▁and ▁the ▁Table t ▁before ▁acting ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁The ▁Irish man , ▁a ▁newspaper ▁founded ▁by ▁Den is ▁Holland . ▁ ▁James ▁O ' Con nor ▁later ▁claimed ▁P ig ott ▁em be zz led ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁paper ▁( Hol land , ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁business ▁sense , ▁left ▁its ▁affairs ▁to ▁P ig ott ) ▁and ▁covered ▁his ▁tracks ▁by ▁not ▁keeping ▁written ▁records . ▁P ig ott ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Land ▁League , ▁depart ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁after ▁acc using ▁its ▁tre as urer , ▁Mr ▁F agan , ▁of ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁its ▁funds ▁( ), ▁and ▁for ▁keeping ▁in ade qu ate ▁records . ▁Nothing ▁was ▁done ▁about ▁his ▁accus ation , ▁which ▁was ▁public ised ▁in ▁the ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁he ▁turned ▁against ▁the ▁League , ▁which ▁was ▁al lied ▁to ▁several ▁Irish ▁national ist ▁groups ▁including ▁the ▁Irish ▁Parliament ary ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁Charles ▁Stewart ▁Par nell . ▁ ▁The ▁for ger ies ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁P ig ott ▁was ▁propriet or ▁of ▁three ▁newsp apers , ▁which ▁he ▁soon ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Land ▁League , ▁of ▁which ▁Charles ▁Stewart ▁Par nell ▁was ▁president . ▁ ▁H ither to ▁a ▁violent ▁National ist , ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁P ig ott ▁began ▁to ▁vil ify ▁his ▁former ▁associ ates ▁and ▁to ▁sell ▁information ▁to ▁their ▁political ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁In ▁an