The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Ledwedge V. Lawlor Is
 Seized As Shooter
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v (COntinued. permit police to produce a witness who saw LaWlof fire the gun special armed guards patrolled be- fore all royal residences.
 Four policemen, police inspec- tor and unobtrusive Scotland Yard men in plain clothes kept close guard about the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, brother and sister in law of King George, at No. 3 Belgrave Square, where LaWlor was alleged to have fired a sawed-off shotgun of American type at the Duchess last ngiht. X
 Lawlor was described aS Q weld- CTS assistant from Newington Cause way, in southeast London.
 Questioned All Night
 He was taken to court at 11:4O Q. m, (6:4O a. m. EDT) from the Gerald road police station, where he had been questioned nearly all night by Scotland Yard aces.
 Until he reached court his iden- kity had been a close secret.
 As he entered court, Lawlor was somewhat disheveled. He is about five feet four inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds. He has, fair hair and . red face, He wore 8 pin- striped blue suit. His tie was awry. He was nervous as he faced photog- raphers outside the police station.
 Before taking him to court, high Scotland Yard officials and the Duke of Rents bodyguards conferred at the Gerald Road station and ques- tioned him. It was only at the last moment that it was decided to ar- raign him today, and to make the firearms charge against him.
 Lawlor admitted in court that he owned a sawed-of shotgun which police produced.
 Lawlor Looks Defiant
 Lawlor, looking defiant, appeared before Magistrate Clyde Wilson. The full charge against him was:
 That he did on June 5 at Bel grave Square have in his possession a firearm and ammunition with ill- tent by means thereof to endanger life or cause injury to property con- trary to the fire arms act"
 Magistrate Wilson postponed the hearing until 2 p. m. @ a. m. EDT) to enable the police to produce a witness to testify that he saw Law Tor fire the shotgun, so that Lawlor could be held without bail.
 Divisional Detective Inspector Henry Hayward produced a sawed of shotgun with an automatic ejec- tor.
 He said he saw Lawlor at $50 p, m. yesterday at Gerald Road police station and told the suspect:
 At about $40 you were seen to discharge this weapon
 An usher took the gun and clicked the trigger several times as a pre- caution before he handed 1t to the maxistrate for examination.
 Inspector Hayward continued:
 His Own Property
 'The prisoner said: That is my own property and I have a certifi- cate for it.
 T cautioned him That certificate does not entitle you to have it ir the street or to discharge 1t in the street."
 Hayward said that when Lawloz was charged at 11:15 a. m. today al Gerald Road station, after a night and morning to intermittent ques- tioning, Lawlor did not reply.
 The detective chief declined tc question Lawlor in court. He said that Lawlor admitted he had the gun in Gelgrave Square.
 Magistrate Wilson, pointing out that Hayward had not seen Lawlol discharge the shotgun, asked the detective to get 8 witness who did see the shooting.
 Lawlor's hearing was then ad- journed until 2 p. m.
 Lawlor was still in a defiant at- titude, as he had been throughout.
 Lawlor's hearing was sensation throughout Great Britain.
 Terrorism in Britain
 Authorities were particularly anx- ious because of recent Irish Re publican army" terrorism in Great Britain.
 Public anxiety over the royal fam. fly also was the greater because o1 the recent motor collision in which Queen Mary was injured.
 Further, it was disclosed that early yesterday morning window pane at the home of the Earl oi Harewood and the Princess Royal sister of King George, was broker by . pellet-possibly 8 bullet-or 2 stone. Scotland Yard was advised by telephone and started an investi- gation.
 Scotland Yard had difficulty 1T getting the facts of the attemp against the life of the Duchess o. Kent-assuming that the man wht shot did mean to kill her. Int pretty, popular 32-year-old duchess listed as one of the worlds bes dressed women, has taken no par in politics.
 As late as a m. Scotland Yart had not even decided whether h arraign their suspect today, or whicf QOllCC COukb tO tanC 4AhAA VVs
 The situation was complicated b, the fact that the duchess herself, ol Lady Portarlington, who was witt her in her limousine in front of thu ducal residence, did not hear thu shot which was fired from in from of No. Belgrave Square, two door' away. Nor could police find trace of marks from shot gun pelletts, ol other damage to the car.
 Detective Inspector c. H. Hay. ward and other Scotland Yard ace. spent nearly all night questioning the suspect at the Gerald Road DO lice station.
 Possible Phases of Case
 Pending completion of the yard. Investigation, several possible phase: of the case were suggested in public and police speculation. They includ' ed:
 l-An Australian angle. The Duke