St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03
4 Woman Giving the Name Of Mrs.
Dudley the Person who Made
the Assault.
She Downed Him at the First Fire. but
Four Succeeding Shots Missed
Her Victim.
Great Excitement Among ROSsa's Follow
ers, who Declare that England is
to Blame for it.
Rossa Resting Easy, and His Wound
not Supposed Dangerous, but
There are Some Fears.
Interviews With Prominent Irishmen in
st. Paul and elsewhere.

st. Paul and elsewhere.
New YORK, Feb AT 5:12 this after
noon jeremiah o. Donovan Rosa, the 'Irish
dynamitcr'' so called, was shot by woman
on Cham bers street, near Broadway. At that
hour the streets were full Of people homewarl
bound, making their way toward the Brooklyn
bridge and up town. The excitement over
the shooting, although the man was recog-
nized by very few, was intense.
TIE FIRST SHOT
took effect in O'Donovan's body, and he
fell to the sidewalk. The woman con-
tinued to shoot until she emptied the
five chambers of her revolver. Only the
first shot took effect. City Marshal James
McAuley was present at the time, and break
ing through the crowd that had collected even
before the shooting was over, seized the
woman, who still
HELD THE SMOKING PISTOL
in her hand, and told her she was under ar
rest. The woman offered no remoustrance,
but allowed herself to be taken through the
mass Of citizens and to the city hall station
house.
George ". Barlow,a merchant at LAG Read
street. aud Peter Y. Everett, formerly re-
porter, WHO witnessed the shooting, accom-
pauied the captor and captive to the station,
saying they would be witnesses. When the
woman had ceased firing O'Donovan arose to
his feet and made an effort to find his way
back to his Office on Chambers street, which
he had just left. He said:
81 All SHOT,"
trying TO place his hand on his back under
his shoulder blade. After taking few steps
somebody in the crowd suggested that he
should 90 to Chambers street hospital \
couple Of men lent their arms and O'Dono-
van dii as su ,gested. and they directed their
steps toward the hospital. He walked all the
WY there, distal c. Of nearly quarter Of II
mile. He blcd considerably on tne way.
Once in the hospital Ee vas undressed aud
exam ned by Dr. D unison. It was found
the bullet had entered his back directly
below the left shoulder blade. The doctor
pronounced his wound
S0T OF a DANGEROUS CHARACTER,
and began 10 probe for the ball. A great
crowd Of people had followed the wounded
man down Chambers street and blocked the
roadway in trout OF the hospital after the
door was locked behind ODonOvan and his
escort.
TIE PRISONER.
Meanwhile the woman had been taken 10
the station house, with another crowd follow
ing her. She was placed before Sergeant
kass' desk. She was good looking woman,
dressed neatly in plain dark clothing. and
wore eye glasses. She appeared like u
school teacher, with an intellectual face.
Her manner was entirely composed, and
she answered some of the questions put to
her promptly and without embarrassment
To others she simply shook her head and
smiled, with look which said; Il shall
only answer questions / know you have the
right to ask"
McCauley handed the pistol, 4 small cali
ber, tp the sargcant, and said he had seen
the prisoner shoot man on Cham bcrs street
volunteer Witnesses asserted to the stated
fact Of the shooting A citizen here asked {:
'Do you know the man you shott'
YES, replied the prisoner, coolly, with
an English accent, IL shot O'Donovan
Russa'
Further questioning by the sergeant ellie
tied the statement that tue prisoners name
was Iseuit Dudley, age %; that she was 4
uNlHt uuu udIllSu, aL tudt sue ilNeu aL OV
Clinton place. She was asked why she shot
UDouovau, how loug she had been in Amer
Tea, aud other questions, 10 which she made
no answer. After her pedigree had been
taken see was escorted 10 the rear room, and
the crowd slowly dispersed.
As there are no accommodations for pris-
oners In the city HAN station, Mrs. Dudley
was removed 10 to the Oak street station At
T:l5 p. IN, and there placed In a cell. Her
entire dcmcauOr was that uf a ration al per
son, aud cool headed one At that
Rossa had been placed on a cot in the
same ward With Captain Paclau. wno was
stabbed by Richard Short in O'Donovan' :
Office over three weeks ago. O'DUnovau was
within eight beds Of Ple.au.
WHERE rHE wouNp Is LOCATED.
An examination Of the wound by DR..
Kirby showed the bullet had penetrated the
back about hall an inch above the LEFT shoul-
der blade The ball ranged upward aud in.
ward toward the spinal column. out dtd not
touch tbc ycrtebry. The bullet Is evidently
lodged in The muscles of the back. and beyond 4
siEJt shock, Rossa has suffered bat little. I,
was at uae line feared the bullc; had pene-
trated his lung. but as the wounded mau has
eNpectorated 20 blood, this vas afterwards
column been injured there would have been
Signs Of PARALYSIS out none have appeared.
The doctors prubed uusucccssfully Tor the
bullet. They concluded no large blood YES
sci had been injured, aud,n O-Douovan is a
hcshy. muscular man. OF robust constitution.
there was no danger 10 be auprehended
The doctor will probe again Tor the bullet to-
morrow morning. Some time after his ad-
mission 20 the hus0tsl Rnssa Was removed 10
another ward. Here he said be thought his
COuJjtjou was serious enough o. warrau;
MIN uakiuC an au'e-unr,em statement aud
the coroner was sent for. When that otficia
arrived ODouovan made the following state
ment:
RoSSA's STATEMENT.
On SATURDAY. January 81. about ?. n.
rccciyed letter a; mv office, Ne. - Casm-
bCrs street. The message was 10 Writir-
and Was daEvered oy a messenger boy. To,
note stated 4 lsdy wished - sec ne; that 81,
WIS interested ia the Irish cause aud dcsireS
q assiS; Il. She did not care io - 70 uI
office aud rcmala waiting there until came
She ouiy Vsutcd 60 ask Tor ten minutes time
The boy told me tbe lsiy WAS a. the TELEGRAPH
otiiCy 10 The stuart buibiux. Broadway aus
Cbsubers street l went with hiu
aud me; Der. told be
q would be vel % 70 &
some botrl as The telegraph office was n
plsry to talk ia. We came oai aud ueut :.
Swecuy's hotel We went iuto the ladies'
psrl0r sud she said she would BE- able % givS
eousidcrsbic money. II any good was % b
dour. She then said sae would sail Mo1dav
F~brusry 2. q; I O'Clock. Today shc SEQ
another message 20 my osfice. aud Eeat q
toe sane telegraph o.aSe aa& there rass iAS