§ MR. JOHN ROCHE (Galway, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what time elapsed between arrest 1391 and sentence of men arrested at Athenry, county Galway, upon the 5th inst.; were they afforded an opportunity of being legally represented at the trial; where did it take place; and were the public admitted to same.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The persons referred to were separately arrested on 5th instant at times varying from 10.45 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. Three of the arrests were made in Athenry Fair. The men were taken before the resident magistrate at 12.45 p.m. at the Athenry police station, where the hearing took place. I am informed that the accused persons did not express any desire to be legally represented and that the public did not seek to be admitted to the hearing of the case.