1 43 Moyne Rd. 28.10.16 Dear Mr. Dillon, I enclose particulars which my landlady has
written with dates of the various visits & inquiries.
You will see then Sergt. McGahey's visits had no reference
to 'permit', but only to my movements while Constable
Devine called on Oct 9th for her permit, as she has
to return this after visiting her husband in Oldcastle
(not England) which she did on Oct-7 th. The visits about me
began on Oct 11 th & lasted till Oct 19 th & had no
reference to her or her husband. It is clear that
Devine has all this entered in th his note-book
which he can produce: in it he has also my
sister's address & my father's, as he took both.
My sister can identify the men who watched
the house (& the ambulance) & she tells me
she saw one of these men in uniform last
Friday outside Rathmines Police Station. When
I returned I found my landlady quite terrorized
& apparently fearful of taking me back until
she had obtained Sergt. McGahey's permission!
I also enclose copy of police reply to my formal
complaint: you will see that in it admission is
not made as to some questions re No.7 dealing 2
with 'permanent residence'. As I have given up my house it is
obvious that there's no 'permanent residence' at present.
I suppose it is useless to expect truth from the
police, but I hope these inquiries will prevent
further persecution & am greatly obliged to you &
Mr. O'Connor for following the matter up. I should add that Hearn's inquiries re
my property terminated last July. He was sent
by the police to trace some of it in various
barracks. In addition bogus messages were sent (by
the police, I have no reason to doubt) to my
solicitor, to the Collage of Science College of Science & to my
sister in the name of personal friends
of mine for my address 'on urgent business'
& I find an inquiry from these friends
that they knew nothing of the matter —
it was done over the 'phone. I enclose as requested mem. re Balch. I
shall be glad to have blue book of evidence
published, as it is vital for any debate.
Would it be possible to get the medical evidence produced
at Courtmartial also published? Yours Sincerely H.S. Skeffington 3 Notes re Inquiry. Dr. Balce, Chief Medical Officer in charge of Portobello
Barracks Hospital is stated to have refused
to certify Colthurst insane. Balch had for
years been attached to Portobello & is a man
of standing in the profession. The only Portobello
Barracks medical man called was a given to
testify to Colthurst's mental state at Courtmartial
was a junior Officer called McTurk who ad-
mitted inexperience & had no special qualifications. Balch was suddenly deprived of his post
in Portobello & transferred to 'Sierra Leone'
to his great surprise & disappointment. This
happened between the Courtmartial & the
Inquiry. It was found that he was of
Austrian descent & this seems to have
been brought up against him as a pretext
for sudden transfer. Inquiries made re above
at Inquiry were ruled out 'as outside the scope of
inquiry.' [The above is information that came knowledge
of my legal advisers from an authoritative source.] H.S.S.