THE TIMES-PARNELL COMMISSION UGLY DISCLOSURES.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 84, 19 January 1889, Page 3

THE TIMES-PARNELL COMMISSION UGLY DISCLOSURES.

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Before the Tnees-Paruell Commission, Patrick Delaaey deposed that he \ras a member of the Dublin branch of the Fenians till the year 1882, and said tfcat Tynan was the real *' Number Oae." Witness took an oath to murder the Dublin Executive, and received orders to shoot Judge Lawtson and Burke after Mr Forster had been disposed of. It was arranged to shoot forster in Brunswick street on one occasion, but the plan failed in consequence of that gentleman proceeding to his home by another route. Molloy "was deputed to murder Anderson the Crowti Solicitor. Witness stated that he was preseai when Sir Frederick 'Cavendish and Mr Burke were murdered in Phoenix Park, but he did not assist in the murders beyond keeping wti/fth. He confessed, and was sentenced to death by the Special Comt&ission which tried the Phoenix Park murderers, but his sentence had been commuted.

Delaney said that he undertook to murder J«dge Lawson, but his move* ments' exciting the attention of the defectives who were protecting the judge, be was arrested and sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude. The -witness swore that Michael Davitt was on the most intimate terms with Sheridan and Egan, with whom he had important relations. January 17.

Evidence was yesterday adduced before the Times-Paruell Commission to show the complicity of Irish membeis in the Phoeuix Park murders. Patrick Delaney stated that in .1879 he several times attended the joint meetings of the members of the Land Leagua and Fenian . organisation, which were held at Dublin, and that Messrs Michael Davitt, Parnell, Daniel Egan, Joseph Biggar, John Dillon, Bteanan. and Harris were present on those occasions. The witness named 17 Invincibles, including BrenVan, Egan, Sheridan, Tynan (the alleged mysterious " Number One") and Byrne, who were regarded as leaders by the Fenians, to which party the witness afterward belonged. The plan of the murders was discussed by the Invincibles' Council who ordered Joseph Brady and Timothy Kelly to. shoot '* Buckshot" Forster. The witness Delauey, on the occasion of the Phoenix Park murders, was posted at a certain spot, with. instructions to kill -anyone crossing King's Bridge while the murder was proceeding. Repeated efforts were made to kill Forster, who had several very narrow escapes, but they all miscarried. Tho Invincibles' Council also gave orders to murder Mr Burke and others. Several times the officials were, shadowed*' with a "view "of carrying' out this intention, but aomethiug turned up each tim v which caused a failure, of the plans, until at last. Sir Frederick Cavendish Aiid Mr ?urjke fell victims in Phamix Park. Immediately after the murders a Committee meeting of the Invincible? was held, at which Bryue produced the hush mouey, more daggers, arid revolvers. Brady suggested at this meeting that the Dublin detectives should also be killed, but Byrne, objected to this proposal unless they had the authority of Egan. Byrne said he preferred that Earl Spencer should be killed. The witness identified the handwriting of a number of letters as that of Egan. Several of these letters show that Parnell waa being consulted. . „