Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-21

residence, THE Fisheries," on the
Thames, near Windsor, whore she Is
staying with her husband, Sir Beau.
mont Dixie, and her brother, Lord
James Douglas. Your correspondent
found Lady Florence In the road, sur.
rounded by gentlemen, with whom
she was converting. Her ladyship
was dressed in q cardinal Jersey, her
dress, animated appearance and man.
ner showing no traces of the severe
and terrible ordeal which she had gone
through with not "a hours before.
Lady Florence gave your correspon.
dent the following account with the
utmost frankness:
81 returned from Ireland six weeks
ago and came here for the purpose of
retirement and Quite, as have a great
deal Of work to do, though at this
period of the year I invariably stay at
our seat In Leicestershire. On Satur.
day sf;ernoon ct a quarter to five /
sauntered into the plantation which
adjoins The Fisheries with my St.
Bernard dog, and had reached the
gate opening into Windsor road
when my attention was frat attracted
to soldier an6 woman passing by.
While looking sfter them ahd mentally
remarking the fine physique of the
man. was addressed by what sp
peared to be two tall women, dressed
N long closks of dark stuff and wear.
ing wells, who asked mo to tell the
time. I Ireplied that
IHAD NO WATCH
upon me, and then turned back again
into the plantation. l was about
crossing the stile when / noticed that
the women had followed me. This
aroused my suspicious, as the grounds
are private, 80 l faced round to meet
them, 1 had scarcely done so when
one seized me by tho throat and struck
me violently on the head and throw
me on the ground. Icalled loudly for
help, when they pushed clay Into my
mouth. l then saw by their clean
shaven chins that they were men In
the disguise Of women's apparel.
While prostrated I saw the other man
raise knife and aim q savage blow at
my right breast. The knife struck the
steel ribs of my corset and glanced off.
Without uttering q word he again
made stab which I caught In my left
hand. remember seeing him raise
his hand to strike another blow, which
I received In my right hand. also
remember hearing the noise of cart
In the road and seeing my dog fly at
the men. 1 theu swooned. l came
to my senses an hour after and
FOUND MYSELF LYING
In the came spot where I fell. I got
up and walked back t, the rouse, and
told my husband and brother of the
terrible outrage. They at once de-
parted for Windsor to lay the account
before the autborlties To the noble
animal of the St Bernard breed Lady
Florence attributes her marvellous
escape from the ass ssin's knife. II
is presumed that the dog followed the
would-be murderers for some diatance
as 1t returned to the house after thu
arrival of Lady Florence. The queer
has requested taxt painting OF. th'
dog be done for her. Detectives hav
taken the oorsets worn by Lady Flor
ence, who suffered no injury beYont
q slight scratch from one OF the stabs
which, after glancing on her corset
just penetrated her chemise, snt
some outs on the palms of botl
hands. Your correspondent ques
toned Lady Florence IS to thu
motive for the crime. she said: "Tht
whole affair Is most mysterious. I car
ascribe q motive to no one 80 my sym
pathies for the Irish people have beer
openly avowed and are we'll known. u
Is was assumed that the attack would
be laid at the door of the Irish, an as
sumption which she warmly repudiat
ed, adding: "tn these days every
crime must be of Irish origin" Youl
correspondent sfterward inspected th'
scene Of the outrage. The plantation
extends about 200 yards from the
house, in the direction of Windsor
having for its boundaries the river or
one side and the Windsor road on tn,
other side. 1t Is very thinly wooded
the river being plainly seen from th'
roadway. The Fisheries enjoys SOM
renown fram the fact of having beer
occupied suocessively by all the reign
leg Georges. Visitors In an uninter
rupted string called and
LEFT THEIR CARDS
all day, many coming from the castle
may add that the daring boldness @
the attack Is more extraordinary whe
one re fleets that 1t was committed clos
to busy highway In open day and i
sight of the towers of Windsor. Lad
Florence Dixie is the sister of tn
eighth marquis Of Oueensbury, tn
Scotch peer, whose views on religion
have twice been the theme of animste
discussion ouce In the council of rep
resentative peers at Holyroad an
once in the stalls CT the Globe theate
In London. The seventh marquis, he
father, was The law-giver of the prize
ring. At the outbreak Of the Hul
war, Lady Florence, who had bee
previously known by her exploits i
the hunting field, her racy book @
"Travels Across Patagonia" and tn
Adventures of Tame Jagusr,
which she kept at Windsor, wen. t
! South Africa as the special correspond
ent of the London Post, and not onl
astonished the Beers
BY HER MARKMANsHIP,
but also made the acquaintance
King Cetewayo, whose cause she pr'
sented 80 feelingly TO the English pee
: pie that his visit to London and sul
Sc auent restoration to his throne wei
the consequences of her intercessioI
Returning to Eoglaud she took up tt