The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-05
4 TROUBLED CAREER.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF YSEULT
DuDLEYS LIFE.
How She Was Retraye,l-Her Inclination
80 Suicide chwab's Gang in COun-
cil-New York Again Scared-Do-
nestle Dynamite Notes.

Rosa by the woman Dudley, the police
have been untir.ug in their efforts III hunt
ing up her hi tory. 1t is now alleged. that
Size was never legally married. She was, it
is said lnvciglei into mock marriage with
a man whose calling was variousiy described,
hut generally believed TO be an officer in
the French cavalry service The
woman did not learn that She
was duped until some time after the core
n1ny. She lived with the man us her has
band for two CT three years, during which
time She bore him two children. When she
finally discovered the fraud she became
almost frenz.ed, aud from that time people
who have known har for years assert her
mental disorder was apparent. Her children
did not survive long after BIRTH and she
was a constant visitor at their graves. So
int ne was her love for them that she wou!t
spend several days at time weeping at
tneir tomb.
Rev. DR.. Meyrick, the chaplain of the
Milbsnk prison, in an interview with
Central News representative, stated that
during her confinement in the prison Mrs
Dudley could not sleep and had 10 resort to
narcotics to obtain rest She was of very
kindly disposition, generous, impulsive and
benevolent, and she would neither spare
pains, time nor money in helping unfortu-
mates of any kind.
After she was discharged from the
prison. continued the reverend gentleman,
'she wrote 10 me occasionally, at my re
quest advising me as to how she was getting
along. Ireceivel a letter from her as late
as the Attn Of January last" Here Mr. Mey-
rick produced the letter and read certain
passages in it to the reporter. In one Mrs.
Dudley writes: Il cannot say that the i'm
pulses which have led mo to make
the previous attempts on my life
have altogether left me, but since my de-
parture from the prison my feelings have
never been such as TO cause me to desire to
end my existence. I have, however, taken
every lrecaution to insure my personal
safety, and will, on the slightest inclination
to end my life, place myself under restraint,
as must confess l do not feel able to con
troll myself when laboring under such q de-
sire
Replying to query by the reporter, Mr..
Meyrick said he never knew Mrs. Dudley to
take any part in politics. nor take more than
passing notice in public events
New YORK, Feb AIRS. Dudley see med
annoyed and hurt when told of the stories
telegraphei from London of her career there
and her attempts at suicide. She refused to
confirm Of deny the statements, saying that
her private life was no part of the publics
business. She thinks too much attel-
ton is given her case by the
papers, AMI she talks very little. She re-
marked that Rosa was not a coward that
though he begged her not to shoot again,
he did not call for help or run away; that
he only put his hands as one instinctively
would when struck. He was a simple sort
of man, and told her all his secrets.
"If one we're to believe all that has been
said about me- said Mrs Dudley, Il would
indeed be an impossible character" She
laughed at the idea put forth that she was
spy in the employ OF the English govern
ment
With reference TO the report that John
B oyle OReiliey lad sal she was Mrs Tyler.
and English Ply. MIR. Dudley remarked: III
John Boyle . Reilly, who thinks l am Mr..
Tyler, viii come to the Tomb5 he shall have
the privilege Of identifying me if lie can.
Uatil he does that he had better not give out
any more stories
Upon being asked why she only hit Rosa
once out of five shots she said:
But that was the first shot | fred no
mora at him, because he laid down on the
sidewalk and said: For Gods sake, don't
kill me- That was enough; that I'M
nervei me Immediately. | could not
kill any one who lay at my feet
begging for mercy The English do
not strike fallen foe. All the
other bullets in my pistol | shot down into
the sidewalk SO that if l was seizad l could
not shoot any innocent person in my strug
gle"
DO you know the penalty OF your crime"
No, not exactly; but the state prison has
no terTors for me, and the talk about an in
sane asylum is nonsense l am responsible
for what | did. Now, won't answer a y
more questions"