Further Charges Under the Treason Act London, July 24, George Andrew McMahon, whose attempt on the life of King Edward 'VIN on July 16 was frustrated. made hhis second appearance to-day at Bow Street police court before Sir Rollo Graham Campbell, He was again remanded for one The Attorney-General, Sir Donald Somervell, prosecuting, said that, in Addition fo the charge of being in possession of a. revolver with intent fo endanger Life, charges had also been prepared against accused under the 'Treason Act of 1842. Sir Donald explained that the new' charges had been made under Section 11 of the Act which did not deal with the offence of high treason, but covered certain other statutory misdemeanours, 'The Arst of these, he added, wi charge of presenting near His' ty a revolver with intent to break 500 Presented at King's Garden Party London, July 22.
The King who this morning received in audience at Bucking: ham Palace the Maharajah "of Sfysore, who is on a visit to En this aflerncon gave the see-and of the Gunton Parties wht fare to rank as Courts for'th: se ladies to be presented. There were 1,200 quests and about 500 were _presented-—Wireless through Reuter, the public peace, and the second, producing a revolver with intent 10, alarm His Majesty.
"Something Wot pen"
Continuing, the Attorney-General stated that, the day before the inident, MeMahon told a barmaid in public house near " Buckingham Palace, where he was in the obit of taking lunch, that she would never see him again, that something would happen, and the would see it all in the papers. He added that accused, while standing in the crowd watching the procession, had told a mounter policeman: "Take that damned horse away."
Sir Donald declared that the revolver, which Special Constable Dick had Knocked from MeMahon's hand, was so loaded that, although "on chamber was empty, pulling the tei ger would discharge one of the other cartridges.
He added that, at the police station where he was first taken after being arrested, accused had stated: "I wish
easily have shot him but 1 only threw Tad done the job propery. 1 could fe" and after being remanded Sir Rollo, last week, accused had said: "I wanted to shoot myself in front of the King but I lost my head.
'A letter that McMahon wrote to Sir John Simon, the Home Secretary, was read by Mr. Kerstoin, solicitor for the accused, complaining that he was the vielim of "organized persecution by your hirelings" which prevented him from obtaining employment.
The letter stated that, as previous appeals to the King had not been successful, he now demanded full Satisfaction within fourteen hours, otherwise he would exercise his own prerogative to obtain adequate satis faction.
"This is no silly boast. T demand justice irrespective of consequences," the letter concluded—Reuter,
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