Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-03
The Assack Upon the Queen.

Not even In the British empire where she is
most deservelly loved and hOnOred, is the feeling
OF qualification at Queen Victoril's escape yestcr-
day more sincere or general than in the Unitef
St1teS. TIE QUEEN has eldearei herself to the
people OF this country by her many acts of true
womanly grace. and especially by the s0licitude
She manifested I'm the fate OF our late murdered
PRESIDE Mt and the kind consideration she exhIb-
ited for his bereaved family Another gratifying
fact connected with the attempt upon the Queens
life Is that II was Inspired by diseased mind ana
was not prompted by any political movement; for
1t would be blot upon the civilization of this
century should one of the most advanced and en-
Eghtened OF all the nations produce con-
spracy against the life OF its legitimate
ruler, and that ruler woman. But,
happily there Is nothing of this kind 10 deploEs,
There Is no doubt, the dispatches assert, of
McLean'S Insanity. Notwithstanding the queens
popularity and the beneficence of her rule,
her life has been put In jeopardy by woud-be
aSsaSsinS a number OF times, and On several
previous occasions she was actually fired at. In
May, !s.'9 man was taken in custody for threat
eDing the Queens lie, AMI he really endea vorej
TO execute his threat lie was caught stealing up
the steps Of Buckingham palace, apparently with
mnrderouS Intent. Shortly afterwards two other
stspicious-looking characters were detected
skulkins around the palace, but whether they hal
any connection with the crank OF the steps was
never discovered. on the 18th OF June,
$40, youth named oxford attempted
to shoot the Queen and Prince Albert,
her husband, both of whom were together. Ok
ford Was SHOWN to be insane, and confined for life.
The next occurrence which had the appearance OF
evil design upon the life Of the Queen, WAS in the
same year, 1910, when an Individual known as
lingo Jones' was found 5ecreted IN Buckingham
Palace, on the 2l or December. He was punished
with . few months Imprisonment as a rogue; but
In March following ne WIS again caught in the
place, and that time sent aboard a IL ln-of- war.
which managed to leave him somewhere outside
OF England There has always been considerable
doubt as 10 whether he had plumber or murder In
view. On the 10Th of May, 1872 as the Queen was
driving down Constitution hill one john Francis
nred IT but missed her. He Was sentenced to
Ceath but the sentence was subsequently COM
I1uted to Imprisonment for lite. Not long after
another murderouS attempt upon the Queen was
made, and Parliament then passed an act for
the better protection OF the Queen. Whether
due TO the bill or not the fact remains that it was
not until May 10, 1919. nearly seven years. that
smother attempt to kill the Queen was made. Then
q person named Hamilton shot at, but luckily
missed her. He was transported for life. In May,
1soo, an ex-lieutenant, named Pale, threw stone
at the Queen, and struck her On the head infiict-
ing, however, but slight injury. In 1874 a lzy
Doy jumped upon the step of the Queens CARR age
and presented pistol leveled directly at her. but
II tarnei out that the weapon was not loaded In
May, 1875, he attempted to repeat his former
exploit, but was prevented, and being considered
adangerous character was put In confinement.
mus III viii BE- seen that the Queen has run the
gauntlet OF assassination frequently, but has es-
capped without harm For one thing the wOuld-be
asSasSinS have never been able to approach the
Queens person closely as to enable them to get
Garry out their murderous purposes with scarce
possibility OF failure