I was denied, even at my own expense,
to be furnished with these papers, and that I complain of as
a wanton outrage. Perhaps Mr. Price was governed by some rule
of Kilmainham, for it appears that the rules of Kilmainham
are often as far outside the law of the country as I have been
said to be by the Attorney-General. In fact, Mr. Price stated
when giving his testimony, that he was not governed by any law
or rule, but that he was governed solely and entirely by his
own imperial will.
CHIEF BARON--That I cannot allow to be said without at once
setting it right. Mr. Price said no such thing. He said that
with respect to one particular matter--namely, the reading of
prisoners' correspondence, he was bound to exercise his own
discretion as to what he would send out of the gaol, and what
he would hold. This is the only matter in which Mr. Price said
he would exercise his own discretion.
PRISONER.--I think, my lord, you will allow your memory to go
back to the cross-examination of Mr. Price, and you will find
that when I asked him by what authority he gave the letters he
suppressed into the hands of the Crown to be produced here,
he stated he had no other authority than his own will for so
doing.
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