Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-04
FOREIGN.


LONDON, March 3d.-The Times says II
no more can be said for MacLean, the woul6-
be ass assin Of the Q leen, than could be said
for Guiteau, thu assassin CT President Gar
field, or for LEROY, the murderer of Gold. he
can as little expect to escape punishment.
United States Minister Lowell has rendered
to the Queen the congratulations Of the
American nation on her escape.
kilograms expressing similar sentiments
were arriving at Windsor throughout the
night.
Il is officially announced that the Queen
passed a good night, and was 10 no WY
affected by the attempt on her life.
MacLsan passed a restless night. He will
be brou ht up at a special sitting Of the
Windsor Borough Justices this afternoon.
FIRING THE sHoT-HIs NOTE BOOK.
From later accounts it appears that Mac
Lean fred the shot after the carriage was in
motion. The Princess Beatrice and John
Brown saw him point thu pistol at the car
riage. He was exactly thirty PAGES distant
when he fired. Two Of the four loaded cham
bers Of the revolver contained only blank
cartridges. MacLean had walked FROM Ports
mouth TO London week ago. Upon his
person was found purse containing penny
and three farthiugs, and pocket book con-
tanning the following entries: Forthpath,"
novel by MacLsan & Reynolds this
newspaper name not mentioned) gives as
c,rrecs al idea of the wide difference that
divides the people of England as any new
paper in the world :" II venerate free and
outspoken principles and an unbiased
thinker"
THE CHARGE MADE-FISDISG THE BULLET.
MacLean was charged at the police station
with shooting at the Q leen with intent to DO
grievous bodily harm. He asked whether
any one was hurt, but the police refused to
give him any information.
After searching the yard at the railway
station for an hour this morning the police
found small bullet imbedded in the ground
1t bore the marks of having first struck some
object 1t was right in the direction of the
spot over which the Queens carriage was
passing. having probably passed over tie
horses heads.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked
on the castle terrace as usual early this morn
Jog.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ITALY.
ROME, March 3d.-A motion of congratu-
la.ion at the failure of the attempt on Queen
Victoria's life will be introduced in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day.
More About The Attempted Assassination.
LONDON, March 3l.-An eyewitness of
the shooting states tina. MacLean was OBJ
served fumbling in his pocket while the
Queen was being helped into the carriage, but
the pressure Of the crowd prevented him from
raising bis arm until the carriage was in mo-
ton. The same cause made his aim very
wide.
The bullet found in the s,atiop.yar6s
weighs about third of an ounce. 1t was
compared with others found on MscLean,
and is found to correspond with them ex-
actlY.
Before the revolver was seized the prisoner
had brought another loaded chamber opposite
the hammer.
Minister Lowelrs telegram to General Pom
sonby, Gays: al beg you to convey to Her
Majesty my heartfelt congratulations on her
escape"
LONDON, March 33.-MaeLean's antecs-
dents show that he was eccentric and addict
ed to drink.
Before bsginnipg business at the Stock Ex-
change this morning all the members sang
" God Save the Queen"
1t appears that MacLean roughly en-
deavored to force his way through the Elton
College scholars, who were at the station, to
gain good position TO awsit the passage OF
the Queen, but the consequent hustling he
received prevented his having an opportunity
when he might have fred with worse results.
Examination eff MacIesn.
LONDON, March 3d.-At the examination
of MacLesp, two letters written by the pris-
oner were read. In the first, which was writ
ten before the shooting, he said he was COM
PEELED to commit crime against the bloated
aristocracy" because of the insufhciency OF
the relief offered him. In the second
letter, written after his arrest he said
his only object was to cau0 public