Daily globe., 1882-03-04

LONDON, March 3-The Times says if nc
more can be said for MacLean, the would-be
assassin of the queen, than could be said fol
Guiteau, the assassin OF President Garfield, OF
LEROY, the murderer of Gold, he can as little
expect to escape punishment.
SYMPATHY AND CONGRATULATIONS.
United States Minister Lowell has rendered
to the queen the congratulations of the Amer
lean nation at her escape. kilograms express
ing similar sentiments were arriving at Wind
sor throughout the night. 1t is officially
announced that the queen passed good night,
and was in no way affected by the attempt on
her life. MacLean passed restless night.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE ATTEMPT.
From later accounts it appears MacLean
fired the shot after the carriage was in motion.
Princess Beatrice and John Brown saw him
point the pistol at the carriage. He was ex-
actly thirty PAGES distant when he fired. Two
of The four loaded chambers of the revolver
contained only blank cartridges.
MAC LEAN.
MacIean walked from Portsmouth to Lon
don week ago. Upon his person was found
a purse containing a penny and three
farthings, and a pocket-book containing the
following entries: "Fourth Path: novel by
MacLean and Reynolds. The newspapers
gives us correct idea of the wide difference
that divides the people of England-any news
paper in the world. venerate free and out
spoken principles and an unbiased thinker.
ARRAIGNED.
Mac Lean was charged at the police station
with shooting at the Queen with intent to do
grievous bodily harm. He asked whether
anyone was hurt, but the police refused to
give him any information.
THE BULLET.
After searching the yard at the railway sta
ton for an hour this morning, the police
founda small bullet embedded 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, having probably passed over the
horses heads.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked on
the castle terrace as usual this morning.
"GoD SAVE THE QUEEN"
MacIean's antecedents show he is eccentric
and addicted to drink.
Before beginning business at the Stock
members sang "God Save the
Queen" 1t appears MacLean endeavored
to force his way through Eton college scnol-
ars who were at the station and had taken q
good position to await the passage of the
queen aud the consequent hustling prevented
his having sn opportunity to fire when he
nigh thave done SO with worse results.
AN EYE WITNESS.
An eye witness of the shooting states: Mac
Lean was observed fumbling in his pocket
when the queen was being helped into her
carriage, but the pressure of the crowd pre-
vented him from raising his arm until the car
riage was in motion. The Same cause made
him aim very wide. The bullet found in the
station yard weighs about one-third OF an
ounce. 1t has been compared with the pistol
found on MacLean and found to correspond.
Before the revolver was seized the prisoner
had brought another loaded chamber oppo-
site the hammer.
Minister Lowell's telegram to Gen. Ponsby
says: 81 beg you to convey to her majesty
my heartfelt congratulations on her escape"
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING.
Special Thanksgiving service was held at
Windsor to-day for the escape of the queen
from the attempt on her life. MacLean is
now under examination before the Windsor
magistrates. He was hooted at by the crowd
while on the way to the tower hall.
THE EXAMINATION.
At the examination of MacLeaN two letters
written by the prisoner were read In the
first, which was written before the shooting,
he said he was compelled to commit the crime
against the "bloatad aristocracy" because of
the insufficiency of the relief offered him. In
the second letter, written after his arrest, he
said his only object was to cause public alarm,
and get his pecuuiary grievances redressed;
that he did not mean to hurt the queen, hut
only fired at the wheels of her carriage. The
police evidence at the examination, which the
prisoner tried to shake by cross examination,
went to prove that he fired straight at the car
riage, and not at the wheels as he alleged.
DISCHARGED LUEATIC.
LONDON, March 3.-Ihe police have ascer-
tained that MacLean was formerly in Wells
lunatic asylum, and was only discharged Sep
tember last. A solicitor has written to the
mayor Of Windsor, stating that he defended
man named Roderick MacLean at Maidstone
in 1874, charged with attempting to upset
train. Since his discharge from the Wells
asylum, he has been confined in the Weston
asylum. The London police have information
he was incarcerated in another asylum many
months.
The arch bishop of Canterbury has request
ed the clergy to offer thanks for the deliver
ance of the queen in their churches Sunday.
The queen drove through Windsor yesterday
and was welcomed with indescribable enthusi-
asm. When the prisoner left the town hall
after the examination yesterday, twenty men
endeavored to overturn the carriage containing
him.
american Sympathy.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The following is
acopy of the telegram sent by the secretary of
state to Lowell to-day: Lowell minister, Lon