The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-23 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

His Excellency the Belgian Ambassador, residing in
Portland-place, attended at this Court, when the follow-
ing charge of extraordinary conduct on the part of a well-
dressed young man, named John Julius Koch, was gone
into before the sitting magistrate, Mr. Rawlinson.
The prisoner is a young man of foreign parentage, and
is the son of a gentleman holding a highly respectable
situation in a large mercantile house in the City.
Susanna Bryan, nurse in the family of his Excellency,
deposed, that fur a long time past the prisoner had been
in the habit of following her whenever she went out with
the children, and that his conduct was altogether of a
very annoying nature. He would frequently come be-
hind her and, by making horrid grimaces, frighten an
infant which she was carrying in her arms. The oc-
currences which she had last alluded to took place six or
seven months ago ; he had since annoyed her repeat-
edly, and on that morning, when she went with
the children into the broad walk of the Regent's
Park for an airing, he (prisoner) was there. He spoke
not a word, but kept close to her wherever she went.
Witness concluded by stating that she at last contrived
to get away from him and reach home without any fur-
ther molestation.

Mr. RAWLINSON—During the whole time of his acting
in this manner has he never assigned any reason for his
behaviour ? Witness—None whatever, Sir. He has
never offered a single word in explanation.
Hardwick, 80 D, corroborated the first witness's evi•
(knee as to the conduct of the prisoner in the park ; he
(Hardwick) had received information of what had been
going on, and was employed by his superintendent to
keep watch.
Stanley, 48 D, stated that in November last he saw
the prisoner follow the witness Bryan, and the children
who were with her. He informed his Excellency of it,
who then declined to give him (prisoner) into custody.
Witness added, that on that day ha saw the pri-
soner in Portland-place, and by his (the Ambassa-
dor's) directions took him in charge.
The Ambassador here stepped forward, and said that
the prisoner once spoke to him as he was leaving home
of an evening, but what the purport of his address to him
was he could not say ; he (prisoner) was the son of a
foreigner, and his father, who was a highly respectable
man, seemed unfortunately to have no control over him.
The Ambassador concluded by expressing an opinion,
that the state of mind of the prisoner was defective, and
that he might, unless restrained, do something of a serious
nature. The Ambassador was about to enter into fur-
ther particulars relative to himself and his lady having
been annoyed by the prisoner, when
Mr. RAWLINSON desired that he might be sworn,
His Excellency objected, stating he would not be al-
lowed to take the required oath in this country, holding
the situation which he did as one of the corps diploma-
tique.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to whom this doctrine seemed quite
new) asked his Excellency if he, while residing in Eng-
land, and therefore under the protection of the laws of
this country, would, in the event cf his pocket being
picked in the street, or his house being robbed, object to
give such evidence upon oath as might have the effect of
bringing the guilty party to justice?
The Ambassador signified in a few words that he
should, from the position which he occupied, object to be
sworn.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—What is your ob-
ject in annoying the Ambassador's family in this way?
Prisoner-1 must acknowledge my fault; I have no

more to say.
Jones, usher of the Court, said, a few months ago the
prisoner was brought up charged with firing off a pistol
in the Regent's Park, and that for that offence he was
fined.
The prisoner was remanded, and will be brought up
again next Tuesday; and, ad interim, an examination
will be made by the surgeon of the prison as to his state
of mind.