MONEY DEMANDED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 November 1933, Page 7

MONEY DEMANDED

FROM HIS MAJESTY AN ENGINEER ARRESTED TO APPEAR AT BOW STREET (United Press Association— By Electric TelegrapU—Copyright) LONDON, 29th November. A man is appearing before the Magistrate at Bow Street this morning charged with demanding money by menaces from His Majesty the King. The “Daily Herald” says that the man is a consulting engineer and his name is Clarence Gay Gordon Haddon. aged 43 years. He was arrested last night at an address in Islington by the officers of the special branch of Scotland Yard after an allday search. It was considered advisable at one period yesterday to put a special guard outside Buckingham Palace, and everybody entering tile courtyard, which is usually free of entry, 1 was subjected to a close scrutiny and questioned. . Haddon is six feet tall, and of commanding presence, and was dressed in a smart lounge suit. He carried a typewriter with him to Bow Street, where the “Herald” says his fingerprints were taken and he was placed in a cell. REMANDGRANTED MEDICAL REPORT SUGGESTED. (Received 30th November, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, 29th November. The actual charge against Haddon is “uttering, knowing the contents thereof, a letter demanding money from the King with menaces, and without reasonable or probable cause.” Crowds waited outside the Court but were prevented from entering. During the proceedings Haddon told a detective: “I made a petition. I made an appeal for justice. I did not demand, I only pleaded. I deny the charge.” . . Haddon became extremely excited and several times seemed on the verge of a breakdown. The prosecutor suggested that it might he thought desirable to obtain a medical report on accused. Haddon was remanded in custody till 4th December. The evidence stated that when arrested accused said: “This is the only thing I wanted. I do not see why 1 should he hounded about for being the illegitimate son of the Duke of Clarence. I do not deny writing the letters -which I wanted to read in Court, but I did not make a demand.” Replying to the Magistrate, Haddon said: “I’ve only tried to live as an honest man. It has been thrown up at me since I was a kid and I had to leave jobs through it. I had to leave the Imperial Maritime Customs. When I got promotion it was thrown up against me.”