The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-03-10
QUEEN VICTORIA.
= Cransk's Asteus.sI "a AsRas
nase the BFEsssh Sovereign

LoMpox. March 2-G:30p. M.--Ths p,.,
Association says that Queen Victoria 80
cred at at Windsor railway station io.5av
She escaped unhurt. The man who ga
81 the Qusen gives his name as Rod.rick
NacLeRn
40 A.--The Queen drove IF to III.
castle Immediately after she wa. Gre5 AZ.
The miscreant was followed TO the uol;ce
station ny a large crowd of psople. The
newspaper sellers Ars now crying ths
news on the streets. Il caused great
sensation
The miscreaut gives his name as Rod.-
rick AacLean. He was with difficulty re,.
cued from the crowd. The Queen arriv.I
at Windsor at $50 N. She had been in
London since Tuesday, where she had q
drawing room, Wednesday, in honor Of the
Princess Helena, of Waldeck, who il 10
marry Prince Leopold. 4 crowd amsm-
hlsd at Buckingham Palace, this morning
in hopes ofseeing the Queen drive out
The demeauor Of the people was cordial az
usual. Thsre vas large crowd Of sp,eta-
tors awaiting the Queens arrival at Wind
sor. The Queen walked across the Mat
fern Of the railway station TO III. car
risge, which WAS waiting to take Der to
the Castle John Brown had alrsaSg az.
eended 10 the seat behind the carriage
when man standing AT the sntrslcs to
the station yard among the specators
pointed a pistol at the carriage and6red
To judge from the report, the pistol was
not heavily loaded. The Queen, wbi was
probably not aware of what had happened.
was Immediately driven TO the castle. su,
before she passed. the man had been lsiI
ed by the Superintendent of the boroEgh
police who was standing near BY he
was violently seized by the crowd, and o.
ly rescued when three or four policemen
came TO the Superintendsh assistanss.
The piston was captured by one Of ihs
crowd. MacLean. who was misersbly dad,
vas taken into the high street and bsnes
conveyed to the police station IL CD.
As soon as the Queen arrived at ths Cas-
tie she ordered an Squerry TO proceed
10 the depot to inquire If any on had
been hur:. The report OF the pistd vas
sharp, but not loud MscLean sppAisutly
intended firing again when the receiver,
which sseu9d to be a Aeu one, Was spscE
cd from his hand by bystandsr anf naA
dsd 10 the police. The Eten scholar were
prominent Ia the attempt to lyHch Mag
Lean Ponsonby, the Queens Socetary.
proceeded 10 the police station aAd AFTER
Obtaining ali information possible, 'sls-
grsphed to Gladsfons the facts Of tss as
sau!t Ii is understood the Queen dd noi
sustain any shock. MecLsAn 10 s@idtS %
an snhAbitant Of the South sea. Th' gen
era opinion is that the act was the result
Of lunacy.
AcLeGu, who shot at the Queen, this AZ
tsrnssn, was . clerk and native OF Lon
don The Queen was not alarmed g. the
event.
No bullet marks were feund Oh the
Queen carriage. Resolutions expressing
horror at the attempt to assassinSu the
Queen were passed at various meetings
last night, both in London aud the proEin
css, including a nesting Of Irishnen The |
Gar, Empress Of Austris, and Emperor
william teisgraphed messages Of gmpA-
th-. The Queen held her dinner party,
last al ght, as usual. No political sgaih-
GAGE is attached 20 any quarter 10 the Out
rag. MacLean is twenty seven years old
He states that he is a grocers assistant
The doctors proneuncs him sans. The re
volver is six chAmbersd Colts Ameriean
make Two chambers were found loaded
and two recsutIy discharged. Foarlsen
bali cartridges we're found on the Prisensr
Iac Lean says hunger sctusted the crime
rho Cabinet sent dispatch 10 Windsor,
expressing eradication At the failure Of
The Attsmpt 10 as5assinRts.