THE TIMES COMMISSION.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 249, 19 January 1889, Page 3

THE TIMES COMMISSION.

RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS. PATRICK DELANEY'S DISCLOSURES. London, Jan. 15. The Parnell Commission, which was adjourned on the 14th of December for the Christmas and New Yeir holidays, resumed its sittings to-day. Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnellites, directed the attention of the Commission to an article that had been published in the Worcester Daily Times reflecting on the proceedings before the Commission. The learned counsel contended that the remarks of the journal in question were highly improper, and urged that the publishers of the paper should be punished lor contempt. After some discussion the matter was postponed for further consideration. Mr William O’Brien, M. P. for Cork County, N. E., and editor of the Home Rule paper United Ireland, who was arrested on the 16th of December by order of Sir James Hannen, President of the Parnell Commission, for publishing an article in the United Ireland stated to have been couched in outrageous language grossly insulting to those composing the Commission, was first dealt with. Upon being asked to explain his conduct Mr O'Brien burst out into a passionate harangue, and in the course of his speech claimed the right as a public journalist to criticise the proceedings as well as the decisions of the Commission so far as they referred to political matters. He contended that if the right to comment on the proceedings of the Commission were denied to public journals in Ireland, jit would involve the suspension of all political discussion in that country. Sir James Hannen intimated that the Commission would take time

to consider the question, and would deliver judgment on a future day. The next case dealt with was that of the Hon. G. C. Broderick, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, against whom complaint was made that at the inauguration of the Liberal Unionist League at Oxford he had compared «. Michael-Davitt to the Whitechapel murderer. Mr Roderick, when called upon, immediately tendered to the Commission a complete and graceful apology for having made the allusion referred to, and was thanked by Sir James Hannen for thus at once making the amende honorable, and so saving the time of the Commission. The hearing of the evidence was then resumed. Jan. 17. At the Parnell Commission Patrick Delaney, who was a member of the Dublin branch of Fenians till the year 188 S, said that Tynam was the real ** Number One." Witness took an oath to murder the Dublin Executive, and received orders to shoot Judge Lawson and Mr Burke after Mr Forster had

been disposed of. It was arranged to shoot Mr Forster in Brunswick street on one Occasion, but the plan failed in consequence oi that gentleman proceeding to his home by another route. Molloy was deputed to murder Mr Anderson, the Crown Solicitor. Witness stated he was present when Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr Burke were murdered, but he did not assist in the murders beyond keeping watch. He confessed and was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted. Delaney said that he undertook to murder Judge Lawson, but his (witness) movements exciting the attention Of the detectives who were protecting the Judge he was arrested and sentenced to ten years’ penal serviiude. Witness swore that Michael Davitt was on most intimate terms with Sheridan and Egan, with whom he had Important relations.