Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-23
FOREIGN TOPICS.
FOUR GERMAN IgONCLADs SENT
TO SAMOA.
A Day of Sensations ut the Parnen
snquiry-advices Expected
Soon From Stanley.
IspRc Al DISPATCHES TO rHz nroOnD-us1os
pERJUREp PIsorr.
The q Times" Witness Attempts To Craw.
fish on His Walsh Letter.

fish ON His Walsh Letter.
LONDON, February 22d.-R Referring 10 his
letter to Archbishop Walsh, Pisott to-day
said THAI his statements TO the Arehbisbon
were unfounded. He also said thar there
was very little truth in any of his state.
ments to Walsh. He was in very dis.
tressad circumstances when he wrote the
letters.
Pigott said that he would not swear that
De had not told Archbishop Walsh that
the Parnell letters were forgesies. He ad.
mitted that he wrote lies 10 Arohbishon
Walsh and very little truth. He had
doubted the nou-genuineness of the Par
nell letters, because he did not know the
handwriting OF the body of them. He he
lieyed that he had told Archbishop Walsh
that the Egan letters were genuine bui
wouid not swear that he had. He de-
clared to Archbishop Walsh that he was
not the tabricator of the letters-he did not
believe they were fabricated
Toe witness said he was startled and
surprised when the letters appeared in the
Times, and considered it breach Of faith
He wrote to Houston, strongly protesting
against their publications
Sir Charles Russell demanded that this
letter be produced.
Houston here said he had forgotten re-
ceiying il.
On being further pressed, Pigott volun-
tariiy exclaimed s may say al once that
the statements made to Archbishop Walsh
were unfounded."
This statement produced q sensation.
Sir Charles Russell then said 10 witness
You deliberately wrote lies ?n
Witness replied; Well, exaggerstions
Sir Charles Russell" Did these exagger-
atoms have no truth ?''
Witness" Very little Laughter I
forget what meant when | wrote TO Arch
bishop Walsh that the charges were a mix
ture OF what believed 10 be true and un-
true"
Continuing. witness said ne knew that
criminal proceedings were projected when
he wrote saying that he could nullify them
by exposing the discreditable means By
| which 1t was SOUGHT to institute the pre-
ceedings. He could not say what the pre-
ceedings were to be taken for he inlag-
| ined they were for completely in the Phoe-
nix Park murders, but there was no
foundation for the statement. Witness
again wrote to Archbishop Walsh on MAY
lst, Offering to furnish further information.
In reply to this letter the Archbishop
said understand you are anxious to
make statement to assist the victims of
fraud and SANDER, by exposing fraud and
SANDER. | cannot refuse 10 accept such
statement fully. / accept your assurance
that you took no part in the publication !"
Witness said he forgot about writing the
statement
Sir Charles Russell read letter dated
May 9th. TO Archbishop Walsh, in which
Pigott offered to make a personal written
statement.
Witness admitted making a statement
to the Archbishop between May 9th and
May 9TH. He had written to Archbishop
Walsh recently, but denied that he had
done SO in order to again obtain a written
statement.
Sir Charles Russell read letter from
Archbishop Walsh to Pigott, bearing da,e
of May 9Th, in which the Archbishop said
he assumed that Pigoft either knew the
author OF the fraud or knew what measures
had been taken to procure fraudulent evil
dence The writer said he did rot wish to
know the name of the gentleman who was
at the bottom of the matter
Sir Charles Russell pressed the witness,
who reluctantly admitted that he had
Houston in mind when be wrote.
Sir Charles Russell quoted from letter
written by Pigott to Archbishop Walsh on
! May 18th.
Witness said he could not say what the
latest proposition mentioned in the letter
meant. He only remembered making one
!
| shown compromising letters His opinion
having been asked as 10 The gznuineness of
the letters, he had stated Thai the letters
| credited to Parnell were doub fal
This statement created a sensation in the
| Courtroom.
Witness further testified that he would
not swear he had not told Arch hbishop
Walsh that the letters were forgeries
| [Laughterl He doubted the authenticity
of the letters, because he did not know the
handwriting OF the bodies of them He
believed he told Archbishop Walsh that he
thought the Egan letters were genuine, but
would not swear he did
Sir Chas. Russell resd from letter from
Pigett to Egan, in which il was stated that
ne (Pigott) had received an anonymous
letter from two gentlemen who would call
1 upon and submit to Pigots a propcssl
/ greatly to his advantage. They asked him
To publish an outrageous libel, about the
| spending of League funds, and which was
to be so constructed that it's publication
would do much harm. He added that he
| was badly in want of $500.
Pigott concluded his letter by saying:
bad as am, | can truly say have always
been true to those who trusted mer
/ Laughter.
Witness said that Egan did not send the
money. Laughter
Sir Charles asked who was the fabricator
and witness replied that he did not know.
Sir Charles-"Did you believe there was
fabrication?"
Witness-'No.''
This caused laughter. Reid produced a
letter from Pigott to the late William e.
Forster, then Chief Secretary for Ireland, in
which he offered Forster paper, which be
said would break up the League, for $500.
Witness said that the Irislmdal, paper
printed BY Pigott depended upon his re-
ceiving this sum, as his creditors were
pressing. Forster refused to accept the
offer.
Russell continued his cross. examination
of Pigott at great length, and at every step
ELECTED admissions from the witness OF the
most damaging character. He was contin-
ually writing to Egan and others demand
ing money to cradle him to decline over
lures from Parnell's enemies to furnish
them with damaging testimony against the
Irish leader.
On being asked if he was not ashamed OF
himself for the course he had pursued,
Pigott WINGED, but with an effort replied
eNo-not under the circumstances"
1t was further shown that after several
begging letters Forster gave Pigott money
with which to get out of the country and go
to America, but be did not 60
Russell produced letter after letter in-
cludiDg Pigott's demand for loan of f200
to enable him TO go to Australia, until the
witness became dazed and forgot every
thing The commissicn then adjourned.