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WATT "FAIRY TALE" HAHGE AGAINST AN EX-M.P. Further Allegations. Mr. Rugih Watt, formerly a. member of the Rouee of Oamimons, was brought up on rwnaiwi to-day (before Mr. Kenneiy) at Marlborough street Police court charged with incitement to murder. After a pre- liminary statemeiit by Mr. Sims, onl behalf of the prosecution, Thomas Warley, a news PBkper distributor, called as a. witness, said ate used to supply newspapers to the defen- odaonrt, who on the occasion in question atiked ten if he would like to earn a. lit/tie money, 1m. WATT (Sketched from life). Md they made an appointment to meet in fte park near Knigihtsbridge in the after- Boom. Defendant there told him that he had been annoyed by a women, following him about for la-rge sums of money, and that he wac,ted witness to go to a. white house at ^Hampton. Court, represent himself to a MTs. Seely ae an old servant, and give her a blow or a Kick in the Abdomen, I for which Mr. Waitt promised him £10°1 Witness øaiid he did not care to do ttoat, as be had never done euoh a thing. Mr. Watt- fhen asked him to try and get someone to do i t, as there were ad ways men going about Who would kill anybody for a few shillings. Defendant then gave him 15 in sovereigns, Baying he did not beilieve in giving notee, MRS. WATT (Sketched from life). I laiid adding th-a-t if witness got a man to do fthat was wanted, another R5 would be •orthooming. Mr. Watt added:— If you don't do it, you will miss a. fine thing, as she always carries a lot of jewellery about with her, and if you knock Iber down you can rob her of L70 or iUo worth of jewellery. Mr. Prelie Palmer, who appeared for the defence, sELid that if the fairy tale put for- ward by the prosecution were true he would be defending not a criminal but a lunatic. Mr. Watt maintained that there was not a shadow of foundation for the charges, and he had a complete answer, which, however, he would defer until a later stage of the caM. Meantime the statement of witness with inference to a Mrs. Seely had apparently no Reference to the charges of inciting to murder I Sir K. Beaucha.mp and Mrs. Watt. The magistrate said he understood that JWint was afterwards to be explained. said be could, if necessary, haw the jisme of Alirg. lk-ely added to the indict- 11:o.t.. Witness, resuming, eaid that on next Mr. iLtlJ lie told him that he had scut IL 1r.¿.>m »o Hampton Conrt. but neither Mre. ] ly nor naiyboJy else, was staying there. k r. WaAt expressed some doubt whetbl-r the J*a,n had really gone, and save bim a. heavy ^a!kini.srt.ic'v mth thick. nOt) at the end Of it, a.nd suggested that i. would serve the Afterwards 'hf met Mr. Watt (several tIT)" bv ,DT)oi11,t.nl<Pnt. l;nd on M'.Tffl"a 1 of o.^nrvskvoe receiver! plims of money. The 6e.t«>ndy.nt. *i«fced nim to g,) to Courtfield- ~ag,nrl fnd out, v-li-rther Mrs, Watt mis ivog trft"n- Next- day he told the defendant thru, ebe was root there, but., as a. moater of f-let.. ne.,vpr made the lnaniry. t b ,n v?it WM.t then fiuggesivd that. w! tiies?. should "'Si.t.ch for a chance of knocking ber down. in the. street. his bicycle, prom is ins £ ~l>Ci if Bhe v,?< dis?Med and ?100 if &he wag. killed. ?''tne?s promised to see wh.?t he could do. Hr. Wat.t afterwards i?cre?.?fd his o?'er to £ 150 down and £1 Per Week for Life I if the job were dene quickly. Witness after- wards Tirete.ided to Mr. Watt. that, lie had knocked down Mrs. Watt, but the defendant • found out by inquiry that this was uutru-e.1 Witness remarked that, perhaps, he knocked GOwn the wrong lady, whereupon Mr. Watt handed over a portrait of his wife, so that 1110 mistake should be rded-o next time. W't-Lneds narrated that Mr. Watt's next pro- ■Position was that he should dress himself up smart, take rooms at the Howard Hotel, try "to get into Mrs. Walt's room, and give her blow and chloroform. Witness demurred Ito this, but promised to find ano. 'her man, o&nq afiterwtards introduced to Mr. Watt a MAW CALLED "NOSEY," who undertook what was wanted and got L-5, of which witness received 19 10s. Next. time j they met Nosey" told Mr Watt that he bi1,fj been to the hotel and found that Mrs. Watt had left. Defendant said she had, per- haps, gone to Harrogate, and asked "Nosey" to go there after her. Mr. Watt afterwards said he would ha.ve nothing more to do with "Nosey," whom he found to be a liar and a *^anip. Witness subsequently declared that Itr Watt afterwards offered him indncementtJ to knock down with his bike an elderly gen- Jteman who lived in HiH-ptreet, Mayfair, and 'r?uentMt the Carlton Club. Watt IIbowed ,him the hou?e, which he found was occupied ky Sir Reginald Beauchamp. Witness added that from first to last, in different sums, he had altogether received about £ 50 from Mr. Watt. The further hearing of the case was then adjourned till next Friday.

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