§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Chief Secretary whether his attention has been directed to the case of James Kelly, of Maghera, county Derry, who, on 4th September last, was remanded in custody on a charge of stabbing until 12th September at Maghera; whether he is aware that, contrary to the terms of the warrant of committal, the accused was brought before a magistrate at Derry, instead of at Maghera, on 12th September, and further remanded until the 19th, without notification to the prisoners solicitor, Mr. Louis Walsh, who attended at Maghera, and that a summons against the district inspector for disobeying the warrant was refused; and whether the district inspector will be called upon to explain his conduct in this matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLMy attention has been called to the case referred to in the question. James Kelly was remanded from Maghera Petty Sessions on 5th September, 1910, in custody to Londonderry Gaol, on a charge of stabbing. Following a practice frequently adopted in such cases, Kelly was brought up before the Resident Magistrate on 12th September, at Londonderry, and further remanded. The police were not aware that Mr. Louis Walsh was acting as Kelly's solicitor, otherwise he would have been notified that: the prisoner would be brought up for a formal remand at Londonderry on 12th September. The Resident Magistrate refused to grant a summons against the District Inspector.