Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-06
O-DonoYan Rossa Shot.
A YOUNG ENGLISH WOMAN WOUNDS
HIM IN THE BACK IN NEW YORK.

A YOUNG ENGLISH WOMAN WOUNDS
HIM IN THE BACK IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Feb 2.-O'Donovan
Rosa was shot at 5:l2 o'clock this
afternoon. He is still alive. lie
was in front Of the Stewart build
ing on Chambers street, when he
was approached by a handsome
young lady dressed in plain clothes.
She wore spectacles, and had the
appearance of an intellectual look
ing school teacher. She drew a
five chambered revolver from her
dress pocket, and, leyeling it at
him, fred one shot. Rosa threw
his hands above his head, and
cried, w'm shot % Tie then fell
heavily to the sidewalk. The wO-
man fired the remaining bullets in
her pistol at the PROSTATE man, and
started to leave.
City Marshall James McAuley,
in the absence Of a policeman, saw
the revolver in the woman's hand
and arrested her. She was con-
Quoted to the Twenty.sixth precinct
station house, in the city hall. Her
imperturable gravity and cool
ness of demeanOr were maIkable.
When arraigned at the sergeants
desk, McAuley handed the revolver
a small caliber five shooter, to the
sergent and said he found the wo-
man brandishing the weapon on
the street. A citizen who entered
the police station with the prisoner
said she had just shot a man on
Chambers street. ado you know
the man you shotl' asked Sergt.
Cass, turning to the woman.
Yes, | shot O'DOnOvan Rosa,
said the prisoner, with a slight
English accent. She looked very
pretty az she stood at the bar, and
betrayed no excitement whatever.
She gave her name as Nenlt
Dudley and said she was n native
of England and a hospital nurse 10y
occupation. She described herself
as widow, % years Of age, but
docs not appear to be over Is. a
number of questions were put to
her, but she preserved a dignilied
silence. She was locked up, and
all reporters were denied admission
to her for the present. She dld NOS
appear to be insane, for she an
swered all questions deliberately
and with some cegree OF caution.
She declined to divulge the cause
Of the shooting, but it is presumed
that it was in revenge for the re-
cent dynamite explosion in London.
When seen at the Chambers
street Hospital Rosa was lying
quietly on his cot, which was To-
Gated only short distance from
that of Captain PhelaA's. Rosa
said that as he reached the street,
after leaving his Office in Cham
bers street, at $50 p. NJ, a woman,
without uttering IA word, shot him.
The ball penetrated beneath the
right shoulder blade, taking an up
ward course. Rosa said that the
pain was not great, and he hoped
that the would-be murderess was
satisfied.
The wound will probably not
prove fatal. There is no Immediate
dan ger, and the patient is resting
quietly.
Patrick Joyce, Rossa's secretary,
arrived at the hospital few min
utes after Rossa had been conveyed
there. He was told by Rosa to
telegraph for Mrs. Rosa. But
few other people were admitted. -
The report Of the shooting attracted
a large crowd. McAuley seized
the woman by the arm. She did
not seem in the least excited, and
said 81 shot Rosa, and if you
want me will go along with YOU
McAuley then took her into Gus
toby. When asked why she shot
Rosa, she said: 'Pm English, and
! shot him because he is O'DonOvan
Rossa.r She then asked for a
glass ofewater, aud after thanking
the officer she was placed in a cell.
At six o'clock the woman was re-
moved to the Oak-street Police
Station, where she will be detained
until tomorrow, when she will be
arraigned at the TOmbs Police
Court. The news Of the shooting
spread like wild fire, and IN less
than half an hour crowd OF sever
al hundred people had gathered IN
front of the hospital anxious to
learn Rossa's condition.