The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-04

lVNDONI may o'-4ue CToSd'e&hulluH
ton Of Mr.. Parnell was continued beforl
the Parnell Commission to-day. Mr.
Parnell testified that he had often re
proved Mr., William 0'Brien, editor o
United ireland, for the violent articles
that appeared in that paper He had
not publicly repudlated the articles be-
cause hc did not consider that to be the
way TO affect tue alterations he desired
in the tone OF the articles. Mr.. Parnell
Said he considered Mr.. O'Brien's teach.
ings to be in advance Of his own.
Mr., Parnell denied that he knew mum.
Der one, either under the namo OF lyman
or any other name, and said that he had
never heard OF Mr.. Egan being associated
with "the martyrs fund" for the benefit
Of the families Of tho PhUnix Park muir
derers. He saw nothing criminal in the
fund, and rather thought 1t was right to
assist the innocent victims. "The
martyrs fund" might not, however, been
Wv AhNos appIuIllutu HAulC luT auCl u
fund. He could not, he said, recollect
denounCinG the outrages between 1878
and 1881, He believed the outrages per.
petrated 10 have been the work OF small
secret etsocleties, Witness was then asked
whether II secret societies advers to
the League had existed, and II a vast
majority OF the people had belonged to
League there would not have been am.
pie evidence obtained to convict the
perpetrators Of tho outrages, but parriel
the question, saying that might or might
not have been the case.
A REMARKABLE INCIDENT.
Here appeared the most remarkable
incident in the witness cross Cxamina.
ton. Attorney General Webster quoted
d statement made by Mr.. Parnell in the
House OF Commons during the debate on
Mr.. Fosters bill in 1881, suspending the
writ Of habeas corpus to the effect that
secret societies had then ceased to exist
in Ireland.
"Did you believe that when you said
II, " asked the Attorney General.
NO" replied Mr.. Parnell, "at any
rate y was a grossly exaggerated state
ment."
There was a buzz OF surprise through.
out the court room at this response.
"Did you, or did you not" continued
the Attorney General, "intend to mis-.
state the fact when you made that state
ment2"
~ have no doubt l did," was the re.
Attorney General "Deliberately2"
Mr.. Parnell-"Yes, deliberately
Attorney General-"You deliberately
made the statement knowing It 10 be un
trueP"
Mr.. Parnell-"Yes, or II not untrue
very extravagant and boastiul."
Attorney General-"And you have
never since withdrawn it?"
MIR. Parnell-"No, | have not"
The nonchalence with which the wit
ness made these admissions astonishet
the audience and ELECTED hiRses "Prob
ably" added Mr.. Parnell, "the state
ment was meant 10 mislead the House
| am afraid 1t did not, for the bill wa
passed. My purpose was to exaggeratI
the effect the League had in reducing
the number Of secret societies. Thu
League undoubtedly diminished tht
number Of secret societies, though 4
had not swept them away, as stated.
MIR. Parnell was next asked what hat
become Of the Land Leagues books. Hi
explained that some were brought Il
London, and were before the commits
sion. The cash books and ledgers had dis
appeared, he did not know where
Neither was the treasurer, Kenny, Mr.
Egan or any other OF the League Off
clals able TO tell what had become o
them. The letter books aud fileS Of let
tCrs had also vanished.
Preslding Justice Hammer here i'm
pressed upon the witness the fact tha
the court attached great importance I,
the missing documents and Mr., Parnel
promised TO try 10 find them.