, 1890-02-20

/ lAlflNs ~ WINS hlkhiy blONhbiV
that Parncll would say to any one whom
force party In America that an under
standing ought to be brought about DO.
| tween that party and Parnell and his
supporters in the league. II was also
probable that Parnell would mention
| Dewey as the person best able 20 arrange
such an understanding, for Dewey had
been among the principal agents there
from whom the support of the Fenians
had been obtained. The purpose Of
such an alliance might be disputed, but
the desire OF Parnell and Dayitt that the
| parties of physical force and open polit.
| 'cal movement should act In harmony
| had been proved by Deyoy's letter, cor
federated by LeCaron. 1t was
improbable that, conversing with the
supposed reyolutionist, leCaron, Par
nell had expressed himself so as to leave
| the impression that he agreed with
those who favored revolution.
THE DYNAMITE POLICY.
Touching the tenth convention Of the
Clan-na-Gacl, of which Sullivan pre-.
sided, the report said chat the proceed.
Ings proved that the dynamite policy
| had been definitely adopted by the Chi
cngo convention in 1851, at which 4. T.
OConnor was the delegate from Parnell
u
| Astor house meeting and tho Philadol.
piiia convention of 1888, were success.
| lively quoted US proving the identity and
| sympathy OF the sentiments of the Irish
| lcNgiers with the American physical
| force party. The Clan-na-bael circular
Of October, 1852, clearly pointed to the
use of dynamite. y mass OF evidence
proved that the Irish league In America
| had been since directed by the Clan-na.
Gael and had been actively engaged in
! promoting tie use ofdynamite for the
| destruction of life and property in Eng
| land. IL had farther been proved that
| while the tian-na.Gael controlled the
League in America, and that these
| organizations had ccncurrently collected
sums amounting TO over $500 GOO for the
| fund. whereirom payment was to be
! made to the Irish members of pariment.
| IL had not, however. been proved that
| Parnell knew of the relation of the
| Clan .na-Gnel circulars of that body, the
evidence of LeCaron showing that its
operations were kept secret.
THE eEHERAL cHARGEs.
Great interest centers in the final con-
clusions, which are as follows "We
| find tile respondent members of parlia-
inert were not members OF u conspiracy,
h wing for its object the establishment oi
| the absolute independence of Ireland,
| Dut find that some of them. together
| with Davitt, established and Joined the
| Land League with the intention by Its
means to bring about the absolute indie.
pendence OF Ireland as separate
| nation.
"The respondents did enter into con.
spiracy by ystem of coercion and in.
/ timidation to promote agrarlan agita-
/ ton against the pay ment of agricul-
/ tural rents, for tho purpose OF impoyer-
ishing and eSpelling from the country
| the Irish landlords.
"The charge that after denouncing
certain crimes in public they afierward
supported them, such denunciations not
being sincere, is not established. We
entirely acquit Mr. Parnell and the other
respondents OF the charge of insincerity
| in their denunoiation of the phmnix
park murders, and we find that the fac
/ similc letter upon which this charge
was chiefly based against Parnell, is q
forgery.
'Ihc respondent did disseminate
newspapers tending to incite sedi ton and
| the commission oi other crimes. The
respondents did not directly incte any
persons to the commission OF crimes,
other than intimidation, but the cOnsc.
] uNtllNf was NllAN anu
were committed by the persons so in-
cited.
"As to the allegation that the res pond.
| ents did nothing to prevent crime, and
| oNpreese no bona fiue disapproval OF
or. mes some of the respondents, in par
| tcular Michael Davitt, did express q
bona tide disapproyal OF crime and OUT
/ rage, but the respondents did not do
| nouncU the system ofintimidation which
led TO the crimes and outrages,
| but persisted in their absiention
| nom remuneration, with IA clear knowl-
edge OF its effects. The respondents de.
| Tended persons charged with agrarian
crimes and supported their families,
but II has not been proved that they sub.
| scribod to testimonials for, or were init.
mately associated with, notorious Grim
inais.
"As to the Allega ton that the res pond.
ents made payments to compensate
| persons who had been injured in the
commission of crime, We find that they
did make such payments.
"As to the allegation that the respond.
ents invited the assistance and co-opers.
| tion OF, and accepted subscriptions OF
money from, known advocates OF crime
and users ot dynamite, we hnd that the
/ respondents did invite the assistance and
corporation uf and accept subscriptions
of money from Patrick Ford, known as
an advocate of crime and dynamite, but
1t has not been proved that the respond.
ents knew that the Clan-nnGael con.
| trolled the Land League, or was collect.
ing money for the parliamentary fund,
| but IL has been proved that the respond
ents invited and obtained the assistance
and cooperation of the physical force
party in America, including the Clan.
na-Gael, and, in order to obtain that as
sistance, abstained from repudiating or
/ pnnI a. m IA N @ tha artinN, al that
THE CHARGES AGAINST PAnSELL.
"Besides these, there remain the sps.
cific charges against Parnell, personally.
The first, namely that at the time OF the
kilmainham negotiations, Parnell
knew that Sheridan and Boynton had
been organizing outrages, and, therefore,
wished to use them was not proved.
"As 10 the charge that Parnell was
intimate. with. leading invincibles
snd s that hat, he probably learned
about when he was released on parole in
April, 1882, and tina. he recognized the
Phoenix Park murders as their handi-.
work, we find that there was no founda-
ton for 1t, and that the lnSincibles were
not branch Of the Land League.
"As to the charge that Parnell. by op-
perfume remittances, enabled Il. Byrne
TO escape from justice to France, we lind
that Parnell did not make any remit
tancc to enable Byrne to escape from
justice.
THE CHARGES AGAINST pAvrrT.
Regarding the two special charges
against Davitt, that he was a Fenian
and assisted in the formation of the
Land League with money contributed
for the purpose Of committing outrages
. 4 l.. IL. u
intimate association with party OF vic.
lepCe In A me rtsa and WAS m aipIv In