THE IRISH PROSECUTIONS.
LONDON, February 12. In committee during the discussion on the question of voting expenses in connection with the Irish prosecutions, Ma* John Roclie insinuated that Lord Ashtown was implicated in an attempt to manufacture a bogus outrage at Woodlawn for political purposes. Mt Cherry and Mr Ba^our declared that there was not the slightest foundation for the abominable accusation. The debate also dealt with the paralysis of the jury system in ordinary law. Mr Birrell admitted the deplorable failure of the prosecutions on charges of cattle-driving, and he remarked that if it »vere boycotting he wished to God it would cease. He added that civil proceed* ings alone were of avail and criminal proceedings were not likely to be of use. Mr Balfour insisted that the prosecutions were a sham from beginning to end, adding that force wae the only remedy against crime.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 19
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146THE IRISH PROSECUTIONS. Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 19
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