Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-04
ENGLAND'S GUITEAU.
THE ATTACK ON THE QUEEN
MscIean RemaRded for a Week
His AnIecedenIs - De- aiIs of the
Scene at the StatIOn-The Assas-
SIMS MOtive-COngratuIa from
Washington and Elsewhere.

LONDON, March S.-Maclean was charged
&C the police station with shooting at the
Queen with intent to do her grievous bodily
harm. He asked whether any one was hurt,
but the police refused to give him any in
formation. After searching the yard at the
lway station for an hour this morning the
police found small bullet imbedded in
the ground. It bore marks of having
first struck some other object. 1t was right
in the direction of the spot over which the
Queens carriage was passing, having proba-
bly, passed over the horses heads.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked
on the castle terrace as usual early this
morning.
LONDON. March g. $50 P The charge
brought against Msclean before the Wind
sOr Magistrates to-day was shooting at the
Qneen with intent to murder. The prisoner
was remauded for week. FoTma Il evidence
wss taken concerning the pris ner's arrest
and finding of the bullet. Msclean closed
the cross examination OF several witnesses.
He did not seem to be impressed with the
seriousness of his position.
At the examination OF Maclean two let
ters written by the prisoner were read. In
the first, which was written before the
shooting, he said he was compelled to COM
NIT crimes against the "bloated aristoc-
racy' because OF the insuff1ciencY of relief
off red him. In the second letter, written
after his arrest, be said that his only object
was to cause public alarm and get his pecu-
mary grievances redressed; hat he did not
me to hurt the Queen, but only fred at
the wheels OF her carriage.
Maclean's antecedents show that he Is
eccentric, and is addicted to drink. Before
the beginning of business on the Stock
Exchange this morning all the members in
the room sang, "God Save the Queen It
| appears that Maclean recently endeavored
to force his way through the E on G. llege
scholars, who were at the station to secure
a good position to view the passage of
the Queen, and the consequent bust
ling prevented HIS having an oppor-
| tunity to fire when he might
| have done so with worse result. There are
| various accounts as to whether his arm was
struck while firing or after he had fred.
| The police evidence at the examination,
which the prisoner tried to shake by cross
| examination, went TO prove that he fired
straight at the carriage and not at the
wheels, as he alleged.
The Pope has telegraphed his regret at
| the attempt upon the Queens life and con-
| erstulstiOns upon her escape.
United States Minister Lowell has tender
ed 10 the Queen the cor gratulatious of the
| American nation. Teegrsms expressing
similar sentiments were arriving at Wind
sor throughout the night. 1t is officially
aunour ced that the Queen is In no way sf-
| fected bv the attemDt on her life. The
| Princess Beatrice and John Brown saw Mac
| lean point the pistol at the carriage. He
was exactly thirty PAGES distant when he
| fred. Two of the four loaded chambers of
the revolver contained only blank cartridges
Maclean had walked from Portsmouth to
7 DIR xzaaly TTr,Ou &c
| found purse containing penny and three
| farthngs and pocketboOk containing the
| following entries:
"'Fourfh PATH a novel by Maclean, and
Reynolds newspaper, gives as correct an idea
| of the wide difference that divides the peo
pie of England as any newspaper in the
world: venerate the free and outspoken
principle OF an unbiased thinker"
| An eyewitness Of the shooting states that
Maclean was observed fumhling IN his pocket
while the Queen was being handed into
| her carriage, but the presence of the crowd
prevented him from raising his arm until
the carriage was in motion. The same
cause made him aim very wide. The bullet
| found in the station yard was compared
with the others found on Maclean, and was
| found to correspond with them exactly.
| Before the revolver was seized the prisoner
had brought another loaded chamber op-
posite the hammer.
GENERALIZATION FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 3-The following
is copy # the telegram sent to Minister
Lowe | as London by the Secretary of State
| to day:
''T6e President and the people of the
United States congratulate Her Majesty on
having been providentially protected from
| the assassin. Remembering the SYM
| psrhy of Her Majesty and the British peo-
| pie in our recent national bereavement, the
| feeling of Indignation and thsnkfulness for
the Queens safety is deep snd universal
"FRELINGHUYsEN."