MR. O'BRIENasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether Captain Plunkett, Special Divisional Magistrate, has publicly admitted the truth of the statement of a brother magistrate that the representation of Hallissey, of Monaning, that he had been fired at, was believed by all who investigated the matter to be false; and, whether any investigation concerning Hallissey's story was in fact held; and, if so, with what result?
§ MR. TREVELYAN, in reply, said, Captain Plunkett denied that he had made any such admission as was here stated. An inquiry was held under the 16th section of the Prevention of Crime Act as to the alleged assault, but no evidence was elicited to implicate anyone. It was not, however, the case that everyone present believed Hallissey's statement to be false.
MR. O'BRIENasked, whether it was not a fact that this statement appeared 1856 in all the newspaper reports which were supplied by the Government reporter?
§ [No reply was given to this Question.]