Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-03-08


ant who fred at the Queen gives
his name as Roderick Maclean. He
was with difficulty rescued from
the crowd.
The Queen arrived at Windsor
at about 5:25 P. NJ. She had beer
in London since Tuesday, where
she gave drawiug-room on We'd
nesday in honor OF the Princess
Helena, of Waldeck, who is tc mar
ry Prince Leopold. A crowd o.
people assembled at Buckingham
Palace this morning in hopes thai
that the Queen would drive out,
The demeanor Of the peoble was as
cordinal as usual.
There was large crowd of spec
tators awaiting the Queens arrival
at Windsor. The Queen walked
across the platform OF the railway
station TO her carriage, which was
waiting to take her to the castle.
John Brown had already assembled
to his seat tehind the the carriage
when Il man standing at the en-
trance 10 the station yard among a
number OF spectators pointed pis-
tol at the carriage and fired. To
Judge from the report the pistol was
not heavily loaded. The Queen
who W p obably not aware what
had happened, was immedI ately
driven 10 the castle, out before she
passed the mall had beeu seized by
the Superintendent OF the BorougF
police. who was standing near by
He was also violently seized by the
crom d, and was only rescue from
them when three or four policemen
came to the Supe. iniendenl's assis
lance The pistol was captured by
one of crowd. Macie IN, who was
miserably clad. was taken into II gh
street and thence conyeyei to the
police station i'll cab. laclean is
said to be an inhabitant Of South
sea. The general opinion is that
the act was the result Of lunacy.
AS soon as the Queen arrived al
the castle she ordered an cquery to
pro, ED to the depot to inquire il
any one had ben hurt The report
Of the pistol was sharp but not loud,
Ma(lean appa. emily intended firing
again, wien the the revolver, which
seemed TO be a new one, was knock
ed from his hand by a bystander
and handed to the police. Elton
scholars were prominent in the at
tempt to lynch Maclean. The Right
Hon. Sir Henry +. Ponsonby, the
Queens secretary, proceeded to the
police station, and after obtainin Q
all the information possible tele-
glaphed 10 DR.. Gladstone tie facts
OF the assault. 1t is understood the
q zen has not sustained any shock.
Maclean is twenty-seven years
old. lie stated that he is a gro
GERS assistant. The doctors pro-
LOUNGE hun sane. The revolver i:
six-chambered Colts American
make Two chambers were IounC
loaded and two had been recently
DISCHARGED. Fourteen ball cart.
ridges were found on the prisoner.
Maclean says that hunger aciuated
the crime.
The Cabinet sent dispatch to
Windsor expressing qualification al
the failure Of the atteirpt at assas-
sination.
Sir William Harcourt, replying
to an inquiry from SIR Stafford
Northcote in the House Of Com
mons this evening, stated that the
man Maclean, who shot at the
Queen this afternoon, was a clerk
by occupation and native of Lon
don. lie added that the Queen
was not alarmed by the event.
No bullet marks were found on
the Queens carriage.
LONDON, March 3. Resolutions
expressing horror at the attempt to
assassinate The Queen were passed
at various meetings held last night
in London and the Provinces, in
GLIDING meeting OF lrishmen.
The Ca, tie Empress of Austria,
and Emperor William, Of Ger
many, have lelegraphed messages
Of sympat y. The Queen held Ter
dinner party last night as usual,
No political Significance is attache /
in amy quarter to the outrage.
LATEST CONCERNING THE ATTEMPT