| Show J BRENNANS STORY The First Secretary of the Irish Land Lcigne Tells a Mranjre Tale HOW THC LONDON TIMES DID IT The Attempt to Oust General 3fc Clcrnand From the UW Commission ILLNESS OF THE MARQUIS OF HARTINGTON A Council lllaff Hfrthant Elopes with a Lady Neighbor lltrlio Letter OT Telrcnph to the JTs 11 I THOMAS IIKEVXAX xScrrelarl or the Land League lulerTlenrtl oVEit Jan 11 TheAirr j > ul > lit a livocoluinii I rpecial irons Omaha puriwrtiiiK to be an interview inter-view 1 with Ttiumas Bieniian who WhO the first secretary of the land League In Irvlunil and one of Die few men In the United State who knows and enjoys the confidence of all the leaders In the League movement move-ment in Ireland Hreuuan furnishes fur-nishes a hIstory of Use care which allows lion the London Time was trying t manufacture P J Sheridan Sheri-dan into a witness against Paruell before tbe London commission lie also explains the cable al eplain cble messages ent t himself and Alexander ivan on May Cth ISIS tom Michael Davitt at Paris and to which Dr AtcCobey attempted t4 give I slguiflcaucu in connection wit the disappearance of Dr Cr nin He says On theda r mentioned I received 1 v u but which I believed was from Davit Inlomiiug me that rome person per-son on this side had olTem to go t London and give evidence on b half of the Jimet iu lire Iarnell CommlpIon Inquiry and that money had been tnt by the Time m r icole t Chicago and Pueblo Colorado Colo-rado and asking me to consult Patrick Pat-rick Kgan on the sulJecL On May 7tii Egau came t my sCum In Omaha where we had I I long consultation as t who the per win was who was GOINU TV TUllE TltAlTOK On May CUt and ill Chicago and Omaha jnj > cn contained articles announcing an-nouncing thedlsaprcoranceof Cron In Ve at him once upccted und sent men t NOW York to watch the VeSeI l which sailed on the 12th huh which amounted t nothing Soon after this n messenger came from Davitt who Mid that rm Dolt SherIdan I was the man Else Tme expected t gt We then felt at ea IJ l we i b perfect confidence In Sheridan I and knew nothing could tempt him Ito I-to go over Now for Sheridan part of the I tory which I declare Is true Ou I October 151SS3 a man came to my ranch In Rio Grande County Col I and introduced himself A an I agent of the London Timer lead II I le-ad ho had been rent over by Joseph Bonnie attorney for the Timtt to fee if t would come to I London and testify ou behalf of Ir r that per before thu Parnell Commission Com-mission and that he was prepared lo offer me any amount of money for my ervices and guarantee me JrDtr absolute protection while in Eng I land This man gave his name as I JF KIrby and after rome further conversation him I was requested by TO XAMK JIY PRICE Will the Ttmeigive me 100000 t do this tiling I ask id Kirby replied Ye provided your evidence I satisfactory you will b paid the amount one hour after examination nr your xlnton closes < VhAL wi ni rnIIp lcr tory evidcnre7l Inquired The Timct people want evidence to the eflect that Parnell was a party t the Phoonlx Park murders It not the Indicator and muren dents to that elect will 0 Kithfac tory t my friends and cecure for you the fortune you name and the fullest protection of the government mentIs a Is the government aiding the Timct in defraying tie expenses of the commission I epl Sot as I government but as I individuals I presume they are be repliedVhat a What guaranty will I have I that your eoplo > will pay this I money In the event of my evidence I proving Kxtlsfactory I asked Before you leave this country I Jio c JOJ = h IC will CAWE A DRAFT t any bank tat wemayagreeupon I wemnYlgnupD In Jsew York or Chicago in I favor of r your wife I r4r who 1 else you may name the tame t bo paid over AIn I A-In aa your examination closes provided it Is deemed satisfactory Well I guess I dont care for the voyage anyhow I mId could 1 not give my evidence iu this coun try liefore I commission cn 1 Ye but you cannot hope for the protection here you would get in I London he kou We then discussed at rome I length the question of giving fme evi deuce before a Mjltcommitjlon In I this country and I ultimately led him to believe that I Llee would give i my evidence before 1 fubcomruis slon and a ruch evidence would make I Impossible for me t live in I my present home a provision was t I made for my wit and family by u ADVAXCE OK 10000 t my wife by mortgage ou my property In Colorado before the sub commlsplon rat I then suggested I the Ad Ibl I of tielnir posted te whatever evidence of importance was t be given bother witnescs In order that mine should be orer Ihoul b cor roborative or at lea t noncontra rr lest noncntr dictory In reply he said that 1 series of questions and r utlon answers re quired of them would answer prepared r b by London him as soon a lie got prpr t I after which he was to nO turn here and perfect lib arrange t menlo with me The original of this statement with all letters and telegrams were forwarded to Davitt June 3 1SS9 3 IS9 Ilrennau concluded by saying that Sheridan kept KIrby waiting for him nut H > late a date as the last tendaysofSIrHenrrJamofipeech which was prolonged In the hope that KIrby would b able keep his promise and deliver Sheridan at the Timer last moment as 1 witness for the The nurqnU of JlnMlnirion lit LONDON Jan 11The Marquis ie HarUngton l Is dangerously III I at llerton Hall in Norfolk lie has been a guest of Barn hirsch for a week and cold caught while shoot whie ing which has ahot developed Into con gestion of the Iung The possibility Int cn of the death of the Marquis of liar tlngton at the tnJtn pInt time gUca rein to speculation and Is the senna I te Morld Liszt of the hour In the political IW I Men Mere Urreltens doer CouNciLllLiKrs l Jan11 J Council Itlufls Is I CulclluUs completely torn mpltl trn up over th eaioidteofWl1 IIctinetL a Y0U1117 antI I lroePVu mrrchamst of this city who until now has aloud well t socially About wel Ilal Alt a year ago Bennett married In DJ Bonelt larrt Sterling nnd mon reniovcU here In where he rmoe wher en sin builnc Soon afterward 1 woman named aeman near his place business Before long an Intimacy lobmC sprang up between btwen the two His wile discovered hb dbcer parOdy and charged him with il cr lt He admitted It with lean mll nmt 10 It better rich and pr however he returned to his rtrne t para moor rm Wednesday afternoon lie Itft home tadngall Uie money he bad and drawIng 8th cash nceattSS drwin h c bant at We bank Thi woej j30 diooppcsrrJ Thttmsttay Thla morning I f Bmnntt 9 returned to tho city and executed a bill of sale of his property here to prpry his clerkafler which he disappeared before those who were bunting him knew of his presence The wife has sworn out a warrant for the arrest ar-rest of both hut they have not been arrested Bennett own a largo farm Inllllnois II I I |
