§ Mr. WATERSONasked the Chief Secretary whether a Mr. Coulter, the caretaker of the headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association in Belfast, was arrested on a charge of having firearms in his possession, and with selling the same to unauthorised persons; whether the Lord Mayor of the city and other leading Unionists made a personal appeal on Mr. Coulter's behalf to General Bainbridge, commanding the forces in Belfast; and whether Mr. Coulter was released, as a result, and has not been brought to trial?
§ Mr. HENRYMr. Coulter, caretaker of the headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association in Belfast, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, without hard labour, for offences against Regulation 30 and 9A.A. Restoration of Order in Ireland Regulations.