THE PARNELL COMMISSION

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4980, 12 April 1889, Page 2

THE PARNELL COMMISSION

■ o (Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Per Press Association.) (Received 8.25 p.m., April 11th.) London, April 10. In the course of his remarks to-day, in continuing his opening speech for the defence before The 'Z'imes-Parnell Commission, Sir Charles Russell, Q. 0., accused Major LeOaron (Thomas Philip Beach) of spending his life in an atmosphere of conspiracy, but that, notwithstanding this, he had been unable to give any warnings to the Government of any projected dynamite enterprise. Sir Charles said that Mr Parnell would deny that he had ever told Major LeOaron that physical force was the only means left for the redress of the wrongs of Ireland. Sir Charles Russell dwelt on the utter failure of Major LeOaron to prove any alliance between the Parnellitcs and the real authors of crime in Ireland. It is expected that Sir Charles Russell will conclude his opening speech for the defence tomorrow. (Received 1 a.m. April 12th.) Sir Charles Russell, continuing his opening speech for the defence before the Times- Parnell Commission, raid that the sole fact adduced by the other side which in any way connected the central office of the League with complicity in crime, was that cheques signed by Kenny were applied to the assistance of the Castle Island moonlighters, but it would be shown that the money was voted at a time when the league was quite disorganised.