Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-01-23 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

RMER.  THE PIRENIX PARK MURDERS.  When the Parnill Commission rcsumed its sitting on WI esday morning the President delivered a lengthy judgment as to the charge of contempt against Mr Wm. O'Brien, M.D. He admitted the bility and booming nature of Mr O'Beien's defence, but pointed out the fallacies of Ito ooutcotions, except with regard to the action of the Timer in still circulating the pamphlet "PariseMom aud Crime." He did not think Mr O'Brien was within his rights as a journalist, but looking at all the facts they had decided to remit all puniehmenr. Digo, the in former and self -confessed murderer from Ddgford, we further cross-examined and admitted havin for years been in communication with the police, but denied having received money from them. Patrick Delany, a convict from Maryborough Prison, gave evidence as to the working of ' Facia dism in Dublin in 1879, and as to a visit in that yesr of Devoy, Col. Millet, and other envoys from America to meet the Chief Office bearers of Irish organisation.  Witness gave a detailed statement 0: the manner in whlch the Fenien party IMP organised, with its centres, circles, end fees, and described the various meetirge at which he kept guard. He instanced P. Sheridan, whom he remembered seeing disguised se a Catholic priest, as a prominent member both of the Land League and the Fenian body, and said it was generally represented that when the country had been properly organised, the Ferriage, supplied with arms, would do the rest. Matthew Harris had always been represented to him as the centre of a Fenian circle for the county of Galway. He knew a number of Invincibles, among them the two Hanlone, John Walsh, gheridan, Brady, Patrick Molloy, Francis Byrne, and a man known as ''Number One," whose real name he believed wa Tynan. Several of these men, including Molloy, were connected with witness in what was termed "the Judge Lawson business," which led to his arrest in 1882 Tynan invariably wore disguises usually different. The Invincibles, he said, were, with one exception, also Pullen& They received money in large amounts from the Land League Their oath was to assassinate the Lord Lieutenant, the Chief Secretary, and other Irish Government officials. They had arms of a better class than those supplied to Fenions generally, some of these being brought over by Mrs Frank Byrne from London. Before watch- ' ing for Judge Lawson he had orders to watch Mr Forster, then the Chief Secretary. The first attempt wan decided on when Mr km, stet was to pass Ennis quay, and witness's duty I would have been to intercept persons who might I be passing while the murder was perpetrated. He was also concerned in the subsequent plots against the lives of Mr Former, Mr Burke, Under Secretary, and Mr Anderson, Crown solicitor, but none of those plots sumeeied. He was in Phainix Park on the day of the murder, but took no part in it. After the Phcenix Park murder he received knives from Carey and gave them to Brady, who destroyed them by breaking the blades and burning the handles. At a subsequent meeting, when the question of further assassinations was discussed, Bryne said there was a complaint as to the expense, but this should not stop for wart of funds. He himself drew the attention of Judge Laweon'e guard and led to his own arrest. He did not wish to be guilty of assassination. He n spoke of the prepared made in 1881 ono Carey should take a house at, Cork Hill. frotq which the lovincibles might shoot Earl Cowper as he left the Castle. It was not, however, found poseible to rent a house, and the scheme fell through. Letters purporting to be written by Egan from Porte were read, including that in which the writer said he had spoken to Parnell about the A. fund. Witness knew nothing of such fund, but the signature was in Egan'e writing. Witnese was then cross-examined by Sir Charles Russell, in reply to whom he said he , woe now undergoing life servitude, to which a death sentence passed on him for the Phoenix Park murders wan commuted by Earl Spongier. He only turned informer when he learned that I he had been wrongly charged with having done I so. He had previously served five years for highway robbery. The court shortly after adjourned.