Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-03
The Attempted Assassination OF Queen
Victoria.

Victoria.
ARREST OF THE MAN WHO FIRED TEE sHOT-ATTEMPTs
TO LYNCH HIM.
A cablegram in yesterdays STAR announced the
firing upon Queen Victoria last evening. later
dispatch from London gave the following particu-
lars: AS the Queen was entering her carriage this
evening man in the Stition-yard deliberately
fired pistol at her. The man, who was miserable
looking object, was Immediately seized by several
policemen and taken to the Windsor police station
NO one vas hurt. The man gave his name as Rod
erick Mclean. The Queen drove off to the castle
immediately after She was fired st. The mfscre-
ant Was followed to the police station by a large
crowd OF people. The prisoner was with difficulty
rescued from the crowd. The Queen arrived 1T
Windsor at 8 :25 pm. She had been in London
s1nce Tuesday, where she gave drawing-roo ON
"Wednesday In honor OF the Princess Helena, of
W>llhocl,, who is to marry Prince Leopold. crowd
OF people assembled at Buckingham Palace this
morning In hopes that the Queen would drive out
The demeanor OF the people was as cordial as
usual. Newspaper hawkers are now f7:30 pm }
ciyng the news on the London streets. 1t causes
much seDSatfon.
''Ihere Was large crowd of spectators awaiting
the Queens arrival at Windsor. The Queen
walked across the platform OF the railway st.tiOn
to her carriage, which Was waiting to take her to
the castle. John Brown, her attendant. had
already assembled to his seat behind the carriage,
when man standing at the entrance to the sta
tlDn-yard. among number OF spectators, pointed
pistol ut the carriage and fired. TO judge from
Queen, who was probably not aware OF what had
hippened, 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
the crowd, and was only rescued from them when
three or four policemen came to the superntend-
eIits assistance. The pistol was captured by one
OF tue crowd. The prisoner, ROderick MacLean, who
was miserably clad, was taken into High street
and thence conveyed to the police station in cab
As soon as the Queen arrived at the castle she Or
dered an equerry to proceed to the depot to en-
quire II any one had been hurt The report of the
pistol was sharp, but not loud. MacLean apparently
Intended firing again, when the revolver, which
seemed to be new one, was knocked from his
hand by bystander and ha nded to the police
EtOn scholars were prominent in the attempt to
lynch M8cLean. The Right Hon. Sir Henry F. Pom
sOnby, the Queens secretary, proceeded to the
police station, and after obtaining all the infOrma-
ton possible, telegraphed to Mr.. Gladstone the
facts Of the assault It is understood the Queen
has not sustained any shock. MacLeaniS said
to be an inhabitant OF the South Sea and Is twen-
ty-Seven years Old. He states that he is a grocers
assistant The doctors pronounce him sane. The
revolver Is a Six-chambered Colts, American
make. Two chambers were found loaded, and two
had recently been discharged. Fourteen ball
cartridges were found on the prisoner. NacLean
says that hunger actuated the crime"
CONVICT SHOT IN PRISON. after
noon Robert Taylor, cOlOred convict in the Mary
Land penitentiary, was shot and killed by Prison
Officer James Byrne, whom he had assaulted. A
jury OF inquest rendered verdict that the killing
WAS Salf-dpfpnca .