Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-26
NEW YORK.

i Battle With Hen Hawk-A WOmanlin Protecting Her Fowls Has Furious Encounter.
 ROCHESTER, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Lucy E. Phil lips who resides upon a farm between here and South Middleboro, had terrible conflict yesterday with hen hawk as she called it. Every day for the past two weeks she says she has missed one or two of her fowls and supposed they were taken by some animal. Yesterday afternoon she started out to the barn that is called two hundred yards from the residence. When part way there she was attracted by disturbance among the fowls. when she observed 8 large hen hawk dash down among the flock of hens and grasping one in its talons endeavored to fly of with it. Mrs. Phillips at once ran to the rescue when the hawk released the hen and at once com menced an assault upon the lady. Her clothes were torn and her face, neck and hands severely lacerated by the furious bird. After fighting for over fifteen minutes Mrs Phillips dispatched the thief with well di- rected blow from an oak cart stake. The bird measured with it's wings outstretched from tip to tip six feet four inches It is pronounced the largest of it's species ever be- fore seen in that vicinity and the first case on record where hen hawk was ever known to indulge in battle with human being
 An Attempted AssassinatiOn-TvoS Shots
 Fired at the British Consul in New
 York
 NEW YORK, Sept 25.-At about noon to- day an insane man entered the office of the British consul general at 27 State street and attempted to assassinate Vice Consul Hoare He fired two shots, one of which lodged in MT. Hoare's desk and one in the ceiling He was speedily disarmed by the clerks and ta- ken by policeman to the New street station where he described himself as John A. Feen- ey, aged twenty-six, native ot Ireland and a resident of Canada. Three weeks ago he said he came to Canada for the purpose of shooting the British consul for having s'libelled his character" "I have come three hundred miles to do it., he said, excitedly Feeney Is Pale, dark and sickly looking He wore dark suit of clothes and had fairly respectable appearance. It is believed that he has recently escaped from some in sane asylum.
 When searched in the station house papers were found on Feeney's person which show ed that he had recently been an inmate of hospital in Toronto. On being arraigned be- fore Justice Smith in the Tombs police court the prisoner refused to make any statement regarding the shooting and he was committed to trial in default of S1 ,OOO bonds. After being taken to bis cell Feeney was visited by United Press reporter. He appeared very sullen and reticent and for some time declined to answer any questions addressed to him. Finally he crossed his arms and with a look of contempt said he was neither an Invincible or Fenian. What he had done, he said, he had done on his own ac count and was alone responsible. He had intended to shoot the consul because he had been his destroyer He had no i'll feeling against the two young men, meaning the clerks in the office, but could have killed them if he had wanted to. It is 8 general opinion that the prisoner is insane and his mental condition will be inquired into to- morrow