The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-08
She is Fired Upon While Entering
Ter Carriage at the Windsor
Railway Station.
The Miscreant Is Promptly Ar
rcsted, and Gives the Nanac
of Roderick MacLean.
He Says Eurger Actuated the Orsme
The Physicians Declare Eir1
Sane Other News.


oaeen Victoria Fired at at the windsor
Railway staclon-Arrest of the sIiscre-
ant.
LONDON, MSrch THE PTcss Association
says: Queen Victoria was fired at at the
Windsor Railway Station to-dsE. She es-
kcsped unbuf..
WISBsOR, March 2-&YeniDg--As the
Queen was entering her csrriagezhis evening
a man in tie station yard deliberately fired
a pistol ather The m&R, who was miser-
able looking object, wes immediately seized
by seyerai policemen ezd tax en- to the Wind
sor Police Station. Ne One.hurt. The man
who fired at the Queea gives his name as
RoderieL MacIeau.
7.:l0 D m.-The QEeen drove OF 10 the
Castle Immediately az 5sr she was fired at. The
miscres-it vas followed to the Police StaticE
by large crowd Of people. Newspaper
hawke-s are now crying news on LOndoa
streets. lt causes \ great sensation. The
Queen arrived at Winsdor about 5:23. she
has been IN London sinceTueSnay, where
she gave draWing-r0o-R in honor OF the
Princess Helena OF Waldeck, who is TO
marry Prince Leopold. a crowd assembled
ut Buckingham Palace this morning in
hopes TO see the 0aeen drive out The de-
meanOr of the people was cordial as usual.
awaiting the QGeen's arrival at Windsor.
The Queen walked egross the platforIE OF
the railway statiOa 20 the carriage which
was waiting TO take her to the Castle. John
Brown bad already assembled to sest0e-
hind tine carriage when man standing at
the entrance to the station yard among the
spectators pointed sPistol at the carriage
and fired. To judge from the report the
pistol was not heavii,- loaded. The Queen.
who was not probably aware of what mad
happened, was Immediately driven 10 the
Castle, but before She passed the man had
been seized by the Superintendent Of the
Borough Police, who was standing near by
He was violently Sei-ed by the crowd, and
bnly rescued when three or four policemen
came 20 tine SuperintendenTs assistance.
The pistol vas captured by OneOf the
crowd. MacLsan, who was miserably clad,
was taken into High street, and thence CON
yeyed TO the Police -SS2tion in a cab.
As soon as the Queen arrived at the Castle
she ordered the eQUe-y to proceed to the
depot TO inquire if any one had been hurt.
The report of tie pistol was sharp but not
loud. MacIe&n-a apparently intended frIng
again, when the revolver, which seemed 10
be new one was knocked from his hand
by a bystander, and handed 10 the pOECe.
EtOn scholars were prominent III the a.
tempt 10 lynch AlGcLean- PonsOnSy, the
Queen SecrecEry proceeded to the Police
Station, and after obtaining all the infOrma-
tiOn possible, ;eiegrsphed TO Gladstone the
facts of the assauit. Ii is understood the
Queen has nOtsustainsd any shock.
MacLean is sGid 10 be an inhabitantSf the
South sea. The general opinion is TIE act
was the result Oe lanacy.
No bullet marks were found on the
Queen carriage Resolutions presSirghOr
TOR at the attempt TO, assassinate the aGeen
were passed at various meetings last night
both in London and the Provinces. The
Gar, Emperor OF Austria and EEsperOr
Willism of Germany telegraphed messages
of sympathy.
The Queen held her dinner party last
night rs usual. f.e political significance is
attached IN any quarter TO the Outrage.
Aacl.ean is twenty-SeveC years old. he
stated he is q grocer. The assistant doctors
pronounce him sane. The revolver is ask
chambered Colts, American make. Two
chambers were found lOadEd and two re-
Gently discharged. fourteen ball cartridges
were found on the prisoner. MacLean says
hunger actuatsd the crime. The Cabinet
sent dIspatoA TO EiRdsor expressing gzatifi-
cation at the failure of the attempt at sssas-
.sination.
NOT 0ssSICIAB-Y ISESsHED.
jWAsHINGTSE. March "A Western Asso-
GATED Press reporter tO-night~-isited British
Ambassador West enc Secretary OF State
FTelinghuysen in regard 10 tke attempt to
assaSsinate On "a Victoria. Neither had re
ceiged any ady oes aboEt the cnatter up to
the hour the reporter called.
MaeJeaa, the Assassin.
.LoNDOS. Marcli 6-MaeLean s he would
be assassin of tie Queen, was quietly re-
moved Saturday 70 the leading Jail. The
solicitor of his family writes ne possesses
certificates OF the eminent Ehysicians,
MauGsley and Goodrich, of the existence of
mental alteration u long standiIg. and he
has no hesitation in saying there VIII be no
Difficulty in establishing the fact o. his in
sanity.