The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-03
But the Great Apostle ASSASSINATION Thinks
His Condition Such as to Warrant
an Ante MOrtem Statement.
His Assailant Proves To Be a Patriotic
English Woman Named Dudley,
Who Managed to Entice Rossa from His Office
on Pretense of Furnishing Assistance to
the Cause Of Dynamite.
SHOT IN THE BACK.

SHOT IN THE BACK.
Mrs. Dudley Makes an Attempt on the Life
Of ODonovan Rossa.
New YORK. Feb. AT twelve minutes after
5 o'clock, this afternoon, jeremiah ODonovan
Rossa, the ''Irish dynamiter," so called was shot
by woman on Chambers street, near Broad
way. At that hour the streets were full of peo-
ple homeward bound, making their way toward
the Brooklyn bridge and up town. The excite
ment over the shooting, although the man was
recognized by very few, was intense. The first
shot fred took effect in ODonovan's body, and
he fell to the sidewalk. The woman continued
to shoot until she emptied her fve-chambered
revolver. Only the first shot took effect. City
Marshal James McAuley was present at the
time, and, breaking through the crowd that had
collected before the shooting was over, seized
the woman, who still had the smoking
pistol in her hand, and told her
she was under arrest The woman
offered no remonstrances, but allowed herself to
be taken through the mass of citizens, and to
the City Hall Station house. Geo. w. Barlow, a
merchant at LAG Reade street, and Peter Y. Ev-
erett. formerly reporter, who witnessed the
shooting, accompanied the captor and captive to
the station, saying they would be witnesses.
When the woman had ceased firing, ODono-
van arose to his feet and made an effort to find
his way back to his Office, on Chambers street.
which he had just left He said, II am shot, "
trying to place his hand on his back under his
shoulder blade. After few steps somebody in
the crowd suggested that he should 60 to the
boue 81 A ,p1o oe
lent their arms, and O'Donovan did as suggested,
and directed his steps toward the hospital. He
walked all the way, distance of nearly quar-
ter of a mile He bled considerably on the way.
Once in the hospital he was undressed and
examined by DR.. Dennison 1t was found the
bullet had entered the back, directly below the
left shoulder blade. The doctor pronounced the
wound not of dangerous character, and began
to probe for the ball.
A great crowd of people had followed the
wounded man down Chambers street, and
blocked the roadway in front of the hospital
after the door was locked behind O,Donovan and
his escort.
THE WOMAN WITH THE PISTOL.
Meanwhile the woman had been taken to a
station house, with another crowd following her.
She is a good Hooking woman, dressed neatly in
plain, dark clothing, and wears eye
glasses; she appears like a school.
teacher, and has an intellectual face.
Her manner was entirely composed, and
he answered some questions put to her prompt
ly and without embarrassment; to others she
shook her head and said, II shall only answer
questions / know you have right to ask. "
McAuley handed the pistol. weapon of small
caliber, to the sergeant, and said he had seen
the prisoner shoot man on Chambers street
She was asked: do you know the man you
shotl
''Yes" replied the prisoner, certainly" with
an English accent; II shot ODonovan Rossa."
Further questioning by the sergeant elected
the fact that the prisoners name was Yseult
Dudley, her age twenty-five; that she was a
nurse. was married. and that she
lived at 60 Clinton place. She was
asked why she shot ODonovan Rosa,
how long she had been in America and other
questions. TO which she made no answer. After
her pedigree had been taken, she was escorted
to the rear of the room and the crowd slowly
dispersed. AS there are accommodations for
persons in the City Hall station, Mrs. Dudley
was removed to the Oak-street station, at 7:15 p
NJ, and there placed in cell Her entire de-
meanor was that of a rational person, and cool.
headed one at that
THE WOUNDED NAN
Rosa had been placed on cot in the same
ward with Captain Phelan, who was stabbed by
Richard Short in O'Donovan's Office, over three
weeks ago. O'Donovan was within eight
beds of Phelan. The examination of the
wound by DR.. Kirby showed that the
bullet had penetrated the back about half
an inch above the left shoulder blade; the. bal |
ranged upward and inward toward the spinal
column, but did not touch the vertebre. The
bullet is evidently lodged in the muscles of the
back, and beyond slight shock Rosa has suf
fered little 1t was at one time feared the bullet
had penetrated the lung, but as the wounded
man has expectorated no blood this was afterwards
pronounced impossible. Had the spinal column
been injured there would have been signs of par
alysis but none appeared. The doctors probed
unsuccessfully for the bullet; they concluded
that no large blood vessel had been injured and
rs ODonovan is fieshy, muscular man, of ro-
bust constitution, there was no danger to be ap-
pretended The doctors will probe again for the
bullet tomorrow morning.
Some time after mis- admission to the hospital.
Rossa was moved to another ward. Hero he