THE ASSAILANT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES,

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1137, 2 September 1882, Page 2

THE ASSAILANT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES,

A Home paper savs: —A few days ago the Prince of Wales forwarded a telegram to the Mayor of Leicester respecting Charles Walkerdine, the man who attempted to shake hands with the Princess of Wales on the occasion of the Royal visit to Leicester on Whit-Monday, aud who was sentenced to seven days’ hard labor for being “ drunk and disorderly.” The telegram was as follows: —“ From the Prince of Wales, Great Yarmouth, to the Worshipful the Mayor of Leicester,—• Having seen in the newspapers that the man who ran up to our carriage has been imprisoned with hard labor, I sincerely hope that you will remit the remainder of the sentence at my especial wish, in which the Princess fully concurs.” On receipt of this message the Mayor proceeded to Her Majesty's prison, and in tho absence of the governor saw the chief warder, to whom he showed the the telegram, and he backed tho warrant committing Walkerdlue as follows i— *' The within, named Charles Walkerdin has this day been released by me at the urgent request of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Bated this 2nd day of June, 1882.—Henbt Thomas Chambers, Mayor of the borough of Leicester.” Ths man Walkerdine was brought before the Mayor, whfl fold him he was “frep." T|io plpef warder., thinking all would be right, let the man go, and a few minutes afterwards Walkerdine walked out of the gaql. The governor, on his return a few minutes afterwards, was greatly gpp ; prised to find thp prisoner gone, the release, qf course, being whplly irregular. He at once took stpps tp ;p’ forip the Home Secretary fit what LnQ occurred, and later ip the d,w thg necessary order for the prisoner's par. don was forwarded from the H OHIO Office,