Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-07
de boasted that he tried to reach tie
Queen yesterday during the procession.
EXAMINATION OF o'ooxvoR.
LONDOE, March ]

The assailant of the Queen was
brought before the Police Magistrate at
Bow Street Police Court, at noon tc-
day, for examination. The court room
and all its approaches were denseIy
crowded.
The prisoner presented a very boyish
and not unpleasant appearance, and, to-
day, was quiet and unassuming in man
ner. He made no attempt at bravado,
but listened quietly to the testimony
without seeming to interrupt or contra
dict the witnesses. On being interro-
gated by the magistrates, lac stated his
full name was Arthur O'C0nnor, that
he was born in England but that his fa-
ther was native Of Ireland. 1t was
subsequently elected that his grand
father was Feargus O'Connor, one of
the leaders Of the Chartist movement.
John Brown, Her Majesty's groom ::
Col. Hardinge, equerry to the Queen.
and Prince Leopold testified to the cir
cumstanees of the assault.
One Of policemen, into whose custody
O'Connor was delivered, swore that the
prisoner said the reason he had not
loaded the pistol was because it was
broken That he repeatedly exclaimed,
Il wish to God l had succeeded" That
he owned.he had intended to present
the petition for Fenian amnesty to the
Queen in St Paul's Cathedral, on Tues
day when she was surrounded by her
ministers that he then had a pen and
ink ready for her to sign the document
with that he would then have made
the attempt but the crowd was so great
that he could not get near enough to
the Queen.
Two papers found on the prisoner
were produced in court and read. One
pardoning all Fenian convicts is in sub
stance as follows: Il Victoria Queen,
by the grace of God, make the follow
ing declaration: whereas there are now
confined in various prisons throughout
the Kingdom, a number of Irishmen,
known as celebrated Fenians, and
whereas they were imprisoned with my
sanction, having rebelled and conspired
against the crown and to weaken and
destroy my power, and whereas sympa-
thizers with these men have peti.iOned
for their pardon, and Notwithstanding
they are still unliberated: now l Vic
toria Queen, etc, do grant full pardon
to each and every Fenian or prisoner,
unconditionally and not withstanding
this, my agreement was made under
fear of my life, will not depart there
from. This is dated February 22d,
1872.
The other document is a commutation,
in advance Of punishment, Of the pris-
oner for his present act from hanging TO
shooting, and is dated February 27th,
1872.
At the conclusion of the examination
the prisoner was committed for trial at
assizcs and taken back TO jail under a
strong escort.
1t is evident that the papers found on
the prisoner are his own work, and the
Of those who heard them
read i that they are the product of q
drranged mind
The treasury OF Albany. Oregon,
contains q cents.
Mr.. Whitmore Of Fifchburg points
proudly 10 tle fact that be cut off his
index finger and then stuck il on onagainin
time 10 save il.
Tropical fruit IS arriving in great
quantities. The dealers hang ont their
bananas on the outer walls. and the crv
IS still they come.
The first Protestant baptism ever
performed I'm Cuba was solemnizad near
Havana by an Episcopal clergyman
few days ago.
A Cincinnati policeman was dis
missed from the force because he re-
fused to turn ont al the funeral Of col
)red officer attached to one Of the STA
ions.
A Jealous prohibitionist, on beisg
!slled why he signed every pledge that
vas presented to him, gave as a reason
hat if he broke one. he would have the
est to fall back on.
1t is said that a New York reporter
las had his teeth knocked down his
hroat 10y a rough. Reporters shouldbc
.arcful how they roughfie the temper Of
Hch roughfans as that.
Because the editor Of a Missouri
,aper declared thai no iecring skeleton
# regret mCcks him from melancholy
topmost peak, he has received
rood notices in ninc-tenths Of the papers
# the country,
A suit was brought recently in the
Warren (Kentucky) Circuit Court TO re-
over the value If negro whom the de-
cndant procured in 1864 as a substitute
n the federal army The verdict was
or the defendant.
The hotel where the Graniuke slum-
ered in Detroit can take $500 any time
or the bedstead on which his limbs re-
osed while the sheets were cut mp into
and all the young ladies
re crazy after ther2.
There are, fellow citizens. in this
md of ours, at this high tide Of ciyiliZa-
on, j,66O,O74 persons over ten years of
ge who can neither read nor write. We
re indebted TO the National Commits
lissioner of Education for the figures.
"A japanese gentleman connected
ith the embassy went into a seed store
/ San Francisco to make some pur-
bases, but, because the storekeeper
allied him John, he left in high
udgeon, informing the mortified seed
ian that he was not a Chinaman.
Some jealous scoundrel attempted
} poison an expectant bride in Oswego
ne other day by means of a package Of
AXE favored with arsenic. which was
3nt to her room tho night before her
-edding, with the request that she
-ould dream upon it.
AT a warehouse in Macon, Ga, re-
emily, when a bale of cotton was being
impled, the ginlet was drawn out and,
lstead of cotton, an old wool hat was
ttached to il. The sampler stood and