Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-05

"Do you object to state how they
dicd!-
mot In the least without hesita-
tion). One died when an infant; the
other died from--scarlet-icycr, think
II was.-
"Aud your husband?"
~ object to say. ] decline to have
my husbands name dragged into this
matter. u is perfectly unreasonable to
ask me TO do so. You arc all making a
romance out Of me, and I'm not q bit
romantic. I'll tell you what I'll do to
astonish you people. I'll write q book
and see IL l can't outshinc you all.
Don't let anybody know about it just
yet"
Mrs. Dudley smiled pleasantly, then
rose from her seat, shook the folds
from her black dress, and in plaintive
voice, and with pretty smile, re-
marked /" want my tea now, please. "
SHE HAD SEVERAL MOTIVES.
TO gentleman who talked with her
later in the day Mrs. Dudley said that
she never saw Rosa to speak with him
until Saturday. Then they talked an
hour and o half--sometimes, when in
danger Of being overheard, in the Irish
language. Mrs. Dudley promised Rosa
money provided he would give her a
written guarantee to devote it, in a
broad sense, to the dynamite cause.
Rosa wanted her to take his word for
it, and began TO unfold his plans. When
she met him again on Monday she hand
ed him a receipt which she had written,
and which he promised to sign when
the money was forthcoming.
Ibid you tell him where the money
was coming FROM"
:" He didn't ask" was the answer,
- and as never meant to give him any
money / didn't tell him. wanted to
find out for myself about ROssa's ac-
tivity in this business. | was not go
ing to shoot him, or, in fact, any other
man. on mere newspaper report"
why did you select Rosa, if you
never knew him? Why not some other
dynamiter-Ford, for instance?
81 could not shoot everybody, could
/? Besides, consider Rosa an ADLER
man than Ford. He does more to keep
alive the revengful spirit and is man
of more responsibility. He is almost
deifed by his Set
"If Rosa had signed the receipt
would not that have put him in trap
as a participant in these outrages?"
sHe didn't seem to think so. He
was as unsuspicious as child" she
continued, very much amused. 81
wanted to put the money in the hands
of third person, but of course he
would not agree TO that.
did you mean to kill Rosa"
II shan't answer that. If you doubt
my skill with a pistol, though, can
soon convince you that ! am no novice
with it. | fired those shots precisely
as / wanted to fire them, taking good
care, of course, to injure no one else.
If ! had been determined to kill him. |
could have poisoned him or made bet
ter attempt in some more public place.
Blu. no. acted in the open street and
gave him fair chance to draw if he had
a weapon. My, how scared the people
were! They ran like rabbits. When
| walked away to find policeman to
give myself up no one would come near
me-"
"Are you a spy or detective in the
employ of the British Government"
A spy and detective are very diff
ferent things"
Are you connected with the British
Government in any capacity"
"No, | am not"
"What was your motive in shooting
Rosa, them"
THAT | decline to say. / had seve-
raj motives, and good ones"
"What do you expect will be the
outcome of your attempt at murder?"
"Do you call it that? Well, I'll
take care of the future. What do the
people say outsider"
Some persons express themselves
rs sorry that you did not make surer
job of it,
'Do they" she said with great in
terest. "Ila, ha -
Mrs. Dudley read through John
Boyle 0'Reilly's telegraphed statement
hat he believed she was British spy,
md said "0h. indeed Well, ! don't
know this 0'Rcilly. Why don't all
hese people who profess to know me
,ome and see me! I'll receive them