§ Mr. LANSBURYasked if the prison doctor or any other doctor who examined Mr. Ball before, during, and after his becoming insane have formed any opinion as to the causes which led up to his becoming insane; and whether, up to the present, any traces of insanity have been traced in his family?
§ Mr. McKENNAWhile Mr. Ball was in prison the medical officer who was sent from the Home Office to visit him reported that his insanity was not due to his prison treatment. In response to the request made to me, I have made further inquiry, and the medical officer now reports that he has formed the opinion that the prisoner's mental balance was upset by his mind, apparently never a strong one, dwelling continually on the questions of "Votes for Women" and "political prisoners." I have not yet obtained any information as to Mr. Ball's family history.