The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-02-21
O'Donovan Rossa's Assailant.

quiet and lady-like inmate of New
York boarding house suddenly attained a
notoriety reaching to the ends of the earth,
by shooting the man who is regarded oppo-
| sitely by the public, either as formidable
enemy of the English Government or as a
miserable pretender who makes it appear
that he is such through the medium of his
publication, with the purpose of handling
the money freely sent in by deluded Irish
people resident in this country.
The antecedents of Lucille Yseult Dudley
as given by various people who pretend to
know them, are contradictory as we'll as
| incomplete. We give such stesements ms
appear to be trustworthy. She claims to be
| IN English woman, but her mother, as she
says, was an Irish woman. The truth
seems to be that she ia the illegitimate
daughter of a French nobleman, and
though born in England has not a drop of
English blood in her veins. Her education
| was superior, as her attainments include Il
knowledge of the French, German and Erse
|
perfectly well chosen as to words and ac-
centuated with the refinement of the gen.
| tlewoman.
/ A life singular in its romance and mis-
fortune was injured beyond restoration in
her early womanhood by the cruel decep-
ton which led her to regard herself as the
wife of a man upon whom she had no legal
claim. He is said to have been French
officer. That his name was Dudley is more
than doubtful, but she has been known by
it ut least for several years. Both children
born of an intimacy perhaps more unfortu
nate than sinful, are dead. The mothers
bereavements are believed to have perma
nently unsettled her reason, but only al
intervals has it been found necessary to re
strain her. s.-ss.ss e4sz.sza-
In 1883 the unfortunate yorng woman
now only about rs years of age, attempted
suicide by poison in a carriage of rail
way train. She was discovered in all insen
sible condition, and was taken patient o
the Hayward's Health Insane Asylum. Sus
sex. England. An earlier attempt at sui
eide had been punished by imprisonment
>She remained in the asylum nearly twelv
months. 1t is said that during the earle
half of this period of detention, she wa
with difficulty prevented from taking he
life. After her release she learned the worl
of the skilled nurse, and in due time wa
engaged to practice it. Another attemp
at suicide interrupted this occupation, AM
she was made the subjectof medical treat
ment in the same hospital wherein he
skill had been exercised. .5.
She came to this country in Septembe
last, and filled several positions as nurse
before planning and carrying out the Pic
which laid Rosa On lis back in hospital
Her system was simple one. She temple
her victim to meet her by pretending t
, have money for 1.-THE cause of Ireland
He had two interviews with her, in tn
! second of which she shot him.
Mrs. Dudley has personal fascinations @
high order. Her carriage is that of VIC
man of good breeding, and her dress
tastefully made and worn, if good Diet
the worse for wear with regard to som
articles comprised in it. She il tall an
well formed; her countenance is character
lied by refinement and regularity of fee
ture, and her complexion is fair and clea
in harmony with her beautiful brown hai