Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-04-19
A Bold Woman,

Lucretia Granville was engaged to be married
to Francis, Duke Of Buckingham, ut tbe time
that he fell In battle, slain BY the hand, il was
said, Of Cromwell himself. The lady, on re-.
ceiving the intelligence Of the Duke's death.
vowed to aVenge IL upon the person Of Cromwell.
For three years she exercised herself Ia filing
with pistols at mark, and that she might not bS
terrified by the appearance of her victim, che
selected for her target portrait OF the usuroer
and 40 coon as she thought herself perfect. she
sought an opportunity to crafty her revenge.
But Cromwell rarely appeared in public. and
when he did, IL was with much caution chat few
could approah him. An occasion at lepptb
occuired-the city of London resolved TO give n
magnificent banquet 10 honor of the Protecor.
who, from political motives, determined {, make
his entrance into the city with sll tho spleDdor
Of royalty. Upon this being made public, the
curiosity of all the ranks we're excited, and
the enraged lady resolved not 10 lose 60 fayor-
able an opportunity for carrying out her evil
deeign. II 60 happened that the procession was
appointed to pass through the very street in
which she resided; and q balcony, before the
first story OF her house, yielded her full scope
for putting her long meditated design into ef-
feet. On the day appointed she seated herself
with several female companions in she balcony /:
and on this occasion-fOr the first time since
her loVer's death-she cast aside her sable
attire, and appeared in gorgeous apparel. 1t
was not without the greatest exortiOn that sbe
concealed the violent emotion under which she
labored; and when the increasing pressure of
the crowd indicated the approach of Cromwell.
her feelings became so that che nearly tainted .
However, she recovered, just bs the Protector
arrived within few PAGES Of the balcony
Haetily drawing q pistol from uuder her gar
meat, she deliberately took aim and fred; but
sudden start, which the lady who 90. next to
her made on beholding the Wello1, gave q
ditfeI Iert direction 30 what was ntcnded, aud to
bali killed the hCrse rode by Henry the Poo
tector's son. The event mmediately arrested
the cavalcade, and Cromwell-at the sane
time shat he Cast q fierce look of indignation
toward the balcony--beheld q aingular spec
bace. More than twenty females might DC
seen Oh their knees, imploring his meicy with
upliited nands, while one stood undamted in
the mdst of them, and looking down cOntetnptu-
ously on the Protector exclaimed
"Tyiant, it was who dealt the blow; nor
should rect Satisfied with the killing OF a
horse instead OF tiger, we're not convinced
that before another year is passed your destiny
would be sealed"
The multitude, enIaged at this ferocious az
tempt TO assassinate the chief person in the
realm, were ooout to tear down too house, when
Cromwell cried aloud, with great coolneas and
intrepidity: -I..|
"Desists, my friends! Alas! poor woman, she
knows not what she does!" I..
So saying, he pursued his course. But yefy
speedily orders were issued TO secure the per-
son OF the offender, and Lucretia Granville
passed Ter days as the inmate Of u lunstc ssy-
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