Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE PARNELL COIL.. MISSION.  EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A TIMES WTTNESS. '  HE IS COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT. ' There was a large attendanee when the Parnell Commission resumed its sitting!, on Tuesday morning to consider what the Attorney General had expressed,the hope would be the conclusion of the Times ease. District Inspector John Webb, who had previously been called, gave further evidence as to the arrest of Mr. Wm. Redmond, and letters found in that gentleman's possession. Mr. Merchantle, a Lonchm accountant, who had examined the books of the Hibernian Bank, presented a report stating that there was great difficulty in tracing the receipts and payment.. The practice of the bank, however, appeared to be the same with regard to the amounts of all the customers' names in which accounts steal, including those of the principal members of the Irish Parliamentary party am! Mrs Anna Parnell. He divided the accounts into four groups —the Land League, National League, and United Ireland, and the various receipts of the first three groups were £200,000. £lll,OOO, and £71,000 respectively, the expenditure being somewhat less. Mr. Hardcantle when cross-examined said no INational League books were kept back from hint which he would have expected to see. Thomas Breen, secretary of the Hibernian Board, through whom a number of remittances were paid to the various accounts, gave a description of his transactions with Egan. After some discussion as to the examination of Mr. Parnell's private account, Timothy Coffee, a Limerick journalist. was examined as to the meetings of the Land National League he had attended. His evidence, however, was not in accordance with the statement on Sir Henry James's brief, and at length he plainly admitted that that statement was false in every particular, having been guide only to meet the demand of a polies officer, who came fishing for news. He was now however on oath, and proposed to tell the truth: The Prenident commented on the action of the witness, saying such conduct wan shocking for a person in his station of life. The statement which Coffee had made was then read. In it he accused himself of ,xminection with murders, which he specified, but when examined by Sir Henry James he not only denied this statement, but so contradicted himself and treated the whole examination which such levity as to draw on himself a severe rebuke from the President, whom he persisted in answering, and who threatened to commit him. He was 'kept in court during the luncheon interval. After lunch, Sir Henry James examined witness as to the remainder of his statement, but his conduct was much the same as in the morning, and, after further warnings the President said he did not intend to be farther trifled with. He had cautioned witness enough, and would deal with him when hie examination was concluded. Accordingly wittress, after etating that Mr Seamen had altogether given him about £ll5, was committed to prison, the President holding that he had committed contempt both by his insolent demeanour, and by tolling a tame of lies to be called before the court. Witness prn. tested the letttere at his lodgings, would shift the blame onto the shoulders of Mr. Seames whom he had informed he could say nothing, bur he was removed, protesting against what he called intimidation of the worst kind. Mr. C. Reid was permitted to send for correspondence regarding the statement of the witness 'Coffee. The remainder of the afternoon wan devoted to completing portions of the case, but no further revelations of importance were made, and in the end the Attorney-General failed to conclude his case, but expressed a hope that he would be able to do so by mid-day to-morrow.