The Times-Parnell Commission
By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright (PBB VSITBI} > PRESS A88OCIATION) '.; Londok, February 6. In his evidence before the Times Parnell Commission, Major Lecaron military organiser of the Fenian As sooiation, stated that Egan had tolc him Parnell \vas a revolutionist to the backbone, and had desired, but wai not allowed to join the; Society knowi as the Irish Republican Brotherhood because it was thought his conneotioi with the latter, if it had become pub Ho, would destroy bis usefulness Lecaron also stated that the following were active revolutionists: — Mathew Harris, M.P for Galway E. ; Thomae Sexton; M.P. for Belfast W ; T. Brennan, who was secretary of the Land League; M. J. Boyton and Patrick J. Sheridan, who were among the organisers 'of the Land League ; and John Wateh, organiser of the Invinoihie conspiracy in Ireland. The witness further deposed that Patrick Egan, treasurer of the Land League, had refused to complete the audit of the League's aocounts, and had admitted paying the expenses of Dutch Officers to enable them to proceed to Beohuanaland, and assist the Boers, who were invading what is now British Beohuanaland./ Major Leoaron also swjire that Parnell had advocated the amalgamation of the Land League and Clan-na-Gael organisation.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 91, 7 February 1889, Page 2
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