Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-30
MRS. DUDLEY ON TRIAL.
SHE MAKES IT LIVELY FOR
WITNESS ROSA.


Interrupted by Fiery Outburts ON the
Part of the Prisoner Rossa Explains
the Object of Many of His Trips be-
tween this Country and England.
New YORK, june 29.-The trial OF Mrs.
Lucille Yseult Dudley, the English wo-
man, for assault in shooting Jeremiah
O'Donol AZ Rosss In February last, was
begun here to-day. Th6 oUCgt room was
crowded to its utmost capacity, but AT
least one-fitth of those present We're de-
tectiyes and police officers. Rossa and
his lieutenant, Patrick Joyce. were both
in attendance. The greater part of to-day
was occupied in obtaining a jury.
ODOnovan Roesa was the first witness
called by the prosecution. Being asked
his name, he said: "Jeremiah O'Donovan
Rossa.v
"That's not his name" called out Mrs.
Dudley. "Where did he get the Rossa
from?"
The next question was: "What is your
businessy"
"Dynamiter!" shouted Mrs. Dudley.
Rossa said "Journalist.n
MRS. DUDLEY's PRoFFERED DONATION.
Continuing, O'Donovan said that Mrs.
Dudley had agreed to donate 5000 in in
stalments. She said that she didn't
| like dynamite where il would take inno-
cent lives. O'D0novan testified that he
did not like that business either.
AS the witness said this Mrs. Dudley
arose to her feet and, glaring at the wit
ness, shouted Liar"
The prisoner was forced To her feet.
| The witness continued that he had told
the prisoner that his only purpose was to
liberate Ireland.
"Getting money from servant girls and
swindling them," interpreted Mrs. Dud-
ley.
The witness identified the notes sent TO
him by the prisoner and told how In re-
sponse to one OF them he met her In the
Stewart building. Mrs. Dudley offered
him receipt to sign in the telegraph Of
fee of that building, but he refused to
sign it.
THE PRISONER MORE EXCITED.
''You'r liar" shrieked Mrs. Dudley,
'tyou never read the receipt. You didn't
dare go so far" and then turning to the
jury she shouted, ''y0u had better get
away from that man, you can't tell what
will happen. He's only perjuring him.
self"
In another moment Mrs. Dudley cried
imploringly won't somebody please
knock that man out of window~
O'Donovan went on to say that he sug-
place to talk the matter over, and as they
left the telegraph office she shot him. lie
/ fell.
"You got scared and dropped, ? shouted
the woman.
O'DonoVan did not remember how many
shots were fired.
''No, you were too frightened, Jere-
miah,v remarked the prisoner, and then
/ she added: ~ ou cried For Gods sake
don't kill me- You forgot to tell that"
THE BULLET ONLY LOANED.
When ODonoyan showed where the
! bullet struck him Mrs. Dudley inter
1 polated: II want that bullet back. 1t was
only lent"
| The witness said that he was about So
years old, and Mrs. Dldley remarked that
he was too nervous to tell exactly The
witness first came 10 this country when
he was about 81 years old. That was in
/ 1853. He opened liquor saloon with his
/ cousin In Madison street. He was before
that a shopkeeper In Skibbereen. After
q year he went back TO Ireland, and re-
/ turned here in 1871. He came the second
/ time "On business connected with Irish
/ revolutionary work. This time he
brought letters TO John O'Mahony and
others.
"And you murdered people, you cur p
| exclaimed Mrs. Dudley.
TRIP FOR THE MINISTRY.
The witness remained only week this
4 trip. He said that the next time be came
he was sent by the English Ministry.
eWhyY
'sBecause | was an Irisbman and was
member Of the Irish Revolutionary Socie-
! ty."
81 wish that we bad kept you in Eng
land" said Mrs. Dudley, ''there would
/ hax pt.F IA Inff nf
The witness said he thought that mis-
first interview with Mrs. Dudley occupied
/ atOut twenty minutes.
About an hour and half" corrected
the prisoner.
II don't think So" said O'Donovan,
! with "A smile.
That's because you haven't brains TO
/ think WITH" answered Mrs. Dudley.
The witness said that the prisoner had
stated that she disagreed with her hus-
! baud on points they discussed, and that
| he may have introduced her to his assO-
ciates.
HIS LEGS PARALYzED.
The witness said that he was asked by
4 the prisoner to step 10 the street, where
she Shot him. He believed that she shot
again after be had fallen. but be could
not tell how many shots were fired.
IL thought so. Wern't you frightened
/ ODOnONaHf dBdlu ihtelIupteu Lue pftS-
oner.
The witness said that his legs were
paralyzed that afternoon, and the pris-
oner added s'from tear" During the re-
mainder Of O'Donoyan's giving Of eyi-
dence Mrs. Dudley kept up her remarks
OF scorn and SARCASM. The witness sd.
mitted that he had written in his paper,
the United irishmdn, that the murder Of
innocent women and children IN any
dynamite explosion was great "tri-
umph.7
A BLOW Al HIS PATRIOTIsM
A. O'Don0yan said this Mrs. Dudley ex-
! claimed. "NO honest Irishman would
/ talk such doctrine as that"
Articles from the UHifed JriShnidn were
read. The witness said that be thought
that be wrote them. The witness swOre
/ that the story that he or his friends had
/ petitioned the Queen 10 liberate hlm from
/ prison IN ireland was All "bather-
/ skite.n As O'Donoyan stepped down
\ from the witness stand he passed the
prisoner on his way 20 the door. As be
1 aid 50 Mrs. Dudley shouted ln mis- face:
down with dynamiters. God save the
/ Oueenl" aud then added tauntngly:
Don't kill me, don't kill me for Gods
I sake"
Bouisinna's Coupons.
NEW ORLEANS, June 29.--state 1rea-
surer Burke has given notice thai the In
I t.e.et fttta isfIEf I nn fAa 4 mar cont InfIfH