§ Mr. DILLONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether it is with his sanction and consent that the police continue to persecute Mrs. Sheehy-Skeffington; whether he is aware that a police constable called at her brother's house a few days ago and questioned the maid servant as to Mrs. Sheehy-Skeffiington's present address, asked whether she visited her brother's house, said she had left her lodgings, and pressed the servant to inform him where she now resided; and whether he can state what is the object of such proceedings?
§ Mr. T. M. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the denials recently made that the police are taking any course to harass Mrs. Sheehy-Skeffington, he will state whether last week a policeman in uniform from Rathmines called at her brother's house and made lengthy inquiries of his servant as to whether she visited there, if she was staying there, and what is her present address; can he say why this lady is being pursued by the police; what is the object of their desire to know her address unless to subject her to surveillance; and are the widows of any other murdered men treated in the same way?
§ Mr. DUKEI will answer these two questions together. The police authorities inform me that they have no knowledge of the occurrences alleged. If the hon. Members will give the date and hour of the alleged visit by the constable, and his number, if in uniform, or description, further inquiry will be made.