§ THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN (Mr. SEXTON)(for Sir THOMAS ESMONDE) (Dublin Co., S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If it is a fact that visitors to Ireland from America are kept under special police supervision, and that the American Consul in Dublin has written to the Police Authorities complaining of their action in a certain case, and asking for an explanation?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)Visitors to Ireland, as such, are not kept under police supervision. Dangerous or suspected characters are. The American Consul has neither complained nor asked for an explanation of the action of the police. He wrote to vouch for the character of an American gentleman staying in Dublin.
§ MR. SEXTONAs a matter of fact, was there no ground for the statement of the annoyance by detectives to which this gentleman was subjected?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am not aware that he was subjected to any annoyance?
§ MR. SEXTONYes, he was. His luggage was searched.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI was not aware of that.
§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)asked, whether the right hon. Gentleman's attention had been called to the case of some American gentlemen in Cork who had been similarly dogged by detectives?
§ [No reply.]
§ DR. TANNERI will give Notice of this Question.