The Parnell Commission. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OPENING

Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1888, Page 3

The Parnell Commission. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OPENING

[united press association.] London, 21at Ootober. Sir R. E. Webster, Q.C.. Attorney-Gene-ral, in opening the case before The TimesParnell Commission, promised that ho would supply the amplest evidence respecting what aroknown as the forged letters, and would indicate the sources from whioh the Commiaaion would bo able to elioit evidence as to the general oharges. Referring to Parnell's utterances in America, he said they wore distinctly eeditioug, and it wonld bo shown that tho expenses of his tour were paid by tho League The learned gentleman oonoluded by oi ting numerous murders whioh had followed upon- the strong apeeohes made by the members of tho League inciting the people to acts of outrage. 23rd Ootober. In his speech at the opening of the TimesParnoll Commission yosterday, Sir R. E. Wobator assorted that Ford cabled to Egan to prompt Parnell to issne tho no-rent manifesto from itilmaiDham Gaol, and that Egan ogreod, stating that this was the only weapon they had left. The Attorney-General comtnontod on the failnre tB produce the League's books of 1880 and 1831. He proposed to prove that the Central League paid its branchea to carry out the boycotting system and _to commit outrages. He acquitted Davitt of being concerned in the agrarian outrages of 1881 and 1882. Egan's letter to James Carey, suggesting that the latter should sot to work forthwith, was found in Carey's house. Roforring to the Parnell letters, the Attorney-General eaid they had been purohased by The Times newspaper, and after the fullost test had satisfied the proprietors of that paper that they were written by Parnell and woro gonnine. ißeoeived October 30, 12.45 p.m.) London, 24th Ootober. Sir R. Webster in his opening apeech, charged Parnell and hie friends with approving and allowing a systom of terrorism whioh absolutely necessitated mnrde:. Parnoll clearly was aware that Sheridan promoted outrages, while Egan supplied the fundß whioh onabled them to bo perpotrated. Egan bad threatened to resign if the League's funds were devoted to the discovery of the Phconix Park murderers. What the Times deolared was that Campbell wrote the body of Parnell's lotters. His clients were willing to disclose the source from which they received the lotters if released from the pledge of secrecy vhioh had been (riven. One of the dutiea beforo the Commission was to elicit what had become of tho missing books of tho League.