New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
THE WOUND IN ROSSA'S BACK.
HIS AssAILANT IN A ToMBs CELL.

LEY SAYS-ROSSA SPEAho WE
Mrs Yseulte Dudley the young Englishwonian
who sent pistolball into the lett ssouiuo 'a
of ODonovan Rosa on Monday aiternoou, w"o We,
roused from her slumbers in the Oak street roiioo
station Yesterday, by the doorman, VINO orouens
her n breakfast of two poached eggs on 'oas' "' =
oa,o.L BEFORE starting for the Tombs Court room
s,a had n conversation with Arthur Z. Butts, q
lawyer of No. IL Centre-st.. who displayed "na' NO
said was q telegram from the fnth Avenue hotei
and signed by p. Edwards, supposed TO DC 'he
British Consul The lawyer was instructed 10 take
charge of the interests of Mrs. Dudley. The
prisoner consented to accept MIR. But'ss services
and he accompanied her to the Tombs. sma'l
crowd had gathered in the street to catch glimpse
of the prisoner as she left the station She waAou
with park Policeman jackson. who was in citizens
c,otbes TO avoid attention. Behind them came the
LAWYER and two policemen also in plain clothes
The sharp morning air brought the bright color 10
the cheeks of the Englishw0man. She was dressed
"a she was when arrested, and her large gray eyes
were hidden from view behind her spectaoles. Inc
crowd followed her to the Tombs. and many
adm,rinc comments were made her splendid
cnre as she strobe along by the side of the police
man. While Justice Patterson was disposlng OF the
usual number of drunks and disorderlles.' MIS-
Dudley waited in the private examination room.
When her name was called she entered the court
roo.i and was led by Mr. Butts to the par. que
began stately bow to Justice Patterson Deloio
IL was finished however, she changed her hilho anu
simply nodded to the magistrate her appeaiahco
evidently impressed the Justice and the spectators
Who fIIed the courtroom "You can't convict her"
q Amt sbe immense /" "LoOk at her cheeks"
Th.se excamations broke from the lawyers who
craned their necks forward to get glimpse Oh the
woman Justice PattersOu's voice was filled with
tenderness as he said, addressing Mrs. Dudley:
1My good woman, you are here charged with
very serious crime. You are charged with attempt
ing to kill man,"
Lawyer Butts fastened to reply for the prisoner
He read his telegram of instruction, and said that'
acting as Mrs. Dudleys counsel. he had advised mel
to say nothing in court Justice Patterson glanced
grutiiy at Butts and said
"Prisoner do you plead guilty or not guilty
The Englishwoman gave only a DOW III response
TO the question. The Justice then remanded her
to await the result of Rossas injuries She was leo
away by Policeman Jackson and handed over to
Matron McAufe, of the prison. after the formal
charge of " felOnious assault on Jeremiah oDoho-
van Rossa" had been entered OH the court record
The matron conducted Mrs. Dudley to her CELL IL
is on the second floor of the female ward. Her
barred window looks directly down upon the little
nook in the prison building where the galows are
erected occasionally, and where score OF mur-
derers have expiated their crimes.
TALK WITH MRS. DUDLEY.
In the afternoon Mrs. Dudley was seen by IRlB-
UNE reporter the counsel room of the prison. shs
wore her tight-fttng black dress, with black
lace sash aronnd Ler waist, tied In neat DOW
behind Her brown hair was smoothed back irom
the broad forehead and cOiled behind In the Engsh
fashion. The heat from the stove IN the room
boiob,ened the remarkable ruddiness of her Checks
The keeper who sat in the room during the inter-
view kent his eyes fastened admirngly on his
prisoner The reporter began the interview by
calling Mrs. Dudloys attention to q dispatch from
Iondou to the effect that she tried to commit
suicide in that city. Her reply was given with
pronounced English accent that spoke volumes 1or
O'Donovan Rossa's obtuseness when he believed
her to be an lrshwoman.
sReally,n she said I" l can't see that the public
have any right to know my lifc shall not answer
that question"
Will yon say where you were born"
"No. / will not This Is private affair of my
own and the newspapers make altogether too much
fuss about it, There is not single correct state
ment printed in the newspapers this morning
We'll, | suppose this country is one of sensations,
and one must accept it. This matter wonld have
been treated very differently in England, You
know. There they would have given 1t only about
half column"
"Were you born in London r.
sob was born and grew up, and went to school
that's all there is III IT,"
"You were marriedW
"Iwasp
q Was your husband cavalry oficerP
81 do not wish to speak of my husband. He is
dead. He left me with two children. one OF whom
died in infancy and one of scarlet fever"
sHad you ever heard of Rosa before You came to
this countryp
aRossa is known and hated by everybody in
England. His name is as familiar that of Presi-
dent Arthur or Garfield. / share the antipathy of
the rest of my countrypeople for Rosa 1t is not
because he is an Irishnan l like the Irish as well
as any other race Ny mother was an Irishwoman.
1t is because O'Donovan Rossa is a bad man that
we late hllu.
Did Won come over here for the purpose of shoot
ing him n ...
purely private transaction. 1t is sufficient to know
that met Rosa and wormed into his confidence;
He gave an insight into his AFFAIRS. learned
enough TO feel convinced that he is wicked man:
Why,'-bcre Mrs. Dudley began to talk fast and
the brilliant color in her cheeks to deepen with ex-
citement, while her eyes Ioyed restlessiy from one
me cipher which he used in his correspondence
with the dynamiteurs on the other side; II is in
taught me how to read 1t while had that interview
with him IN the hotel: Bnt was too quick for
probably intended that should. learned enough
of his plots feel that he too wicked to live.
But ODoDovan Rosa is not coward" she went
on, more eomposediy; he went through that scene
there yesterday unlike coward. It's my opinion
that Rossa is more afraid of prison than he is OF
aItis thought on this SIDE" suggested the re-
porter, " that he is a batherskite. DO you think
derstand it. Please explain
When the meaning of the word told her she
said: NO; think this way that while be Is
not afraid of death be is Of a. merceDary mind. /
do not believe that he spends cent of bs own
tween the dynamiteurs on this side and those on
the other. lie is wicked man. Now ] did get into