New-York tribune., 1882-03-04
QUEEN VICTORIA'S ESCAPE.
.xrxc,Nr MANS WILD SHOT.

AN INSANE MANS WILD HhoA'
,,r s,vs NE WAS COMPELLED TO COMMIT HE
cpr,rr-HIs EXAMINATIoN-THE QOhNN N''
AFFECTED. o., VI
congratulations poured in upon queen c-
,oria Yesterday for her escape from Wouiu- pc
ossassin's bullet. She was in no way affected oS
tbe attempt upon her life. At the examination
of the prisoner MacLean two letters written pS
him were real. lnonc he said that he was COM
pelied to commit a crime against p'oa'c"
oristocracy" because of the insuiltency OF IT,
lief offered him. In the other he sad tia' nc
did not intend to hit the Queen. Inc cNi-
dcnce, however. was to the opposite envy u,
lie WAS rcmaud,d for week. Inc u"i'''
which he fred has been found. Ii Is sud thal
MocLeap's antccedcnts show that he Is eccch-
t,ic and addicted to drink. 1t has been learned
that recently lie has been an inmate OF several
lunatic asylums.
WHAT THE EX ANIMATION REVEALED.
IoNp1N. March Sit is Officially announced ihat
the lccn pass ii gool night aud that she IS IN NO
way affected by th2 attnmpt on her lf'' VITA the
princ,ss Beatrice she walked on the Castle terrace
a. usual early tins morning.
MqcI.ean was charged at the police Staioh IaSI
night with shooting at the Quecn with intent 70 40
grievous bodily harm. In his possession were tonnd
q purs, coatainiuga penny and three far'muGS
and pocke.-book containing the following entries; ;
"Fonrth Pa'h a novel. by MacLe1n,' AMI " Key
nollssNcwSpap correct an idea ol the "'c
difference that divides the people OF England as
any peyyspap,r in the world vcncrlte the free and
outspokcn principles of an unbiased thinker. lie
asked whether anyone was hurt, but tn police re-
fused to give um any information. lie passed
restless night. The prisoner was hooted b1 crowd
of pcople while on his way to the Town Ha!l, at
Windsor. today, where he was examined before
,napistrate The charge brought against him was
shooting at the Queen with intent to murder ior-
NAL evidence was taken concerning his arrest ana
tbe finding of the bullet. Maclean closely cross
examined several witnesses. He did not seem 10
no i,,nrps.ed with the sarolsne S of his position.
Two letters written bv the prisoner were read In
the first which was written before tha shooting. lie
sed he was compelled TO commit crime against
"bloated ariStOcra"y" because OF the lnsuihclehcy
of relief offered him. In the second letter written
after his arrest he said that his only object was 10
cause pubhc alarm and get his pccuniary grievances
redressed that he did not mean 10 hurt the Queen
but only fred at the wheels of her carriage. The
police evidence however winch the prisoner tried
10 shake bv cross-examinatiOn, went to prove that
he fired straight at the carriage and not at the
wheels The prisoner remanded for week.
From later accounts II appears that MaHLcan
fired the shot after the Quecns carriage was IN mo-
ton. Princess b 'atrce and John Brown saw him
poiut the pistol at the carriage, He was exactly
thirty PAGES distant when he hrei. Two
Of the fonr loaded chambers OF the
revolver contained only blank cartridges Mac
Lean had walked from Portsmouth 10 London
a week ago. lie roughly endelvOrcd to
force his way through the Eton College scholars
who were at the station TO good position to await
~ bs
hnstling prevented his having opportunity to
fire when he might have done with wo;sc re-
suit There are various accounts as 90 whether his
arm was struck while firing or after he had fired.
An eyewitness Of the shooting states that MacLean
was observed fumbling in his pocket while the
Queen was being helped into the carriage, but the
pressure OF the crowd prevented him from raising
his arm until the carriage was in motion Ihe
same cause made him ann very wide.
After searching the yard at the railway station
for an hour this morning the police found small
bullet embedded in the ground. 1t bore marks Of
having first struck some other object. Ii was
in the direction Of the spot over which the Queens
carriage was passing, having probably passed over
the horses heads The bullet weighs about third
Of an ounce It has been compared with others
found IN the possession of Mac and was onndto
correspond with them exactly. Before the revolver
was seized the prisoner had brought another loaded
chamber opposite the hammer. MacLaan'a antece-
dent, show that he is eccentric and is addicted to
drink
A special thanksgiving service was held at
Windsor to-day for the escape Of the Queen from
the attempt on her life.
The Times this morning says: " If no more can
be said for MacLean the would-be assassin of the
Queen. than could he said for Guiteau, the assassin
of President Garfield or LEROY. the murderer Of
Mr. Gold, he can as little expect to escape punish
Mcnt.'
The Queen drove through Windsor to-day, and
was welcomed with iudescribable enthusiasm.
When the prisoner left the Town Hall after the
examination twenty mon cndcavored TO Oyerurn