KING THREATENED.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19117, 30 November 1933, Page 7

KING THREATENED.

ENGINEER ARRESTED. MONEY DEMANDED. / United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 28. A man appeared before the magistrate at Bow Street Police Station this morning charged with demanding money by menaces from His Majesty the King. , . The acoused is a consulting engineer named Clarence Gay Gordon Haddon, aged 43. He was arrested last night at an address in Islington by officers of a special branch of Scotland Yard after an all-day searoh. It was considered advisable at one period yesterday to put a special guard outside Buckingham Palaos. Everybody who 'entered the courtyard, which usually is free of entry, was subjected to close scrutiny and questioned. Haddon is 6ft in height and of a commanding presence. He was dressed to-day in a smart lounge suit. He carried a typewriter with him to Bow Street. The Daily Herald says accused’s finger-prints were taken and he was placed in a cell. . LATER. ACCUSED BEFORE COURT. THE CHARGE DENIED. • REMANDED IN CUSTODY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Nov. 30, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 29. The actual charge against Haddon Is “uttering, knowing the contents thereof, of a letter demanding money from the King with menaces and without reasonable or probable cause.’’. Crowds waited outside the Court, but were prevented entering during the proceedings. Haddon told a detective: “I made a petition, made an appeal, for justice. I did not demand, only pleaded, i deny the charge.” Haddon became extremely excited, and several times seemed on the verge of a breakdown. The prosecutor suggested it might be thought desirable that a medical report be obtained. Haddon was remanded in custody until September 4. The evidence stated when arrested accused said: “This is the only thing I wanted. I do not see why I should be hounded about for being the illegitimate son of a deceased Royal Duke. I do not deny writing the letters, which I wanted 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. I have had to leave jobs through it. I had, to leave the Imperial maritime customs when I got promotion as It was thrown up against me.”