Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05

VDOhOYAN RObSA hhOJs
How the Defender of AnsasstnataOm
Took q Dsse OF Mfs own Medicine
what 10 Rnown of she Mysterious
MRS. Dudley.
NV YORK, Feb. IA tall, lady. like
young woman, with q hsndsome face, 10
which steel bout d speotsoles lent
siudious air, went ON Bal urday afternoon
into the American District Telegraph
office In the Stewart Building, Broadway
and Chambers street. 10 o mild voice
she asked that District TslegIa mes
senger be dispatched to 0'DonovAn
RossA's office with Q letter. Pat Joyce
has seen the letter sinos and says 1t ran
this way:
Mr.. Rossa, l am DESTROYS Of helping along
your cause against the common enemy, Eng
land. For that purpose l am In possession
OF sum Of money, which l intend to place
in your charge, Ia 1t possible for you to
meetsme2
Ro,eA's tfioe "a at IL Chambers street,
on the soutO side, etween Centre aad
nathan. The youns woman told James
Carroll, the messenger boy, TO ray to
Rtssa that she wtule wait In the tele
graph cfi,e In about half an hour he
rsturned with Rosa, The woman had
stood at the counter all the time. Rosa
eyed her bAshfully for second and Mes
senger Carroll said TO her "There 10 Mr..
Rosa you sent NE after" The young
woman told Rosa tina, she was interested
In his dynamite sohem,s aud had con.
sribution TO make II she could. She had
sent for Mr.. Rcsss with this purpose In
mind.
HThis ia no place to talk" che said,
and Rosa replied, politely but cautiously:
I'VE ought 10 60 to some hotel.n The
young woman asssnted. Rosa suggested
that they 60 TO Swesney's. They did 90
there aud they had their talk In the
ladies' psrlor, after which Rosa and the
young woman went ont together. The
| young woman said she would see him
again on Monday.
This afternoon, at a O'Clock, the spec
.soled, ladylike young lady came into tb Q
telegraph oftioe again, and nervously
ssked Mr. Thompson to send round 10
Ropsa's Chloe again and get Rosa. Mr..
Thompson called mp Messenger Carroll
again. The lady aaid:
$50 round to Mr.. RossA's and tell him
that the lady he met In the telegraph
ofise on Saturday is there = ain, walt
ing"
Carroll met another messenger, ]. Har.
rigan, at the entrance OF the Stewart
building and persuaded him to 90 along
and zee the dynamitsr. The boys say
they jibed Rosa as he walked along
back witt them, asking him whether he
did not want to put In . telephone In his
office or set up telegraph office there,
now that the dynamite business wal
booming. Rosa said that business wal
very bad aud that he was doing next to
nothing.
A long corridor In the Stewart buildine
leads vest from the Chambers street on
trance at the end furthest from Broadway
to the telegraph office, where Rosa and
the boys came In. The young woman
was Just inside the office door. Rosss
recognised her. When one Of the boyl
began to talk sauclly about dynAmits
Rosa stepped back and out into the hall
way, leaving on the counter q box and
newspaper, which the manager did no
NOTICE at the time. The young woman
followed.
The two exchanged q few words and thsr
walked side by side rs II about to orosl
Broadway. They had not gone 10 stepi
when the woman suddenly dropped
behind Rosa. In her right hand, whiol
she drew from underneath her CLOAK, sh,
held cleaning object. In an instan
there was . flash, followed by q BharI
report. Rosa threw his hands above bill
head, and, exolaiming, I'm shot ~ sanl
In heap on the sidewalk.
The woman balanced herself firmly OF
her feet and emptled her revolver at tn,
PROSTATE man. The latter rolled over OF
his side and lay in dszsd, sami uncon
soious condition. Having emptied he
revolver, the woman tur led away ant
walked in an easterly direction alonj
Chambers street.
rhe shooting created scene OF tn
Widest excitement. One man WAS sseI
to take to his heels and make off at full
speed. He was followed by a number O
, persons, who thought he was the assail
ant. He succeeded in making his escap
In the confusion. Several persons ran l.
where the wounded man lay ard crowde,
around him. James Center, an tx
detective, assisted Mr.. Rosa TO his feet
He was still In a very dszsd condition
} He made an effort to start toward hi
] office, but was turned in the opposite di
rsction by those supporting him an,
taken to the Chambers Street Hospital.
Ia the meantime the woman who hal
> bred the shots was making of at a rapi,
! pace toward Chatham street. In her RIG b
/ hand she still held the smoking rsvol
J YER. City Marshal James MAcaule,
made after her and caught mp with he
opposite the court of general sessions.
lyon have shot that man. You mus
come with me-" he said.
Very well" she replied, calmly.
Without any demur she accompanied
Macauley to the police station In th,
basement Of the city hall. The oity
marshal handed her into the custody Of
policeman who WAS met at the door
She maintained the uubroken calmnes
OF her demesnoI Ms she was arraignet
before the sergeant at the desk. TIL,
sergeant put the usual questions:
What ID your nAmef"
"YieulL Dudley"
The sergeant experienced some diff
Guilty In writing down this uncommon
Christian name. He was not versed IN
the leRerds Of Klog Arthur and ths
kuiRhts OF the Round Table, and tbs
name OF Aseult had never before come be.
ueath bis official gszs. Noticing bif
embarrassment, the prisoner, with q
sweet smile, asked for blank sheet Of
paper upon which abe wrote the MANS In
pencil. The handwriting was firm aud
clear, and decidedly that OF q we'll edu
GATED woman.
"What ia your address 2" pursued the
sergeant.
mo. 80 Clinton place"
Your nativity"
"Eugllsh.'
married or single 7"
81 am widow"
why did you shoot that m an 2,
"He is O'Donovan Rosa and | an
EuQlish."
Further than this the pripousr refused
to say anything. She was shown into the
quad room in the rear Of the fl,, sn,
took 9 seat and sat- calmly look w alb u,