DUBLIN CASTLE JEWELS

Evening Star, Issue 15065, 23 December 1912, Page 6

DUBLIN CASTLE JEWELS

A SCANDAL THAT WILL NOT DOWN.

SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE.

Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright,

LONDON, December 21. In the House of Commons Mr Ginnell (Independent Nationalist) stated that the theft of the Crown jewels from Dublin Castle was mixed up with a case of debauchery. One of the thieves had been a radway guard who had robbed the Bula-wayo-Salisbury mail and wantonly killed several Kafirs. Though he was kicked out of Thornycroft's Horse he managed to secure a commission in the Royal Irish Regiment, and in conjunction with a fel-low-officer engineered the theft. When accused, he threatened to make 6erious revelations compromising others, and was therefore not brought to trial. For social reasons both men had since resigned from the Armv.

- The Chief Secretary for Ireland (Mr Birred) angrily repudiated the suggestion that he had not acted officiallv because he feared a scandal. Mr Ginnell might know more than the police, but he had never furnished them with the names of the alleged criminals. Mr Ginnell, interrupting, shouted two names across the House.

Mi- Birrell, continuing, said that the police had assured him that thev had 8 no ground for arresting anybody.