Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-03-09
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.A British T.,,natic Fires q Shot at the queen
The Would be Assassin Nearly Rent by
the crowd at Windsor Castle, and Is
Locked Up.
LONDON, March 2.--The queen arrived at
Windsor about 5:25. She haa been in London
since Tuesday, whore she gave 0 drawing
room Wednesday III honor of Princess Helen OF
Waldeck, who is to marry Prince Leopold. A
crowd assembled at Buckingham palace this
forenoon, hoping 10 SEQ theqneen drive out
The demeanOr Of the people was as cordial as
nsual. There was q large crowd Of spectators
awaiting the queens arrival at Windsor. The
queen walked across the platform Of the rail
way station to her carriage, which was in wait
ing to take her to the caetie. John Brown had
already assembled TO q seat behind the carlisge,
when man giving the. name Of Roderick Mac
Lean, miserable looking object,
standing at the entrance OF the station
st the carriage and fred TO Judge
from the report the pistol Wgs not heavily load
ed The queen, who was not aware OF what
had happened, was Immediately driven by the
driver to the castle, hut before she passed by
the man had been seizad by the superintendent
of the borough police, who YVES standing near
by He was also violently seized by the crowd
and only rescued when three or four policemen
came to the uperintendents assistance. The
pistol was captured by one OF the crowd. Mac
s Lean, who was niserably clad, was taken into
High street and thence conveyed to the police
station in q cab As soon as the queen arrived
/ at the CASTLE she ordered an equerry to the de-
pot to inquire it any one was hurt The report
Of the pistol Wse sharp, not loud. MacLean
apparently intended firing again, when his re-
volver, which seemed to be a new one, was
knocked from his hand by $ bystander and
handed to the police EtOn schOi-
ars were prominent in the attempt to
10 mi ttto rynn
tary, proceeded to the police station, and after
obtaining all the information possible, tele-
graphed to Gladstone the facts Of the assault
&c is understood that the queen has not SUB
tanned any shock. AacLsan is said to be an in
habltant OF Sonthsea. The general opinion is
that the act was the result OF lllnacy.
No bullet marks were found on the queens
carriage Resolutions expressing horror at the
attempt to assassinate the queen were passed al
various meetings to- night both in Lonuon and
provinces, including . meeting Of lrishmen.
The czar, the empress Of Austria and Emperor
sympathy. The queen had her dinner party
last night as usual No political signifi canoe i
attached In any quarter to the outrage.
MacLean is twenty seven years old. He
states that he is q gr0cer's assistant The doc.
tors pronounce him sane. The revolver ID 4
six chambered Colts American make. Two
chambers were found loaded, and two recently
discharged. 5faj
Fourteen ball ca rtridges were found on The
prisoner. MacLea says hunger actuated the
crime. The cabinet sent s dispatch 10 Windsor
expressing gratii cation at the failure Of the at
tompt J, q
In the house Of commons, Harcourt reply
ing to the inquiry from Mort hcote, stating tina
the man MacIean. who shot at the queen thil
afternoon, Was q clerk and q native Of London
He added that the queen was not alarmed a
the event.
| MacEean's attempt ia the fourth that has i'm
periled the life Of ictoria during the forty -6yt
eyenfful years Of her reinn.
Mclean was charged at the police station
with shooting at the queen with intent TO d
gTevions bodily harm. He asked whether an.
one Was hurt, but the police refused to Civ!
him any information. After searching ths
yard at the railway station for an hour TIN
| morning the police found q small bullet imbed
| ded in the ground II. bore the2 marks o
having first struck some other object NWa.