Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-13
aca. W. n 3m. 6 m. yr.
Spaca.
Attempts 10 take the Life OF Queen
Victoria.

Attempts 10 take the Life OF Queen
| Victoria.
The fLllowine extracts .ron Justio McCarty s
| History oil Oa1 OsG TINS" pyss5ss spsoi.i
| lo.ertsi at the present time: This is perhaps
SIS sui:sbla pt,cs 80 sry other to iot.oducs
some noic, OF the attempts that werc nstu
| from 'iC13 10 time upon the life of the Qleeu.
fbc 6ls: attempt vas n,aa on June TO- 1910,
by E Elw ri O&fJld, notboy of seventeen, who
| hfed two shots at the Queen as she was d.;vicg
Up Cons;i,r lou II Il With Primo, Albert. Ok.
! ford 6rGd both shos d,lb:rat,ly euough, but
happl nl.sad ii each csso. de pruysd TO
hive been en- hbsuted creature, hslf cr,z, with
lJnSlag 10 clEs;der himself pjluiosl pris pner
sod to b. taxed OF. Wnen he was ,,isd the
| jay prcsouoc.d d him insane suG Re Sss order.
eG % o. :pt ie ln9stis ssyLuu durog h1r
Msi:s y'a pleasure. Tho tri.l shOWed that Ok
iDrd w,s me ase.t Of nobody. ard vas im2sn.
d ~ .oihlg to. his own or r,ck-hraia, lore
OF nutorisy Tue Il ,6ins of The jlrY Was wi
d:ut solnet"lrg oi compEomlse, for l. il Very
doubtful Ehete,r ths y was lnssau 10 the
medios! sense, aud Whettur he WAS fairly TO b,
b. irresponsible for his sc,iors.
o. M,y 81. 1912. mao nam ID Johp F.aa>
al, roo OF q maoainsa 10 Dfu Lino, fired q
pistol at the Q lsen IS she vas driving down
JOnstEuiiun Hu. on N, very spot ehste Ok
tord's attempt was made. ibis was sol.e-
@Hst SIRIUS at;emo'; FOR Francis Vas not d. r
tosu tsS feet from the cartilage. wbich, for.
,HosteI9. Uas driving ut a V:rr r.D!d rate. TIE
y ieeo sbuWed great c)Gplsuts. She was in
eJne measure prepared t.r the sttenp; ttr IL
seem certain ttat ths ssEe man had un h,
ps.e'~as evening r.ssnted pIs.ol at the royal
atrlage. 81 bouIh he Git Dot then fire &C.
Ffancls was asrested and pu. o. trial, H,w,s
on'y tRenty tSo yetrs OF aye, ard aIth' ugh a,
hr t DO euue'vortd 10 br z o nIttu Ell DC. CO
q sort OF Gelcdtamstio r, 2io'ds asp. G yet wh
loo ote Doa vt des'h for hish lr.s.or 9as
pssssd OF hm TO t,lI toto sEooo aud e,so:r
ried irssIsble lrjm the court. The s.ut.to,
VI. uot o,Ircd into If c.. |; " 8 cot oer;sio
Rhether the pistol Wss loaded st al std
Wh' tber ths whole psrfoi "a .oos Wss not nero
p!eos OF brutal plsy'soitg done ouL cf long.
sog 10 be notorious. Her ii sly hets,f Vas
atxous hat the dtath senteLos sh ,uli DOT te
csnis d iotc eff::ct, aud it was 6aaaIy oonmuted
10 ono IT transportation for HE.
Tne very day after this miLiaatinr. nG 1920.
vas nndN BY buucbi aeked lad nsa et B,ar.
As tSe U lseo was p s'og irnm Buckingham
Paisc ~ ,hs Caapsl r ,ysl. B,an pteseuted Is
DIS oil a. her carriage, tut did not sucosed Ia
inog it b lore III, heod was seiz,d By prompt
and c,u!sgeous boy who was sisndicg near.
