Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-21

residence, THE Fisheries" on the
Thames, ear 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
wa 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 l 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 a soldier and a woman passing by.
While looking sfter them and mentally
remarktng the fine physique of the
man. l was addressed by what sp
pesred to be two tall women, dressed
N long closks of dark stuff and wear.
ing wells, who asked me to tell the
time. l replied that
HAD 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
n seized me blythe throat and struck
me violently on the head and throw
me On the ground. called 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 FRUSTRATED 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 Q stab which I caught In my left
hand. l remember seeing him raise
his hand to strike another blow, which
I received In my right hand. l also
remember hearing the noise of q cart
In the road aud seeing my dog fly at
the men. 1 then swooned. l came
to my senses an hour after and
FOUND MYSELF LYING
In the name spot where I fell. I got
| up and walked back t, the fouse, and
told my husband and brother Ct the
terrible outrage. They at once de-
parted for Windsor to lay the account
before the authorities. 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-b murderers for some distance
as 1t returned to the house after thu
arrival of Lady Florence. The queer
has requested taxt q painting OF. thu
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 boil
hands. Your correspondent ques
toned Lady Florence IS to thu
motive for the crime. she said: "Tht
whole affair Ia most mysterious. lear
ascribe q motive to no one a. my sym
pathies for the Irish people have beer
openly avowed and are we'll known"
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" YOU
correspondent sfterward inspected thu
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 thu
roadway. The Fisheries enjoys som
renown fran the fact Of having beer
occupied suocessively by all the reign
leg Georges. Visitors In IN uninter
rupted string called and
LEFT THEIR CARDS
all day, many coming from the castle
I may add that the daring boldness @
the attack Is more extraordinary whe'
one reflects that 1t was committed clos
to q busy highway In open day and !
sight Of the overs 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'
disoussion-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 !
the hunting field, her racy book Q
travels Across Patagonia" and tn
Adventures of a Tame Jagusr,
which she kept at Windsor, wen. t
! South Africa as the special correspond
emit of the London Post, and not onl
astonished the Beers
BY HER MARKMANsHIP,
but also made the acquaintance {
. King Cetewayo, whose cause she PR
scented 80 feeIingly to the English pee
pie that his visit to London and sul
seauent restoration to his throne wei
the consequences of her intercessioI
Returning to England she took up til