§ Sir JOHN ROLLESTONasked the Home Secretary what was the precise amount of the costs of the trial Rex v. Pethick Lawrence and others; what counsel appeared on behalf of the Crown and what fees were paid to each, respectively; were these counsel all present throughout the trial; if not, who was absent; what was the total amount of counsels' fees and disbursements, respectively; were the costs taxed and by whom; and have the costs or any portion been recovered by execution upon the household effects of the defendants, or some and which of them?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe cost of the trial was £998 12s. 8d., of which £77 13s. 6d. was paid by the Central Criminal Court. The counsel engaged on behalf of the Crown were, at Bow Street Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Leycester, and at the trial the Attorney-General, Mr. Rowlatt, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Graham Campbell, of whom the latter took the place of Mr. Leycester, appointed a Metropolitan police magistrate. The disbursements amounted to £48 18s. 2d., and the fees to £949 14s. 6d., divided as follows:—
No record is kept of counsel's attendance during the trial, but, with the exception of Mr. Rowlatt, all counsel were in regular attendance. The costs were taxed by the Taxing Master; a portion of the costs has 1903W been recovered by execution upon the household effects of one of the defendants, Mr. Pethick Lawrence.
The Attorney-General … £351 16 6 Mr. Rowlatt … 71 0 0 Mr. Bodkin … 340 8 6 Mr. Leycester … 68 10 0 Mr. Graham Campbell … 117 19 6