Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-05
THE DYNaMlTERS.
News From the Cranks at Homo
and Abroad.
:RaY RossA OUT OF BED,
Anthusiastic EngIishmeO to Raise Fund
fOs the Defense Of Mrs.
Dudley.
ouNNINeHAM IDENTlFIED,

LoNDoS, February 4.-Since the shooting
of Rosa by Mrs, Dudley, the police have
been untiring in their efforts in hunting up
her history. 1t is now alleged that she was
never legally married. She was, it is said,
inveigled into a mock marriage with man
whose calling was variously described,
but generally believed to be an officer
in the French cavalry service. The
woman did not learn that she
was duped until some time after the cere-
mony. She lived with the man as her hus-
band for two or three years. during which
time she bore him two children. When she
finally discovered the fraud she became al
most frenzied, and from that time people
who have known her for years, assert her
mental disorder was apparent. Her child
rem did not survive long, and she was a
constant visitor at their graves. So In
tense was her love for them that she would
spend several days at a time weeping at
their tomb.
Could Not Obtain Sleep.
The Rev. DR.. Meyrick, the chaplain OF
the Millbank prison, in an interview with a
Central News representative today stated
that during her confinement in the prison,
Mrs. Dudley could not sleep and had to
resort to narcotics to obtain rest. DE ex-
nressed the belief that her madness, at
times, was affected. She was OF very
kindly disposition, generous, impulSive
and benevolent, and she would neither
spare pains, time nor money
in helping unfortunates of any kind. Dr.
Meyrick states that at one time she con-
ceived the idea of forming society o. COM
petent nurses whose time should be devoted
to the care of afflicted children Of poor
parents. after she was discharged from
the prison" continued the reverend gentle
man, "she wrote to me occasionally, at my
request, advising me as to how she was get
ting along. l received letter from her as
late as the 4th of January las"
A Letter.
DR.. Meyrick produced the letter and read
certain passages in it to the reporter. In
one Mrs. Dudley writes: 81 cannot soy that
the impulses which have led me TO make the
previous attempts On my life have altogether
lett me- but since my departure from prison
my feelings have never been such as to
cause me 10 desire to end my existence. l
have, however, taken every precaution TO
ensure my personal safety and will, on the
slightest inclination to end my life, place
myself under restraint as must confess l
do not feel able to control myself when la
boring under such desire.
In another passage of the letter Mrs. nud
lev expresses willingness to pay the pas
sage Of friendless orphan girl from Lon
don to America, in whom she became inter
ested. She also stated that she could pro-
cure employment FOR the girl in New York,
but she at the same time admonishes him
not to disturb her nor tempt her to leave her
native land il she is doing only fairly WELL
A Crank
Replying to a query by the reporter, Mr..
Meyrick said he never knew Mrs. Dudley to
take any part in politics, nor take more
than passing g.nctiee of public events.
"She never" he asserted, "conversed on
political topics, and believe that politics
have had nothing whatever.to do with the
shooting. You can soy that my theory is
that she became unduly excited over the
accounts of the recent dynamite outrages,
which resulted in temporarily unbalaucing
her mind"