The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-10
QUEEN VICTORIA.
ATTEMPT TO AsSASSINATE HER At A
RAILWAY STATION.
Nobody Hurt--The Perpetrator n yagabond.

Nobody Hurt--The Perpetrator yagabond.
LONDON, March 1.-The Queen arrived at |
Windsor about 5:25. She had been in Lon |
don since Tuesday, where she gave draw
tngroom reception Wednesday in homer of
the Princess Helena, Of Waldeck, who Is to
marry Prince Leopold. A crowd assembled
at Buckingham Palace this morning in hopes
to see the Queen drive out. The demeanor
of the people was as cordial as usual. There
was a large crowd of spectators awaiting the
Queens arrival at Windsor The Queen
walked across the platform of the railway
station to carriage which was waiting to
take her to the castle. John Brown had al
ready assembled 10 his seat behind the car
rage, when man standing at the entrance
TO the station yard among the spectators,
pointed pistol at the carriage and fired. To
Judge from the report, the pistol was not
heavily loaded. The Queen, who was prob
ably not aware what had happened, was i'm
mediately driven TO the castle, but before
she passed the man was 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
when three or four policemen came to the
superintendent's assistance. The pistol was
captured by one of the crowd. He was mis-
erably clad. He was taken into High street
and thence conveyed to the police station In
a cab. The miscreant gave his name as Rod
erick Maclean. He was with difficulty res
cued from the crowd.
The Inscreant was followed to the po-
lice station by a large number of people.
Newspaper hawkers are now crying out the
news on the street Of London. 1t causes
great excitement.
As soon as the Queen arrived at the castle
she ordered an equerry to proceed to the de-
pot to enquire If any one had been hurt.
The report of the pistol was sharp but not
loud. 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. The
Elton scholars were prominent in the at
tempt to lynch Maclean.
Ponsonby, the Queens secretary, proceed
ed to the police alton, and after obtaining
all the information possible, telegraphed to
Gladstone the facts Of the assault.
1t is understood the Queen has not sus-
tanned any shock.
Maclean Is said to be an inhabitant of the
South Sea. The general opinion Is that the
act was the result Of lunacy.
1t appears Maclean roughly endeavored to
force his way through the Elton College
scholars, who were at the station in good pc
sition to await the passage of the Queen, and
the consequent hustling prevented him hay
ing an opportunity when he might have done
so with " orse results.
NEW YORK. March 3.-The Herdtds cable
says of the shooting at the Queen: IL should
be stated at once that the cartridge is be-
lieved to have been blank, though the pistol
contained two loaded ones. The noise Of
the shot was very slight, and the Queen did
not hear the explosion. She only learned
what had happened from her excited ladies'
in-waiting and the commotion in the crowds
She was perfectly possessed. A few minute:
after, the Queen dispatched the following
telegram to the Prince of Wales at the Mari
borough House:
ain case exaggerated reports should reacl
you, telegraph to say that drove from th'
station here. A man shot at the carriage
but fortunately hurt no one. He was In
stantly seized. am none the worse"
LONDON, March 3.-Maclean is twenty
seven years old. He states he Is grocer
assistant. The doctors pronounce him sane
rrnefIcan make. Two chambers were fouht
loaded and two recently discharged. Four
teen ball cartridges were found on his per
son.
He says hunger actuated the crime. TIL,
Cabinet sent a dispatch to Windsor express
ing qualification at the failure of the attemp
at assassination.
Maclean was charged at the police station
with shooting at the Queen with intent to d.
grievous bodily harm. He asked whethe
any one was hurt, but the police refused Il
/ give any iHhOTHdllOHs
After searching the yard al the railway
station for an hour this morning, the police
found small bullet imbedded in the ground
II bore marks Of having first struck some
other object. 1t was right in the direction Of
the spot where the Queens carriage wa:
passing, having probably passed over the
horses head.
/ The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked
on the castle terrace as usual early this
morning.
The bullet found in the station yard
weighs about third of an ounce. It was
compared with others found on Maclean and
found to correspond exactly.
| LONDON, March A solicitor has been
retained BY the friends of Mclean to defend
him at the forthcoming trial. According to
McLean's own account he has a sister mar
ried to Harris, the lessee Of Drury Lane
Theater. The railway truck off which the
bullet Of McLean's pistol glanced has been
examined by an expert. 1t appears that the
shot, so far as the direction was concerned,
was fred in line with the Queens car
riage.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.