The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-03-08
THE QUEEN OF ExGLAND SHOT AT
The wouid-be Regiclde Narrowly Es-
cspes Lynching 1t the Hands OF
Young The Queen
Uninjurcd.

Young Et,nians-The Queen
Unipjured.
LONDON, March 2--There was a
large crowd of spt. a,.,fs awaiting
the Queens arrival at Windsor.
The Queen walked across the plat
form of the railway station to her
carriage which was waiting to take
her to the Castle. John Brown had
already ascended to his seat behind
the carriage, when a man standing
at the entrance to the station yard
among q number of spectators
pointed pistol at the carriage end
fired. To judge from the report the
pistol was not heavily loaded. The
Queen, who was probably not aware
what had happened, was immedi-
ately driven to the Castle, but be-
fore 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 super
intendent's assistance. The pistol
was captured by one of the crowd.
The would-be assassin, who was
miserably clad, was taken into High
street, and thence conveyed to a pc
lice station in cab. The name of
the man Las been ascertained to be
Roderick MacLean. He is said to
be a resident of Southsea. As
soon as the Queen arrived at the
Castle she ordered an eguerry to
proceed to the depot to inquire if
any one had been hurt. The
report of the pistol was sharp,
but not loud. MacLean apparently
intended to fire again, when the re-
volver, which seemed to be new
one, was knocked rom his hand by
bystander and handed to the po-
lice. Eton scholars were promi-
nent in the attempt to lynch Mac
Lean. The Right Hon. Sir Henry
+. Ponsonby, the Queens secretary,
proceeded to the police station, and
after obtaining all the information
possible, telegraphed to Mr.. Glad
stone the facts of the assault. 1t is
understood the Queen has not sus-
tanned any shock.
WHO THE ASSASSIN Is.
LONDON, March 3.-Ma Lean is
q years old. He states that he is a
grocer's assistant. The doctors pro-
nounce him sane. The revolver is
six-chambered Colt, American make.
Two chambers were found loaded
and two had been recently discharg-
ed. Fourteen bail cartridges were
found..on the prisoner. MacLean
gays hunger actuated the crime.
The Cabinet sent a dispatch to
Windsor Observation-Disclosures at
the failure of the attempt at assas-
sination.
Sir VIM. V. Harcourt, replying
to an inquiry from Sir Stafford
Northcote, stating that the man,
MacLean, who shot at the Queen
this afternoon, was clerk by occu
patton, and native of London. He
added that the Queen was not
alarmed by the event.
LATER.
LONDON, Mar. 3.-The Times this
morning says IF no more can be
said for Mclean, the weuld-be as
sassih of the queen, than could be
said for Guiteau, the assassin of Pres
ident Gsrfield, or LEROY, the mur-
derer of Mr.. Gould, he can as little
expect to escape punishment"
United States Minister Lowell has
rendered to the queen the congratu-
lations ofthe America nation. Tel
ae,~or.as s--rres1iris s:...;l..- se-.t;-.ants
were arriving at Windsor through
out the night. 1t is officicially an
nounced that the queen passed
good night, and that she is in no
way affected by the attempt on her
life.
MacLean passed a restless night.
He will be brought up at special
sitting of the Windsor borough JUS
tices this afternoon.
From later accounts it appears
that MacLean fired the shot after
the carriage was in motion. Princess
Beatrice and John Brown saw him
point the pistol at the carriage. He
was exactly thirty PAGES distant
when he fired. Two of the four
loaded chambers of the revolver
contained only blank cartridges.
MacLean had walked from Ports
mouth to London a week ago.
Upon his person was found purse
containing penny and three far
things, and pocket-book contain
ing the following entries:
Fourth Path, a novel by Mae.
Lean, and Reynolds Newspaper gives
as correct an idea of the wide diff.
ference that divides the people Of
England as any newspaper In the
world. | venerate the free and out
spoken principles of an unbiased
thinker"
MacLean was charged at the po-
lice station with shooting at the
queen with intent to do grievous
bodily harm. He asked whether
any one was hurt, but the police re-
fused to give him any information.
After searching the yard at the rail
way station for an hour this morn
ing, the police found a smsll bullet
in the ground. 1t bore n
mark cf having first struck some
other object. 1t was right in the di-
rection of the spot over which the
queens carriage was passing, hav-
ing probably passed over the horses
heads. The queen and Princess
Beatrice walked on the castle ter
race as usual early this morning.
An eye witness ofthe shooting states
that MacLean was observed fumb- :
ling in his pocket while the queen !
was being helped into the carriage, {
but the presence of the crowd pre- I