§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Chief Secretary if the military, by whom Laurence Looby, of Cashel, was shot on 19th December, were dressed in mufti; and what is the reason for soldiers, as distinct from police, carrying out their duties while so attired?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe reply to the first part of the question is in the negative. The second part, therefore, does not arise. This man made a determined attempt to escape. A few days previous to his arrest he, with others, had made an armed attack on Clonulty Barracks. He, with others, also attempted to murder a witness who was in a position to identify him.
§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Chief Secretary whether James Looby and William Delany, of Cashel, were shot on 18th December, while being carried as hostages on a military lorry?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe Commander-in-Chief informs me that these men were not being carried as hostages. They were being conveyed under escort from Tipperary to Cashel, and were shot in an attempt to escape during a breakdown of the cars. The Court of Inquiry found that no blame attached to the Crown forces.