HC Deb 21 March 1907 vol 171 cc826-7
MR. WALTER LONG

To 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. 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