Evening star., 1936-07-16
Loaded Gun Is
Struck From
Mans Hand.
POLICE ARREST
THE ASSAILANT
He Denies Planning
to Harm Ruler
In Any Way

(copyright, 1886, by the Associated eress)
LONDON, July ia discontented
subject of King Edward VIII leveled a
loaded revolver at his monarch today
In what seemed to be an attempt at
assassination.
But the man, seized by police after
his gun had been knocked from his
hand by woman in gray" said his
act was only protest and exclaimed:
ct didn't want to hurt him IN any
way"
Rushed from crowded Constitution
Hill, where he was overwhelmed by
police, while King Edward rode on to
Buckingham Palace at the head of his
troops, the prisoner was taken to Bow
street station and remanded for eight
days on a charge of unlawful posses
sion of a firearm with intent to en-
danger life"
Police said his name was George
Andrew Mahon and that he was a
newspaper man. They held back a
jeering, cat-calling throng while he
was whiSked from Bow street to
prison.
The woman in gray" spectators
said, knocked loaded revolver from
the hand of stocky, full-faced man,
who aimed it at the King as he rode
at the head of his troops.
In a violent scuffle the weapon was
precipitated into the roadway.
Man Seemingly Club-F0oted.
Authorities described the man as
middle-aged, slightly bald and SEEM
ingly club footed.
Detective Inspector John Sands,
giving formal evidence of the arrest,
said the prisoner told him en- route
to the station: IT'S all the fault OF
Sir Join Simon (the home secretary. e.
IT wrote him last night and phoned
him this morning.
The King wasn't hurt in any way.
was he?
II didn't want to hurt him in any
way.
II only did it as protest"
His remarks we're not Immediately
explained.
Sands, describing how the man was
taken into custody by constables, said:
IT was handed this five-chambered
revolver Che produced the weapon)
which was loaded with ball and am
munition in four chambers, but not
in the top chamber which gave i'm
mediate access to the barrel"
Weapon Not Fired.
~. .4a+,J 4ho~o r.oe M e1,idepca tho
weapon had been fired for a consider
able time.
The aSSailant pushed his way
through ranks Of spectators and bob
bies as the King, in uniform, clat-
tered down Constitution Hill on his
way to the palace after presenting
colors to troops.
Brought to the dock after the brief
but desperate scuffle, the prisoner
stood trembling violently from head
to foot, shifting from one leg to the
other, wiping his face and drumming
the sides of the dock with clenched
fists.
Inspector Sands produced two
rounds of ammunition taken from the
man, along with black-bordered en-
velope containing post card portrait
of the king and a newspaper on which
was penciled: May love you?"
His name and the charge against
him were not mentioned in the actual
court proceedings.
After the accused had been remand
ed to Jail, solicitor representing him
stated:
In view of reports which appeared
in tonight's evening papers, the pris-
oner wishes to say there was no at
tempt at assassination nor was there
any intention of assassination"
Until recently, the defendant wss
quoted as saying, he had been editor of
. paper called the Human Gazette"
At first, police announced his loaded
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