Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-02-12
A HOLE THROUGH RossA.
The Dynamite Chief Shot by an
Englishwoman In a New
York Street.
Promised Aid for "the Causen Used
as Bait to Lure O'Donovan
from His ONCE.


slender young woman, neatly clad in
black and wearing steel bowed eye glasses,
sent q summons to O'Donovan Rosa to
meet her in Chambers street, near Broad
way. at this afternoon. She had previous
" met Rosa, and he fastened to respond
to her message, which was delivered TO him
IN his office, No. IL Chambers street, by
District Telegraph boy. Rosa walked
from his office TO the place of rendezvous
without any suspicion Of impending danger.
The greeting between the youno woman
and Rossa is described by those who wit
messed it as being cordial. The couple re-
manned standing on the sidewalk about
two hundred feet from Broadway
for two or three minutes and con-
versed in low tones. Then they stepped
into the corridor leading from Chambers
street into the Stewart Building. After a
while they reappeared, and Rosa turned
his face toward Broadway and started TO
walk away. The woman took a few steps
with him, then stopped, raised her right
arm, and there were fash and a loud re-
port. Rosa turned quickly, and beheld
her within six feet Of him, with a smoking
revolver in her hand. A second report fol-
lowed almost Immediately, and the assailed
man instinctvely raised his hands, as il to
shield his head. The young woman stood
perfectly still and fired three more shots at
Rosa. The bullets ratified on the stone
and glass Of the Stewart Building.
City Marshal James McAuley was present
at the time, and, breaking through the
crowd that had collected even before the
shooting was over, seized the woman. who
still held the smoking pistol in her hand,
ana told her she was under arrest The
lowed herself to be taken through the mass
of citizens and to the City Hall Station
House. George w. Barlow, a merchant of
LAG Reade street and Peter Y. Everett, for
merly reporter, who witnessed the shoot
ing, accompanied captor and captive to the
station, saying they would be witnesses,
When the woman had ceased firing
ODonovan arose to his feet and made an
effort to find his way back to his Office on |
Chambers street, which he had lust left.
de said: i am shot, trying to place his |
hand on his back under his shoulder blade. |
After few steps somebody in the crowd |
suggested that he should go to the Cham
heir arms, and ODonovan did as suggested I
and directed his steps toward the hospital.
de walked all the way there, stance of |
nearly quarter OF mile. He bled con-
'ideraDIy on the way. Once in the hospital
1e was undressed and examined by DR..
Oennison.
1t was found that the bullet had entered
lis back directly below the left shoulder
blade. The doctor pronounced the wound
lot OF dangerous character and began to
'roDe Tor the ball. A great crowd of people
lad followed the wounded man down Cham
'ers street and blocked the roadway in front
L the hospital after the door was locked
'ehind ODonovan Rosa and his escort.
Rosa had been placed in q cot in the
anne ward with Captain Phelan, who was
tabled by Richard Short in O'Donovan's
nice several weeks ago. ODonovan was
nthin eight beds of Phelan. An
of the wound by DR.. Kirby
howed that the bullet had penetrated the
ack about half an inch above the
III shoulder blade. The ball ranged up
ard and inward toward the spinal column.
evidently iodged IN the muscles Or fbs [
ack, and beyond a slight shock Rosa has
Altered little 1t was at one time learned {
nat the bullet had penetrated the lung. but
the wounded man had expectorated no [
God, this was afterward pronounced i'm {
ossible. Had the spinal column been
cured there would have been signs of c
lnlysis, but none appeared. The doctors G
'obed unsuccessfully for the bullet. Thew {
included that no large blood-vessel had G
zen injured, and as O'Donovan is fieshv.
VASCULAR man of robust constitution there q
IS no danger to be apprehended. j
Rosa, in the Chambers Street Hospital d
ade the following statement to Coroner
ennedy: Saturday, Jan. 81. about 4 %.
;, received letter at my Office, No. IL
lambers street The message was in .,
1ting and was deliveredby a messenger h
y. The note stated that a woman wished =
see me; that she was interested in the v
sh cause and desired to assist it. She -
not care to go to my Office and remain r
iting there until l came. She would
ly ask for ten minutes time, and the bow
d me the woman was at the telegraph W
q Uhhhf6erS aHseT. 3'%efit wifi himand y
It her. told her it would be we'll TO 90 10
some hotel, as the telegraph Office was no &C &C
zee to talk in. We came out and went To CT
'eeney's Hotel. We went into the Ia DC
IS parlor, and she said she would be NC
9 to give considerable money If any,
ng good was done. She then said she
uld call Monday, Feb. 2, at A p. m. To- ye
I she sent another message to my Office q
1 went to the same telegraph Office WI
there / met the woman. She showed tiN
q paper which was to sign. She then so
.gested that We go to some place. We go
ked down Chambers street toward m
Midway, and when We got short dis no
CO the woman stepped back and fred Sc
or three shots at me. One Of the balls sla
cred my back" so
tn,
Rossa's Career. ON,
eremiah O'Donovan has been con-