The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-05
THE SENSATION IN ENGLAND.
THE ASSAULT ON THE QUEES-o'coNSER' s
EXAMINATION.

THE ASSAULT ON THE QuEEN-ocoSSER's
EXAMINATIONS.
LONDON, March 1.-The assault upon
the queen yesterday by OConner is the
theme of universal comment, and con.
demnation in the journals. Previous tc
the attack O'Conner scaled the iron railing
ten feet in height, which surrounds the
courtyard of Buckingham palace. When
he approached the carriage of the queen
he first saw Lady Churchill. lady in
waiting, who was riding with her majesty
He was abou. to assault her, but soon dis.
covered his mistake, and turned upon the
queen.
Her majestys groom, John Brown, VIII,
was riding behind her carriage, upon wit.
Messing the action Of o Conner, leaped
from his horse and arrested and dsarrne ed
the assnilant
Mr.. OConner's house has been thor.
oughly searched by detectives, but moth
ing whatever found to criminate any one
with him in his dsstardly act.
LONDON, March |, Evening The as.
sailant of the queen was brought before
the police magistrates at Bow street Mt
noon to day for examination. The court
room and all its approaches were densely
packed
The prisoner presented very boyish
and not unpeasing appearance and to-day
was quiet and unassumins in his manner.
On being Intercepted by the magistrate,
he stated that his name was Arthur
OConor; that he was born in England,
and that his father was a native of Ire.
land 1t WAS subsequently elected that
his grandfather was the well.known Fer
gus OConor, one of the leaders of the
Chartist movement
John Brown, her majes,y's groom, Col.
Harding, equerry 10 the queen, ard
Prince Leopold, testified TO the circum-
stances OF the assault, of which they were
eyewitness. Their statements do not
differ materially from the accounts al
ready telegraped to the associated press.
One of the policeman, into whose custody
OConnor was delivered, -swore that the
prisoner said the reason he did not load
the pistol was because it was broken. TINT
he repeatedly exclaimed, ~ wish 10 God I
had succeeded !" that no vowed he in.
tended TO present the petition for Feniun
amnesty to the queen in St. Pauls ca.
thedral, on Tuesday, when she was sur.
rounded by her ministers. That he then
had pen and ink for her to sign the docu.
ment with; that he would have made the
attompt, but the crowd was so great he
could not get near her majesty
Two papers found on tue prisoner when
he was seized were produced in court and
read. One pardoning all the Fenan con-
y,ct', is in substance as follows: II,
Victoria, Queen by the grace of God,
tha,ss the following declaration: Whereas,
tbrouaa.heh now confined in various prisons
Irsbmsn the Kingdom number of
and wba,. Nn'wn us celebrated Fenians
~"u . whereas, they were imnrisoned Win
my sanction, having reSemalP ana e WIN
against the crown To weaken" nu sonspireu
my power and whereas , una destroy
WIN these men have petitionsa" Path,zers
pardon, and notwithstanding thew ,or their
unliberated now /, Victoria. oya @re s,'i'
do grant iull pardon to each I'm xn| &c,
Fehian prisoner, uncondtionn,ly very
notwithstanding this, my acreene,, ."u
made under fear of my life, l will not dn
part therefr0m. '''
This is dated February 22d, 1872
The other document is a communication
IN advance. Of the punishment of the
prisoner for his present act, from hanging
10 shooting, and is dated February 27tb.
AT the conclusion Of the examination