HC Deb 29 October 1912 vol 43 cc256-7W
Major ARCHER-SHEE

asked if the police at Llanstumdwy have yet arrested. any of the persons who assaulted the suffragettes during the recent meetings addressed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Mr. McKENNA

I am informed that no proceedings have yet been instituted in connection with this affair, owing in part to the difficulty in obtaining evidence against the offenders, and in part to the difficulty in obtaining the necessary authority from the persons assaulted for the laying of a complaint on their behalf by the police. The local police further inform me that they hope to be in a position shortly to bring the charges before a Court.