Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-04
ENGLANO
WHAT AN EYE WITNESS SAYS.

ENGLAND.
WHAT AN EYE WITNESS SAYS.
LONDON, March 3.-An eyewitness TO the
shooting states that Maclean observed
fumbling in his pocket while the queen
was being helped into her carriage, but
the pressure of the crowd prevented him
from raising his arm until the carriage was
in notion The same cause made him aim
very wide.
At the examination of Mscleap, Two let
ters written by the prisoner were read. In
the first, which was written before the shoot
ing, he said he was compelled to commit the
crime against the bloated aristocracy, because
of the insufficient relief offered him. In the
second letter, written after his arrest, he aid
his only object was to cause public alarm,
and get his pecuniary grievance redressed (;
that be did not mean to hurt the queen, but
only fred at the wheels OF her carriage. The
police evidence at the examination, which
the prisoner tried to shake by crosse xami-
nation, went to prove that he fired straight
at the carriage, and not at the wheels, "a he
alleges.
Lafer-From later accounts it appears
that Maclean fired the shot after the car
riage was in motion. Princess Beatrice and
John Brown saw him point the pistol at the
carriage. He was exactly thirty PAGES dis
tant when he fred two of the four loaded
chambers. The revolver contained only
blank cartridges. Maclean had walked from
Portsmouth to London a week ago. Upon
his person was found purse containing a
penny and three fsrthings, and pocketbook
containing the following entries: Fourth
Path, novel," "Maclean Il Reynolds's news
paper gives ss correct an idea OF the wide
difference that divides the people of Eng
land as any newspaper in the world" Il
venerate free and outspoken principles, an
unbiased thinker"
Maclean was charged at the police station
with shooting at the queen with intent to do
grieyous bodily harm. He asked whether
anyone was hurt, but the police refused to
give him any information. After searching
the yard at the railway station for an hour
this morning the police found small bullet
imbedded in the ground. 1t bore marks Of
having first struck some other object. 1t
was right in the direction of the spot over
which the queens carriage was passing, hav-
ing probably passed over the horses heads
The queen and Princess Beatrice walked on
the castle terrace as usual early this morning.
Maclean's antecedents show that he g
eccentric and addicted to drink.
Before beginning business on the Stock Ex-
change this morning all the members sang
"God save the Queen"
1t appears that Maclean roughly endeav-
ored to force his way through the Eton col
lege scholars, who we're at the station, to get
in good position to await the passage of
the queen, and consequent hustling pre-
vented his having an opportunity to fire
when he might have done so with worse re-
suit.
The police have ascertained that Maclean
was formerly in the Wells lunatic asylum,
and was only discharged in September last.
A solicitor has written to the mayor OF
Windsor, stating that he defended man
named Robert Maclean, at Maidstone, in
1874, charged with attempting to upset a
train. Since his discharge from the Wells
asylum he has been confined IN the Weston
sylum, London. The police also have en-
formation that he was incarcerated in a
Dublin asylum many months.
The Times says: "If no more can be said
for Mac,eaD, the would-be assassin of the
queen, than could be said for Guiteau, the
assassin of President Garfield, or Leroy, the
murderer Of Gold, he can as little expect TO
escape punishment"
1t is officially announced that the queen
passed a good night, and was in no way
affected by the attempt on her life. Mac.
lean passed a restless night. He will be
brought up at special sitting of the Wind
sor borough justices this afternoon.
IN THE COMMONS.
In the house of commons this evening there
was a considerable scene in consequence oi
johnson, attorney general for Ireland, vir
tually admitting that a warrant under the
coercion act existed against Arthur OConnor
home-rule member of the house for Queens
county. He inquired with what offense hs
was charged.
7. NJ. Healy, member for Wexfordb borough
who believed that similar warrant existed
against himseff, seconded O'CUunUr's nUtiUn
Philip Callan, liberal member for Louth
endeavored to exact a pledge from the gov
ernment not to cause the arrest of member
visiting their constituency.
Gladstone refused to grant such i'm
munity or give any further inform alton.
O'Connor finally withdrew his motion
saying he knew the warrant contained al
utterly unfounded charge of reasonable
practices He defied the government to try
him in England.
OPPOSITION TO BRADLAUGH.
The opposition members of the commons
have decided to resist any attempt to Brad
laugh taking his seat. Northcote will move
the same resolution previously offered by
him in regard to Bradlaugh.
THE QUEENS MONUMENT TO BEAcoNsFIELD
The queens monument TO the late Lore
Beaconsheld has just been erected in Huhen
don church 1t bears the following inscrip
ton:
This memorial is placed here by grateful an6
stfectionate sovereign and friend Kings love
him that speaketh right" VICTORIA, r. Q.
FOREIGN FLASHES.