, ▁Fr ith ▁threw ▁a ▁stone ▁at ▁King ▁George ▁III ' s ▁coach ▁as ▁it ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Open ing ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁As ▁in ▁an ▁earlier ▁case ▁of ▁assault ▁against ▁the ▁King , ▁that ▁of ▁Margaret ▁Nich ol son , ▁Fr ith ▁had ▁sent ▁multiple ▁pet itions ▁to ▁Parliament ▁regarding ▁his ▁constitution al ▁rights . ▁He ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁il leg ally ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁his ▁liv elihood ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁for ci b ly ▁retired ▁by ▁Jeff rey ▁Am her st , ▁who ▁had ▁" fab ric ated ▁evidence ▁of ▁ins an ity ▁against ▁him ". ▁Fr ith ▁claimed ▁that ▁Am her st ▁had ▁sent ▁" super natural ▁agents " ▁to ▁whisper ▁in ▁his ▁ear . ▁As ▁his ▁pet itions ▁were ▁ignored , ▁Fr ith ▁may ▁have ▁lo bb ed ▁the ▁stone ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁attention ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁des erved . ▁ ▁During ▁question ing , ▁Fr ith ▁denied ▁wanting ▁to ▁harm ▁the ▁King , ▁and ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁cause . ▁However , ▁he ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁people ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁mess iah , ▁and ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁moon ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁its ▁effects ▁were ▁so ▁strong ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁sleep ▁near ▁heavy ▁buildings . ▁He ▁was ▁ar ra igned ▁at ▁New gate ▁Pr ison , ▁but ▁after ▁attempting ▁to ▁explain ▁that ▁his ▁" Christ - like ▁powers " ▁had ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁defeat