The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-03-11
Attempted Shooting or Queen Victoria

the Wind. OF railway station, to drive to the
castle size was fl CT at b. man in thc crowd,
happily " thihtia,rnfalrtsultd npic station
was crowded IL Elton BOYS AL { wuspc,-
pie, who, with their hats Is 81, were. heartily
CHEERING her as shs CROSSED tlic crimso Scar
reted platfol "a TO the royal elrriagc. She had
just eltercl the carriage, and the aged John
Brown had taken his scat bci,c the coach
men, who It .rted the horses. While the air
was stil res ,unding with the lqheers, a
shabby, ill-loo<ing man, about thirty
five or forty years old, standing at.
the entrance Of the stat.pp-yard among
the other spectators, about thirty PAGES
from the carriage deliberately raised
a1hp,stol and fired at the Queen. He.
seemed about TO shoot again whea, the re-
volver was struck from his hand by James
Burnsdes photographer of Windsor Others
seized him, an the police rushed in aud took
him into custody, Meantime the Queens
coachman drove on though nothing had
happened, and reached the castle in safety.
The crowd attempted to take the man from
the police The Eton boys cried Lynch
himl Lynch himi' auil rush was made to-
ward the spot where handful OF police pro-
tected the would-be-assassin, but cab was
sent for, AMI the man was got safely away,
though severely nustleu t..E r
The prisoner, who, to all appearances, is
thorough crank, y gave his name as Roder-
lex ,MacLean, aged thirty-two, He stated
that he was a clerk, out OF employment. He
was a native OF London, and WAS born in OK
ford street. .|-nfJf-N r...I
The weapon used was six .chambered Colts
revolver, of American make. MacLean said
he would not have done what he did had he
ronf haar hun A.
he took a hearty meal at a Windsor coffee
house shortly before the attempt No bullet
marks We're found on the Queens carriage.
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The prisoner who fired at the Queen was
driven to the town-hall in an open fy at half
past one, il, charge of Superintendent HAYES
He has wretched look, and is man very
much Of the Guiteau type He was uncean
and unshaven. lie has slight mustache. He
was immediately taken before the Magistrates,
the Mayor Of Windsor presiding. Mr. Steven
son, Solicitor for the Treasury, prosecuted. In
reply to the Mayor, the prisoner said, in the
most otf-hand manner and firm voice, that his
name Observation-Disclosures MaeLean."
Superintendent Hayes then swore to the facts
Of the shooting, and also testified to the
letter found on the prisoner The letter was
read. 1t said that the prisoner would not
have done the crime had ten shlings been
! given him instead of the insultingly small
sum of six shillings. He was compelled to
commit the crime against the "bloated ars-
tocracy," lie added, by "that old lady Mrs.
| Vic" The witness further said that this
morning the prisoner wished to make a writ
| ten statement, saying: 81 have a complete
! answer to the charge" He then wrote a letter
] al.
! shooting at the Queen with the intention of
doing her grievous bodily harm. His object
! was only to cause public ALARM with the OBJ
iect of having his grievances redressed His
pecuniary straits and circumstances tended to
| prove the truth of this statement. Had he
! cared to have injured the Queen, he would
| have fired at her when she was getting out Of
| the carriage. AS it was, he shot at the
wheels, but the pistol kicked and the bullet
might have hit the carrlage-door. The pris-
! oner was remanded.
! All the London morning papers have lead
ing articles on the attempt on the life of the
| Queen. The Times says:
! g The intention we prefer to think was no
| more than desire to create alarm and gain
| nOtoriety at whatever cost There is a kind
/ Of infamous notoriety much coveted by some
disordered minds, which can be cas- ly and GER
| tain. earned by such deeds as that of Mac
Lean yesterday. To have fired pistol at a
woman, ard that woman the Queen of En-
| gland cOnfers on the culprit the most unen-
| viable distinct on, but distinction none the
| less. But the cost has yet to be considered
| We are glad to learn no harm has been suf-
| fered by her Majesty, but the case might cas-
| lily have been otherwise. We trust, however,
that the cost of MacLean's notoriety will be
| borne only by himself. 1t may chance to be
| somewhat heavy one. If all other re-
strdints fail, and if there are men with
| whom decency and ma1iness count fyr moth
| ING, some strong deterrent must be brought
| to bear. II MacLcan proves to be a mailman,
! there is no more to be done than tn have good
care taken that he shall play no more m DE-
mans pranks of the same kind as Yesterday.
| But there must be some good evidence tnat he
! is mad before such Il plea can be admitted
The mere fact thathe has been gui tyof a mo-
| tiyeless crime may be enough in the Opin on
o! ppofes iolal experts in insanity, but it will
| satisfy nobody else. Ii no more can he said
| for MHcl can than could be said Tor Gu teau
or Leiroy, he can as little expect to escape the
punishment he has brought upon lIimse ~
q roRMER ATTEMPTS. % aH.',
The first attempt upon the life Of the
Queen was made June 10, 1910, when she was
| lot yet tWeuty-pne years of age. Tie would
be assassin, Edward oxford, a half crazy lad
o. seventeen, deliberately fired two shots at
TIE Qpecn as she was passing i'm carriage on
Constitution HAIL oOXi6t1l was found insane
by a jury, and, as is the English custom where
an cquitta is rendered o. that ground, was
orle oil to be- confined at hgr Maize u pleas
ure. some fifteen years ago lie was released
from the asylum on condit on that he would
go to Australia
John Francis fired at the Queen MAY 30,
1s42, from the very spot where Oxford had
stood; lie was but feWfeet from the,.car-
riage, but missed his aim. lie was tried and
'coniemned to death, but the sentence was
coHlpgleI 10 Imprisonment or liIe.,ru i,....
The next attempt was made the day after
-theimit Esatinn of Francis punishment was
announced, and was the work OF a bunch
Backed boy named BEAM He presented a
pistol at the Queens carriage, but did not get
q clanhn to fire II Thn urstnl ~ lD.1And ,ulth