§ Mr. GLANVILLEasked the Chief Secretary what evidence was offered in the case of Nurse Kearns, sentenced to 10 years penal servitude for carrying members of the Irish republican army in her motor car; and whether there is reason to believe that she had any connection with the Sinn Fein movement, and knew the character of the men who had stopped her in the road asking for a lift?
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§ Sir H. GREENWOODIt would be impossible for me within the limits of an answer to a Parliamentary question to go through the evidence in a case of this nature, but I may say that I have carefully considered this case, and have not felt able to advise any interference with the sentence. The police had reliable information that for some time this woman had been actively participating in the rebel movement by carrying arms and despatches. At the time of her arrest, her car contained five rifles in addition to several revolvers and some ammunition.