediately notified the Scotland
| Yard authorities Of the receipt Of the let
ter. The attorney general then read the
letter. 1t was dated Saturday and con-
tanned the confession Pigott made to Mr..
Labouchere on that day at the latter's resi-
| dence Pigott added that he desired to fully
| disc ose that he fabricated the alleged fac
Simite of Mr.. Parnell's letter published in
| the Times, and the other letters he had fur
nished that paper.
NOT IN TOUCH WITH THE BROTHERHOOD.
He denied being in touch with the Am
erican brotherhood after he had sold his
newspaper, The h"iShmdn. He admitted
that he wrote the CONVEX alton with Eugene
| Davis at Lausanne from memory w. He
|
but he faricated them using genuine letters
of Mr. Parnell and Mr.. Egan, copy
! ing certain words showing the general
character of the writing, and tracing
them against a window pane He after
ward destroyed the genuine letters. The
second batch of letters ascribei to Mr..
! Parnell were i'm tated from fac sinliIe
published in the Times. He did not see
! Breslin in America. He admitted that Mr..
Labouchere's account OF the interview be-
tween them was in the main correct. The
! letter dated Saturday was inclOsed in
another letter bearing date "Hotel du
! Monde, Paris Tuesday" and saying, "Be-
fore leaving, the iuclosed (the confessionl
was handed me, having been left while
was cut. | will write again soon--Richard
Pigott."
| REGRETS OF THE TIMES.
Attorney General Webster said every
body would agree that nobody could attach
any weight to Pigotts evidence, and it
was hi duty to ask the court TO withdraw
| from considering the genuineness of the let
| ters. The Times, he said, desired to eK-
press regret for publishing the letters, aud
the proprietors Of that paper would, them
selves, more fully exp ess their regret
later. He repudiated the allegation
made by Sir Charles Russell Yesterday
that there was a foul conspiracy behind
Pigott and Houston. II such conspiracy
existed, the Times had no share in it, If
the error of the Times extended beyond
that, the court should make the fullest
inquiry.
Sir Charles Russell said he had hoped
that the att rney general would have made
stronger statements.
PARNELL ON THE STAND.
Mr. Parnel was then called and sworn
He denied signing the alleged letter of May
.t.nII do 4
| write the letter. The witness had not heard
of such a letter until he saw it published in
the Times. Mr.. Campbell had gone to Ant
werp to endeavor TO ii ID Pigott. Mr.. Parnell
| denied the genuiueness Of the other letters
purporting to have been S z ed by himself
and Mr.. Egan. He said that he and Mr..
| Egan had an extensive correspondence He
dictated to Mr.. Campbell letter regarding
| the interview asked by Pigott. The letter
which the Times reproduced was evidently
initiated from it. He had no interview
with Pigott. At this point Attorney Gen
eral Webster asked that the commission adj
| iourn until tomorrow but the court ad-
| 1ourned until Friday. Pigott's arrest 10
| Pa is is regarded as immi uent, but it is
doubtful whether the French government
| will regard perjury as an extraditable Of
| fence.
| BACK DOWN OF THE TIMES
The Times has Withdrawn its advertise
ment Of "Parnelism and Crime,n and
| "O'Donnell VS.. Walter" Applicants for
| the pamphlets were informed that they are
| out of print.
It is doubted whether Pigott is in Paris,
as reported. The landlord Of the hotel du
Monde, in that city, says he has not seen
him. 1t is believed that PIgott posted his
letter TO Mr.. Shannon at a railroad station
| in Paris and then proceeded to Spain or Swift
zerland. 1t appears that Pigott obtained
on Monday from Sotherby's book mart
| check for 925 III payment for a number OF
rare books, including several Photographic
works. Pigott hal the check cashed at
bank at O'Clock that afternoon. The last
time he was seen he was walking on Fleet
| street.
| REPORTED NOT THERE.
A dispatch from Paris this evening saws
that Pigott is not there. An Englishman
having the appearance OF Pigott, but who
| gave no name arrived at the Hotel des
| Deux Mondes in Paris AZ 8 o'clock Tue day
morning After breakfasting he wrote a
a brief note on the hotel paper, and inclosed
| It with other papers in an envelope, upon
which he wrote London address, He left
again between 3 ami O'Clock.
1t is thought that if Pigott is in Paris he
is lodging at an obscure hotel. A retired
English officer was mistaken for Pigott and
a. rested this evening much to hii disgust.
STEPS FOR EXTRACTION.
In TIE House Of Commo S to-day Mr..
Matthews, secretary Of state for homo A.
fairs, stated that tie authorities we're TAX
ing steps 10 secure the extradition Of Pigott
from Paris. Mr.. Matthew'S also said that he
had no information regarding Hous-
ton, which at present would justify him
,reventilg Houston from leaving the coun-
try.
PARNELL CONGRATULATED.
Crowds Of frienls beseged Mr.. Parnell in
the lobby Of the House Of Commons to-day.
Sir w. b. b rtellot. conservative, shook
hands with Mr.. Parnell. Mr. ParnelI has
as yet come 10 no definite decision regard
ing his future action, but he Is determined
TO follow Sir Charles Russells conspiracy
suggestion.
PARNELL's DUBLIN APPLICATION.
In connection with Mr.. Parnelps applica.
ton 10 Dublin courts for permission TO
bring suit against the Times for libel, that
paper has Instructed its solicitors TO oppose
the granting Of the writ o. the ground that
a similar action brought by Mr.. Parnell in
the Edinburgh court was dismissed, and
that the trial would interfere with the COM
missions investigation. Mr.. Parnells legal
advisers will strongly resist the argument
of the Times.
WEBSTER CRITICISED
LONDON, Feb. 90, 2 A. M.-The Neps
says: "If anything could add to the degra-
dalton Of the Times nvowal 1t would DO
the terms I'm which Sir Richard w eb,ter