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THE HONGKONG· TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1936.

Crowds Struggled To See McMahon In Court: He Told Police- 'I DID NOT WANT TO HURT HIM?

CLUBFOOT MAN

MR. ANTHONY DICK'S STORY

"The King Rode Towards Us: I Saw a Man With a Revolver: I Struck

Blindly At It: It Went Sailing Into The Air

**THE <<"THE KING RODE TOWARDS US: I SAW A MAN WITH A GLEAMING REVOLVER IN HIS HAND. I STRUCK BLINDLY AT IT. IT WENT SAILING IN THE AIR. I GOT HIM ROUND THE NECK AND HE SHRIEKED 'GOOD HEAVENS, DON'T STRANGLE ME!'"'

THIS WAS THE VIVID SCENE, AS DESCRIBED TO THE LONDON "DAILY MAIL" AT THE OUTRAGE AGAINST THE KING IN CONSTITUTION-HILL, DESCRIBED BY MR. ANTHONY DICK, OF CHARTER-ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, A SPECIAL CONSTABLE, IN AN EXCLUSIVE

TALK.

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The outrage occurred while his Majesty was riding at the head of his troops on the way back from reviewing the Guards in Hyde Park. He proceeded, imperturbably as if nothing had happened, to take the salute at Buckingham Palace, where Queen Mary was the first to congratula- te him.

At Bow-street Police Court George Andrew McMahon, of Westbourne-terrace, Paddington. W., was remanded, charged with being in possession of a revolver with intent to endanger life. A revolver produced was stated by a Scotland Yard officer to be loaded in four chambers. The prisoner was alleged to have said: "I did not want to hurt the King."

Mr. Anthony Gordon Dick, the special constable who achieved fame in a few seconds by knock-; ing the revolver from the hand of the King's alleged assailant, is 36 and in private life a com- mercial traveller employed by Messrs. F. T. Morrell and Co., french polish makers, of Old- street, E. C.

All Mr. Dick told his wife when he returned to his Woodford Green home from Hyde Park was: "Some silly Idiot had a revolver, and I knocked out of his hand."

"What a. rowing the "missus" gave me for being late home after the

lo, exclaimed Mr. Dlek when I talked with him in a little inn near Old-street just after the outrage, says the Delly Mall correspondent."

Formerly a stoker in the Royal Navy, he is the strongly bullt, amlling-ryed type of ex-Service man who is always seen at his best in an Praergency.

"only did what any other 'special' would have done. But I thanked my lucky stars for my Navy training," he sald. "That gave me just that extra quickness which is so needfu! ; on such occasions.

us his

"was standing with my back to the crowd near die Wellington Arch. As the King rode towards presence took my full attention, but ven so there was within me the feeling that as he passed by me I wan responsible for his safety. I WAS ready for anything.

"The crowd swayed and billowed behind me. That was to be expected. Loud were the cheers. I felt like cheering myself.

"I looked half left, then half) right, and there quite near me was a man with a gleaming, revolver In his hand. My heart was sil}}, but my legs were not. I lunged-for- ward and struck blindly at the It went sailing in the pig. Weapon. "I closed with the man. I got him round the neck. I held him as tight

as 1 could and he shricked, 'Good

heavensi Don't strangle me

"I was joined in an Instant' by other officers, but not before I had a sharp tussle. Look

Mr. Dick pulled up a leg of his trousers and showed bruises on his shin..

1

"And look here.

His right arm had been facerated by sharp Anger-nails.

We

took the man to Hyde Park Police Station, and I had to make a statement to Scotland Yard. By the time I had done that the afternoon was getting on, and I knew my wife would be worrying. I bought .n paper and drove to my home in Woodford.

"DIDN'T BELIEVE ME" "When I got there my wife wanted

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MCMAHON ARRESTED

Photo, exclusive in Hongkong to the "Telegraph" showing the arrest of McMahon shortly after the incident. McMahon pushed through the crowd and watchers pe reelved that he had a revolver in his hand. It was taken from him before he could use it. He said. afterwards, that he intended to kill himself.

"STOPPED" WEDDING

HELD YEAR LATER

AN interrupted wedding last summer had, an uninterrupted wedding as a sequel at Hornsea (Yorkshire) Congregational Church early this month.

LIMPED TO DOCK

By LINDON LAING, A MAN with a club foot, his face bruised and

flushed, his collar and tie torn so that his chest was exposed, limped into Bow-street dock. Ho had been arrested, rescued from an infuriated mob, nearly four hours earlier.

His name was not mentioned in court. Neither was the offence with which he was charged-that of being in possession of a firearm with intent to endan- ger life. Twenty minutes later he was remanded in

custody, taken to Brixton Prison. His name and address jacket pocket the white linen hand- kerchief, unwrapped it to reycal were later given as George the weapon which was loaded with ball ammunition in four of the Andrew McMahon, aged chamber,

thirty-two, of Westbourne ceas to the barrof. immediate ac terrace, W.

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A special constable named Dick, of J Division (Hackney) will be the principal witness in the case when it comes up again, Before McMahon appeared court Mr. Norman Kendal, Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Crime, held a conference at Scotland-yard, in which the Yard authorities were in consultation with the law officers of the Crown in regard to the for mulation of the charge.

