The Portland daily press., 1882-03-03
FOREIGN.
Attempted Assassination of Qneen
Victoria.
SHOT AT WHILE ENTERING HER
CARRIAGE AT WINDSOR
The Assassin Generally Believed to be
Crazy.


BUlILEIlN.J
WINDSOR, March g. Evening. As the
Queen was entering her carriage this evening
a man in the station yard deliberately fired
pistol at her. The man, who was miserable
looking object, was Immediately seized by
several policemen and taken to Windsor police
station No one was hurt. The man gives
his name as Roderick MacLean. The Queen
drove off to the castle Immediately after she
was fred at. The miscreant was followed to
the police station by large crowd OF people.
Newspaper hawkers are now (7.30 p. n.y. cry
ing the news on London streets. 1t causes
much sensation.
LONDON, March 2.-8 P. M.-There was a
large crowd awaiting the Queens arrival at
Windsor. The Queen walked across the plat
form railway station to her carriage which was
waiting to take her to the castle. John Brown
had already assembled to his seat behind the
carriage when a man standing at the entrance
of the station yard among number of specta-
tors pointed pistol at the carriage and fired.
To Judge from the report the pistol was not
heavily loaded. The Queen, who probably
was not aware of what had happened, was i'm
mediately driven to the castle, but before she
passed the man had been seized by the superin-
tendent of the borough police who was stand
ing near by. He was violently seized by the
crowd and only rescued from them when
three or four policemen came to the superin-
tendent's assistance. The pistol was captured
by one of the crowd. MacLean, who was
miserably Clad was taken into High street
and thence conveyed to the police station in
cab MacLean is said to be an inhabitant OF
South Lea. The general opinion is that the
act was the result of lunacy As soon as the
Queen arrived at the castle she ordered an
equerry to proceed to the depot to inquire IT
any one had been hurt. The report of the
pistol was sharp, but not loud MacLean it ap-
pears intended firing again when the revolver,
which seemed to be new one, was knocked
from his hand by bystander and handed to
the police. Eton scholars were prominent in
the attempt to lynch MacLean. Right Honor
able Sir Henry f. Ponsonby, the Queens
secretary, proceeded to the police station, and
after obtaining all the information possible he
telegraphed to Gladstone the facts of the as
sault. 1t is understood the Queen has not
sustained any shock.
MacLean is 27 years old. He states he is a
grocer's assistant The doctors pronounce
him sane. The revolver is a six-chambered
Colts American make. Two chambers were
loaded and two recently discharged. Fourteen
ball cartridges were found on the prisoner.
MacLean says hunger actuated the crime The
cabinet sent dispatch to Windsor expressing
qualification at the failure of the attempt at as
sassination.
Resolutions expressing horror at the attempt
to assassinate the Queen were passed at various
meetings held tonight in London and the
provinces including meeting of Irishmen.
The Gear, Empress of Austria and Emperor
William of Germany have telegraphed mes
sages of sympathy. The Queen held her din
ner party as asual. No political significance is
attached in any quarter to the outrage.