The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-14
THE REPORT VNDlCATES Mr.. PARNELL.
Decision by the Commission While
Is Virtually an AcquIttaI.
inc Irish Leader Did Not Aid and
countenance Criminals.
Hut the Judges Think the Land
League Caused Crime.

LONDON. February 13.-The report Of the
Parnell Commission, dated today, and signed
by all three Of the judges, gives the details
OF the modes Of procedure adopted. The
court recites the charges. dividing them into
nine categories. The greatest interest GEN.
tres In the final conclusions. as follows:
Flrst-We find the respondents, Members
Oh Parliament, were not members OF q con-
splracy having for its object the absolute IN
dependence OF ireland. We find that some
OF them, together with Mr. Davitt, estab-
llshed and Joined the Land League organIza-
tion with the intention, by Its means, OF
bringing about the absolute independence Of
Ireland as separate nation. The names Of
these respondents are Michael Davitt, M.
Harris, John Dillon, William O'Brien, w.
j. J. O'Kelly.
Second-We find that the respondents did
enter into conspiracy by system OF coer-
cion and Intimidation, to promote agrariec
agitation against the payment OF agricultA
raj rents for the purpose Of impoverishing
and exPelling from the country the Irish
landlords, styled the English garrison.
Third-We find the charge that when they
thought 1t polite TO denounce certain crimes
In public, they afterward led their support
ers to believe that such denunclation was
not sincere, Is not established. We entirely
acquit Mr.. Parnell and the other respondents
OF the charge Of lnsincerlty in their denun-
citation OF the Phenix Park murders. We
find that the fac-simile letter, upon
which. this charge was chiefly based,
as against Mr.. Parnell. forgery.
Fourth-We find that the respondents did
disseminate the Irish World and other news
papers tend z to incite sediti0n and the
commission Of other crimes.
Fifth-We hnd that the respondents did
not directly incite any persons to the COM
mission OF crime other than intimatlon, but
that they did lnclte TO intimidation and In
consequence Of that incitement there were
crimes and ., onsrasess committed by the per-
been proved that the respondents made pay
ments for the purpose OF melting persons to
commit crime.
sixGn-Wo lind, as to the allegation that
the respondents did nothing to prevent
crime, and expressed NO bona fde dlsap-
proval Of crime, that SOM respondents. In
particular, Michael Davitt did express
bona fide disaDproval OF crime and outrage.
But the respondents did not denounce the
system OF intimidation which led TO the COM
mission Of crime and outrage, and persisted
In this abstention OF denunciatlon with q
knowledge Of its effects.
Seventh-We find that the respondents did
defend persons charged with agrarian
crimes, and supported their families but II
has not been proved that they subscribed TO
testimonials for, or intimately associated
with notorious criminals or that they made
payments to procure the escape OF Irish
Eighth-We find, as to the allegation that
the respondents made payments to compen-
safe persons injured In the commission OF
crime that they did make such payments.
Ninth-As to the allegation that the re-
spondents invited the assistance and Coop
GRAFTON and accepted subscriptions OF money
from the known advocates Of crime and the
use OF dynamite, we find tnat the respon-
dents did invite the assistance and co-opera-
ton Of, and accept subscriptions Of money
knntun "a Mdunnat0
of crime and the use Of dynamite. IL was
not proved that the respondents knew that
the Clan-na-Gael controlled the Land League
or was collecting money Tor Its par
liamentary fund. 1t has been proved
that the respondents invited and obtained
the assistance and co operation Of the physi-
cal force party In America, including the
Clan-na-Gael and In order 20 obtain that as
demning the aetloa-of that party. m
Beside this there remain three specific
charges against Mr.. Parnell:
That at the time OF the Kllmainham negotla-
tons, Mr.. Parnell knew that Sheridan and BOyt0n
mad been organizing outrages and wished TO use
them TO put down outrages.
We find this charge not proved.
That Mr.. Parnen was Intimate with leading n
vlncloles; that he probably learned from them
on parole In April. 1882, and That he recognized
the Phenix Park murders as their handlwork.
We find no foundation for this charge and
the lnvtncibles were not a branch Of the
Land League.
That Mr.. Parnell, on January 20, 1883, by an
op fortune remittance enabled r. Byrne 10 escaDe
from justice 10 France.
We find mat Mr. PaInell did not make any
remittance to enable Byrne to escape from
justice.
Regarding the special carges against Mr.
Dayitt. we find IL proved that Davitt was
Fenian and received money from the skir-
mishiDg fund. contributed for the purpose Of
outrage 1t has been shown that Mr..
Davitt returned the money from
his own resources. We find that he was In
close and intimate association with the party
of violence In America, and was the man
mainly instrumental In bringing abOus an
alliance between that party and the Parnel-
lite and Home Rule party In America.
In the judgment OF the judges, the leaders
of the League In combining TO carry out the
boycott were guilty Of criminal conspiracy.
We consider this charge established against
Messrs. Parnell, Dillon, Biggar, Sexton; I.
7. D. Sullivan, I: M. Healy. I. Harrington,
E. Harrington, A. 0'Connor, J. L. Kenny,
N. Redmond, j. L. Redmond, Justin Nc
Carthy, J. O'Connor, T. j. Condon, J. J.
qKnsIly;s ;shcISnI Cle@%ins Cox, .b Patrick Gasat.
J. Barry, c. X. Tanner, Maurice Healy, /.
Quirp, Daniel Crilly, Henry Campbell, P.
J. Foley, J., j. Clancy, j. +. K. O'Brien, r.
Lalor, I: Name. j. Deasy, j. Q. Flynn, j.
Jordan, w. j. Lane, ID. Sheehy, ID. Sullivan,
g. N. Burn and Michael Davitt.
The report lays stress upon the fact that
Mr.. Parnell did not produce the report Of
sny speech wherein he denounced the use
Of dynamite, and also that no denuncatlon
by Mr. Parnell of the action Of the physical
force party in Ireland or America was given
in evidence. Mr.. Parnell admitted that he
was unable to say that he had, by speech or
action, found any fault with the Fenian or
ganization. Statistics strongly eorroborate
the statement that outrages followed the
establishment Of the Land League. Com
paTative statistics showed that the dominant
cause OF crime was the League agitation