Threatening to Shoot the Prince of Wales.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4378, 15 January 1883, Page 2

Threatening to Shoot the Prince of Wales.

HEAVY SENTENCE. At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, before Mr Justice Hawkins, William Brookshaw, 34, traveller, was indicted for maliciously sending a letter threatening to murder his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Mr Poland and Mr Montagu Williams conducted the prose* cution ; and prisoner had no counsel. Mr Poland briefly opened the' case fflPfhe proßecution,|iwhich. was founded upon a letter received by Colonel Teesdate on the jou.,jtb.e J 9th.,OctoW, aad_w.a«_to .tibe.following effect:—" Colonel Teesdale. SirTo be brief; I am a young man brought "up in sight of BuckinghanrPalaeei willing and anxiqns to work, and cannot get it. to do. The'best thing I can do under these [ adverse circumstances is to go abroad to [one of the colonies. Tell your Boyal master, the Prince of, W^ale*, that I require £10 to start me there. If I succeed, 'itSfwill be repaid.': I* warifcit^tbig week. Send it to me _WiUiftgK v ßrooke N shaw, at Lemen's Hotel,' 21- and 22, Great Chapel street," Westminster. P.B. - —If you do not send it this week I wiU camp in" the Prince's track, 1 «ndvb^-all the gods serve him worse than Lofd Cavendish was served I. —Yours in'great earnestness, W. C. B. Sorry-to speak sq harsh, but severe'diseases require seriotfs renTfdipW. Don't forget. this .Veek.^,' Mr Poland went on to say that he/believed the only question in the ease was whether this letter was; >by* the prisoner, and the evidence .would ieSV^Sjnodfrubt of that fact.—After hearing the evidence, the prisoner was fo'unaV guilty, sand he .was sentenced to "penatr'se"rfitude for ten years. ■>.•<-• ■ ;-n ■„■..( T *. ri ?.*<•>