Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-01
MRS. DUDLEY NOT GUILTY.

MRS. DUDLEY NOT GUILTY. On The Ground of Insanity
 She Harangues The Court To Tho
 Amusement of Everybody The
 Judge Not Yet Decided What To Do
 With Her.
 NEW YORK, June 3O.-When the court re- stunned it's session to-day for the trial of Mrs. Yseult Dudley for the assault on O'Donovan Rossa the crowd was as large as yesterday, the accommodation of the court room being taxed to it's utmost. Dr. Dennison of the Chambers street hospital, who dressed Ros- sa's wound, described the nature and 1oca- ton of the wound. The prosecution then rested and MT. Butts for the defense began his opening address, Rossa being an attentive listener. He reviewed the work of the dyna- miters in England and called attention to the fact that Rossa had openly boasted and con fessed to having plotted a number of explo- sions that had occurred throughout England. He claimed that if Rossa was an Irish patriot Mrs. Dudley was equally as well entitled to be considered an English patriot. Mrs. Dud- ley had assaulted Rossa because he was the enemy or her country and solely with view ed the physical infrmities to which the prisoner had for years been subjected and closed asserting that her mind had beceme so affected thereby that she was not TeSp0uSlDl0 IOr n0r couOucG He submitted number of certificates and letters of English physicians in various insti- tutions, in which Mrs. Dudley was confined, setting forth the character of her disease as sssuicidal mania,' "dementia" and other medical terms. Several witnesses were then called to the stand and testified as to the mental condition of the accused before, at taken.
 When the court resumed, notwithstanding the remonstrances of her counsel, Mrs. Dud- ley insisted on her right to address the jury under oath.
 Gentlemen of the jury she said, 1T not in sane. The doctors say have homicidal mania but can refute that. My act WaS premeditated. wist you to decide my case by acquitting me on the shas a was yhat l & did Il meant 6 hio to kill n oDonGna1 sGT,s himself behind the American flag He told mt that the 69wng m up 9f f pa m ta Pe
 parliament and English vessels and that the lives O
 few aR and children weFe as oh1g murderer; he had shown himself to b.
 one; and that is what determined me mt stands up for his country is insane also. If an
 homicidal it is queer that never shot anybody be sixteen years of age. gave O'Donovan fair trial as prisoner has ever had in your court quences. I shall not appeal I knew that i killed I'd hang for it. am glad now 1 did no have considered him martyr. But assassination has certain honor. After the first shot he begged for his life like a craven coward. He was on th' grouad and could not have missed him. Fo
 Gods sake do not kill me- he cried, and so re re guilty and shot him. That is all
 Mrs. Dudley spoke so rapidly at times tha l the court stographer could not keep up witt l her. Her manner of enunciation was anus | ingly intense, and at times judge, jury ane 1 audience were laughing. Assistant Distric l Attorney Hill asked her if she had threat Maritime. "No, sir,',. she replied, ''bu
 said he ought to be killed fo
 keeping me in prison so long without I trial" "How about mel" asked MT. Nicoll "Oh, you would not be much of a loss t l the community if you did die" replied Mrs ! Dudley. Mrs. Dudley said that whil
 in prison she 4r IL had been ,pe1
 managers who wanted her t l lecture. q answered the1 all by saying that would consent on \ ly on condition that O'Donovan should com 1 with me and would give a practical illus tration ended by O'Dopovan of the effect c l dynamite on the human frame"
 | At the conclusion of the harangue tn l iury retired and in five minutes returned verdict acquitting Mrs. Dudley on the groun | of insanity. A motion was then made send her to the State lunatic asylum, whic
 her counsel opposed and asked that she b permitted to return to her native countr and be placed in an institution there. Judg | Gildersieeye will listen to arguments O Thursday on the motion.
 O'Donovan Rossa and his sympathizel
 were very mad over the result of the tris
 and freely denounced the district attorne and the jury. ''It was farce and nothin ! more," said Rossa, ''to let her carry on SC
 This is what they call justice, is it? It wa Enplish gold that got that she-deyil out" l LONDON, July 1.-The morning papers al
 unanimous in their approval of the acquitts of Mrs. Yseult Dudley.