THE PARNELL CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2578, 19 January 1889, Page 2

THE PARNELL CASE.

ST ARTLING J) ISOLDSURTCS. (I'.Y KLKCTWO TKUXJKAI'U— COI'VKKiJIT.) London, January 16. Patrick Dklaney, a convict connected with the Plxenix Park murders, giving evidence before the Commission, swore that the Inviucibles received enormous sums of money from the Land League. He was personally sworn to murder Earl Spencer, Lord Cavendish and all obnoxious officials. Frank Byrne told the murderers not to be afraid of having to stop work for the want of money.

Tynan was the real "Number 1." Molloy was deputed to murder Mr Anderson, Crown Solicitor.

Witness stated that lie was present when Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke were murdered in Phoenix Park.

In 1879 he several times attended joint meetings of the Land League and the Fenian organisation, at

Dublin, and that Messrs Michael Davitt, Parnoll, Daniel Egan, Joseph Biggar, John Dilion, Brennan, and Harris were present on those occasions. The witness named seventeen Invinciblos, including Brennan, Egan, Sheridan, Tynan (the alleged mysterious No. 1), and Byrne, who were regarded as leaders of the Fenians. Egan and Byrne supplied them with money. Delaney, 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 Mr Foster.

Immediately after the murders, a committee meeting of the Invincibles was held, at which Byrne produced hush-money.

The witness identified the handwriting of a number of letters as that of Egan. Several of these letters show that Parnell was being

consulted. Delaney said that he undertook to nnu'der Judge Lawson, but his movements exciting the attention of detectives, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.

The Parnell Commission lias accepted an apologetic statement from Mr O'Brien, in refereneo to the disparaging article in United Ireland.