Captain COOPERasked the Chief Secretary what steps he proposed to take to bring to justice the person who fired at a man named O'Dwyer, in county Clare; and whether O'Dwyer was so intimidated that he denied he was fired at at all, though twenty pellet holes were found in his hat and one in his ear?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIn this case the man who is said to have been fired at denies the truth of the statement and refuses to give any assistance to the police, who therefore see little prospect of bringing his assailant, if any, to justice. He has marks on his face, but says that they were caused by the bough of a tree, and his cap has holes in it such as would be made by shot. The police cannot say whether he is intimidated or not.