PARNELL INQUIRY.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7158, 20 September 1888, Page 5

PARNELL INQUIRY.

GitITKJAL STATE OF MR JOHN .'".'.''..;'"'';.'"-Dillon.' ".

' [p_R' PRESS' -SSOCIATJOH,] Received September 19th, 10.30 a.m.

Lordok, September 17,

He Dillon will be required to give bail - himself in £1000 before being released "from prisop, for the purpose of giving evidence before the Charges and " The press generally the attitude of Sir Oharles Han-en at the preliminary Themes, fco\**eve**y makes no comment at all. The Daily News claims that the decision of the Commission j*S to requiring time to opei* the case and to produce documents, vin-dic-tes the contentions the Liberals _a,ye made aU along.

Beceived September 80th, 12.45 am.

London, September 18.

-It is believed that the ParnelHtes will endeavor to prove that The Times employed private detectives, who made use of forged documents and suborned w&nesses in connection with the charges made against them by that paper. A report is current, to the effect that The Times will apply for a writ' of habeas corpus to obtain the —tte_<——ice of those Invincibles -who m nerving life sentences for the Phoenix Park murders, to give evidence to connect the Land. and National Leagues with the murderers.

A medical certificate has been published vhich states that Mr John Dillon-is in a very serious condition/ and that he may possibly live for a few weeks only. The Government ; baye ofiered to release him on condition that he shall abstain .from taking part in public agitation. To this proposal Mr DilKm has''refused to agree, and it is now stated that pwing to his critical state of health he will be released uneohdkiohaHy: