Daily Republican., 1882-03-03
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ASS sssin-Tns Eleventh
rnpl ON tho Queens Lie
81 eich Of her Mar.
row Z Q . pos.
oR, March 2, Evening.-As
. was entering her carriage
Ing, a man in the station yard
Nv fired a pistol at her. The
WA, a miserable looking 90.
lmln ediately seized by several
and taken TO the Windsor
hon. No one was hurt.
IN drove off to the Castle
Div after she was fred at.
Eeant was followed to the pol
8 by a large crowd Of people.
es his names a. Roderick Mac
[e was with difficulty rescued
crowd
neen arrived at Windsor at
B .. IN. She had been in Lon.
Tuesday, where she gave a
Room reception on Wednesday
OF the Princess Helena Of
who is to msrrS frinos L,o-
URTHER PARTICULARS.
bN, March 2.-S p. m.-There
ege crowd Of spectators await
Queen's arrival at Windsor
bn walked across the platform
lway depot to her carriage, that
ling TO take her to the castle.
bwn had already ascended to
behind the carriage, when n
andiDg among a number of
b, pointed a pistol at the car.
b fired. To Judge from the re-
pistol was not heavily loaded.
ueeu, who was probably not
what had happened, was i'm.
y driven 10 the Castle, but,
be passed, the man had been
y the Superintendent of the
police, who WAS standing near
was also violently seized by
td, and was only rescued from
hen three or four policemen
he Superintendent IS assistance.
tOl WAS captured by one Of the
MacL-an was miserably clad,
en into High street and thence
d t.4 the police station in a
ban is said to be an inhabitant
3hsea. The general opinion is
act was the result of lunacy.
pn as the Queen arrived at the
be ordered an equerry to pro-
bthe depot to inquire If any one
- hurt. The report OF the pistol
Arp, but not loud. MacLean
lily intended firing again, when
clver, which seemed to be u new
- knocked from his hand by a
md banded to the police. Eton
l. 4were prominentin the attempt
"a NacLean. The Right Hon.
nry v. Ponsonby, the Queens
m, proceeded to the police sta.
~, after OF tanning all the infor-
7 photographed 10 Mr.. Gladstone
~ of the assault. 1t is under.
~ Queen has not sustained any
I'm is q years old. He states
. y a grocer's assistant The
] pfonounce him sane. TIE re-
Asix-cbamberad Colts Amer
IKE. Two chambers were found
md two had been recently dis
u Fourteen ball cartridges
Iund on the prisoner. MarLean
at hunger actuatcd the crime.
lueep held her dinner party last
- usual. 80 political signifi-
. attached in any quarter TO the
via, Queen of England, Ireland
tfland, and Empress of India,
eral times been threatened with
} upon her life, some OF which
zen actual attempts at bodily
while others have only been ex-
ps of intentions.
le 10Th Of NAV, 1889, when Char
q Repeal agitalions had excited
pie of Eogland, a mailman was
In the vicinity of Buckingham
Tor threatening to murder the !
because she was u Protestant, |
lOrtly after another lnnatic
] the walls of Windsor Palace
handed adm't!ance to the Castle
lawful King of England. On
! of July following a CONNER
ye!ler was arrested and sent to
for two months for persisting in
3 the road in Hyde Park before
Yen, waving hia hand and plac-
han Il On his boast.
IRE serious affair was the attempt
'thoy, Edward Oxford, to shoot
Yen and Prince Albert on the 1lth
lAO. Theytha left Bucking-
'alace III II low carriage, passing
garden gate opening from Con.
p Had, when Oxford, a youth of
Fh, presented II pistol and fired
atGthc Queen, and then drew
! pistol from his breast, and
II On he one he had already dis.
!, fired that also. with deliher-
., before the bystanders could
non Tim. AT the whistle of the
Qncrn arose but was pulled
y her husbInd; she was cOmpos-
'Eh exceedingly pale, and rising
} show that she was unhurt, Or
me POSITIONS to drive to the
's of kent's residence, Ingestre
When, soon after she return.
or'ege Of ladies and gentlemen
IN the park and escorted the
home. Oxford was very calm
rrested end admitted the act,
bin Pilot charged the Queens
forwards the King of Hanover,
this attempt. OnJulyl
he WAS brought to trial. In
G ac;ed like All imbec le, and as
ienco showed that his father
irdfather bail been weak in
he Jury rendered q verdict of
lily on the ground of insanity"