The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-16
The Attempted Assassination of Queen
Victoria.

The telegraph brings the following
particulars of the attempt upon the life
OF Queen Victoria on Thursday:
While the House of Lords was in
committee, discussing the ecclesiastical
bill, Lord Granville entered and said
he hoped their Lordships would excuse
the sudden interruption of the pro-
ceedings, but he had an announcement
to make which it was desirable should
be made without delay. He then pro-
ceeded to state that at half-past five
o'clock this evening the Queen, in re-
turning from drive, had reached
buckingham Palace. AS her car
riage stopped at the gate a
young man ran to the side and pre-
sented pistol within a foot of her
head. The Queen bent her head to
avoid the shot, but the pistol did not
explode. The fellow in one hand held
papers granting release to Fenian
prisoners. which he shouted to the
Queen to sign, threatening her, at the
same time, with the pistol. He was
Immediately seized by the attendants
and prevented from doing further
harm. 1t was then found that the pis
toll was unloaded, and that it
was of such primitive construction
that If it had been loaded it probably
could not have been discharged. Her
Majesty was very calm, and showed
the courage which she has often before
exhibited. Sic had directed that s.
'tement of the circumstances he i'm
81 81 ELY made in both Houses Of Par
= ,n :a.sa.si :, order to prevent exagg,erat-
ed reports. so;a ho .,1
dwell on the details, nI.r point to- the
contrast between the dastaf.i!y acs and
Tteadsv's extraordinary exhibition OF
the nations loyalty.
The would be-assassin was take to
=, .narest police station. He gave his
we n> O'Connor, and is about 10
liaine as His behavior In the! sta
ton was Wild and his language 11c o.
herent. He boae 'e1 Ill, Inao n d,,r;no the W
reach the Queen On = '
procession" lows
Another Version is rs Ioh> r;no the
CAS- the Queen was re. ent.. after
court yard at Buckingham Palace ID
a drive through the park, Alfr.
O'Connor, Fenian, eighteen years of
age, sprang over a wall, rushed
up to the carriage, and struck
the Queen on the breast with an I'M
loaded pistol, at the same time present
ing petition of amnesty for Fenians,
exclaiming: Sign, or de- Prince
Arthur, who was with the Queen,
seized and condemned to prison. When
O'Connor was questioned, he said his
design was to brighten the Queen into
doing justice to Ireland"
THE AssAILANT OF QUEEN VICTORIA
Arthur O'Connor, the assailant of
Queen Victoria, was examined before
the Bow street magistrates on Friday
and committed for trial. He stated
that he was born IN England; also that
his father was native of Ireland. 1t
was subsequently elected that his
grandfather was the we'll known Fergus
O'Connor, one of the leaders of the
Chartist movement.
Two papers found on the prisoner
when he was seized were produced in
court and read. One, pardoning all
Fenian convicts, is In substance as fol-
lows:
q, Victoria, Queen, by the grace of
God, make the following declaration:
WHEREAS, There are now confined In
various prisons throughout the king
dom number of Irishmen known as
celebrated Fepians.
WHEREAS, They were imprisoned with
my sanction, having rebelled and con-
spired against the crown, and to weaken
and destroy my power
WHEREAS, Sympathizers with these
men have petitioned for their pardon,
and, notwithstanding, they are still
unliberated. Now, /, Victoria, Queen,
do grant full pardon to each and every
prisoner Internationally and, notwith-
landing this agreement is made under
ear of my life, l will not depart there
rom"
This is dated February 22d, 1872.
The other document is q communication
in advance OF the punishment of the
prisoner for his present act for shoot
ing, and is dated Feb. n.
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