HC Deb 13 July 1904 vol 137 cc1485-6
MR. JOSEPH DEVLIN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will furnish the hon. Member for East Mayo with a certified copy of the evidence taken during the Court of inquiry into the charges against Constable Anderson, at Kiltimagh, in December last.

The following Question on the same subject also appeared on the Paper—

MR. JOSEPH DEVLIN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will lay upon the Table a copy of all Correspondence which has passed between the Government authorities in Dublin and Mr. Maurice, the solicitor for Constable Anderson, since the holding of the Court of inquiry in December last.

MR. WYNDHAM

There is no precedent, so far as I can discover, for laying the proceedings of a Court of inquiry, or an appeal made to the Inspector-General by a solicitor on behalf of his client. I see grave objections to creating such a precedent and am not prepared to do so.

MR. JOSEPH DEVLIN

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is no precedent also for the condition ot things that exists in connection with this case?

[No Answer was returned.]