HC Deb 05 May 1893 vol 12 c197
MR. MAURICE HEALY (Cork)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, with reference to the answer given by his Predecessor in Office on the 31st May last, respecting the case of P. Barry, leading stoker of H.M.S. Hibernia, who was shot dead by a Maltese at Malta on the 4th February 1892, whether anyone was made amenable in connection with this crime; and whether any provision will be made for the widow and orphans of the deceased?

MR. E. ROBERTSON

Since the reply referred to was given by the right hon. Member for the Ormskirk Division of Lancashire, the following Report has been received through our Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean:— I am directed to state for the information of Sir George Tryon that the Crown Advocate has reported that no evidence in the matter sufficient to support an indictment was produced at the magisterial inquiry; that, therefore, no steps could be taken to initiate any prosecution of the individual concerned. As Barry was on leave at the time of his death, our Regulations do not admit of any provision being made for his willow and children.