London, Sept. 14.
After a dramatic trial, in which be made the sensational statement thal a foreign Power had offered him money to shoot the King, Andrew McMahon was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, at the Old Bailey to-day, by Mr. Justice Greaves Lord, MeMahon was found "guilty" of all three charges against him, namely, being in unlawful possession of firearm with intent to endanger lit, presenting a pistol near the King with intent to break the peace; and unlawfully producing the said—pistol with intent to alarm His Majesty.
The highlight of the trial came when McMahon, taking the stand in his own defence, testified that he had been in contact with a foreign Power in October, 1935, and. that it wanted him to do spy work, Replying in a quiet tone to a question, MeMahon said he received money from the Power concerned and gave the numbers of the notes he received to the War Omice.. A. representative of this Power, Me~ Mahon continued, had tried to in-Muence him against the British Government.
Received £150 for Act An arrangement was made that he should shoot the King at the presentation of colours to the Brigade of Guards at Hyde Park on July 16, and he received £150 for this, so made for rine other persons to accompany him and aid him to escape. McMahon told the War OMfee of the plot.
MeMahon was informed that, if the plot falled, the King was to be shot at in France, In opening the case for the pro secution, the Attorney-General, "Siz Donald~Somervell, argued that the charges against the prisoner were well founded on previous evidence. He Jasserted that, as regards the third Jcharge, it was unnecessary to enquire what was in the prisoner's mind or whether the King was alarmed.
Mrs. Lily Yeoman, of Leytonstone, testified that she was near the edge the roadway when she heard Me-JMahon conversing with a police Jomeer, after which the Royal' proleession from Hyde Park appeared.
Was to produce a break-up of the British Empire, parts of which would be given to other countries,
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