§ 70. Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he has received any official reports confirming the statement that three men in plain clothes describing themselves as Black-and-Tans demanded admission to 157, North Circular Road, Dublin, after midnight on the 1st instant; whether the house was occupied only by two ladies and a housekeeper, all of whom wore subsequently fired at by these men; whether a military party immediately afterwards arrested four Army officers stationed at Marlborough Barracks named Mackin, Templeton, Sinclair, and Popplewell; whether these officers in mufti left the barracks after curfew when no civilians were in the streets; whether when arrested some of them were under the influence of drink and in possession of service revolvers with spent bullets; whether they allege that the three ladies in the house fired on them; and whether these officers have been brought to trial; and, if so, with what result?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODMy attention has been called to these allegations, but, pending The result of an inquiry which the Commander-in-Chief has directed to be made into the matter, I am not in a position to make any statement.
§ Mr. MacVEAGHMy question to the right hon. Baronet was whether he has received any official reports confirming this statement, and can we have an answer yes or no to that?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI have not received any official reports.
§ Mr. MacVEAGHI have a copy of one of the reports.
§ Mr. DEVLINDocs the right hon. Baronet, read the reports he gets from his own officers before he answers questions?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI do.
§ Mr. DEVLINI do not believe it.
§ Mr. MacVEAGHYou received that report, any way.