§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork, W.)asked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether two young men named Thomas Scully and Robert Kelly have been returned for trial at Bantry on a charge of threatening to shoot a gamekeeper to the Earl of Kenmare, named Keohane; if the alleged offence had been committed six weeks previous to the depositions of Keohane having been taken; whether Keohane, who is the principal witness for the Crown, is a man of bad repute, having been imprisoned for 18 months on a charge of homicide, and six months for sheep stealing; and, whether, considering the character of Keohane, these young men will be admitted to bail?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University)It is the fact that Thomas Scully and Robert Kelly have been returned for trial on a charge of threaten- 1550 ing to shoot a man called Keohane; and, this being so, I must decline, pending the trial, to give any opinion as to the character of the witnesses, or otherwise to discuss the case.