The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-04
THE THROTTLED THUG
WHO ATTEMPTED McroRlA's LIFE.
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tOa eth. AaAnln-A Message, Of CSaSratull
tiOA Received " the Qussn-L Scene
Ia the House Of Commons.

LONDON, March 3.-The 1ImtS says: III
no more can be said for MacLean, the
would.be assassin Of the Queen, than could
be said for Guiteau, the assassin Of Presi,
dent Garfield, or LEROY, the murderer ol
Gold, he can as little expect to escape pun.
ishment.
United States Minister Lowell has ten.
dered to the Queen the congratulations Of
the American Nation on her escape. Tel.
egrams expressing similar sentiments we're
arriving at Windsor throughout the night.
It is'officially announced that the Queen
passed good night, and was in no way ai.
tected by the attempt on her life. Mac.
Lean passed o restless night. He will be
brought up at special sitting ot the Wind.
sor Borough Justices this afternoon.
LATER ACCOUNTS OF TIE EVENT.
From later accounts It appears that Mac.
Lean fred the shot after the carriage was
in motion. Princess Beatrice and John
Brown saw him point the pistol ut the car
riage. He was exactly thirty PAGES distant
when he fired. Two OF the loaded cham.
bers Of the revolver contained blank car.
tridges. MacLean had walked from Ports
mouth to London week ago. Upon his
person was found q purse containing one
penny and three farthings and pocket
book containing the following entries
Fourth Path" novel by MaCLean and
Reynolds. The newspaper gives as correct
an idea ofthe wide differences which divide
the people Of England as any newspaper
in the world. / Ivenerate free and outspo.
ken principles Of an unbiased thinker" :
THE CHARGE AGAINST TIE ASSASSIN.
MacLean was charged at the Police Sta.
tion with shooting ut the Queen with
intent to do grievous and bodily
injury, He asked whether any
one was hurt, but the police refused
to give him any information. After search
ing in the yard at the railway station for an
hour this morning, the police found a small
bulletimbedded in the ground. Itbore the
marksof having first struck some other OBJ.
ject. 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 rs
usual early this morning. Hareourt, Home
Secretary, will go to Windsor to-day.
AN EYE WITNESS TO THE SHOOTING,
An eye witness to the shooting states
that MacLean was observed iumbting in
his pocket while the Queen was being
helped into her carriage, but the pressure
Of the crowd prevented him from raising
his arm until the carriage was in motion.
This made his aim very wide, the bullet
being found in the station yard. The bul.
let weighed about about one.third Of an
ounce. 1t has been compared with Others
found on MacLean and found to CORES.
pond with them exactly. Before the re-
voIver was seized tho prisoner had brought
another loaded chamber opposite the
hammer.
MacLean's antecedents show that he is
eccentric and addicted to drink,
Before beginning business on the Stock
Exchange this morning all the members
sang God Save the Queen"
wRAT THE ASSASSIN ATTEMPTED TO DO.
1t appears that MacLean roughly en-.
deavored to force his way through the Eton
college scholars, who were at the station,
to q good position to await the passage OF
the Queen, and the consequent hustIine
prevented his having an opportunity to
fire when he might have done SO with