. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. s very trul), Parnell. The letter in this form would not have been admitted in anycourt in Christendom as substantial evidence against a dog; but no denialon Mr. Parnells part could stay the tide of vituperation and slander. Not to be thus destroyed, Mr. Parnell brought suit against the LondonTimes for damages in th
. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. s very trul), Parnell. The letter in this form would not have been admitted in anycourt in Christendom as substantial evidence against a dog; but no denialon Mr. Parnells part could stay the tide of vituperation and slander. Not to be thus destroyed, Mr. Parnell brought suit against the LondonTimes for damages in the sum of a hundred thousand pounds, the chargesbeing malicious libel. The cause came on for trial before Lord Chief Jus-tice Coleridge and a special jury in the Queens Bench. Meanwhile the man,Richard Pigott, from whom the Times had obtained the forged letter, wasbrought to London to testify. An examination into his character provedthat he was an unmitigated scoundrel. The fact was presently brought out 6oo LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM K. GLADSTONE. that the Times had/azV/him for the letter two thousand five hundred andthirty pounds! Presently, in the house of jMr. Labouchere, Pigott confessed,in the presence of witnesses, that he had forged the letter himself. Fearing. CHARLES STEWART PARXELL. to come to cross-examination, he fled to Madrid, where, on the loth of March,1889, he rid the world of a monster by killing himself It was quite useless to try .such a cause before Lord Chief Justice Cole-ridge. On the 3d of February, 1890, when the cause was called, the counselfor the Times indicated to the judges that it was not necessary to argue thequestion of damages. They told their honors that ]\Ir. Parnell had agreedto accept five thousand pounds as damages, the Times to pay all the costs FIRST BATTLE FOR HOME RULE. 6oi of the proceedings. A verdict was rendered accordingly, and Mr. Parnellwent out in triumpli. Nor may we pass from this episode and dismiss fromconsideration Charles
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