The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
SHOOTING OF THE FAMOUS DYNA-
MITER BY A PERSON IN
FEMALE ATTIRE.
Rosa Approached on the Street
by an Apparent Female,
and Shot Down.
His Assailant Deliberately Fires
Four Shots After O'DOn-
OVan Has Fallen.
Home Article of Dynamite "A
Building in New York
Badly Shattered.


ODonovan Rosa has just been sho
and killed in his office in the Centre
street by woman.
LATER.-Theshooting of O'DonoYaI
RoSsa took place at twelve minute
past .. He is still alive. He was II
front of the Stewart building OF
Chambers street when he was ap
preached by handsome young lady
dressed plainly. She wore spectacles
| and had the appearance of an intellec
tual school teacher. She drew five
| barrelled revolver from her dress
ing 1t -t2sessS
I Tired one shot. Rosa threw his hand
above his head and cried Pm shOtp
He then fell heavily to the side walk
| The women fired the remaining bul-
lets in her pistol at the PROSTATE man
and calmly and unconcernedly walls ed
off with the smoking revolver in her
hand. she was followed by a large
crowd, while still larger mob sur
rounded the wounded dynamiter.
City Marshal Jas. McCauly, in the alb
sence OF policeman, saw the reVOl-
yer in the WOman'S hand and arrested
her. She was conducted to the 25th
precinct station house in city hall.
Her GOODNESS and demeanor were re-
markable when arrigned at the ser
geant's desk. The woman gives her
name as Yeslet Dudley.
Another Account.
NEW YORK, February AT 5:12
this afternoon ODOnovan Rosa, the
Irish dynamiter, so called, was shot by
Womal on Chambers near Broadway.
At that hour the streets were full of
people homeward bound, making their
Way toward Brooklyn bridge and up
town. The excitement over the shoot
ing, though the man was recognized
by very few, was intense. The first
shot fired took effect in R0ssa's body
and he fell TO the sidewalk. The
woman continued shoot = until she
emptied her five chambei I'd revolver.
Only the first shot took effect.
City Marshal James McAuly
was present and breaking through the
crowd that had collected, seized the
woman who still had the smoking pis-
tol in her hand and told her she was
under arrest. The woman off3Ted no
resistance, but allowed herself to
be taken through mass of citizens
and to the city hall station house.
George NJ. Barlow. merchant, I46
Reade St., and Peter Y. Everett, for
merly reporter, who witnessed the
shooting accompanied the captain to
the station, saying they would be
ceased firing, o. Donovan rose to his
feet, and tried to find his way back to
his cffice in chambers street, which
he had just iett. He said, 81 am
shot,"
After a few steps somebody in the
crowd suggested he should go to the
Chambers-street hospital. A couple
Of men lent their arms and O'DonO-
van did as suggested and directed his
steps toward the hospital. He walked
all the way there, distance of nearly
IA quarter of mile. He bled consid-
erably on the way. Once in the hos
pital, he was undressed and examined
by Br. Dennison. 1t was found that
the bullet had entered the back
directly below the left shoulder-blade,
The doctor pronounced the wound
not dangerous, and began to probe for
the ball, A great crowd had followed
the wounded man down Chambers
street and blocked the road in front
of the hospital after doors were locked
behind O'Donovan and his escort.
Meanwhile the woman had been
taken to the station house, with an
other crowd following her. She was
placed before the sergeant's desk. She
was good looking, dressed neatly in
plain black clothing, and wore eye
glasses. She appeared like school
teacher, with an intellectual face.
Her manner was composed
and she answered some Of
the questions put TO her
promptly and without embarrassment.
To others she simply shook her head
and said, 81 shall only answer ques-
tions L know you have right to ask. >
Mr.. Auley handed pistol, Of small
calibre, to the sergeant, and said he
had seen the prisoner shoot a man on
Chambers street. Volunteer witness
ses assented to the stated facts Of the
shooting. She was asked:
"Do you know the man you shot ?''
Yes, replied the prisoner -
"Certainly''-wit an English accent,
8 L shot O'D0noYan Rosa"
Further questioning by the esergeant
elected that the prisoners name vas
Yseule Dudley, aged %, that she was
a nurse and married, and that she
lived at 60 Clinton place. She was
asked the question why she shot O'Don'
ovan Rosa; how long she had been il
America, and others to which she
made no answer.
RosSA'S STATEMENTT.
Rosa, in the Chambers street hoSpita
made the following statement to Core
ner kennedy: On Saturday January
3lst, about 3 p. NJ, L received letter
at my office in Chambers street. The
message was in writing and delivered
by a messenger boy. The note stated
a lady wished to see me; that she wa
| interested in the Irish cause and de
sired to assist in it. She did not carC
to go to my Office and remain waiting
there until I came. She only woulC
ask for 10 minutes time. The bo!
told me the lady was at the tele
graph Office in the Stewar
building, Broadway and Chamber
street. | went with him and me
her. l told her it would be well to q
to some hotel, as the telegraph offic,
was no place to talk in. We cam
out and went to Sweeney's hotel; WI
went into the ladies' parlor, and sh
said she would be able to give IN
considerable money if anything g0ol
was done. She then SAID she woul'
call Monday, ,Feb 2. At 4 o'clock to-da,
she sent another message to my offic
and went to the same telegraph Office
and there met the lady. She show
ed me paper which l was to sign
She then suggested that we go to som
place. We walked down Chamber
slreet toward Broadway, and we go
a short distance toward Broadway
when the woman stepped back an
fired two or three shots at nae. On
of the balls entered my back.
(Signed)r
JEREMIAH O'DoNOvAN Rosa.
Congressional Proceedings.