HC Deb 13 March 1905 vol 142 cc1216-7
MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland if he will state if he has any official reports in regard to an alleged outrage at the residence of Mr. Persse, Woodville, county Galway; and, if so, whether he will state their purport.

MR. ATKINSON

The occurrence referred to consists in this, that the fanlight over the door of Mr. Persse's residence was broken, it is believed, by a blow from a stone and not by a shot from a firearm. The matter has received and will continue to receive the close attention of the police, but for the reason given by me on Thursday last† I must decline to disclose the contents of their reports, which are confidential documents.

MR. T. W. RUSSELL

Then the two columns of sensational journalism had no foundation in fact?

A NATIONALIST MEMBER

Good old Globe.