Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-03-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF PIGOTT.! ARREST OF BOULANGISTS SUPPRESSION OF FHB PATRIOTIC HE SHOOTS HIMSELF IN LEAGUE. A MADRID HOTEL. The Central Newe learns from official sources thatlhe Englishman who committed suicide in the Ambassador's Hotel, Madrid, on Friday, is undoubtedly Richard Pigott, the discredited witness of the Parnell Commission. The report I of this tragic ending to a sensational episode has created intense excitement in Leaden, the subject being the main topic of conversation. Witnesses who will be able to swear poeitively to Pigotee identity are now on the way to Madrid. It is beheved after the enquiry there that the deceased will be interred in the Spanish capital to prevent any scenes which would eertainly result if it were attempted to to bring his bcdy back to Ireland. The documents and effects found among his luggage will be handed over to the English police, who will hold them at tho direction of the court. A later Central NSW telgram from Madrid on Saturday morning says :—The suicide of Richard Piggott, the notorious forger, is now fully confirmed. He arrived here on Thursday morning at the Hotel des Ambaseadeurs and lon the police going to arrest him yesterday I afternoon he blew his brains out with re'elver which he applied to his month. Lie was identified by photograph, end the printed description. In his poeses,ion were found a note book containing e tiny Jublin addressee, a Dublin Bank cheque book and a pip-a. Under his shirt he wore a Roman Catholic I seapulery. His luggage coneisted of a hand , bag containing a few shirts and soaks re- ' oently purchased. The Standard Bled rid correspondent telegraphed on Saturday morning: There is now no longer any doubt of the identity of the prisoner who committed suicide on being arrested at the hotel Embaj snores on Friday evening. I hove just received offieial confirmation that the arrested man was Richard Piggott. 'the head of the wretched man has been horribly dis• figured by the shot, awl the doctors say that death must have been instantaneous. The London correspondent of the Freeman's Animal says he is in a position to state th at the documents Pigott has left behind show he was in correspondence with Lord Salisbury. They also comprise letters from Lord Stalbridge (who gave £450 to Houston), the Duke of Argyll and Lord Derby. A. subscription from the latter to enable Pigott to "unmask the Panaellities" was made basis of similar demands upon very much more eminent et itesmen. Pigott'l letter to Mr Labouehere (says the Standard Madrid correspondent) was only dated Monday. It is without any place of residence, and is supposed to have been written by Pigott in London, but was never sent. The text of the letter is as follows :—"All the documents contained in the first batch of letters I sold the Times were authentic ; but in the second batch I included several forged letters. Among these there were two of Mr Parnell, one of Mr Devitt, one of Mr O'Kelly, and another of Egan. I deeply lament all the evil I have done, and with all my heart I desire to repair it, and am ready to do all in my power. I will conform to all instructions you may give me. The greater part of my evidence before the COMIDDRAOD was false, but what I affirmed under oath and in writing is true. "