The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-20
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OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.
Lady Florence Dixie Attacked,
but saved by q Deg.


New York, 19.-The Stars London:
London and the whole United Kingdom
have q new and startling sensation, in
the shape of reported sttempt TO assas-
sinate Lady Florence Dixie, who for q
year past or more has been constantly
nagging the custodisns Of the Land
League, and insisting that they had mis-
appropriated larRs funda. The details Of
the attack are thus given: Sir Beaumont
sndLsdy Dixie were walking in 3 faYorite
part OF the grounds Of their residence
near Windsor, when Sir Beaumont
pushed on ahead, leaving Lady Florence.
Immediately atterWard two disguised
men, who it is supposed had been follow
Ing her, assaulted Lady Florence. One
Of the men stabbed her in two places in
the breast, but the steel ribs Of her corset
detected the point Of the knife, and pre-
vented her from being wounded. During
the struggle that ensued Lady Dixie
Dixie tainted, aud on regaining con-
seriousness found the men had disap-
pssred. Lady Florence says that one Of
the men thrust flth in her mouth, pre-
venting her from making an cutlery.
Sir Beaumont Dixie says chat he ffe-
guently received threatening letters
during his residence in Ireland.
Following go closely on the heels of the
explosion, this singular occurrence has
naturally intensified the current of anti
irish feeling, for it need hardly be said
that the rules Of procedure are reversed,
and the Irish party adjudged guilty In
both instances. considered for a few
minutes to-day on the subject with lead
ing Irish members of Parliament, wDo
said, unless the real offenders are caught
/ suppose it will be impossible to con-
vince the majority of EnglishmeR, that
every Land Asagler would moi be giad
of Lady Dixie's death, because she per-
sistenly quertioned Egan's honesty, and
fred off in various magazines and EeWs-
papers ammunition prepared for her by
Richard Pigott. StlI, he reported out
rage is remarkable in m4n7 respects. If
| the men desired to u urotr Lady Dixie,
they might easily have dOncso when she
tainted, and if she we're unable to mske
an cutlery the dog ought to have done so.
| There are many mysterious features OF
! the affair, and it is quite possible the at
tack was planned BY those who are trying
10 bring the league into distavor. For
my part, l cannot believe any 1rishman
deserving the name, would try to injure
Lady Dixie. Her mother is an out and
out nationalist, and that fact alone, apart
| from the regard due the gentler sex,
would guard the darghte! Of the dowsger
msrchioness Of Queeusbury from insult
or violence.
New York, 10 Nearly all Journals
have interviews with we'll known Irish
men on the subjects of the late explosion
and attempt on the life OF Lady Dixis
Of course no one pretends to know any
thing Of the subject matter, but expresses
the belief that no Irishmsn had any.
thing to do with the matters concerned.
The Herald says editorisliy: Ali Irish
Americans OF decent feeling will give
heed TO the dangerous signs of the times
By seeming to sympGthize with the per
petrsters of dastsrdly crimes they srC
losing the sympathy Of the world. By
supplying money to the agitation, which
has become nothing but cloak for out
RACES, they are causing Ireland TO b.
viewed by the universe as a haven 70
cowsrdly rufians who shoot from behinC
hedges and assault women in disguisea
They are postponing for the century
their country's chance Of freedom ant
are bringing their countrymeu within
measureable distance OF a calamity NOR
appalling than any which has hsppena
since the HugenC!s were bounded I
death in the streets Of Paris.
The World says it concerns every II
ishman, and for that matter every Iris
woman on both sides of the Atlantic t
contribute in every possible way to til
discovery and punishment of the COW
Rrdly scoundrels who, having disguise
themselves as women yesterday, sttscke
Lady Florence Dixie, and but for tn
fidelity of the more respectable brute O
four legs, would probably have mul
! dered her. -r-
Michael D. Gallagher, president of tb
PsFnsll Land Lesgue in this city, la
night, seemed to have been uRinforme
respecting the attack on Lady FlorenC
Dixie. She is fraud, he said, and tn
agitation is all gotten up by the BIRTHS
government. The Land League know
nothing Gbout this. lis plans ara to hav
an entirely psaceable agitation. Lad
Dixie is regarded Dy the league as a so
OF 8 crank. She keeps repeating lot
fslsehOe is about the league, that are ce
tsinly not very pleasant to its memb bar
Her statements have all been answers
thoroughly. l suppose, however, Lac
Dixie may believe them herself.
The HerGld'S correspondent intel
viewed Lady Florence Dixie. She salt
returned from Ireland six weeks sg
and came here for the purpose Of relir
ment and quiet, as 1 have great deal
work to do, though at this period of Il
year / invariably stsy at our Sc
in LeiceStershire. On Saturday afte
: noon, at q quarter TO o'clock sauntert
into the plantation which adiOins 4
fisheries, with my st. Berardine do
and had reached the gate opening in
the Windsor road, when my attentiC
was frat attracted to soldier and wins
passing by. While looking after them
was addressed by what appeared to
two tall women dressed in cloaks OF da
stuff, and wearing wells, who asked me-
tell them the time. replied l had
watch upon me, and turned back aga
into the plantation. I was about crol
ing the style whenI notice. the womt
had followed me. This reused my 81
picions, as the ground was private, SC
faced around 10 meet them. had scare
done so when one seized mo by
throat and struck me violently on
head, add threw me on the ground.
called loudly fo7 help, when they push
cay into my mouth. saw by tn
clean shaved chlns that they we're N
10 the disguise women g sppsral. WI
PROSTATE saw another man rAise kn
and aim savage blow at my riG
breast The knife struck the steel rib