Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-11
THE QUEENS ESCAPE.

FIRED At IN THE DEPOT ON HER WAY TO WINDSOR
cAsT1E-THR ACT OF A SANE MAN INDIGNATioN
OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST H1M-ATTEMPT 10
LYNCH HIlf--THE QUEEN PROCEEDS UNHURT TO
HER CASTLE
London, March 2.-As the Queen was
entering her carriage, a man in the station
I'd deliberately fired pistol at her. The
man, who was miserable looking object,
was Immediately seized by several policemen
aud taken to the Windsor police station.
There was large crowd OF spectators await
ing the Queens arrival at Windsor. The
Queen walked across the platform of the
railway station to her carriage, which was
waiting to take her to the castle. John Brown
had already ascendei to his seat behind the
carriage, when q man named Roderlck Mac
Lean, standing at the entrance of the station
yard among a number of spectators, pointed
pistol at the carriage and fired. To Judge
from the report the pistol was not heavily
loaded. The Queen, who was probably not
aware of what had happened, was immedi-
ately driven to the castle, but before she
passed the man had been seized by the super
intendent 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 superintendents assistance. The pis-
toll was captured by one of the crowd. Mac
Lean, who was miserably clad, was taken into
High street, and thence conveyed to the
police staff on in a cab.
As soon as the Queen arrived at the castle
she ordered an equerry to proceed to the
depot to inquire if any one had been hurt.
The report of the pistol was sharp but not
T1oud. MacLean apparently intended firing
again, when the revolver, which seemed to be
new one, was knocked from his hand by a
bystander and handed to the police. Elton
IL fbn
lynch MacLean. The Right Honorable Sir
Henry F. Ponsonby, the Queens secretary,
proceeded to the police station, and after
obtaining all the information possible, tele-
graphed to Mr.. Gladstone the facts of the
assault. 1t is understood the Queen has not
sustained any shock.
The miscreant was with difficulty rescued
from the crowd. The Queen, who arrived at
Windsor at about 5:25 ?. NJ, had been in Lon
don since Tuesday, where she gave drawing
room reception, on Wednesday, in honor OF
the Princess Helena of Waldeck, who is to
marry Prince Leopold. crowd of people
assembled at Buckingham Palace in hopes that
the Queen would drive out. The demeanor of
the people was as cordial as usual.
MacLean is twenty-seven years old. He
states that he is a grocer's assistant. The
doctors pronounce him sane. The revolver
is a six-chambered Colts American make.
Two chambers were found loaded and two
cartrl dyes were found on the prisoner. Mac
Lean says that hungar actuated the crime.
The Cabinet sent despatch to windsor ex-
pressing qualification at the failure of the
attempt at assassination.
Sir William V. Hartcourt, replying to an in
curry from Sir Stafford Northcoate, stated
that the man, MacLean, who shotat the Queen
was clerk by occupation, and native OF
London. He added that the Queen was not
alarmed by the event.
Resolutions expressing horror at the
attempt to assassinate the Queen were passed
at various meetings held in London and the
provinces, including meeting of Irishmen
The Gar, the Empress of Austria and EN-
peror William of Germany, have telegraphed
messages of sympathy.
The Queen held her dinner party as usual
No political significance is attached in any
u arter to the OUTRAGE.
The bullet marks were found on the Queens
carriage.