HC Deb 07 December 1908 vol 198 cc90-1
MR. CHARLES CRAIG

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what was the nature of the threat contained in the letter received by a Galway magistrate in July, 1907, warning him against attending Loughrea Petty Sessions; and will he ascertain from the Inspector-General whether this was the only threatening letter of the kind received by local magistrates in Ireland and brought to the knowledge of the police during the past two years.

MR. BIRRELL

The Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary informs me that the letter addressed to the magistrate in question contained no actual threat, though it was no doubt intended to intimidate. He can trace no other case of the kind during the past two years in the records of his office. If the hon. Member has reason to believe there were other cases, and will furnish particulars, inquiries will be made.