§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether a report of certain proceedings, taken from the Irish News, at a Special Court of Petty Sessions, at 157 Bangor, Ireland, held on 20th ultimo, has been brought under his notice; and whether he is aware that Sergeant Boyd, Royal Irish Constabulary, swore, in cross-examination, that he got a specimen of the handwriting of the accused by inducing her to write a "love letter" to one of the policemen in the barrack, which letter he handed to District Inspector Winder; and, if so, will the Constabulary authorities take steps to prevent evidence against accused persons being obtained in this matter?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. JACKSON,) Leeds, N.The Constabulary Authorities report that the sergeant in question acted on his own responsibility.
§ MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.)What will be done? In this case the sergeant was about to prefer a charge against the woman, and without informing her that there was a charge against her he induced her to write what he called a "love letter" for the purpose of making her incriminate herself.
§ MR. JACKSONThe matter is under the consideration of the Constabulary Authorities.