Castles, Customs, And Kings: True Tales By English Historical Fiction Authors - Plot & Excerpts
Then, as the reality of what they had witnessed dawned upon them all, there were exclamations of “Where’s the murderer? Where’s the rascal that fired?” From out the shadows of the stone staircase, John Bellingham, dressed in an overlarge and worn brown coat, stepped forward and loudly proclaimed, “I am the unfortunate man!” If it had been chaos before, now it became a scene from bedlam. Instantly, Bellingham was seized and searched—in his pockets another primed and loaded pistol, an opera-glass, and a number of papers and bundles of letters. The spent pistol was not found. Upon being questioned why he had done such a thing, he replied, “Want of redress and denial of justice.” To which there were calls for him to be hanged or taken out and shot. Clerks were racing through the corridors, locking doors—for if this was part of a conspiracy, who or what was next? The Speaker of the House banged and banged with his gavel, desperate in his attempts to bring the House to order.
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