Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-03
The Shot at ts,e Or,eeu.

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LONDON, March 3.-1he Tunes this morning says:
"If no more can b. said fer MacIeanthe would be-
assassin OF the Queen, taan could be said for
G'!itedu, the assassin OF President Garheld, or
LEROY, the murderer of Mr.. Gold, he can as little
expect 10 escape punishment"
MINISTER LOWELL CoNGRATULATES TIE QUEEN
U. S. Min ster Lowell has rendered TO the Queen
the congratulations OF the American nation, TeIe-
grams expressing similar sentiments were arriving
at Nlfdsof throughout the night IL is officially
announced that the Queen passed a good night
and that she Is In no way affected by the attempt
on her life.
MacLean passed restless night He viii he brought
up at the special sitting oi the Windsor borOugh
justices this afternoon From later accounts tt
appears that NacLean fired the shot after the car
Tla2e VAS ia motion. Princess Beatrice and John
Blown saw him polrt 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 iroin Portsmouth 10 London a week ago
Upon his person Was found purse containing q
penny ana three farthine-, and a rocketbook con-
tanning the Following entries: "Fourth Path, a
novel, by MacLean,' ana "RepaoLfs Aebcspdper
gives as correct lea OF the Wide difference that
aivldes the peefte 81 England as any newspaper
IA tae war.d. Ivener.tte the free and oUtspoken
PRINCIPLES Oh an unbiased thinker"
AN EYEWITNESS OF THE SHOOTING STATES
that MacLean WAS observed fumDng I'm his pocket
While the Queen WAS being handed into the car
nage, bUt the pressure OF the crowd prevented him
ifofn us ulill the carriage WAS In
mouon The sanie c..use made him aim very wide.
Tie bullet iouLd Ia tie station yard weighs about
third OF an ounce. IL has been compared with
others found ON MacLean, and WAS found 10 cor
respond with them eXatly Before the revolver
was seized the prisoner had brought another
loaded chamber opposite the hammer.
MINISTER LOwELL's TELEGRAM
to General Sir Frederick PoRsonby says: al beg
you TO convey 70 her Majesty my heartfelt con-
SratulatlonS on her e3cape.'
hAC1EAS AT THE POLICE STATION.
MacLean was charged at the police station with
Shooung at the Queen with intent la 40 gl1eyous
bodily harm. He asked whether any one was hurt,
but the police refused u give him any tnforma-
uon After searching the yard at the Railway sta
uon for an hour this morning the police found q
small bullet embedded in the ground. It bore
marks OF having first struck some other object It
was right In the direction OF the spot over which
the Queens carriage wis passing, having probably
passed over the horses heads.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked on the
castle terrace as Usual early rilis morning.
ITALIAN GRADUATION.
ROME, March IA motion OF graduation az the
failure OF the attempt on the Queens life VIII be
introduced Ia the chamber OF deputies to-day.
SIR WILLIAM HARcoURT GOING TO WINDSOR
LONDON, March S.2 p.m--+Sir William v. Har.
court, home secretary, viii SO 70 Windsor to-day.
MAC LEAN, A CRANK.
LONDON, March 8, p.m.-MacLean's ante
cedents show that he is eccentric and is ad-
dicted to drink.
Before the beginning OF business on the stock
exchange this morning all the members In the
room sang ''GOd Save the Queen"
1t appears that MacLean recently endeavored 10
force bis way through the Et0n college scholars,
(wh0 were at the ststton), 10 get a good position
TO await the passage OF the Qneen, and the conse-
quent hustling, prevented Ibis having an oppor.
tunity to Ore when he might have done 50 with a
whether his arm was struck while firing or after
he had hed