§ MR. BLANE (Armagh, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that a man, named Malcolm Turkington, presented a revolver at a number of people on the public road near Lurgan on the 1484 20th instant, and afterwards presented a revolver, on the same day, at a woman, named Mary Hendron, and that, although she complained to the authorities at Lurgan, and requested informations against Turkington, her request was refused; whether Turkington had a licence to carry firearms; and if he would inquire into the matter?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI understand that this man's defence is that he was attacked by a crowd, was twice struck with stones, and was obliged to draw a revolver in self-defence. The Magistrates did not refuse Mary Hendron's request, but granted permission to her to take out a summons, and the case will be investigated on the 5th May. Pending that investigation, it would not be proper for me to enter into any particulars.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI cannot enter into details.