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He laid the gleaming revolver on. the ledge in front of him, and drow from his pocket an envelope, then he continued:-

"I was handed two other rounds of light ammunition, an envelope which contained a postcard por- trait of H.M, the King"-hero he produced the black-edged envelope and a copy' of to-day's Daily

Telegraph on which is pencilled,

May, 1 love you."

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The court ont deadly silent as the exhibits were producet and aid in turn on the ledge of the wit ess box. Sir Rolle gazed - stead- fastly down at them, took a quick look at the prisoner before turning again to Inspector Sands.

Crowds gathered round the ap

"About 1pm." continued the in- proaches to Bow-street as news of sector, "I saw the prisoner and the arrest spread through London. told him that we were police officers, Special police had to clear the ap- and that I proposed to remove him proaches to the court. Excitement to Cannon-row Police Station to in- rew Intense. and officials find investigate an allegation that WAR threaten to clear the precincts of in possession of a firearm with in- the court amless order was maintent to endanger life. tained.

"I cautioned him, and he mude no

At 1.25 pan. a big Black Maria reply, drove rapidly through the market stalls towards the police station. The

doors lending into the courtyard

REMANDED

"With Superintendent Bolton and

were swung open by policemen who Inspector Kidd I took him by car had been specially defailed for this from Hyde Park to. Cannon-trow duty. The

in, and Police Station, and again cautioned within twenty seconds the double him on the

van swerved

and he said—

doors were swung hack and locked after the cat's all the fault |

in the faces of the crowd. Several of Sir John Simon

morning.

I wrote to hir

people harted abuse at the man. Jast night and, phoned him this

From

an upper window in the court building I saw the Black Maria stop in the yard behind the court. The driver backed it towards the steps leading down to the cells, so that when the door was unlocked the prisoner stepped straight into them.

"At Cannon-raw Police Station he said. "The King wasn't hurt in Any way, was he? I did not want to hurt him in any

I only

did il as a protest.

For the first time the detective's voice lost the formal precision of Scores of police officera, finished the expert witness, and into it there duty, hnd waited for this moment, crept a note of anxious inquiry as and now crowded round to catch he ropeated those alleged words: n glimpse of the prisoner.

was het

He was hurried out of sight by "The King wasn't hurt in any way, his chief escort, Detective Inspec Doubling his rate of speech, In- tor John Sands, of Scotland-yard. mpector Sands concluded: “At 4.15

FOUR WOMEN

p.m. he was charged at Cannon- row Pollee Station, cautioned, and,

Up the stairs into the little court-in reply, said: I want to get in

touch with my solicitor.' room on the first floor burried "His solicitor was 'phoned, and is

officials, Leaded by Mr. Norman Kendul.

Sir Rollo Graham-Campbell, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who had beers waiting in his retiring room,

WOR warned of the prisoner's ari rival.

There was a struggling rush to enter the court.

Crowds swarmed in until every inch of space was taken. There were four women in court-all the others were men..

at present in court."

That was all the evidence. The police asked for a remand for eight

Any questions?" asked Sir Rolle formally.

McMahon leaned forward trem bling, whispered to his dark-haired solicitor, Mr. Alfred Kerstein.

"Only

one," said Mr. Keratein briskly, his whispered consultation over. Turning to Inspector Sands, he asked:--

Through aside door marked

"You say that the revolver was "Prisoners Only" limped McMahon loaded in four chambers. I take it He stared quickly about him the gun has not been fired at all?" took the four steps that carried him! to the dock, and then thumped nerv- Gusly with elenched fists on the rail no before him.

He Adgoted from one foot to another, clasped and unclasped

"No."

was the answer. "Thero la evidence that the gun has been fired for some considerable time."

DENIAL

Aircraftman Frank Herbert) about a year ago, but just before his nicotine-stained fingers. Beads Mr. Korstein sat down, Inspector of perspiration stood out on the Sands stopped down from the wit- Cheshire, stationed at Catfoss the ceremony was due to begin an Air Force escort from the Royal

bald part of his head.

ness-box, and Sir Rolio ordered the Camp, near Hornsea, and Miss arrived and took Cheshire back to His cheap brown sult was badly eight days remand. Emily Stiles, only daughter of Catfoss. The bride, in her wedding crumpled, but his thin hair WAR Two police officers hustled Meia-

awept back to conceal his baldness.hon from the dock, and as ho dis Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stiles, of The dress, waited with her bridesmaids,

the news

His Thon camo

that the

stocky little figure Esplanade, Hornsea, were the

Was appeared from sight through the wedding

by Chief Inspector could not take place, dwarfed

John door that leads to the cells his bridegroom and bride.

They were to have been married Cheshire was prosecuted a few days Sands, who stepped into the witness solicitor jumped to his feet

later at Beverley Police Court, and box to give evidence of arrest and was fined on a charge of making a ask for a remand. falso declaration to procure a mar- ringe certificate by describing him- self as a bachelor.

to know whut. I had been up to.

I pushed forward the paper and told her that I icnocked the revolver out of the man's hand: She did not believe Cheshiro has recently obtained-a! me at first.

In his pockets he carried four exhibits in the case, Chlef Inspector Sands, in a clear loud voice, told the court:

said:

and

"Defendant does deny most cm. phatically any attempt at nasas- sination, or any attempt to fire. I must way this at this time because of certain reports which may pre- judice my ellent at his friel"......... Out in the street hundreds people had gathered. at Hyde Park Palico Station Crowds surged around Mr. Kor- "I was handed this five-chambered aicin as he stepped into the street. revolver"--bo

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