The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-23
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE LADY
Dixie.


Lady Florence Dixie Assaulted by Masked
Men in Women's Apparel at Windsor
She Swoons Away, but, Protected by q
Faithful Dog, Escapes without Serious
Injury-DeniaI that Any Irish Organiza-
tion Had Anything to Do With the As
sault.
LONDON, March IS.
Lady Florence Dixie was attacked at Wind
sor yesterday by two men disguised in wom-
ems clothes. Her dress was cut with daggers
in several places, but she received no injury
Lady Florence was walking in a secluded
spot near the woods when the men asked her
what time it was. She replied she had no
watch, and afterwards noticed that, though
they were in women's clothes, their faces had
been shaved.
Much alarmed she started to walk away, and
was followed by the men, one of whom seized
her. She struggled to escape, but, seeing their
daggers, fell in swoon. This occurred at 4:45
o'clock in the afternoon. She did not recover
her senses until Sis.
Lady Florence has been Frustrated to-day.
The story of the affair was elected from her
only at intervals. The saving of her life is
attributed to her St. Bernard dog, which is
supposed to have protected her while she lay
in a Swoon.
Lady Florence gave the New York Herald
correspondent the follow account of the af-
fair:
~ returned from Ireland six weeks ago, and
came here for the purpose of retirement and
| quiet, as have a great deal of work to do,
though at this period of the year 1 invariably
stay at our seat in Leicestershire. On Satur-
| day Afternoon at a quarter to five sauntered
into the plantation which adjoins The Fish
cries with my st. Bernard dog, and had
reached the gate opening into Windsor road,
when my attention was first attracted to
soldier and woman passing by. While look
ing after them and mentally remarking the
fine physique of the man, was addressed by
what appeared to be two tall women, dressed
in long cloaks of dark stuff and wearing wells,
who asked me to tell them the time. / replied
that had no watch upon me, and turned back
again into the plantation. was about cross
| ing the stile when noticed that the women
| had followed me- This reused my sus-
| picion, as the ground was private, so /
faced round to meet them I had
| scarcely done so when one seized me
by the throat and struck me violently on the
head, and threw me on the ground. / called
loudly for help, when they pushed clay into
my mouth. then saw by their clean-shaved
chins that they were men in the disguise of
womens apparel. While PROSTATE l saw the
| other man raise knife and aim savage blow
| at my right breast. The knife struck the steel
| ribs of my corset and glanced off. Without
| uttering word, he again made stab, which
/ caught in my left hand. remember seeing
| him raise his hand to strike another blow,
| which received in my right hand. / also re-
member hearing the noise of cart in the
road and seeing my dog fly at the men. Then
/ swooned. / came to my senses half an hour
afterward, and found myself lying in the same
| spot where l fell. / got up and walked back
to the house, and told my husband and brother
of the terrible outrage. They Immediately de-
/ parted for Windsor to lay the account before
the authorities"
To the noble animal of the St. Bernard breed
Lady Florence Dixie attributes her marvellous
escape from the assassin's knife. 1t is pre-
sumed that the dog followed the would-be muir
| derers for some distance, as it returned to the
house after the arrival of Lady Florence
Dixie.
/ Your correspondent questioned Lady Flor
ence as to the motive of the crime. She said:
The whole affair is most mysterious. can
ascribe motive to no one, as my sympathies
for the Irish people have been openly avowed
| and are we'll known"
| 1t was assumed that the attack would be
laid at the door of the Irish an assumption
which she warmly repudiated, adding: :" In
these days every crime must be of Irish
| origin"