The Irish standard., 1916-08-12
IRISH PARLIAMENT
MEMBER is fined
eINNELL, RECENTLY ARRESTED
FOR VISITING DETENTION
CAMPS FINED $500; GIVEN AL.
TENTATIVE OF SIX WEEKS IN
PRISON.

London, July 28.-Laurence Gin.
nell, the fiery Irish member of Parlia-
ment who was arrested July is at
Knutsford detention barracks on a
charge of trying to obtain admission
under false name, was fined 91OO
(s5OO) today with the alternative of
six weeks in prison, being given six
weeks in which to pay the fine.
The Crown Attorney told the court
that when Ginnell visited the Irish
prisoners at Stafford he told them
they had done more for the Irish
cause than anybody else and that they
were looked upon as martyrs. On a
similar visit to the prison at Wands.
worth there was disturbance among
the prisoners, who carried Ginnell
around on their shoulders.
After this an order was issued re-
fusing Ginnell permission to visit any
places where Irish prisoners are de-
tanned. He was arrested when he
tried to gain admission at Knutsford
Barracks under the name of Lebries
McFingle.
When witnesses were called to cor
roborate the Crown Attorneys state
ment Mr.. Ginnell denied that he had
used the words ascribed to him in
his speeches to the Irish prisoners.
He also called witnesses who swore
that his Irish name was NcFingle.
Why Mr.. GinnelI Was Excluded.
In the House of Commons on Tues
day, July 4, Mr.. Ginnell asked the
Under-Secretary for War whether it
was with the concurrence of the Gov
ernment that member of this House,
at time when he had question on
the Order Paper calling attention to
the insanitary condition of Wakefield
Prison, after many untried Irish pris-
oners had been sick and who are be-
lieved to have died there, was pre-
vented from entering and verifying
the complaints made to him regarding
that prison; whether the sanitation
is so bad that member of Parlia-
ment interested in that subject cannot
be allowed to examine it; whether
this member is excluded from other
prisons for the same reason; wheth.
er there are any untried Irish pris-
oners now in those insanitary pris-
ons; whether those in them are sick;
and whether they will be transferred
to healthy quarters as soon as able?
Mr.. Tennant-Yes, sir; the action
taken i'll refusing to an honorable
member admittance to the Detention
Barracks under military control has
the full approval Of the Government.
The honorable member refused admit
tance was the honorable member who
puts this question It has been found
necessary to do this owing to the high
ly improper utterances of the honor
able member when he was allowed the
usual privileges granted to members
of this House. The allegations con-
tained in the last six lines of the ques-
tion are not founded on fact, as has
been found to be the case in so many
of the honorable members previous
allegations.
Mr.. Ginnell-1s the right honorable
gentleman aware that the question put
on the paper with reference to Wake
field Prison was based on a letter re-
ceived from a prisoner there and bear
ing the mark Of the Prison Censor?
Is it the fact that no prohibition re-
garding myself was sent to Wakefield
Prison until that question had ap-
peared on the paper?
Mr.. Tenant am aware that no
prohibition was made as to the hon.
orable gentleman's visits to prisons un-
til he had used the opportunities af
forded him i'll most improper man
ner.
In reply to question in the House
of Commons OH Monday, July 81, by
Alfred Byrne, Nationalist member for
the Harbor Division of Dublin, as to
whether any difficulty would be placed
in the way of Irish members desiring
to go to America TO collect funds for
the relief Of dependents of persons
shot in North King street, Dublin, in
the fighting during the rebellion there,
Herbert l.. Samu"ls, the Home Secre-
tary, said there was no desire to place
any difficulty in the way of the collec-
tion of such fund. Application for
a passport would be considered on its
merits. ....
(Mr Ginnell in a letter to The Irish
World some weeks ago said he intend
ed to visit the United States during
the month of August.)
NOTED FENIAN DIES IN LIMERICK,
The death took place in Limerick
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