The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04
O'DONOVAN ROSSA.
4 Woman Named Mrs. Dudley Made an
attempt to Assassinate Him
Last Night.
Ris Wound Is Not Considered At
All Dangerous-The Anteced-
ents Of the Woman.
O,pONOYAN ROssa sHOT.
: woman shoots Rosa in the Back On
Chamber, street-Not Danger
OuslY Hurt.

NEW YORK, Feb. AT 5:12 this afternoon
jeremiah y Donovan Rossa the Irish Dy-
namiter,n so-called, was shot by woD-Gn on
Chambers street, near Broadway. A. tbst
hour the streets were fall of people home
ward bound, making their way toward
Brooklyn Bridge and up town. The excite
msDt over the shooting, although the
man was recognized By very few,
was intense. The first shot fred
took effect IN O'Donovsn's body, and ne fell
TO the sidewalk. The woman Continued to
shoot until she emptied her hvs-chambered
revolver. Only the first shot took effect.
City Marshal James McAuley VAS 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 remonstrance, bat allowed herself to be
taken through the mass Of citizens 10 the City
Hail Station house. Thomas Barlow, mer-
chant at 146 Reade street, ana Peter Y.
Everett, formerly reporter, who witnessed
the shooting, accompanied the csptor and
captive TO the station, saying they would be
witnesses. When the woman bad ceased
an effort TO find his way back TO bis office on
Chambers street, which he had lust left. He
said, II am shot" trying 10 place his hand
on his back under his shoulder blade. Affef
a few etc ps somebody in the crowd suggested
be should 90 to the Chambers Street Hos
pitsl. A couple Of men lent their arms
and ODonovan did as suggested, and dirsc5.
ed mis- steps toward the hospital. Hs walked
al the way there, distance 0i nearly
quarter of a mile. he bled considerably on
the way. Once il the hospital he was un-
dressed and examined by Dr. Dsnnisoh. II
was found the bullet had entered
bis back directly below the left
shoulder blade. The Doctor pro
noUnced the wound rot Of n dangerous
character, ard began to probe for the ball
a great crowd of people had followed the
wOun ded man down Chambers street and
blocked the roadway in front Of the hospital
after the door was locked behind 0DCaovsn
and bis escort. Meanwhi the woman had
been taken to the Station House, Sith
another crowd following her. She was
placed before Sergeant Kass' desk. She was
a good-loOking woman. dressed neatly in
plain, eark clothing, and wora eye.g lasses.
She appeared like q school-teacher with au
intellectual lace. Her manner was entirely
coz posed and she answered some questions
pat TO her promptly, and without embar.
raSsment. To others she simply shook her
head and said: II ehall only answer ques-
tens know you have the right to ash"
McAuley handed the pistol, of small ca iber
to the Sergeant and said he had seen the pris-
oner shoot q msn on Chambers street. The
volunteer witnesses assented 10 tie
stated iscts g the shooting. she was
asked: sd you know the mau
yon shotr' YES" replied the prisoner,
Certainly" with an English accent II
shot . D0novan Rosa" Further question
ing bv The Sergesnt ELECTED that the priso.
nel's name WIS Iseult Dudley, age twenty
five; tDat she was nurse and married, and
that she lived ST so Clinton Placs She was
ssked d The question why she shst O Donovan
Rosss, how long she had been iIs America, snd
others, to which she made no answer. After
her pedigree bad been taken she was escorted
ia he rear room, and The crowd slowly dis
perstd AS there ore 10 accommodations
for prisoners IN the City Hall station, Mrs.
Dudley was removed 10 Oak street station
at :l5 p. ~, and there placed in a cell. Her
entire cemesnor was of q rational person,
and o cool headed one at that.
Rosa bad been placed q cot in ths
same ward with Captain Pheia1. who was
stabbed by Richard Short, in O'Donoyan's
Cffioe over three weeks ago. O'DOnovao was
within eight beds of Phelan. An examIna-
tiOD Of the wound by DR.. Kirby showed the
bullet had penetrated the back about
half an inch above ths left shoulder
blade. The ball ranged upward and inward
toward the spinal column, but dId not
touch the yetebTae. The bullet is evidently
lodged in the muscles of the back, and be-
yond slight shock Rosa has suffered little.
At one time il was feared the bullet had
penetrated the lung, bat as the wounded
man has expectorated blood this
afterwald pronounced impossible. Had
the spinal column been injured there
would have been signs OF paralysis, but
none has appesred. The doct0rs
probed unsuccessfully Tor the bullet.
They concluded no large blood
vessel had been injured, and as ODonovan
is ilephy muscular man Of robust constitu-
tion. there was no danger TO be apprehended.
The doctor will probe again for the ballet
Tomorrow morning Sometime after his
admission to the hospital, Rosa was moved
to another ward; here he said he thought
his condition was serious enough to warrant
his making an 'snte-m0rtem" statement
and the Coroner was sent for, and when tba
| official srrived, ODonovan made the follow
lag statement
o'DoKoyAH RossA's STATEMENT.
Rosa. in the Chambers Street Hospital,
| made the following statement to Coroner
Kennedy:
On Saturday. January 81, about p. No., re-
eeived letter at my Office in Chambers street
The message was in writing and delivered by
I messenger boy. The note stated lady wished to
see me: that she was interested in the Irish cause
my office, and remain waiting there until came.
81 only woulo ask for ten minutes time The
boy told me the lady was at the telegraph office
ia the Stewart Building, corner OF Broad
way and Chambers street. went with him
and ! met her. L told her IL would
be well to 20 to some hotel IS q telegraph Office
WIS DO plafe 10 jslk In. We came out and went
10 sweeDys noIel We went into the ladies' par
lor, and fhe said she would be able TO give me
considerable money if anything good was done.
She then said sac would call Monday, feo.
TusIy .. At o'clock to-day she sent
snoiher message to my Office, and / went
to the telegraph Office, and there met
the lady she showed me paper which was asked
to sign She then suggested we go to some place.
We walked down TO Chambers street toward
broadway, and we got short distance toward
Broadway wnen the woman stepped back and
fred two or three shots 81 me- One OF the balls
eniered my back JEREMIAH O'DoNOvAN Rosa.
Soon after making this statement O'Don-
oysn rested easier, and said he was hopeful
of pulling through sll right.
Captain Phelan, who is still guarded by q
policeman, when informed Of the particu-
lars of the shooting, smiled gumly, but re
fused to say anything on the subject.
The office OF the Chambers street Hospital