§ MR. LEES KNOWLES (Salford, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the case of John Kelsall, who was convicted 1373 at the Manchester Spring Assizes commencing on the 16th May, 1892, for the manslaughter of his wife, by throwing a lighted paraffin lamp at her, the case against him resting almost entirely upon the evidence of the only eye-witness, his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Curran, while there was a substantial body of evidence to show that he was elsewhere; whether he is aware that Elizabeth Curran has since made a signed confession that the evidence given by her was untrue, and wholly exonerating Kelsall, which was forwarded to the right hon. Gentleman on the 2nd of November, 1893; and whether he has taken, or intends to take, any action thereon?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. ASQUITH,) Fife, E.The case is under my consideration.