Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-30

the torture. He offered to confess that
he was an assassin, but only by Phil
lips orders. This confession was of
course refused. The object of the In
QUESTION was to condemn Parez and
clear the name and honor of their King.
He was sent back to his irons. Was he
right when he said Phillip dared not
have the trial continue?
His wife, q most worthy woman who
had resided away from the capital, and
the two sons who in the eight years he
had been in prison had grown to man
hood, were arrested, in hopes Of obtain
ing some new clue to work on. His
wife, to save her innocent sons at once
turned over all the papers he had left in
her charge and was released. Then
again came orders from Phillip that the
papers were not to be examined. Parez
was taken back to Madrid and was seen
at times in the streets walking with a
guard. The King sent him word that if
he would sign papers generating the
King from any knowledge of his acts,
the accusations against him would be
withdrawn. Put Parez still believed the
King dared not give him up and re-
fused. Then Phillip determined to have
the trial proceed, having found no doubt
he might safely trust his honor to the
protection of the Inquisition. Parez was
and confessed that political causes led
to the death of Escovedo." He nearly
died under torture before this confess
sion which was said to clear the King,
could be wrung from him. His wife OBJ
tanned permission from Phillip to nurse
he escaped April 10. 1870. and fed to
Aragon. His wife and sons suffered i'm
~prisonment for eight years for aiding his
escape.
Parez, it must be remembered, was a
native of Aragon and under the old laws
which Isabelle and Ferdinand never
dared to change when they united the
two kingdoms of CASTLE and Aragcn,
could claim protection and trial in his
native province, but Phillip was a more
absolute monarch than even his great an
cestors a been.
and with the proud independence of the
kingdom. He entered Aragon with
troops and demanded Parez. The city
Of Saragoza felt it's old liberties attacked
and refused to surrender Parez. Then
Phillip entered the city, almost without
bl%oodshed, arrested the chief magistrate
who was called the "Justicia" n who
had the same power as a tribune of
Rome in the old days. Had him execut-
ed without trial, and struck terror into
the hearts of the inhabitants. Parez
fed in disguise I'M crossed the Pyrenees.
Phillip punished the beautiful city for
having given protection to PareZ by
destroying some of it's best streets and
public buildings and forcing it to pay a
heavy tax. Though poweriess before an
army, the inhabitants felt that Phillip
had broken their sacred laws and much
discomfort and rebellion was felt. Parez
presented himself at Bearne to Catherine
of Bourbon, sister of Henry ". of
France, and was given funds with which
he raised IN army and invaded AragOn
in 1892. He was defeated by the i'm
perial army and fled to France. Parez
had been a statesman. He determined
to use his knowledge of public affairs to
the injury of the King. He presented
himself before Henry ". and was made
much of and pensioned by that mon
arch. Henry who longed to punish Phil
lip for the aid he had given at Ivry sent
Parez to Elizabeth of England to win
her aid against her old enemy. In Eng
land Parez was befriended by the Earl
OF Essex, but his mission was a failure,
as Elizabeth WOuld not trust him. His
life was a menace to Spain, and two
Irlshmen were hired in the low countries
to go to London and assassinate him.
The attempt failed and war having com.
menced between Henry and Phillip, he
was recalled to France to aid Henry
with his knowledge of affairs in Spain.
Two Spaniards now crossed into France
to Kill PareZ; they failed also, were ar
rested and confessed under torture that
they held a state commission for their
act. For his aid to Henry Parez re-
ceived an added pension, was promised
a cardinals hat, either for himself, or if
his wife still lived, for his son; was
promised the title of Royal Counselor
and an appointment as life guard to the
Alng-but these last promises were new
er kept. New plots were formed in Spain
against him and only Phillips death
probably saved him. The years passed.
He had failed to obtain his rewards in
France; he went to England to beg the
Earl of Essex to make terms for him
with young Phillip of Spain; he inds the
Sextus who had betrayed his country be-
cause of enmity against his King. He
returned to France to find France dis
trusted him because of this English trip.
He tried in vain to make terms with Phil