Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-24
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Mrs. Dudley Placed on Trial for Her At.
tem,t on O'Donovan Hossa's Life. A
Rich Scene Enjoyed by the Spectators
Caused by the Defendants Frequent anu
Excited Remarks.
NEW YORK, June 80. Mrs. Lucille
Yseult Dudley was placed at the bar OF
the general court yesterday, charged with
sssaulting with intent to kill Jeremiah
O'Donovan, alias Rosa. Judge Glider
sleeve presided and The courtroom was
hacked with an excited audience. Messrs
Fullerton, Fellows, Bedford and Howe, tho
leading criminal lawyers of the city, were
present in the case, supplemented by
Messrs. Purdy Keller, Price and Butts.
When the clerk called Mrs. Dudley to tho
bar the prisoner jauntily responded, nod
ding and smiling as if she thought she was
creating a sensation. She was dressed in
white, and kept close to her leading coun-
sol, ex-Judge Fullerton. When Rosa
strollcd in Mrs. Dudley glared at him. This
jury was made up of eight German-speak.
ing citizens and four pure Americans, all
Irish and English jurymen being promptly
rejected.
Rosa was the first witness called and
then the fun began. When asked his name
he answered: Jeremiah O'Donovan Ros-
sa."
"That's not his name. Where did he get
the .Rossa' from?" piped out the light,
treble voice of the prisoner.
"What is your b~usiness??" was asked tho
witness.
"Dynamiter," answered the prisoner, de-
spite the effort of a court officer to keep her
quiet. From that time on the prisoner kept
throwing in remarks. The court kept a
straight face, though many of those i'll the
court laughed outright.
Rosa gave the oft-told story of how Mrs.
Dudley sent for him, saying that she was
money, and then testified to the shooting.
He was often interrupted by the prisoner
with such remarks as "You are a liar"
ooh, you old villain" When Rosa was
asked whether he said anything when the
shot was fired he said he did not.
''Oh, you liar" cried the prisoner. "You
said: for Gods sake don't shoot me- If
We had you. in England there would not be
q particle left of you."
Under cross-eXamination by Judge Fuller
ton, Rosa said that when Mrs. Dudley
called Oh him she complained that the
dynamiters were not doing enough desper-
ate work. 'She said that If she were go
ing to give money she wanted lives taken.
/ said l was not in that line of business,
and declined to sign q receipt which she Of
fcred me, asking that l introduce her to
leading friends of Ireland"
YOU'RE a liarv' again exclaimed Mrs.
Dudley. "You never read it all; you never
went that far AS Rosa was about to re-
sumo she cried: ''Won't somebody please
knock that man out of the Window"
do you know of any reason why Mrs.
Dudley should not have shot you in the
Office where she met you?:" asked counsel.
mo reason except that l was facing
her."
"Do you think that would prevent me%'
%lnterposed the prisoner. when you were
shot you fell"
"Yes, my legs were paralyzed," said
Rosa.
with fear-thats ALL" explained the
prisoner, and when the witness was indi-
eating where the bullet struck him she
called out: ~ want that bullet back again,
O'Donovai; it was only lent"
While the Judge was looking at copies Of
Rossa's paper offered in evidence, the pris-
oner pointed her long, lavender-gloved
finger at the witness and jeered him. GLOW
do you like your w medicine, eh, Rossa?"
she said. II knew you would show the
white feather"
Rosa sat twirling a pencil in his hands
while the sharp-tongued English matron
was speaking. When he was asked what
he did during the week that he remained in
this country Oh his second visit Rosa re-
piled:
II ate, drank, slept and walked about the
| Streets"
EYES," cried the prisoner, land murdered
people, too, you curv!'
Judge Gilderslceve concluded to admit as
evidence a few OF the papers. and Mr..
Fullerton read from the issue of January 81
an account of the explosions in the House
of Parliament and the Tower, with adj
ditional comments made by Rosa, who adj
vised that London be set on fire in fifty
places at the same time.
mo honest man would advocate such a
doctrine as that" said the prisoner.
"Yoh wrote that, did you not?" asked
counsel.
II think l did" said Rosa.
Il thlnk you did, too," said the excited
female. 1.-THE Irish ought to hang YOU.
for you've done more harm to them than
Il don't think that Mr.. Rossa is on trial
here" said the Judge; 'there seems to be
oo.i,G MISUNDERSTANDING on that question"
This taiY client of mine is on trial here
before This jury, but Rosa is on trial before
the world as the real criminal" said Mr..
Fullerton.
AS Rosa turned to leave the stand the
prisoner called out in a knocking voice, lean
ing over III imitation of Rossa's falling:
"oh, tor Gods sake, don't shoot me. You
are a tine freshman, you are. God bless the
Queen! Down with the dynamitersI Oh.
oh, OH"
CITY Marshal McAuley testified to taking
the pistol from Mrs. Dudley and to her saw
ing that she had shot Rossa. The police
sergeant testified to the same. This rested
the case for the prosecution, and to-day the
defense will put DR.. n. L. Macdonald on
the stand to say that Mrs. Dudley is tlighty
and irresponsible.