LIGHT ON PARNELL.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14972, 20 May 1914, Page 9

LIGHT ON PARNELL.

PAB>*ELI/S STORY OF THE INTRIGUE. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. REMARKABLE ALLEGATION AGAINST GLADSTONE. (By Cab!?.—Frees Association.—Copj-rigrt.) (Received May 10th. xU.SO p.m.) LONDON, May 19. Tho book published by Mrs Paruell, widow of the Irish listTonalist leader, discloses a remarkable lovo story. Parnell hold that the marriage bond M'ati not binding when lovo ceased.

At tho end of ISSO ho Mrs O'Shca (Mrs Paruell) as "My Dearest Wifo."

Mrs Q'S'hea's. husband in June, ISBI, visited JEUluim without tho customary invitation, and challenged Parnell to a duel. Tho book provides an extraordinary revelation of Parnell's stratagem and devices to prevent luo or the intrigue -between himbclf and Mrs O'Shea. lie used false names, and employed cyphers.

Once ho lived a fortnight in Mrs O'Shoa'.s houso without the servants suspecting his presence.

While in prison at Kilmainham, he wrote lotion, with invi&iblo ink, and learnt that a baby was about to bo born. Ho s.ccurcd h:.s releaso on parolo for a week to "attend his nephew's funeral," ami went to tho O\She«ivs' immediately.

While Mrs O'Shoa was upstairs with the dyiiiT child, Parnell and O'Sbea went below, talking Irish politics far into the nigbt.

When Paraell stole in at daybreak to hid goo'l-bro oefore returning to prison, Mrs O'Shea put- the dying child in his arms.

When Paraell heard of tho Phoenix Park murders, he said he would resign his leadership of the Nationalist Party.

Mrs O'Shea replied: "No; you will not be a coward. ,T

Parnell read Piggott's letters in "The Times" with unconcern, and it was with difficulty that he was persuaded to deny them.

The book reveals a close subterranean relationship between Pnrnell and Gladstone, while the two .were openly fighting in the Houso of Commons.

Mrs O'Shea states that sh# acted as a go-between, commencing in May, 1882.

It is alleged that for "ten .years GladeZoue know of her relations with Parnell, ana took advantage of them to keep in touch with Parnoll, but changed his attitude after the divorce proceedings in deference- to the Nonconformist conscience.