His name was given as Ledwidge Vincent Lawler and he was later charged before Westminister Police Court, with having possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property.
Lady Portarlington, who accompanied the Duchess to the cinema, said that they had neither heard the shot nor knew anything about the shooting until after returning home, "The Duchess and I went to the cinema at about 9-pin," Lady Por-darlington said.
"The Duchess' car departed at 11.20 pin, and a detective accompanied us on the return journey, but, there was especially significant about "The Duchess left me at my house at Chessham Place and then drove to Belgrave Square. If anything happened while I was with the Duchess, we were both unconscious of it. We certainly heard no sound of firing nor was our car incommoded in any way," Lady Portarlington "concluded.—United Press, Lord Harewood's House Shot At Thousands of visitors are pouring into the capital, It is confidently predicted that over 500,000 will line the two-mile route for Thursday's parade before Their Majesties, in which 6,000 troops, seven bands, detachments of cavalry, tanks, and motor-cycles police will participate, while army bombers and pursuit planes will roar in formation overhead.
Steel cables will be stretched along the pavements to restrain the crows along the royal route, which is already bedecked with bunting, banners Thorough protective measures have keen taken for the royal visit by the secret service and the police.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, and Mr, Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, will leave tonight to greet Their Majesties at Niagara Falls—Reuter, Three More Stops Montreal, June 6.
With only three more major stops before crossing the border into the United States, Their Majesties are now spending the night aboard the royal train, as it speeds eastwards on another all-night run.—Reuter.
London, June 5.
Close on the heels of the attack against the Duchess of Kent, it was reported tonight that a window pane was shattered in the Green Street House of Lord Harewood, husband of the Princess Royal, only daughter of Queen Mary and the late King George V-'The pane was broken by a bullet shot from a compressed air pistol, it was believed:—Havas.
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