PARNELL AND “THE TIMES,”

Temuka Leader, Issue 1890, 11 May 1889, Page 4

PARNELL AND “THE TIMES,”

London, May 7. Wm. O’Brien, M. P., and E, Harrington, M.P., who wera released from imprisonment in order to attend before the Times-Parnell Uommission, arrived in Court this morning. Mr Farrington was dressed in prison clothes, having refused to put on ordinary dress. The cross-examination of Mr Parnell was continued. The witness explained that in the year 1881 a speech delivered by him, quoted by the Attorney-General, referred to the Ribbon organisations. Ho said he bad never heard that Ihe Lo '.gue had paid n hundred guineas towards the defence of moonlighters at Cork in 1881, hut upon the Attorney-General reminding him that tho subject was discussed ic Parliament in 1882, Mr Parnell said he had heard that the defence was paid for by a League cheque in the case of Connell, who shot Leary, and admitted personally paying for the defence of some men charged with the committal of serious crimes. Before the Commission to-day the crossexamination of Mr Parnell was continued. He admitted having made advances on behalf of the League from his private funds, and the Court directed the production of the cheques, pointing out it was clearly the duty of Mr Parnell to search for and produce these documents for the satisfaction of the Bench. Witness declared that Patrick Ford garbled his American speeches when publishing them in the Irish World, in order to convince the readers of that paper that bis (Parneli’s) views were ultra advanced. He had never stated this before. Mr Parnell also admitted that when speaking in 1881 he was aware Davilt had reported the existence of dangerous secret societies in the West of Ireland, hut he had never denounce'! secret societies. Tho leaguers might join tho Olan-na-Gael without treachery to the League, hut they wou’d he traitors if they advocated the use of dynamite. Re-examined by Sir G. Russell, witness staler) that Fori advocated and collected funds for dymajnito purposes in 1883 and 1884, but he veered round in 1884. He 'ifraid outrages were the work of the lower class of Fenians and Ribbrnim-n. May 8. Mr Parnell’s cross examination was continued before tl e Special Commission to-day. He agreed to produce his secretary’s (Mr Campbi-1 ’*) shoifaand notes of letters dictated to him. Sir B. Webster stated that tho witness’ cheques showed that payments had b-en nt ids to McAffary and Curley, Invinciblea, and to other “suspects” confined in Kihnainhnm gao'. Mr Parnell explained that these payments were made before (he “susp'-cls” were charged with any offence, and rebuked his counsel, hir Charles Russell, for not seeing that all the documents bearing on the point were produced. Further crossexamination was adjourned until these d moments could he obtained. Archbishop WaMi was 'hen called, and deposed that the Irish Bishops now encouraged their clergy to assume a responsible position in the League. Ho considered that (heLand and National Leagues were a defensive necessity. The Attorney General objected to tiro witness giving his opinion to the effect that tire League had caused a reduction in crime, and Sir Han non, the President of tho Commission, ruled that the abstract question as to the working of the League was inadmissible, and that facts only must be stated,