The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-07
THE SHOOTING OF O'DoNOvAN
RUSSA.

Irish dynamiter so.called, was shot by
woman on Chamber street, near Broad
At that hour the streets are full of PEG
pie, homeward bound, making their wa,
toward Brooklyn bridge. The excite
ment over the shooting, although tn
man was recognized by very few, wa
intense at first. The shot took effec
and O'Donovan fell. The woman con
tinued to shoot until she emptied five
chambered revolver. Only the first shot
took effect. An officer arrested tho
woman, who made no remonstrance, but
allowed herself to be taken through the
mass of citizens to the City Hall. When
she had ceased firing O'Donovan arose to
his feet and made an effort to find his
way back to his Office on Chamber street,
which he had just left. He said: 81
am shot" trying to place his hand on his
back under his shoulder. blade After a
few steps, somebody in the crowd sug-
gested that he should 80 to the hospital,
and, with assistance, he walked all the
way. At the hospital he was examined,
and it was found that the bullet had en-
tered his back 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, and blocked the road
in front of the hospital after the door
was closed behind Rosa and his escort.
Meanwhile the woman had been taken to
the station-house, with another crowd
following her. She was a good-looking
woman, was dressed neatly in plain dark
clothing, and wore eyeglasses. She APP
peared like school teacher, with an in
telligent face. Her manner was entirely
composed, and she answered some ques-
tions promptly. To others she shook her
head and smiled, with a look which
seemed to say, 81 shall only answer ques-
tions which | know you have a right to
ask" She was asked, "Do you know the
man You shot:' "Yes, she replied, 81
shot O'Donovan Rosa" Further ques-
tioning elected the statement that the
prisoners name is Nseult Dudley, %
years Of age. She was a nurse, and is
married. She was asked why she shot
Rosa, how long she had been in Amer
lea. and other questions, to which she
made no answer. Her demeanor was
that OF rational person, and a cool
headed one at that Rosa had been
placed on cot in the same ward with
Captain Phelan, who was stabbed in
Rossa's office three weeks ago. Rosa
was within eight beds of Phelan. Some
time after his admission he was moved
to another ward. Here he said he
thought his condition serious enough to
warrant the making of an ante-mortem
statement The Coroner was sent for.
When he arrived Rosa made the follow
ing statement: Saturday afternoon |
received letter by boy, The note
stated that lady wished to see me; that
she was interested in the Irish cause, and
desired to assist it. She did not care to
go to my office, and remained waiting at
a certain place until / came. She would
only ask for ten minutes time. The boy
told me the lady was at the telegraph
office. | went with him and met her.
| told her it would be well to 90 to some
hotel, as the telegraph Office was no place
" tdlh in' " Z NGut 10 SWEENEY HOIel
and went into the ladies' parlor She
said she would be able to give consider
able money if anything good was to be
done. She then said she would call on
Monday to-day. She sent another mes
senger to my office, and I went to the
same telegraph office, and there ! met
the lady. She showed me paper which
was to sign. She then suggested that
we go to some place We walked down
Chambers street towards Broadway, and
we had got short distance when the
woman stepped back and fired two or
three shots at me. One of the shots en-.
tered my back" After making the
statement, Rosa rested easier, and said
he was hopeful of pulling through.
Captain Phelan, who is still guarded by
policemen, when informed Of the par
ticulars of the shooting, smiled grizzly,
but refused to say anything on the sub
ject