Tho pie Of wss lound to bs loa led With ,wder,
paper olnssly rsmnsd doWa. sod sumo scraps
oil clay pipe. il msy b. asked whethsr by this
occurrence The fscs OF B ,aus ,ts.upt hariog
bsen made 90 The cay after tn, c,umu atloo
of the capital n'encs iu he case OF Francis ia
cot evrd:poe that tue Ienienoy 10 the fcrner
,ussnce vas the osuss of the a.temp. male 10
the ia:ttr. But ii Wss nsde G esr, aod the tsc:
Is rsooIded on the su .bority OF Pfiacs Albert
hi1selt, that b san had anuuu6csd bia deterni
| ua:loo 10 make the attemps Several dsyI before
The sentence et Flansls was coDmu, ed apd
while Francis Ras actually lying pGdar sentepoe
of death. With regard to Frsocis timsslf. ths
Pflpcs was clearly of opinion that to carry cut
the capital snotcuce would have been no,hiue
| less than jldioisl murder. 80 it is es,ea,l
| that the sct should be committed With intont
to ki!l or wound, AID 10 Frstcs's casa to all
| sppearsDo. This waa not the fact or at least It
| vas open to grave doubt. Iu this CAIN sod
| wise Way did the hu,baud of tie Quseu, whp
| had alasys shared Hi!b her whstevrr Of DAGGER
there might be in the attempts. q, gus as to he
manner 10 which they ought to be dealt With.
| Inc ambition which mosS or ell Of the mis-
| ctesnts wao titus dhturosd tho Queen and the
! county Vas that of tho IN mo1".ebsok rather
| than Of the sssas5io. Tho Queen herself
| shoSed how thoroughly she understood the
| 81, ,E!6l,uoo OF all that had happened when she
declared that she aected repetition of the
auemp!B 90 her lite SO long ss the law ramsio
uaaltere BY which ,hty could b, dealt with
| only as ac!s OF b'g1 treason. TIE seemiog
| digni y Of narlyrdcm bad sume,hiaR f.scoa ioa
10 it lu morbid Vanity o. cr,z2 faDaliaisu. Viii 9
| ia to,6 =,
cha msriyt's penalty would not in Tie I'll d he
u6iced. A vsry appropriate chaaso 10 he
.W was sffec!rd bY which pulishmept at once
sharp aud dagrsdiag was provided "Tcn tor
ntu Jtebank attempts aHauSt the Qlac5; a
punishment watch Vas o,rtaln to he 1; hl,.-
| d. ii wss inuodooad ~ Sir Robert
| Peel mskltg suoh a!,t mp!s puhishstle by
| orsDspGr' r'auuo Tor s:vgn years, or b. in
| prisonneut for a term Got ezosediug ihrse
years, Tho cllp1lt 10 bs putIc'y or phi
Va'ey Hhpp ss of:en and ia SuoA naon:r s,
be Q, UT shlli dir. c.. not exc!soipx three
Besn was oonVC;ed .uo6,r this &C., sud a.
epc56 to eighteen msn>ns' iuprisoanent iu
Nub.rk psp,teni.r7. Iris did moi, hot9 var.
a,rclude the s'sscks on the @ .ecn. Aa List
prick layer, named Hamilton. fred Il.tol,
}cnsreed o.l3 With p3ac.r, az Der NJ. j,sy CD
Gems u,ioo H,l'. 90 My 10 1919. uad ua,
s.n,eto dtrs,v uy a,s ra.spor,.uoa. A N u
osmtd r 10 r. Pa'e. oicJa ll,u.euaus ot hus-
Is r, s'rack ner M>i sly on 100 taos with q
stuck as she was le.V,Ds lheDak Of &; NIB iAy"'.
resideLco 10 her c,rrisgs % May 27. 1850
This mao vas ss1tsso:d TO t.ven yra.s Tao.
yor,a,iou. but III. in lac paid 20 u lah a.se ,'iou
the plea cf les ,nl Sc. up 90 lis b ha t a.
o omit from Ut, ;u1lsament th- 4hlp2i0g
sb;cn nigh. hsv' b:eu ordered. F.na i?, np
F.b,u.ry 90 1872 = lad OF sev-uteeu, named
,.tlu, O'Gypmr presented p,s.ol a. hr
O ..su a. she vas entering Backlog ia q Palac
a,eracry ye. The pi-tel. hoRever, proved ts
o. u,l;adcd-so 500 ," uai u,cltss or h,rulesl
weapon, wi b & OF TX, uhica was broken
.nd 10 the bsrtela piroe OF greasy red rag. Tne
sle ched lad held papsr 10 ooe hatd, Whloh
vas found to bs tom, scrt Of petition on b:hsl
,i,te + ni.u ptl7vuers. When hs c.ms 10
Tor t,s plea O. Insanity Was put in CO hi:
nc b alf. hut he cid DOT sssm to b Insane 10 he
; sense of bsiag irresponsible for bis .osons or 10
,pahle OF u ,"sf stsuclov The penalty they 10