Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-08
HIS Mother Told.

BoRDENTowN, n. j., Oct. THE news OF
her sons death was first made known TO
Mrs. Parnen by reporter this morning.
When the reporter was announced Mrs.
Parnell evidently OWNED that he had some
information relative to Mr. Parnell for she
exclaimed: what has befallen my son 20
Seeing that the reporter heSitated, she con-
tinued: is he i'll or worse, has he been
shot or did he shoot himselfE' The re-
porter broke the news to her as gently as
possibly, and when he at last announced that
Mr.. Parnell was dead the white haired
mother reeled backward and fell on the
floor.
'Oh my son! Oh my God! Kind Charles,
they have killed YOU she shrieked. Her
grief was heartrendng. She was seized
with Mysteries and by turns she laughed
and wept.
That viper" she exclaimed after she
recovered, pointing a long, bony finger at
the house OF her half-brother, Edward
Stewart.
THAT viper over there kept me away
from him. He began suit for $4,000
against me TO diSpossess me from my home,
and spent all defending it. When Charles
wrote to me asking me whether ! needed
anything, told him the crops were bring
ing me i'll plenty of money. That eheered
him, and il pleased me to say so, although
] was in poverty Oh. he was q good and
Lilies. lies. lies, all lies, when they say
he refused TO provide for me. | say il is q
SANDER, foul SANDER"
Then the old lady paced up and down the
room sobbing convulsively.
Its Michael Davitt and the Irish
Worlds prosecution and the politicians that
have killed him. she cried. Il knew this
last trouble would be his death, and TO
think could not be near him at all on ac-
count of these yipers.
For fifty years have been trying to do
something for the Irish people, and my re-
ward is the death of my children. | have
lost there daughters, two grandsons and
now a SON.
His DEATH said she after a moments
pause, has been caused by the persecution
of his enemies. believe that as | believe
that am here 1t present. Troubles have
not come on him Singly but 50 thick and
fast that his grand heart has at last been
able to bear no more.
His heart has been broken, and that
was the cause of his death. In the death of
my son Ireland has lost her best friend.
No other would have done or could have
done SO much for the people as he
At intervals Mrs. Parnell's voice was
choked with sobs, and in each instance it
was some moments before she could pro-
coed. At times her grief became SO great
that she gave way to it in words which she
subsequently said she Gid not mean.
Il don't believe he died 4 natural DEATH"
she said at one point. eff he did. it was
because his heart was broken, and there
was 10 other cause whatever. no matter
what the physicians say
AS to any report which might be started
to the effect that Mn Parnell committed
suicide, Mrs. Parnell said that such reports
would not be worth consideration. Mrs.
Parnell said she did not know what she was
going to do about the funeral
They don't even let me know that he is
dead,n she walled. IAN | ask is TO be per-
mitted to see his body laid away in the
grave and hope they will embalm and keep
the body until l can be present at the
service
Although Mrs. Parnell claims that she is
not in want, and in no need of assist ance
she is living here in abiect poverty.