New-York tribune., 1882-03-03
QUEEN VICTORIA SHOT AL.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LONDON,

ovorinr by the news that Queen Victoria had
been shot at between and p. m., Whho
she was crossing the platform at the
Windsor Railway Station The ouiie'
missed its mark. The would-be mui-
derer. Roderick MacLean, Groccrs assist
ant. who says that hunger prompted
him to commit the crime, was roughly
handled by the crowd before he was ar
restod. He was miscrably dressed, ana
j. described as a wrctched-looking o0ect
lie WAS preventcd from firing second shot
Inv bystandcr. The Queen is said not 10
bovo been alarmed. The doctors pronounce
the would-be murderer sane
TIE ASSASSIN PRONOUNCED SANE.
IoypoX. March 2-Quccn Victoria was fred at
avould-be assassin late this afternoon, at the
Windsor Railway Station. She escaped unhnrt'
Her assailant, who was arrested. gave his name aS
Rodegick MacLcar, and he is said TO be an inhaOl-
tant Of South-ea, small town on 'he ihainidnu'
opposite the Isle of Wight.
The Onecn had been iii London since Iucsday,
,vbcrc she cave a ,irawing-room on Wednesday IN
bouor of the Princess Helena of Waldcck, who 1s
20 marry Prince Leopold crowd of people as
eoubled nj buckingham Palace this morning, in
homes that the Queen would drive out The de-
meanor of the people was as cordial as usual.
This afternoon there was large crowd of spec
tators awaiting the arrival of the Queen at Windsor
She arrived about 525 p IN. She alighted from the
+roin and walked across the platform of the rail
way station to her carriage, which was waiting 10
take her to the Castle. John Brown had already
assembled TO his seat behind the carriage when Il
man standing at the entrance TO the station Sard
among the spectators pointed pistol at the car
,;oge and fired The shot missed Its mark. To judge
from the report the pistol not heavily loaded.
The report was sharp, but not loud. Tho man ap-
parently intended to fire again, when tho revolver
which seemed TO be new one, was knocked from
his hand bv bystandcr and handed to the police
The OueeD who was probably not aware OF what
had happened was Immediately driven to the
Castle. but before she passed the man had been
seized by the superintendent of the Borough Police
who was standing near by. He was also violently
seized by those in the crowd and was only rescued
from them when thrco OF four policemen came to
thc suucrntcndcnts ASST stance. Eton scholars were
promiuent In the attempt to lynch the wretch Inc
man gave his name as ROdcTick MacLean. lie was
lniserably clad. and presented wretchcd appear
ouce He was taken into Iiigh-st., and was thence
eouyeyed to the police station in a cab. great
crowd followed the cab TO the police station
AS soon as the Queen arrived at the Castle she or
dered an equcrry to proceed TO the railway station
10 inouire If anyone had been hurt. The Right Hon.
T.. Ns
ceedcd to the police station and after obtaining all
the information po slAe. telcgraphed to Mr. Glad
stone the facts of the assault 1t is understood that
the Queen has not sustained any shock. The gen
cra opinion is that the act was that of a lunatlc
Newsboys are now filling the streets with their cries.
and great excitement prevails.
Sir William v Harcourt, replying to an inquiry
from Sir Stafford NorthcOle in the House of Com
mons tonight stated that MacLcan was clerk by
occupation and a native of London. lie added that
the Queen was not alarmed at tho event.
MacIcan is twcnty-seven years old. lie states
that he is a grocer's assistant Tho doctors pro-
nouuce him sane. The revolver is a siX-chanbcred
Colts American make. Two chambers were
found loaded aud two had been recently
discharged Fourteen ball cartridges were found
Oh the prisoner. MacLean says that hunger Actu-
atcd HIM 10 commit the crime. The Cabinet sent a
dspatch TO Windsor expressing qualification at the
failure of the attempt at assassination. No bullet
marks were found on the Queens carriage.
Resolutions expressing horror at the attempt to
assa,snate the Queen passed at various meet
incs held Tonight in London and the Provinces in
GLIDING meeting of Irishmcn. The Gar the En-
press of Austria and Emperor William of Germany,
have telegraphed messages of sympathy.
The Queen held her dinner party tonight as
usual No political significance Is attached in any
quarter to the outrage.
TORONTO. March The announcement that an
attempt had been made to aSsassinate the Queen
occasoned great excitement here, and it was only
when il was learned that the attempt was unsuc-
cessful that the people brcathcd easier
FORMER ATTEMPTS ON THE QUEENS LIFE.
The attempt upon Queen Victoria's life yesterday
was the fifth one that has been made since she
assembled the throne of Great Britain. The first
effort to do her bodily harm made IN June,
1910, three years after she succeeded
William ", two years after she was
crowned and four months after her mar
rage While the Queen was driving in Hyde
Park with the Prince Consort, two shots fired
at her by John Oxford n young inn-waitcr.
Neither took effect, and the wOuld-be assassin,
on being arrested and examined. was adjudgcd
insane and sent to IN asylum. A second attempt
was made IN May, $40. when one John Francis
fred a shot at the Queen but happily missed his
MIN He was sentenced to be hanged for the crime,
but Queen Victoria commutcd his punishment 10
transportation for life In the following July, j.
" Bean pointcda pistol at the Queen, but by
standcr struck down his arm before he could do any
injury. His punishment was only eighteen months
Imprisonment. and an Act of Parliament was passed
prescribing whipping as punishment for such Of
fences in future. On June 2S 1852, the fourteenth
anniversary of the Queens coronation, she was
struck lightly IN tho face with cane by one Robert
Pate, a retired Lieutenant of llussaTs whose mind
had become dcTangcd.
Although the Queen has travelled abroad rather
more than is the wont of European Hovcrcigns she
has seldom al home or abroad been put IA peril by
casualties OF any kind. An accident 10 one OF her
ouirders whose horse bcC'mc unmanagcable and
caused both the Queen and the Princess Beatrice
much alarm and some real danger, occurred only
short time ago at the Victoria Railway station, II.
Jamc,'s Park, London. Tho public interest IN her