Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE PAIMELL COMMISSION.  When the Parnell Commission reassembled on Wednesday morning, Mr Soames was examined as to the correspondence which had passed between himself and the witness Caffey, who was committed for contempt of court on the previous day. In the course of that correspondence Coffey said he was unable to make any statement of importance, but later he did make the statements read on the previous day, which he swore were true.  Cross-examined, witness said Caffey received less than other witnesses. -  Before calling on Caffey, he made inquiries as to his character, and learned from the police that he hadformerlymade reports tothem for the Castle and his statements were probably true. John Levey, of Deptford, said that he joined the Fenian Organisation in Dublin twenty years ago, and represented Lunster on the supreme council on which were also Messrs. Biggtm, Egan, O'Connor, Power, and others, all of whom, more than once took the usual oath in his presence. Mr Matthey Harris was retiring from the organisation when witness joined. He described the business transacted at the general meetings, at which reports as to men and arm, available were presented from the districts. Cross-examined he said there was a feeling against the Irish Parliamentary Party on the part of the Fenians, but not because the latter section thought the action of the former too constitutional. He admitted attending a meeting at which Dovan, one of the Executive, strongly attacked Isaac Butt's policy. Witness admitted having served terms of imprisonment both as a suspect and for embezzlement and added that he left Dublin to avoid another sentence.  George Mulqueeney deposed that in 1880 he joined the National League, and in the following year the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Be knew Byrne and Tynan, the latter of whom he believed was known to Mr. Campbell, M.P. Byrne and Tynan opened several League branches in London.  Byrne seven times showed him a revolver, and I on one occasion a parcel of knives, with reference to which he said that the "doctor" had been buying surgical instruments. He likewise saw in Byrne's house a parcel of rifles which had been taken from the National League offices at Westminster. He remembered a letter being read from Byrne, who was at that time in Ireland, and who said Mr Parnell had given him a cheque for £lOO Cress-examined: Witness said he did not suspect either Tynan or Byrne were other than honourable men until investigations into Phoenix Park murders identified the former with Number One. When knives were shown to him he did take them for surgical instruments, though he thought the circumstances a singular one. He helped to take some of Bynie's things I to Paris. He did not believe the £lOO given to Byrne by Mr Parnell was the personal present to a former. If hetoldCaptOsheacertainpeopleknew of Parnell's connivance at the escape of the Phcenix Park murderers, all the ground he had for the statement was the letter referring to a hundred pounds paid by Parnell to Byne. The case for the Tans closed at three o'clock, and the application of Sir Charles Russell to adjorn for a fortnight next Tuesday was granted, the counsel intimating he did not propose to call evidence to rebut all thatsubnutted by Ti sees. Anapplication for the release of Mr. O'Brien, M.P., and Mr. E. Harrington, M.P., was granted on condition that those gentlemen would engage in nothing but the work of the Commission during their liberty. Permission was likewise given to put in documents from Pigott to Sharman, and to photograph the forged letters, which Sir Chas. Russell explained bore traces of pencil mark.s. The court rose at 3.20.