The daily gazette., 1882-03-03
Shooting Al The Queen.
An Attempt 10 take the Life Of Vic
tOr1a OF England
A SHOT FIRED AT HER oARR1Aeu AT

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A SHOT FIRED AT HER CARRIAGE AT
WINDsoR-THE ASSASSIN SEIZED
AND DISARMED--THE FIFTH At
TEMPT ON vIcroRIA's LIFE.
WINDSOR, March 2.-As the Queen
was entering her carriage this evening
at the railway station, q man in the
station yard deliberately fred a pistol
at her. The Queen had been In Lon
don since Tuesdsy, where she gave q
drawing-room reception on Wednesday
in honor Of the Princess Helena of Wal
deck, who is to marry Prince Leopold.
She arrived at Windsor at about 3 p. M.
and walked across the platform of the
depot TO her carriage, which was waiting
to take her to the Castle. John Brown
had already aacended to his seat be-
bind the carriage, when a man standing
at the entrance co the station yard among
number OF spectators pointed a pistol
at the carriage and fired. To Judge
from the report the pistol was not heav-
lily loaded. The Queen, who was prob
ably not aware 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 standlng near
by. He was also violently seized by the
crowd, and was only rescued from them
when three or four policemen came to
the SuperinteDdent's assistance. The
pistol was captured by one OF the
crowd. The man gave his name as
Robert MacLeaD. He was miserably
clad, and the general opinion is that he
IS lunatic. He was taken into High
street, and thence to the police station
in a cab, followed by large crowd of
people, He is said 10 be- an lnhabitans
Of Southsea.
The Queen arrived at the Castle at
5.25 p. M, where large number of
people awaited her. She Immediately
ordered an equerIy to proceed 10 the de-
pot to Inquire II any one had been hurt.
fhe report of the pistol was sharp, but
not loud. MacLean apparently inten-
ded firing again, when the revolver
| which seemed TO be a new one, was
knocked from his hand by bystander
and handed to the poles. Eaton scholars
were prominent In the attemot to lynch
NacLean. The Right hon. Sir Henry
F. Ponsonby The Queens Secretary pro
ceeded to the police station, and, after
obtaining all the information possible
telsgraphed to Mr.. Gladstone the facts
of the assault. 1t is understood the
Queen has Tot sus aimed any shock.
No bullet marks were found on the
Queens carriage.
la the House of Commons this even.
ing cir William Y. Harcourt, replying
to an inquiry from Sir Stafford North.
cote, stated that the man MacLean, who
shot at the Queen this afternoon, was
| clerk by occupation And a native Of Lon
don. lie added that the Queen was not
alarmed at the event.
| LONDON, March 3.-MacLean is q
| years old. He says that he IS q groeerl
assistant. The doctors pronOu0ce him
The revolver is q six-chanbered Colts, u
American make. Two chambers were
found loaded, and two had been recently
discharged. FCu ,een ball cartridges
were found on the prisoner. MacLean
say IS that hunger actuated the crime
The Cabinet sent despatch TO Windsor
expressing qualification at the failure Of
the attempt at assassination.
Resolutions expressing borror at the
attempt TO assaslinate the Queen were
passed at various meetings held last
night In London and the provinces, in-
Guiding meeting meeting of Irish
men. The Gar, the Empress of Aus
tria, and the Emperor William of Ger
many have telegraphed messages Of sym
pathy.
The Queen held her dinner party last
night as usual. No political significance
is attached In any quarter to the out
rage.
TORONTO, March 2.-The announce
ment that an attempt had been made to
assPssinate the Queen occasioned great
excitement here, and 1t was only when
it was learned that the attempt was un-
successful that the people breathOd cas-
| ier.
OTTAWA, March 2.-Sir John Mac
donald read read cablegram received
| by the Governor-GenerAl announcing
that the Queen had been shot at Wind
sor this afternoon, but had not been In
jured.