§ MR. WALTER LONGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what was the number of agrarian outrages in Ireland in the years 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, and the months of January and February, 1907, under the following heads: total agrarian outrages, including threatening letters and excluding threatening letters; particular crimes under the following heads: homicides; firing at the person; assault with intent to murder; assault
† See Cols. 10–12.827 endangering life; incendiary fires; killing, cutting, or maiming cattle; attacking houses; and firing into dwellings.
Nature of Outrage. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | Jan. 1907. | Feb. 1907. |
Homicide | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Firing at the person | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Assault with intent to murder | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Assault endangering life | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Incendiary fire | 41 | 42 | 28 | 42 | 47 | 2 | 1 |
Killing, cutting, or maiming cattle | 22 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | — | — |
Attacking houses | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Firing into dwellings | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Other offences (exclusive of threatening letters) | 46 | 49 | 48 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 5 |
Total (exclusive of threatening letters) | 121 | 112 | 101 | 136 | 129 | 8 | 7 |
Threatening letters | 132 | 83 | 105 | 143 | 105 | 8 | 4 |
Grand total (including threatening letters) | 253 | 195 | 206 | 279 | 234 | 16 | 11 |